LONDON—Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1 percent this year compared to 2 percent in 2022, hit by the economic fallout of the war in Ukraine, high inflation, and tighter monetary policy, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Monday. At the same time, the number of unemployed people in the…
Global Jobs Growth Will Halve in Challenging 2023: ILO
January 16, 2023
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Russia Conducts ‘Joint Tactical Flight Drills’ With Key Ally Belarus
January 16, 2023
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Strategic allies Russia and Belarus began holding wide-ranging joint military drills on Jan. 16, according to official statements from both countries. The exercises, which are set to continue until Feb. 1, will likely fuel fears of a possible Russian advance on Kyiv, which sits only 95 miles south of the Belarusian border. According to the…
Household Wealth Optimism Collapses, Global Survey Shows
January 16, 2023
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Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing levels of distrust in institutions among low-income households. The Edelman Trust Barometer, which for over two decades has polled the attitudes of thousands of people, found that economic pessimism was…
Spanish Man Fined and Banned From Australia for Bringing Undeclared Meat and Cheese
A 20-year-old Spanish traveller has copped a $3,300 (USD$2,305) fine and had his visa cancelled—one of Australia’s toughest biosecurity infringements to date—after being caught bringing undeclared raw meat and cheese into Australia. The man became the first person to receive this tough of a fine for bringing a kilogram of raw pork meat and cheese…
The Renewable Energy Problem That No One Talks About
January 16, 2023
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Commentary An obvious barrier to adopting wind and solar power for electricity supply is their intermittency—when the wind isn’t blowing, and the sun isn’t shining, substitute sources are required. This issue is given much attention by conservative media, as it should. Yet one of the less well-known roadblocks for these renewable technologies is frequency control,…
Legacy of the Controversial Cardinal George Pell
Commentary Cardinal George Pell was a paradoxical figure. His life and work will give ammunition to those who admired him and those who hated him, as we see in the conflicting articles about him in the media. While he rightly deserved criticism for his treatment of a number of victims of child abuse, he was…
Damascus Tells Turkey Restored Ties Requires End of ‘Occupation’
The restoration of ties between Damascus and Ankara is contingent upon the latter ending its military presence in northern Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said. Since 2016, Turkey has staged three ground offensives into northern Syria, where it still maintains thousands of troops. On Jan. 14, Mekdad called for an end to the…
‘Masterclass of Hypocrisy,’ Private Jet Use at Davos Attracts Severe Criticism Due to High Emissions
Private jet use during Davos meetings in May 2022 pushed up carbon emissions by four times, with event participants coming under criticism for pushing the climate change agenda on one hand while not undertaking any actions to rein in their own excessive emissions. During the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos between May 22–26,…
Some Republicans Are Set to Attend the Elite Swiss Globalist WEF Conference
January 15, 2023
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Multiple GOP lawmakers are set to take part in the 2023 annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, with some justifying the participation as necessary to expand “American exceptionalism” while others are choosing not to take part in the elite event. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) are two GOP members scheduled to…
Top Democrat Rebuffs Biden’s Potential F-16 Sale to Turkey
The chairman of the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee vowed Friday to hold back the Biden administration’s plan to sell fighter jets to Turkey, unless Ankara improves its human rights record and ceases threatening other NATO allies. “As I have repeatedly made clear, I strongly oppose the Biden administration’s proposed sale of new F-16 aircraft to…
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