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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations' political mission in Iraq, which supported the country's transition following the US-led invasion.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251213-guterres-marks-end-of-un-mission-in-iraq
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251213-guterres-marks-end-of-un-mission-in-iraq
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A recent lab study has revealed that dandelion root, a common plant long used in traditional medicine, can kill up to 95% of cancer cells in just two days. This discovery highlights the potential of natural compounds as powerful allies in the fight against cancer.
Researchers tested dandelion root extract on aggressive cancer cell lines, including those resistant to conventional therapies. The extract selectively triggered apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in cancer cells while leaving healthy cells largely unaffected. This specificity is crucial, as it may minimize the harmful side effects often associated with chemotherapy and radiation.
Dandelion root contains bioactive compounds that appear to interfere with cancer cell metabolism and signaling pathways. By disrupting these processes, the extract effectively halts tumor growth and induces cell death. While the research is still in early stages, it provides a promising foundation for developing plant-based therapies that comple
Researchers tested dandelion root extract on aggressive cancer cell lines, including those resistant to conventional therapies. The extract selectively triggered apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in cancer cells while leaving healthy cells largely unaffected. This specificity is crucial, as it may minimize the harmful side effects often associated with chemotherapy and radiation.
Dandelion root contains bioactive compounds that appear to interfere with cancer cell metabolism and signaling pathways. By disrupting these processes, the extract effectively halts tumor growth and induces cell death. While the research is still in early stages, it provides a promising foundation for developing plant-based therapies that comple
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πΊπΈ NEW: The US Senate Banking Committee confirms that it will not hold a crypto market structure markup in 2025, now pushed to early 2026 following bipartisan discussions.
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JUST IN - NASDAQ moving forward with 23 hours, 5 days a week stock trading, expected to have 24/7 trading by end of 2026.
Read more: https://www.disclose.tv/id/f0j9e4eoz9/
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Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
Breaking news from around the world.
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@shanaka86
THE WORLD'S LARGEST FINANCIAL SECRET JUST ENDED
For 30+ years, Japan exported the cheapest money in human history. Near zero rates. Infinite liquidity. Trillions borrowed in yen, deployed into every asset class on Earth.
That era died this week.
The numbers no one is discussing:
Bank of Japan ETF holdings: $534 billion.
Disposal timeline just announced: Over 100 years. December 19 rate hike probability: 90%.
New rate: 0.75%. Highest since 1995.
Japan's US Treasury holdings: $1.189 trillion. Largest foreign holder.
10 year JGB yield: 1.96%. Highest since 2007.
30 and 40 year yields: All time records.
The pattern no one wants to acknowledge:
March 2024 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 23%.
July 2024 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 26%.
January 2025 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 31%.
December 19th approaches.
Here is what changed:
The BOJ is no longer buying. It is selling. For the first time in history, a major central bank is liquidating assets accumulated through quantitative easing. Not slowing purchases. Reversing them.
The yen carry trade funded your tech stocks. Your bonds. Your crypto. Your pension. Every leveraged position traces back to borrowed yen at zero percent.
That funding cost just became 0.75% and rising.
The regime shift:
Markets priced the rate hike. Markets did not price the consequences. The transition from permanent buyer to permanent seller changes every risk calculation in global finance.
What to watch:
USD/JPY below 150 triggers margin calls.
USD/JPY below 145 triggers cascades.
December 19, 2025.
The day the invisible empire begins its century long liquidation.
Position accordingly.
Read the full deep dive article here -
https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaanslemperera/p/the-invisible-empire-collapses-how?r=6p7b5o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4:45 PM Β· Dec 15, 2025
Shanaka Anslem Perera β‘
@shanaka86
THE WORLD'S LARGEST FINANCIAL SECRET JUST ENDED
For 30+ years, Japan exported the cheapest money in human history. Near zero rates. Infinite liquidity. Trillions borrowed in yen, deployed into every asset class on Earth.
That era died this week.
The numbers no one is discussing:
Bank of Japan ETF holdings: $534 billion.
Disposal timeline just announced: Over 100 years. December 19 rate hike probability: 90%.
New rate: 0.75%. Highest since 1995.
Japan's US Treasury holdings: $1.189 trillion. Largest foreign holder.
10 year JGB yield: 1.96%. Highest since 2007.
30 and 40 year yields: All time records.
The pattern no one wants to acknowledge:
March 2024 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 23%.
July 2024 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 26%.
January 2025 BOJ hike. Bitcoin fell 31%.
December 19th approaches.
Here is what changed:
The BOJ is no longer buying. It is selling. For the first time in history, a major central bank is liquidating assets accumulated through quantitative easing. Not slowing purchases. Reversing them.
The yen carry trade funded your tech stocks. Your bonds. Your crypto. Your pension. Every leveraged position traces back to borrowed yen at zero percent.
That funding cost just became 0.75% and rising.
The regime shift:
Markets priced the rate hike. Markets did not price the consequences. The transition from permanent buyer to permanent seller changes every risk calculation in global finance.
What to watch:
USD/JPY below 150 triggers margin calls.
USD/JPY below 145 triggers cascades.
December 19, 2025.
The day the invisible empire begins its century long liquidation.
Position accordingly.
Read the full deep dive article here -
https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaanslemperera/p/the-invisible-empire-collapses-how?r=6p7b5o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4:45 PM Β· Dec 15, 2025
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THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE COLLAPSES: How Japanβs Century-Long Monetary Experiment Will Reshape the Global Financial Order
For Thirty Years, Japan Secretly Funded Every Bubble on Earth β The $534 Billion Unwind Just Began and Everything You Own Is Exposed
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π¨π―π΅ JAPAN IS GOING TO GO BIG WITH RIPPLE. THIS ISNβT JUST A STABLECOIN ANNOUNCEMENTπ
Japanβs SBI Holdings just partnered with Startale Group to build a fully regulated yen-denominated stablecoin, compliant by design, not retrofitted.
This is the same SBI that has spent years aligning with Rippleβs vision for regulated, on-ledger settlement across Asia.
A senior BOJ banker @yutokanzakireal warned long ago that Japan would roll out fully regulated, ledger-based yen settlement once the infrastructure was ready and todayβs move is that prediction becoming reality.
Japan doesnβt experiment in public.
It builds infrastructure quietly, then deploys at scale.
A compliant JPY stablecoin is not about retail payments, itβs about cross-border liquidity, FX settlement, and institutional rails.
And there is only one ecosystem SBI has consistently positioned for that role.
This looks less like a new productβ¦
and more like another piece of the Ripple-centric financial stack locking into place. π―π΅π§
https://x.com/sterndrewcrypto/status/2000924555133522068?s=46
Japanβs SBI Holdings just partnered with Startale Group to build a fully regulated yen-denominated stablecoin, compliant by design, not retrofitted.
This is the same SBI that has spent years aligning with Rippleβs vision for regulated, on-ledger settlement across Asia.
A senior BOJ banker @yutokanzakireal warned long ago that Japan would roll out fully regulated, ledger-based yen settlement once the infrastructure was ready and todayβs move is that prediction becoming reality.
Japan doesnβt experiment in public.
It builds infrastructure quietly, then deploys at scale.
A compliant JPY stablecoin is not about retail payments, itβs about cross-border liquidity, FX settlement, and institutional rails.
And there is only one ecosystem SBI has consistently positioned for that role.
This looks less like a new productβ¦
and more like another piece of the Ripple-centric financial stack locking into place. π―π΅π§
https://x.com/sterndrewcrypto/status/2000924555133522068?s=46
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BofA is short $44.7B worth of Silver with an average price around $25-$30. BofA likely short 1B ounces & Citi short 3.4B ounces (not verified)
JP Morgan- long believed to the largest short of the gold & silver markets (allegedly at the behest of the US Govβt) reportedly has closed its ENTIRE 200 Million oz naked short silver position, & flipped LONG 750 MILLION oz
World Silver production: 800MM ounces, Silver is currently at $64
https://x.com/Nostre_damus/status/2001051231259971683?s=20
JP Morgan- long believed to the largest short of the gold & silver markets (allegedly at the behest of the US Govβt) reportedly has closed its ENTIRE 200 Million oz naked short silver position, & flipped LONG 750 MILLION oz
World Silver production: 800MM ounces, Silver is currently at $64
https://x.com/Nostre_damus/status/2001051231259971683?s=20
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