US prepares military plan for Pelosi Taiwan visit โ AP
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Washington ัould shift its forces in the region to protect House Speaker if she visits the island, agency reports
The Pentagon could send additional ships, aircraft and surveillance systems to protect US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if she proceeds with her plan to visit Taiwan, AP reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials.
A โcontingency planโ, which is being developed by the American military, involves creating โoverlapping rings of protectionโ for the speaker during her flight to the island and her stay there, the news agency said.
The officials also spoke of the n...
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Washington ัould shift its forces in the region to protect House Speaker if she visits the island, agency reports
The Pentagon could send additional ships, aircraft and surveillance systems to protect US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if she proceeds with her plan to visit Taiwan, AP reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials.
A โcontingency planโ, which is being developed by the American military, involves creating โoverlapping rings of protectionโ for the speaker during her flight to the island and her stay there, the news agency said.
The officials also spoke of the n...
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Got this Freaky Email From My Bank
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When I got this email Monday, I was slightly unnerved. It was a reminder that banks can wipe you out any time they want.
They weren't going to post my balance any more. But rest assured, the money is still there and they will continue to charge fees.
What was the purpose of this? I didn't ask. I closed the account.
While waiting to pick up my bank draft, I browsed through the three brochures on display.
One showed a black guy. Another an inter-racial marriage, and a third showed a mixed race family.
Banks are Rothschild franchises, much like McDonald restaurants are McDonald franchises. McDonald's product is a hamburger. The banks' product is Cabalist fairy dust, produced out of thin air and charged to our nati...
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When I got this email Monday, I was slightly unnerved. It was a reminder that banks can wipe you out any time they want.
They weren't going to post my balance any more. But rest assured, the money is still there and they will continue to charge fees.
What was the purpose of this? I didn't ask. I closed the account.
While waiting to pick up my bank draft, I browsed through the three brochures on display.
One showed a black guy. Another an inter-racial marriage, and a third showed a mixed race family.
Banks are Rothschild franchises, much like McDonald restaurants are McDonald franchises. McDonald's product is a hamburger. The banks' product is Cabalist fairy dust, produced out of thin air and charged to our nati...
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โOur European Valuesโ: 1.21 Euro Minimum Wage in Ukraine
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Meet Ukraine, a country with Europeโs poorest and sickest population, the hub of cigarette smuggling, the world leader in female body trafficking.
When a statutory minimum wage was first introduced in Ukraine, in 2015, it was 0.34 euros, or 34 cents per hour. After that, it was increased: in 2017 it was 68 cents, in 2019 it was 10 cents more, which is 78 cents, and since 2021 it has been 1.21 euros. Ever heard of it?
Even this lowest wage is not always paid
Of course, that doesnโt mean that this minimum wage is actually paid correctly in this state. Thus, for a full work week in 2017, the monthly minimum wage was 96 euros. But in the textile and leather industry, for example, this minimum wage for one-third of the mostly female workforce was rarely paid on time. Payment by the piece is also widespread โ a certain number of shirts must be sewn in one hour; if this does not work out, unpaid reworking is required.
If there were no orders, unpaid leave was ordered. In many cases, the annual vacation due by law was not granted or not paid. Management prevented the election of employee representatives. With this minimum wage, people were far below the official subsistence level: It amounted to 166 euros in the year in question.
The Hunger Wage Chain from Ukraine to Neighboring EU Countries
There are about 2,800 officially registered textile companies, but also a presumably equally high number of unregistered small businesses. For decades, they have formed a normal shadow economy, often in small towns and villages.
Yet most of these companies rank only as second-class suppliers for the internationally better-connected low-cost producers in neighboring EU countries, especially in Poland, but also in Romania and Hungary.
Thus 41 percent of the shoes go as starvation-wage semi-finished goods from Ukraine first to the low-wage factories of Romania, Hungary and Italy: there they get the innocent and beautiful label โMade in EUโ.
Textile workers themselves can only afford second hand imports from Germany
The majority of the approximately 220,000 textile workers are older women. They keep their heads above water only by subsistence farming, for example by having their own garden with a chicken coop. Diseases due to malnutrition are common.
The textile workers mostly buy their own clothes from second-hand imports, which come mainly from Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA. Ukraine imports much more textiles than it exports.
The expensive Boss and Esprit imports from the rich EU West, which are pre-produced in Ukraine, are destined for the rich elite and the NGO bubble in Kiev โ while the majority of imports are the cheapest second-hand textiles. Textile workers, and indeed the majority of the population, can only afford the almost free disposable textiles from the rich states, as Clean Clothes Campaign reported.
But Western trade unions and โhuman rights activistsโ still look to Asia and Bangladesh when it comes to low wages in the textile industry that violate human rights. Although low wages in Ukraine are much lower. Also in the current discussions in the EU and in the German Bundestag about a supply chain law: There the view goes far out, globally, to Asia, while the EU-Ukrainian poverty chain is denied.
Here it sits, the corruption: C&A, Hugo Boss, Adidas, Marks&Spencer, New Balance, Esprit, Zara, Mexx are the profiting end users. They live from the exploitation which is against human rights. Here in the rich EU states sit the main players of corruption. They secretly welcome the non-existent or complicit labor inspectorate of the Ukrainian state, and the...
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Strategic Culture Foundation (RSS)
Meet Ukraine, a country with Europeโs poorest and sickest population, the hub of cigarette smuggling, the world leader in female body trafficking.
When a statutory minimum wage was first introduced in Ukraine, in 2015, it was 0.34 euros, or 34 cents per hour. After that, it was increased: in 2017 it was 68 cents, in 2019 it was 10 cents more, which is 78 cents, and since 2021 it has been 1.21 euros. Ever heard of it?
Even this lowest wage is not always paid
Of course, that doesnโt mean that this minimum wage is actually paid correctly in this state. Thus, for a full work week in 2017, the monthly minimum wage was 96 euros. But in the textile and leather industry, for example, this minimum wage for one-third of the mostly female workforce was rarely paid on time. Payment by the piece is also widespread โ a certain number of shirts must be sewn in one hour; if this does not work out, unpaid reworking is required.
If there were no orders, unpaid leave was ordered. In many cases, the annual vacation due by law was not granted or not paid. Management prevented the election of employee representatives. With this minimum wage, people were far below the official subsistence level: It amounted to 166 euros in the year in question.
The Hunger Wage Chain from Ukraine to Neighboring EU Countries
There are about 2,800 officially registered textile companies, but also a presumably equally high number of unregistered small businesses. For decades, they have formed a normal shadow economy, often in small towns and villages.
Yet most of these companies rank only as second-class suppliers for the internationally better-connected low-cost producers in neighboring EU countries, especially in Poland, but also in Romania and Hungary.
Thus 41 percent of the shoes go as starvation-wage semi-finished goods from Ukraine first to the low-wage factories of Romania, Hungary and Italy: there they get the innocent and beautiful label โMade in EUโ.
Textile workers themselves can only afford second hand imports from Germany
The majority of the approximately 220,000 textile workers are older women. They keep their heads above water only by subsistence farming, for example by having their own garden with a chicken coop. Diseases due to malnutrition are common.
The textile workers mostly buy their own clothes from second-hand imports, which come mainly from Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA. Ukraine imports much more textiles than it exports.
The expensive Boss and Esprit imports from the rich EU West, which are pre-produced in Ukraine, are destined for the rich elite and the NGO bubble in Kiev โ while the majority of imports are the cheapest second-hand textiles. Textile workers, and indeed the majority of the population, can only afford the almost free disposable textiles from the rich states, as Clean Clothes Campaign reported.
But Western trade unions and โhuman rights activistsโ still look to Asia and Bangladesh when it comes to low wages in the textile industry that violate human rights. Although low wages in Ukraine are much lower. Also in the current discussions in the EU and in the German Bundestag about a supply chain law: There the view goes far out, globally, to Asia, while the EU-Ukrainian poverty chain is denied.
Here it sits, the corruption: C&A, Hugo Boss, Adidas, Marks&Spencer, New Balance, Esprit, Zara, Mexx are the profiting end users. They live from the exploitation which is against human rights. Here in the rich EU states sit the main players of corruption. They secretly welcome the non-existent or complicit labor inspectorate of the Ukrainian state, and the...
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Fed hikes rates by 75 baยญsis points for 2nd straight month
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The US cenยญtral bank is douยญbling down on fightยญing the highยญest inยญflaยญtion in over 40 years.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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The US cenยญtral bank is douยญbling down on fightยญing the highยญest inยญflaยญtion in over 40 years.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
US basยญketยญball star Britยญtney Griner tesยญtiยญfies in Russยญian court
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Griner says durยญing arยญrest, transยญlaยญtor did not exยญplain docยญuยญments she was asked to sign, or reยญlay all her reยญsponsยญes.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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Griner says durยญing arยญrest, transยญlaยญtor did not exยญplain docยญuยญments she was asked to sign, or reยญlay all her reยญsponsยญes.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
US Senยญate passยญes bill to boost chip manยญuยญfacยญturยญing
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The US hopes the $52bn in govยญernยญment subยญsiยญdies for semiยญconยญducยญtor proยญducยญtion will help alยญleยญviยญate a perยญsisยญtent shortยญage.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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The US hopes the $52bn in govยญernยญment subยญsiยญdies for semiยญconยญducยญtor proยญducยญtion will help alยญleยญviยญate a perยญsisยญtent shortยญage.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
Key takeยญaways from Kenyaโs presยญiยญdenยญtial elecยญtions deยญbate
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The much-anยญticยญiยญpatยญed deยญbate was a solo show as only Deputy Presยญiยญdent Ruto, a leadยญing conยญtesยญtant, parยญticยญiยญpatยญed.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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The much-anยญticยญiยญpatยญed deยญbate was a solo show as only Deputy Presยญiยญdent Ruto, a leadยญing conยญtesยญtant, parยญticยญiยญpatยญed.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
Lavrov denยญiยญgrates Westโs stance toยญwards Africa on Ethiopia visยญit
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Russยญian forยญeign minยญisยญter visยญits Adยญdis Abaยญba to end a four-naยญtion African tour aimed at drumยญming up supยญport for Moscow.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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Russยญian forยญeign minยญisยญter visยญits Adยญdis Abaยญba to end a four-naยญtion African tour aimed at drumยญming up supยญport for Moscow.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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As monยญkeyยญpox surges, WHO urges reยญducยญing numยญber of sexยญuยญal partยญners
Adยญvice comes days afยญter the WHO deยญclared the monยญkeyยญpox outยญbreak an inยญterยญnaยญtionยญal health emerยญgency amid risยญing casยญes.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
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As monยญkeyยญpox surges, WHO urges reยญducยญing numยญber of sexยญuยญal partยญners
Adยญvice comes days afยญter the WHO deยญclared the monยญkeyยญpox outยญbreak an inยญterยญnaยญtionยญal health emerยญgency amid risยญing casยญes.
Published On 27 Jul 2022
Marauding monkey caught, killed after dozens injured in Japan
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Local authorities hunting for a gang of monkeys who attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in westernร Japanร have caught and killed one of the maraud
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Local authorities hunting for a gang of monkeys who attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in westernร Japanร have caught and killed one of the maraud
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Fourth patient in history seemingly cured of HIV
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On July 27, AIDS experts revealed that a fourth person had been "cured" of HIV.
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On July 27, AIDS experts revealed that a fourth person had been "cured" of HIV.
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Biden offers Russia deal to secure release of two citizens held by Moscow
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US President Joe Biden's administration has offered Russia a deal to secure the release of its two citizens held by Moscow.
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US President Joe Biden's administration has offered Russia a deal to secure the release of its two citizens held by Moscow.
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Germany approves $1.7 billion arms deal for Kiev โ media
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Berlin is allowing a German company to produce as many as 100 self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel
German arms manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has struck a deal with the Ukrainian government that would see the firm produce and supply Kiev with as many as 100 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday, citing a company representative. Berlin approved the sale in just two days, the paper said.
Kiev had asked K...
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Berlin is allowing a German company to produce as many as 100 self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel
German arms manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has struck a deal with the Ukrainian government that would see the firm produce and supply Kiev with as many as 100 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday, citing a company representative. Berlin approved the sale in just two days, the paper said.
Kiev had asked K...
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Zelensky lectures Americans on inflation and Covid
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The Ukrainian leader said that helping his country should be more important for Americans than domestic concerns
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has told British broadcaster Piers Morgan that inflation and coronavirus are โnothingโ compared to Ukraineโs struggle, and Americans should support aid for Kiev โuntil we win.โ
As the US grapples with a 40-year-high inflation rate and record gas prices, multiple polls name these economic concerns as more pressing among Americans than the conflict in Ukraine. Furthermore, nearly...
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The Ukrainian leader said that helping his country should be more important for Americans than domestic concerns
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has told British broadcaster Piers Morgan that inflation and coronavirus are โnothingโ compared to Ukraineโs struggle, and Americans should support aid for Kiev โuntil we win.โ
As the US grapples with a 40-year-high inflation rate and record gas prices, multiple polls name these economic concerns as more pressing among Americans than the conflict in Ukraine. Furthermore, nearly...
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US offers prisoner swap to Russia
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Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan
US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Wednesday that the US has made a โsubstantial offerโ to Russia to secure the release of basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan. According to a CNN report, the offer involves trading Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for the two Americans....
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Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan
US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said on Wednesday that the US has made a โsubstantial offerโ to Russia to secure the release of basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan. According to a CNN report, the offer involves trading Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for the two Americans....
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Kate Ferdinand reveals loss of unborn second child with husband Rio
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The former reality TV star shared the news on Instagram
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The former reality TV star shared the news on Instagram