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Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. ( www.bloomberg.com )
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. ( www.bloomberg.com )
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Companies are touting women in the C-suite – but their ranks are falling ( www.bbc.com )
Throughout the past few years, there's been a dramatic rise in the number of companies committing to increasing their gender balance at the highest echelons of management, both within financial services and beyond. McKinsey and Company's most recent annual Women in the Workplace report showed nearly three in four human resources...
NATO Member Sweden Says Russia Disrupting Its Satellite Networks ( www.swissinfo.ch )
Swedish authorities say Russia is behind “harmful interference” deliberately targeting the Nordic country’s satellite networks that it first noted days after joining NATO earlier this year....
Human rights groups urge UN to act on crimes against humanity against minorities in the Xinjiang region ( www.hrw.org )
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, should provide a public update of measures taken by the Chinese government and by his office to address the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Service for Human Rights, and the World Uyghur Congress...
Why is China targeting #MeToo activists? ( www.dw.com )
After a court in China handed prison terms to two activists, DW looks at the motivations behind Beijing's crackdown on social justice campaigners and rights activists' struggle for accountability....
Why is China targeting #MeToo activists? ( www.dw.com )
After a court in China handed prison terms to two activists, DW looks at the motivations behind Beijing's crackdown on social justice campaigners and rights activists' struggle for accountability....
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says ( theconversation.com )
By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says ( theconversation.com )
By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says ( theconversation.com )
By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea ( www.bbc.com )
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea ( www.bbc.com )
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea ( www.bbc.com )
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
Australian PM Albanese told Chinese premier that officials’ behaviour towards Cheng Lei was ‘unacceptable’ and ‘not appropriate’ ( theconversation.com )
The Albanese government has formally expressed its displeasure to the Chinese embassy over Chinese officials trying to impede camera shots of journalist Cheng Lei during Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Canberra this week....
China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang ( www.hrw.org )
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....
China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang ( www.hrw.org )
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....
China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang ( www.hrw.org )
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says ( www.reuters.com )
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said....
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says ( www.reuters.com )
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said....
Tensions in South China Sea: Japan, Canada join chorus of ‘concern’ after China’s recent actions ‘severely injured’ Filipino soldier and damaged Philippine ship ( www.rappler.com )
Japan and Canada on Tuesday, June 18, joined the Philippines’ treaty-ally the United States and strategic partner Australia in expressing support for Manila following the latest – and worst, thus far – incident between Chinese and Filipino personnel and vessels in the West Philippine Sea....
Tensions in South China Sea: Japan, Canada join chorus of ‘concern’ after China’s recent actions ‘severely injured’ Filipino soldier and damaged Philippine ship ( www.rappler.com )
Japan and Canada on Tuesday, June 18, joined the Philippines’ treaty-ally the United States and strategic partner Australia in expressing support for Manila following the latest – and worst, thus far – incident between Chinese and Filipino personnel and vessels in the West Philippine Sea....
Tensions in South China Sea: Japan, Canada join chorus of ‘concern’ after China’s recent actions ‘severely injured’ Filipino soldier and damaged Philippine ship ( www.rappler.com )
Japan and Canada on Tuesday, June 18, joined the Philippines’ treaty-ally the United States and strategic partner Australia in expressing support for Manila following the latest – and worst, thus far – incident between Chinese and Filipino personnel and vessels in the West Philippine Sea....
China’s cash-strapped local governments are chasing back taxes stretching back to the 1990s ( fortune.com )
Local governments in China have asked several companies to pay tax bills dating back as far as the 1990s, underscoring their need for funding given the uneven economic recovery and persistent housing slump....
A cloud forest in Ecuador is protected from deforestation and mining after being recognised as an entity possessing legal personhood ( www.bbc.com )
For more than 30 years, José DeCoux woke each morning to a deafening noise. In his home in Ecuador's Los Cedros forest, monkeys squeal, squirrels scuffle, and 400 species of bird flit and squawk. A mist hangs in the trees, and ferns and mosses in countless shades of green cover every rock and tree trunk....
A cloud forest in Ecuador is protected from deforestation and mining after being recognised as an entity possessing legal personhood ( www.bbc.com )
For more than 30 years, José DeCoux woke each morning to a deafening noise. In his home in Ecuador's Los Cedros forest, monkeys squeal, squirrels scuffle, and 400 species of bird flit and squawk. A mist hangs in the trees, and ferns and mosses in countless shades of green cover every rock and tree trunk....
Denmark seeks to stop Russia's shadow tanker fleet over fears that old tankers transporting oil through its straits represent a danger to the environment ( www.marinelink.com )
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Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply ( www.bbc.com )
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills....
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply ( www.bbc.com )
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills....
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply ( www.bbc.com )
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills....
'This kind of growth can’t be sustained’: As inflation rises, payday loans are undermining the Russian economy and threatening a new crisis ( meduza.io )
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'This kind of growth can’t be sustained’: As inflation rises, payday loans are undermining the Russian economy and threatening a new crisis ( meduza.io )
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China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com )
Here's Mr. Stoltenberg's statement in a video (1 min)...
China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com )
Here's Mr. Stoltenberg's statement in a video (1 min)...
China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com )
Here's Mr. Stoltenberg's statement in a video (1 min)...
Russia continues the abduction of Ukrainian children at the legislative level, denies legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children ( essanews.com )
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Russia continues the abduction of Ukrainian children at the legislative level, denies legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children ( essanews.com )
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'Crucial for deterring Russian aggression’: New campaign seeks to block TikTok in Ukraine ( meduza.io )
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Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament ( www.sbs.com.au )
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used "brutalising" force in Canberra, as China's premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament ( www.sbs.com.au )
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used "brutalising" force in Canberra, as China's premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament ( www.sbs.com.au )
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used "brutalising" force in Canberra, as China's premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use ( www.theguardian.com )
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...