“FAKE NEWS IS THE WORST” President Trump SLAMS Media During Social Media Order
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An $826 Billion Battle is Brewing in Europe
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The European Union’s pandemic recovery plan has all the hallmarks of a historic leap in the dark for the 27-member bloc. It aims to unleash as much as 750 billion euros ($826 billion) of fiscal stimulus, fueled by joint borrowing on financial markets — a big deal for member states that have always jealously guarded the power to…
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As World Comes to Halt Amid Pandemic, So Do Migrants
Laborers have not just stopped traveling in search of work. Many have also headed back to their home countries. Migrants at a bridge on the Mexico-United States border wait to reschedule their immigration hearings.Credit…Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters MEXICO CITY — A migrant shelter in southern Mexico called La 72 has for years been a popular way…
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China approves Hong Kong security legislation, defying Trump
A screen shows the result of the vote on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. China’s rubber-stamp parliament endorsed plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong that critics…
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China refuses Security Council meeting on Hong Kong
The Chinese flag flutters at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing on May 25, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Washington on Wednesday (May 27) requested an emergency UN meeting over a controversial security law China has proposed for Hong Kong, but Beijing refused to allow it to…
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How Israel and the Arab World Are Making Peace Without a Peace Deal
It turns out that solving the Palestinian question isn’t essential after all. And the Trump administration, Israel and a few of the Gulf Arabs seem fine with that. Without much fanfare or notice, the first known commercial aircraft from the United Arab Emirates recently landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. It was carrying Covid-19 supplies…
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Defense Ministry wants China excluded from Israeli 5G – report
A bar on Chinese firms participating in telecommunications infrastructure has implications for Hutchison’s stake in Partner. The Ministry of Defense recommends against allowing Chinese firms to participate in the construction of 5G mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Israel, Channel 12 News correspondent Nir Dvori reports. This raises the question of whether the Ministry of Defense will oppose…
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The Constitution Isn’t Suspended Because of Coronavirus
(Pixabay) The city of Newark is cracking down on “coronavirus disinformation,” warning that any “false reporting” — which includes misleading “allegations” on social media — will lead to criminal prosecution. What exactly makes Newark think it has the authority to threaten speech? And how exactly is this kind of speech code going to be enforced? How will…
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