ISTANBUL—Turkey has ramped up its cross-border strikes on Kurdish YPG militants in Syria and Iraq, while Iran struck dissident groups in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region this week. Russia and the United States, both of which maintain troops in Syria, have called on Turkey to show restraint amid fears of widening conflict in the region….
Turkey, Iran Strike Kurdish Groups Amid Fears of Widening Conflict
Former US President Obama to Visit Australia on Speaking Tour
November 25, 2022
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Former United States President Barack Obama will visit Australia in March 2023 to share his leadership experience in Sydney and Melbourne. Obama, the 44th American president who served in the White House from 2009 to 2017, has been invited to a series of paid speeches held by business event organiser Growth Faculty to “discuss strength…
50 Clean Tech Firms Call for Millions of New Solar Panels, Batteries in Ambitious 5-Year Net Zero Plan
Over 50 cleantech firms have outlined an ambitious five-year plan that they claim can cut emissions in Australia by 81 percent by 2030—a more ambitious target than the one set by the current Labor government. On Nov. 24, global brands like Toshiba, Vestas, and Schneider Electric backed a new report from the Beyond Zero Emissions…
A Brief on Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Values
November 25, 2022
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One of the oldest financial institutions in the world, Credit Suisse has a turnover of $22.65 billion, and is the second-largest bank within the Swiss banking system. It provides a wide range of financial services through its two main private and investment banking divisions. The banking giant has recently come into the spotlight after a…
Japan Fans Praised for Stadium Cleanup After World Cup Win Against Germany
Japanese football fans were spotted cleaning up the trash at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar after their team made a historic 2-1 victory over Germany in a FIFA World Cup match on Wednesday. Japan defeated the four-time World Cup champions Germany for the first time and will next face Costa Rica on Nov. 27….
Black Friday Surpasses Boxing Day as Australia’s Biggest Shopping Event of the Year
Black Friday is expected to overtake Boxing Day as Australia’s biggest shopping day of the year, with clothes and technology at the top of most shopping lists. According to the Australian Retail Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan, Australians will spend a record $6.2 billion (US$4.2 billion) over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend, while finance…
Non-Stick Pans Can Release Millions of Micro and Nano Plastic Particles Over Time
Researchers from the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation and Flinders Institute of NanoScale Science and Engineering have found that broken coating on non-stick pans can release up to 2.3 million microplastics and nanoplastics when undergoing everyday use. This comes after scientists from the University of Newcastle and Flinders University developed an approach using Raman imaging…
Australia Re-establish Committee to Investigate Social Media Interventions
November 24, 2022
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Australia has decided to examine the risks posed by social media applications, including WeChat and TikTok, to the nation’s democracy and security. Liberal Senator James Paterson, the Shadow Minister for Cyber Security and Countering Foreign Interference, said in a statement on Nov. 24 that the Australian Senate had decided to re-establish the Select Committee on…
Jordan Peterson Visits Australian Parliament to Address Centre-Right MPs During Speaking Tour
Clinical psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson has visited Australia’s Parliament House to deliver a speech to members of the Liberal-National Coalition and One Nation parties. In a series of social media posts, Peterson can be seen speaking in front of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, current deputy leader of the Liberal Party Sussan Ley,…
Head of New Zealand Reserve Bank Concedes It Is Engineering a Recession
November 24, 2022
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Adrian Orr, governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), admitted the bank was engineering a recession to lower inflation. The remark comes a day after the central bank raised the official cash rate (OCR) by a record 75 basis points to 4.25 percent. In its monetary policy statement (pdf), the RBNZ revealed the economy…
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