Saturday, June 15, 2019

In the news, Wednesday, June 5, 2019


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from Asia Times
LEAST BIASED, HIGH;  News & Media Website based in Hong Kong

Canada’s ‘Liberals’ have a disturbing imperialist streak
Canada’s embassy in Venezuela will close at the end of this month. The spur for this closure is an open attempt by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to overthrow Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Canada is one of the leaders of the Lima Group, a network of countries that came together in 2017 with the express purpose of regime change in Venezuela. Canada’s diplomatic corps has played the role of facilitator for the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Trudeau and Guaidó speak regularly. Their plot against Venezuela thickens.

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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talk Russia-China relations

The Russian and Chinese leaders hailed ties that had reached an "unprecedented level" after having cozied up repeatedly in recent years. Miodrag Soric reports from Moscow. On a visit to China in early April, Russian President Vladimir Putin triumphantly announced that his country had traded goods worth more than $100 billion (€89 billion) with its vast Asian neighbor in 2018, declaring that "China is our strategic partner." This Wednesday, Putin once again met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow. It was their 28th encounter in six years; it is fair to say they know each other well. ... When Putin and Xi meet in St. Petersburg, they will also discuss how to improve the infrastructural links along their 4,000-kilometer (2,400-mile) border. While China has ample means to finance such undertakings, this is rarely the case for Russia. Recently, for example, China swiftly completed its part of a bridge across the Amur River, which runs between the two nations. Russia, however, repeatedly postponed completing its half due to financial problems.

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from Mises Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED

In Africa, Poverty Grows Because of the Elites' Anti-Capitalism
The political leaders of Africa are anything but capitalists. And although some regions like Asia have managed to overcome past poverty and colonialism through markets, Africa lags far behind.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Vox
Media/News Company based in Washington, D.C.  LEFT BIAS, HIGH

Trump’s UK trip illustrates why people worried about a Trump presidency
Bad tweets, ill-advised statements, ignorance — it’s all on display.

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