KYIV—Russian-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions set out plans for referendums on joining Russia this week. In the apparently coordinated move, Russian-backed officials announced planned referendums for Sept. 23–27 in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia provinces, representing around 15 percent of Ukrainian territory or an area about the size of Hungary….
Russia Triggers Plan to Formally Annex Occupied Ukrainian Regions
Man Died From Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: New Zealand Coroner
September 20, 2022
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The death of Rory Nairn, a New Zealand plumber, was caused by myocarditis stemming from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a coroner confirmed. Nairn, 26, died on Nov. 17, 2021, just 12 days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine. Coroner Sue Johnson led an inquest into the cause of Nairn’s death and publicly released…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to Lift-Off From Small Regional Australian Airport
September 20, 2022
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Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit could soon be launching satellites from a small regional airport in Queensland after signing off a deal to develop its third location globally. Founded in 2017, the company deploys Boeing 747s to carry rockets into the upper reaches of the atmosphere before firing them into space. The New York-listed Virgin…
Billionaire Pledges $6 Billion to ‘Decarbonise’ Mining Empire
September 20, 2022
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Australian iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest has announced a $9.2 billion (US$6.1 billion) plan to “eliminate” his mining empire’s “fossil fuel risk profile.” Forrest announced his company’s “decarbonisation strategy” during a CEO roundtable on “Business leadership to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals” in New York City. The event was part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s…
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Commentary On Sept. 8, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to cut carbon emissions by 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The legislation, adopted with the support of the Greens and “Teal” independents, is one of the signature laws of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “The passage…
Iran to Join Asian Security Body Led by Russia, China
September 19, 2022
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DUBAI—Iran has moved a step closer toward becoming a permanent member of a central Asian security body dominated by Russia and China, as Tehran seeks to overcome economic isolation imposed by U.S. sanctions. Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said last Thursday that Iran had signed a memorandum of obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO),…
Putin Ally Deepens Russia’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ With China
September 19, 2022
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LONDON—One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies sought on Monday to deepen a strategic partnership with China, expanding defense cooperation and strengthening coordination between Moscow and Beijing on major geopolitical issues. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has tilted more strongly towards China as the war and severe Western sanctions torpedoed Russia’s relationship with the…
US Giant BlackRock Buys New Zealand ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for $60 Million
September 19, 2022
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U.S. investment giant BlackRock will buy New Zealand rooftop solar company solarZero, for NZ$100 million (US$60 million) as part of its wider clean energy push into the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2008, solarZero says it has built the region’s largest “virtual power plant” and installed systems on over 9,000 homes. The company’s business model is…
US Contractor Freed by Taliban in Swap for Drug Trafficker
WASHINGTON— An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, the White House said Monday. Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in…
Ukraine Says Russian Missile Struck Close to Nuclear Plant
KYIV, Ukraine—A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors, Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom said. The missile struck within 300 meters (328 yards) of the reactors at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk…
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