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In a symbolic joining of older and contemporary struggles against apartheid, Francesca Albanese delivered the Nelson Mandela lecture this autumn. Did her address manage to bury the fiction of the ‘liberal world order’ once and for all?

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China’s shipments of rare earth permanent magnets to the US surged to a nine-month high in October as the two countries engaged in a roller-coaster round of manoeuvring over export controls that led to an easing of trade tensions late last month. During the same period, exports to the European Union fell from the level recorded in September. China is the world’s largest supplier of permanent magnets – essential components in hi-tech products such as electric vehicles and defence systems – and...

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US chipmaker Nvidia said it is “disappointed” about current restrictions locking it out of China’s artificial intelligence market, but the company reported record revenues for the third quarter despite shrinking sales in the world’s second-largest economy. Nvidia reported a 62 per cent surge in total revenue to a record US$57 billion, even as its sales in China, including Hong Kong, plunged 63 per cent to US$3 billion in the three months ended October 26, according to the company’s financial...

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The United Nations has raised concerns about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to the buffer zone on the Syrian side of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrived in Zambia on Wednesday for an official visit, as both countries have created what he called “a model of solidarity and collaboration among developing nations.” RELATED: Zambia Signs $1.1 Billion Deal for Oil Refinery and Energy Hub in Ndola The Premier stated that China is ready to work with […]

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U.S. researcher Max Blumenthal denounced the United States’ “coup agenda” against Venezuela on Tuesday during a televised interview, calling it “one of the most deeply anti-democratic opposition movements, led by MarIa Corina Machado”, which seeks “to plunder Venezuela’s rich mineral wealth and oil.” RELATED: Communist Party of Argentina Rejects U.S. Aggression Against Venezuelan Sovereignty Speaking […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, plans to resign in January as reports circulate that Washington has presented Kiev with a supposed peace plan that would require the country to relinquish territory to Russia. RELATED: U.S. Senator Slams Trump’s Silence on $100M Ukraine Corruption Scandal During his time in the role, […]

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China has urged Tokyo to “behave with restraint” after it called for talks amid the diplomatic freeze over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. Asked about a possible meeting between Premier Li Qiang and Takaichi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Summit in South Africa this weekend, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China had no such plans. “There’s no arrangement for Premier Li Qiang meeting the Japanese leader. We urge Japan to behave with proper self-restraint,”...

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Footage of a Japanese diplomat appearing to bow to his Chinese counterpart following their talks in Beijing on Tuesday has prompted a complaint from Tokyo that it was not informed about media filming after the meeting. It comes amid a diplomatic feud between Beijing and Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Tuesday’s meeting between China’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Kanai ended without consensus. The video of Liu and...

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An overview of Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth explains the core findings of MMT. and how debt hysteria serves the rich, not the public.

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The argentinean left-wing political party expressed its solidarity with the government of President Nicolas Maduro and demanded respect for the CELAC declaration that establishes the region as a Zone of Peace. RELATED: Communist Party of India: “Hands Off Venezuela” The Communist Party of Argentina rejected the mobilization of U.S. military forces and ships to the […]

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China should prepare for stricter US-EU regulations on global rules of origin – as signalled in their recent trade deal – potentially weighing on its export sector by redefining global trade patterns, according to a Chinese economist. “Trump’s current measures are temporary – tariffs can be imposed today and rolled back or even eliminated tomorrow. The real question for us is what the future global trade framework looks like,” said Zhang Yuyan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Social...

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