Month: May 2023
Micron failed national security review in China
Chinese authorities had launched a review in March of products sold in the country by Micron, one of the world’s major chip manufacturers. Micron’s products “have relatively serious potential network security issues, which pose a major security risk to China’s critical information infrastructure supply chain. US semiconductor giant Micron has failed a national security review,
America supports F-16 training for Ukrainians
The G7 nations said in Friday’s statement that they would work to keep Russia from using the international financial system to prosecute its war, and they urged other nations to stop providing Russia with support and weapons “or face severe costs.” The European Union was focused on closing loopholes and plans to restrict trade in
South Sudan’s ban on US dollar transactions
The IMF staff team led by Niko Hobdari which visited South Sudan from May 3-12 lauded the country’s authorities for implementing prudent fiscal and monetary policies and meeting all but one end-March 2023 quantitative targets under the PMB. The government of South Sudan banned the use of the dollar in the economy as part of
The next on Russian forces
While Zelensky was making his public remarks about needing more time, Ukrainian forces around the city of Bakhmut were launching their first major counteroffensive in months. That offensive has led to the liberation of several key areas around Bakhmut as of May 14th according to the Institute for the Study of War, and the offensive
Russia in control of Bakhmut
Bakhmut, a salt-mining town that once had a population of 70,000 people, has been the scene of the longest and bloodiest battle in Moscow’s more than year-long Ukraine offensive. The fall of Bakhmut, where both Moscow and Kyiv are believed to have suffered huge losses, would allow Moscow to bring home a key victory after
Jaggi Vasudev Spiritual teachings
Jaggi Vasudev is one of the Indian gurus famous for his wealth. Jaggy Vasudev is a renowned Indian yoga teacher known by his spiritual name Sadhguru. He has authored some of the New York Times’ best-selling masterpieces, including Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy. The spiritual guru generates most of his income as a
Bushmeat consumption
Bushmeat is a collective term for meat derived from wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds that live in the jungle, savannah, or wetlands. Bushmeat comes from a variety of wild animals, including monkeys, pangolins, snakes, porcupines, antelopes, elephants, and giraffes. A study at the border settlements of Kenya and Tanzania has found that while people
Zelenskyy’s presence at G7 summit
The visit by the president of Ukraine, which faces nuclear threats from Russia, to the A-bombed city of Hiroshima is highly significant to the Japanese prime minister’s pursuit of a “world without nuclear weapons.” If Kishida and Zelenskyy visited Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima together, it would send a strong nuclear disarmament message. Japanese Prime
Tanzania Carbon credit business
High-quality carbon credits are generated through conservation, restoration, and improved management of Tanzania’s forests and other natural resources.The sale of such credits will generate additional financing to support sustainable development locally.The project’s responsiveness to the needs and concerns of local communities, who will participate in its design and implementation, is critical to its success. Tanzania
two European Union workers expelled from Somalia
The Somali government has expelled two European Union employees accused of illegally taking photos of prisoners at a detention centre. The ministry identified the workers as Jacek Jozef Ochman of Poland and Ralf Bernhard Gehlig of Germany and accused them of “violating the laws and rules of the country”. They were also accused of interfering