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The perilous path from Western domination to de-dollarization
Interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa, including the possibility of a new currency to replace the dollar in international trade.
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China deepens ties with Venezuela, challenging US ‘hegemonic mindset’
The oil-rich South American nation’s President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Beijing, and applied to join BRICS.
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Politics took center stage at a gathering of 77 developing nations in Cuba
The group, known as G-77, gathered, along with China, to discuss science and technology. But geopolitics ended up taking center stage.
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5 global north countries responsible for 51% of planned oil and gas expansion (+Español)
Led overwhelmingly by the United States, they are responsible for nearly 90% of the carbon-dioxide pollution threatened by new oil and gas fields and fracking wells.
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The four billionaires who want to control the universe (+Video)
Jonathan Taplin’s new book delves into activities of the gang-of-four powerful oligarchs: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreesen.
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Rusia-Ucrania: Cumbre del G20
Breves de Progreso Weekly/Semanal
Sept 11 2023. La reunión del G20, celebrada en Nueva Delhi, India, concluyó con una declaración final que, en lo tocante a la guerra en el Este…
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Marrueco: Últimos datos. Nuevo sismo.
Sept 10 2023 Progreso Weekly/Semanal
2,012 fallecidos y más de 2,000 heridos, de los cuales 1014 se encuentran en estado crítico, es la cifra reportada a última hora de hoy por las…
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Hacked documents show Russia recruits Cuban mercenaries for Ukraine war (+Español)
Russia is coordinating the recruitment of over a hundred Cuban mercenaries for its war effort in Ukraine with a promise of payment of about $2,000.
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Oppenheimer paradox: Power of science and the weakness of scientists (+Español)
The new blockbuster film on Oppenheimer has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed.
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The lost art (and joy) of taxing the rich (+Español)
By ending the practice of taxing those with the most, we have witnessed an incredibly intense concentration of wealth at the top that ushered in the Great Depression.
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