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Full text: Xi Jinping’s speech at the virtual Davos Agenda event
Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday delivered a speech titled “Let the Torch of Multilateralism Light up Humanity’s Way Forward” at the virtual Davos Agenda event held by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Below is the full text: Professor Klaus Schwab,…
Key quotes from Xi Jinping’s speech at virtual Davos Agenda event
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday delivered a speech via video link at the Davos Agenda event of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Chinese president called for efforts to uphold multilateralism, saying global problems must be solved by global…
“Santiago is crying out for a territorial government with a horizontal and libertarian outlook” Helmut Kramer, Candidate for Mayor of Santiago
The heat and the cold have that thing of inevitable denunciation of the unjust. When a city burns or freezes, inequality emerges and there is no way to hide it. The summer in Santiago de Chile, in addition to boiling…
Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force just after midnight on Friday, hailed by the UN Secretary-General as “an important step towards a world free of nuclear weapons”. António Guterres said that the Treaty on the Prohibition…
Russia’s Financial Strategy for Africa
By Kester Kenn Klomegah In order to raise its geopolitical influence, Russia has been making efforts identifying mega infrastructure projects such as nuclear power and energy, natural resources exploration and talks consistently about increasing trade with Africa. On the other…
Rob Malley for Iran Envoy: A Test Case for Biden’s Commitment to Diplomacy
By Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold President Biden’s commitment to re-entering the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA—is already facing backlash from a motley crew of warhawks both domestic and foreign. Right now,…
Why Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Their Countries From COVID-19 Must Be Investigated
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad deem the inaction of neoliberal and far-right governments to contain the pandemic and thus save tens of thousands of lives, as criminal Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in…
As Death Toll Tops 410,000, Biden Pushes “Wartime Effort” to Fight COVID. But Could More Be Done?
On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden unveiled a 198-page national plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. death toll tops 410,000. He signed 10 executive orders to create a new national COVID-19 testing board,…
The Biden/Harris Inauguration: When the Wall Becomes a Door
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leapt into action after taking the oath of office on Wednesday. Biden signed 17 executive orders, dismantling many of Donald Trump’s signature policies. Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement and the World…
Moscow police detain Navalny supporters staging unsanctioned rally to demand release of jailed opposition figure
Protestors who have taken to the streets of Moscow on Saturday to demand the release of prominent activist Alexey Navalny have been confronted by law enforcement officers, apparently determined to break up the unsanctioned rally. Hundreds of people have gathered…
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