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from Asia Times Online
News & Media Website
One of the first tasks of the Imran Khan government in Pakistan was to seal all offices of the South Asian Free Media Foundation (SAFMA). On April 7, 2012, after an avalanche in Gyari trapped 140 Pakistani soldiers and civilians, SAFMA stated that Pakistan withdrew from Siachen without any agreement. SAFMA’s reason may have been the 139 killed in the 10th-deadliest avalanche in the world at Gyari. However, the fact remains that all major passes in the entire Saltoro range, dominating the 76 km-long Siachen Glacier running east of Saltoro, are held by India while Pakistan holds low ground west of the Saltoro range, far away from the glacier. The Pakistani posts are located 900 meters below the 100 or so Indian Army posts on the Saltoro ridge. In many ways, the US facilitated the rise of a belligerent China.
Maneuver comes as US-China ties continue downward spiral. Two US warships made a “routine passage” through the Taiwan Strait, in a move that is sure to ruffle feathers.
In a world plagued with a deficit of trust, Singapore reaffirmed the relevance and usefulness of its nation-brand by proving how it can be counted upon as a friend to all.
Beijing may be ready to trade short-term concessions and bide its time until it is far and away the world’s largest economy. Ahead of a possible meeting next month between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, the White House tempered any optimism that a trade truce with Beijing is imminent when top economic advisor Larry Kudlow accused China on Sunday of doing “nothing” to defuse trade tensions. But some Chinese officials and government advisers recently emphasized that China will show patience in addressing American trade demands, postponing if necessary some of its plans to become self-sufficient in high-tech industry.
Citing a source close to the Chinese government, the South China Morning Post reported on October 11 that China is testing the waters to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). According to the Hong Kong-based newspaper, Beijing is considering such a move “amid mounting pressure from the trade war” with the United States. If the report is true, which is very likely, it is another sign that Beijing has lost the confidence it has projected over the past two years. It’s time for the Chinese to ask why their country cannot play a central role in the Asia-Pacific region.
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from Laudable Practice Blog
"THE COMMANDMENT AND WILL OF PRINCES": ARTICLE XXI AND THE ANGLICAN EXPERIENCE
The Church of Ireland's 1870 Declaration makes @benjamindcrosby's Twitter poll on the Articles straightforward for me - it's 'Yes' to each and every Article. And if we need clarity as to what "receive and approve" might mean, then the Declaration for Subscription required of all those who receive Orders in the Church of Ireland provides such clarity: I assent to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion ... I believe the doctrine of the Church of Ireland, as therein set forth, to be agreeable to the Word of God.
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from The Oregonian - oregonlive.com
Newspaper in Portland, OR
Mount Hood faults could cause earthquake devastation in Portland
The communities of Hood River, White Salmon, Stevenson, Cascade Locks, Government Camp and the Villages at Mount Hood could all see damage from a quake on the newly discovered faults. In Portland, researchers said a quake would cause strong ground motion and areas near water could see liquefaction of ground soil.
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Mount Hood faults could cause earthquake devastation in Portland
The communities of Hood River, White Salmon, Stevenson, Cascade Locks, Government Camp and the Villages at Mount Hood could all see damage from a quake on the newly discovered faults. In Portland, researchers said a quake would cause strong ground motion and areas near water could see liquefaction of ground soil.
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from Orthodox Christianity
Organization in Moscow, Russia
The Patriarch dismisses arguments against his unilateral actions as “black propaganda”. To date, no other Local Orthodox Church that has spoken on the matter has supported Constantinople’s interpretation of the canons and its rights to act unilaterally within another Local Church.
PROVOCATIONS REPORTEDLY PLANNED AGAINST PAT. KIRILL DURING UPCOMING VISIT TO MOLDOVA
There are also reports of provocations on the part of the Romanian and Ecumenical Patriarchates. Against the background of the ongoing troubles with the Ecumenical Patriarchate concerning Ukraine, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s upcoming visit to Moldova has been reduced from four days to two, and his planned service in the Chișinău Cathedral has been canceled, reports RIA-Novosti.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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