Saturday, December 14, 2019

In the news, Tuesday, December 3, 2019


________

DEC 02      INDEX      DEC 04
________


________

from Crosscut
News & Media Website in Seattle, WA.

How the Gold Rush inspired Seattle's early aerospace innovation
Locals looked to dirigibles, blimps and airships long before Boeing landed.
The Northwest is known for its contributions to aviation and aerospace, from Boeing for bringing us into the Jet Age to local contributions to the Space Age (in both the 20th and 21st centuries). But it all goes back much further than you might think.

________

from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

The world's billionaires are a pretty diverse bunch, but nine out of the top ten are self-made entrepreneurs.

________

from Reuters
International news agency headquartered in London, England

China warns U.S. over Uighur bill, raising doubts over early trade deal
China warned on Wednesday that U.S. legislation calling for a tougher response to Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority will affect bilateral cooperation, clouding prospects for a near-term deal to end a trade war.

________

from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia

Russia-China Pipeline Connecting Siberia to Shanghai Bypasses US ‘Strategic Clout’
With the completion of a new pipeline connecting Russian gas fields and China’s industrial heartland, the two countries have bypassed US control over the world’s energy markets, giving Moscow new flexibility in European negotiations, which Washington and Kiev have repeatedly attempted to frustrate. The $400 billion deal between Moscow and Beijing drove the construction of a massive new pipeline from Russia’s remote Chayanda and Kovykta gas fields, the biggest in the country's east, with the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, crossing the border between Blagoveshchensk, Russia, and Heihe, China, on the Amur River.

________

from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

________


No comments:

Post a Comment