World News Update January 11, 2023
Todays News
Zelensky strips ex-opposition leader of Ukrainian citizenship
https://www.rt.com/russia/569678-zelensky-medvedchuk-ukrainian-citizenship/
China has sealed BRI agreements with all central Asian countries
https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2023/01/11/china-has-sealed-bri-agreements-with-all-central-asian-countries-while-the-new-international-land-sea-trade-corridor-is-a-success-china-ministry-of-foreign-affairs/
Hotpot festival spices up Chongqings consumer market
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/11/WS63be2639a31057c47eba8f62_2.html
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World News Update January 10, 2023
Todays headlines
Key Donbass town close to liberation
https://www.rt.com/russia/569642-soledar-bakhmut-pushilin-ukraine/
US air strikes in Somalia up 30 percent in 2022
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-airstrikes-somalia-30-percent-2022
China to prioritize employment in 2023
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-01-10/China-to-prioritize-its-employment-first-policy-in-2023-minister-1gtTC5mW8AU/index.html
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World News Update January 9, 2023
Todays Headlines
Lula inspects damage caused by Bolsanarists in Brasilia
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-Inspects-Damage-Caused-by-Bolsonarists-in-Brasilia-20230109-0001.html
Israel Bans Palestinian Flags
https://www.rt.com/news/569578-israel-terror-palestinian-flags/
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit African countries in mid-January
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-01-09/Chinese-foreign-minister-to-visit-African-countries-from-Jan-9-to-16-1gs8BwnvFaU/index.html
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World News Update January 8, 2023
Todays Headlines:
NATO rejects Serbian request
https://www.rt.com/news/569558-nato-kosovo-serbia-vucic/
Japan-China ties should be cooperation and common development
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-01-08/Japan-China-ties-should-be-cooperation-common-development-Fukuda--1gqO0L7T4Wc/index.html
Putin, Xi, discuss strategic cooperation for 2023
https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2023/01/02/putin-xi-discuss-strategic-cooperation-for-2023/
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World News Update January 4, 2023
Todays headlines:
UAE and China call for UN Security Council meeting over storming of Al-Aqsa
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/china-uae-call-un-security-council-meeting-al-aqsa-mosque
UN Security Council monthly forecast for January
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2023-01/overview%e2%80%af%e2%80%af-2.php
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Merry Christmas 2022!
Merry Christmas everyone! Because it is Christmas Eve, today I am reading a Christmas related article and keeping it casual. Thank you everyone for listening!
Christmas Dinners Along The Old Silk Road
https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2022/12/22/christmas-dinners-along-the-old-silk-road/
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World News Update December 19/2022
Todays Headlines:
1. Israel deports Palestinian rights activist to France
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Deports-Palestinian-Rights-Activist-to-France-20221219-0008.html
2. Iran busts Mossad spy network targeting defense industry
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/12/19/694733/Iran-busts-Mossad-spy-network-planning-target-defense-industry
3. Ukraine takes shots at FIFA
https://www.rt.com/sport/568491-ukraine-angry-fifa-snubs-zelensky-message/
Plus football chat and a personal update.
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World News Update December 16/2022
Please consider donating to Donbass Humanitarian Aid if you can. They accept Paypal, credit card, cheques and they also have a Patreon. Anything you can give is incredibly appreciated, and this Aid organization does amazing work with the resources at their disposal.
Donbass Humanitarian Aid:
https://www.donbasshumaid.com/
Their Youtube channel where they show you the results of your donations:
https://www.youtube.com/@donbasshumanitarianaid1863/featured
For a firsthand account of the war in Donbass, this is the only existing playlist of Donbass with Texas since Russell Bentleys youtube account was taken down last spring:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk6amFTBlncHATD54oslLdeOo0c9PQEgk
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World News Update December 13/2022
Todays headlines:
1. Russian ambassador hits out at Wests claim that Russia has no time for Kosovo
https://tass.com/politics/1549821
2.India holds talks with China over border clash
https://tass.com/world/1549751
3.Ex-Nazis in the service of Uncle Sam
https://www.rt.com/news/567533-ex-nazis-in-service-of-us/
Also: Discord, a waste of time and energy for anyone over 30, plus world cup news!
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Xi Jinping at the first China/Arab Summit, December 9/2022
Xi Jinping delivered his keynote speech at the first China/Arab Summit on December 9, 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-10/Full-text-of-Xi-Jinping-s-speech-on-the-first-China-Arab-States-Summit-1fDnWUQvYhG/index.html
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World News Update December 7/2022
Todays headlines:
1. Donetsk mourns young politician after Ukrainian attack
https://www.rt.com/russia/567787-donetsk-politician-killed-shelling/
2. German authorities arrest coup plotters
https://tass.com/emergencies/1547187
3. Xi visits the middle east, what to expect
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-07/Xi-visits-the-Middle-East-What-to-be-expected-1fzKCd4aPuw/index.html
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Xi Jinpings speech at Nazarbayev University, September 7/2013
The famous speech in Kazakhstan that started the Belt and Road Initiative.
link to speech text:http://www.chinawatch.cn/a/201802/03/WS5a7546e9a31019d721327ca1.html
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World News Update December 5/2022
Todays Headlines:
1.Western sanctions on Russian oil come into force
https://www.rt.com/business/567674-western-sanctions-russia-oil/
2.Ex-presidential candidate says France must change its role in Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/567678-france-different-role-ukraine/
3.Iran begins construction of new nuclear power plant
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Begins-Construction-of-New-Nuclear-Power-Plant-20221203-0002.html
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World News Update December 3/2022
Todays Headlines:
1.China hails close cooperation with Arab states ahead of summit
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-02/China-hails-close-cooperation-with-Arab-states-ahead-of-summit-1frasoKNplK/index.html
2.Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckers
https://www.wfmz.com/news/thousands-protest-in-south-korea-in-support-of-truckers/article_0cc72692-98de-54a0-9772-6bee09ec28ee.html
World Cup and round of 16.
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World News Update December 2/2022
Todays Headlines:
1.The bleak reality of signing up for the Ukrainian foreign legion(spoiler: you die)
https://www.rt.com/news/567486-what-did-they-die-for/
2.Russian PM speaks at Samarkand business forum
https://tass.com/politics/1544685
3.China offers developing countries an alternative model
https://english.news.cn/20221130/43a51fd6e14946e58be5a3a5cba1b735/c.html
4.China/Laos railway one year later
https://english.news.cn/20221202/fd37345cc39843efbd63df3551fcdfd7/c.html
World Cup scores.
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Against Empire Chapter 11: Real Alternatives
Welcome to The Workers Reading Room, this reading is Michael Parentis Against Empire, Chapter 11: Real Alternatives.
All art in the slideshow comes from a Soviet art group on Vkontakte with admin permission.
1.Likhachev Mikhail Ivanovich (1919-1997) When will it end 1953
2.Maximov Kondrat Evdokimovich (1894-1981) Disturbed silence 1973
3.Medzmaryashvili Zhango Konstantinovych (1925-1989) Top Floor 1959
4.Nazarov Alexander Konstantinovich (1944) Night Kadashi 1991
5.NX(means artist unknown) At the rehearsal 1967
6.Olifirov Grigory Grigorievich (1949-2015) Evening 1980
7.Ovchinnikov Nikolai Vasilievich (1918-2004) Happy minute 1961
8.Petukhov Ivan Sergeevich (1922-1993) The First of September 1950s
9.Pimenov Yuri (Georgy) Ivanovich (1903-1977) Lights of the University 1951
10.Rakhnaev Ilya Rodshildovich (1934-2003) Cotton growers of the collective farm Tajikistan 1975
Outro music is “Days of Decision” by Phil Ochs (guess my favorite folk singer)
Thank you everyone for listening, I truly appreciate it.
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World News Update November 30/2022
Todays headlines:
1.Rest in Peace Jiang Zemin
https://www.rt.com/news/567407-china-jiang-zemin-dies/
2.Iranian parliament approves accession to SCO
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-28/Iranian-parliament-approves-bill-for-Iran-s-accession-to-SCO-1fjPG8nOsnu/index.html
3. What is the SCO(Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
Warning: the SCO website is an unsecured site http://eng.sectsco.org/docs/about/faq.html
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World News Update November 28/2022
Todays headlines:
1.Taiwans Tsai Ing-Wen resigns after election defeat
https://www.rt.com/news/567246-taiwan-elections-tsai-resignation/
2.Ghana ditches USD in recent oil deal
https://www.rt.com/business/567171-african-country-ditches-dollar/
3.Norways Defense Minister sees no direct threat from Russia
https://tass.com/world/1542489
4.Kiev mayor warns residents that power outages may last until spring
https://tass.com/world/1542611
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World News Update November 26/2022
Todays headlines:
1.Zelenskis wife claims Ukrainians ready to suffer
https://www.rt.com/russia/567191-ukraine-blackouts-eu-membership/
2.Putin-Russia/Donbass reunification long overdue
https://tass.com/politics/1542071
3.Xi vows long term friendship with Cuba after Diaz-Canel visit
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-25/Xi-holds-talks-with-Cuban-president-1ffhi2z9xfO/index.html
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American meddling in Canadian Affairs
Talking about American intervention in Canadian domestic policy.
Link to article in question: https://sputniknews.com/20221125/very-worried-biden-reportedly-pressed-canadas-pm-to-end-freedom-convoy-protests-1104692014.html
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World News Update November 25/2022
Today's headlines:
1.Zelensky calls for alienation of Crimea from Russia, which is ruled out
https://tass.com/politics/1541857
2.Kim Yo-Jong insults south Korea over sanctions
https://www.rt.com/news/567087-north-korea-seoul-insult/
3.French NGO’s banned in Mali
https://sputniknews.com/20221124/french-ngos-banned-in-mali-evil-of-france-has-not-yet-begun-in-africa-1104654354.html
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World News Update November 23/2022
Today's headlines:
1.Russia, Iran, Turkey emphasize need to implement agreements on Northern Syria
https://tass.com/world/1540675
2.CIA reveals plan for disgruntled Russians
https://www.rt.com/news/567011-cia-spies-recruit-russians/
3.Cuban President bids farewell to Russians
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-President-Bids-Farewell-to-Russia-20221122-0023.html
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World News Update November 20/2022
Some headlines and a channel update, with Phil Ochs "ringing of revolution" at the end since I bring it up in the video.
-Xi calls on US to reduce misunderstanding after VP Harris meeting
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-19/Xi-expects-more-China-U-S-understanding-to-reduce-misjudgement--1f5cU4UzsYw/index.html
-Beijing Forum 2022 begins
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-20/Beijing-Forum-2022-opens-with-the-themes-of-dialogue-and-cooperation-1f7pIeWZq0w/index.html
-Kazakhstans policy should be multi-vector, says President
https://tass.com/world/1539377
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