Backlink: THE BL In July, a vast parcel of agricultural land in Levy County, Florida, was acquired by a company with strong ties to the Chinese military. They plan to set up an experimental primate laboratory, causing great concern in the country. The Beijing-based JOINN laboratory has purchased 1,400 acres, for $5.5 million, in the small […]
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Backlink: RT The US is committed to the “open door” policy when it comes to NATO, but now is the wrong time to consider Ukraine’s membership application, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. […]
Backlink: THE BL The film “Return to Dust,” which tells the story of a man and a woman living in poverty in China, was removed without warning from cinemas and streaming platforms in the country. Nevertheless, the film received international critical acclaim and competed in film festivals like the Berlin Film Festival. […]
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Backlink: VISIONTIMES The Ukraine war’s disruptions to grain and fertilizer flows have prompted the worst food security crisis since at least the one following the 2007-2008 global financial meltdown, with some 345 million people now facing life-threatening shortages, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. […]
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Backlink: VISIONTIMES The Biden administration quietly issued an update to its student loan forgiveness plan on Thursday, drastically scaling back eligibility on the same day that six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden, claiming his student loan forgiveness plan is illegal. As of Thursday, borrowers who have federal student loans that are owned by private entities and not by the U.S. […]
Backlink: VISIONTIMES Hundreds of students enrolled at China’s Zhengzhou University in the capital of Henan Province gathered in protest of new lockdowns enacted across school grounds. Crowds were seen chanting across campus, on balconies and in dormitories — demanding an end to the country’s prolonged lockdowns, and calling for the “restoration of basic human dignity.” […]
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Backlink: NEWS WEEK Mining bitcoin is as costly to the environment as energy-intensive beef production, and more so than gold mining. According to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, bitcoin mining and the mining of other cryptocurrencies uses huge amounts of energy, in fact, more than that used by entire countries. For example, 75.4 terawatt hours […]
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Backlink: THE BL As reported, airports across China have widely canceled domestic flights recently, prompting questions and speculation about events in China. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, and large-scale flight cancellations have been a part of China’s previous significant incidents. Analysts said it brought the international community’s […]
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Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to release the results of autopsies conducted on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA says it is barred from releasing medical files, but a drug safety advocate says that it could release the autopsies with personal information redacted. […]
Backlink: VISIONTIMES Sanctions-hit VTB Bank has urged President Vladimir Putin to curb the activities of Western grain traders in Russia, citing the need to strengthen Russian traders’ role in the global market. In the letter, dated Sept. 14, VTB Chief Executive Andrei Kostin asked Putin to issue a decree to prohibit companies belonging to […]
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Backlink: THE BL Rumors that Xi Jinping was under house arrest appeared in major U.S. and European media sites, which really caused the Chinese Communist Party to lose face. RFA said that a director of a Chinese media agency, who asked to remain anonymous, directly denied the coup in Zhongnanhai. Previous related reports on some […]
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Backlink: VISIONTIMES A group of lawmakers led by Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reject Amazon.com Inc’s $1.7 billion deal to buy Roomba vacuum maker iRobot Corp, Axios reported on Thursday, Sept. 29 citing a letter. The FTC last week had asked Amazon and iRobot for more […]
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Backlink: REUTERS Alphabet Inc’s Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece, the company said on Thursday, giving a boost to the country’s efforts to become a world cloud computing hub. The deal is estimated to contribute some 2.2 billion euros ($2.13 billion) to Greece’s economic output and create some 20,000 jobs […]
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Backlink: THE BL China has recently witnessed unprecedented capital outflow including foreign investment and people’s savings. The liquidity crisis is spreading across China, depositors’ protests have become a hot topic despite repression from authorities. At this point, the digital yuan (e-CNY) is probably the Chinese Communist Party’s perfect solution in preventing those customers from […]
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