Autor: Mary Jane Freeman

Russian-African Network University Established at V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University

by Mary Jane FreemanAfrica, Education, General updates, Healthcare, Russia

Russian-African Network University Established at V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University– Aug. 27, 2022 (EIRNS)–The V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, which was established on the basis of the Tauride University, set up in Simferopol, Crimea by Vladimir Vernadsky in 1920, will host the Russia-African Network University (RAFU), holding classes from Aug. 29-Sept. 9. Crimean Federal University […]

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Successful Flight of Chinese Sub-orbital Space Rocket

by Mary Jane FreemanChina, Economic development updates, General updates, Space updates

Aug. 28, 2022 (EIRNS)–China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) announced on August 26 that China’s reusable sub-orbital space carrier made its first successful repeated-use experiment flight on Friday. The suborbital vehicle launched vertically from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Friday, Aug. 26 Beijing time (Aug. 25 Eastern), according to […]

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A Group of 9/11 Families Tells Biden Afghan Central Bank Funds „are Theirs, Not Ours“

by Mary Jane FreemanAfghanistan, Finance, General updates, Geopolitics updates, Sanctions

A Group of 9/11 Families Tells Biden Afghan Central Bank Funds „are Theirs, Not Ours“— Aug. 18, 2022 (EIRNS)—In a letter to President Joe Biden dated Aug. 16, 77 members of the 9/11 families called on him to affirm that the $7 billion in Afghan Central Bank funds currently being held at the Federal Reserve […]

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China To Increase Its Humanitarian Assistance, Engagement with Afghanistan

by Mary Jane FreemanAfghanistan, China, Economic development updates, General, General updates, Global Diplomacy

China To Increase Its Humanitarian Assistance, Engagement with Afghanistan— Aug. 18, 2022 (EIRNS)—China’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, has announced that China intends to step up its engagement with Afghanistan, „as Afghans are good neighbors, brothers and partners.“ China he said, „will stand firm on the concept of community with the shared future for mankind,“ […]

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China’s Overview of the Program of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

by Mary Jane FreemanAfrica, Agriculture, China, COVID-19, Economic development updates, General updates, Global Diplomacy, Healthcare, Power & Energy, Railway projects, So. Africa

China’s Overview of the Program of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation— Aug. 18, 2022 (EIRNS)–The FOCAC (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation) Coordinators’ meeting to follow up on FOCAC program implementation, took place Aug. 18. In anticipation of the meeting, Li Zhigang, Chargé d’ Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, wrote an overview of these […]

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Rhine Valley Railway Tunnel Would Be Cheaper Than Previously Believed

by Mary Jane FreemanEconomic development updates, General updates, Germany, Railway projects

Rhine Valley Railway Tunnel Would Be Cheaper Than Previously Believed— Aug. 15, 2022 (EIRNS)–The official feasibility study for building a railway tunnel along the Rhine Valley between Bonn and Wiesbaden, concluded that it would be cheaper to build than it had been believed in the past. The 118 kilometer tunnel dedicated to freight traffic would […]

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„Government Endangers Germany As a Business Location!“

by Mary Jane FreemanEconomic development updates, General updates, Geopolitics updates, Germany, Sanctions

„Government Endangers Germany As a Business Location!“— Aug. 15, 2022 (EIRNS)–Germany’s MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk) TV/Radio station reports that an „incendiary letter to Chancellor Scholz“ has been issued in which predominantly eastern German medium-sized companies call for a rethink on the Russia sanctions. They see the economy is at great risk. „Mr. Scholz, stop and make […]

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Helga Zepp-LaRouche on CGTN’s “World Today” Show; Denounces Decoupling of Germany and Europe From China

by Mary Jane FreemanActivity of the Schiller Institute, China, Economic development updates, Finance, General updates, Geopolitics updates, Germany, Helga media coverage or interview, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Russia

Aug. 9, 2022 (EIRNS)—The following interview with Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche was included in CGTN’s “World Today” podcast. The World Today host began a segment: „Decoupling of the EU and Germany from China could cost Germany almost six times as much as Brexit. This is the finding of a scenario analysis conducted by the Info […]

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South African Foreign Minister Tells Blinken: We’re Sovereign, and We’ll Do Things Our Way

by Mary Jane FreemanEconomic development updates, General updates, Geopolitics updates, So. Africa, United States

Aug. 9, 2022 (EIRNS)–Americans, and others in the West, could take a lesson from African leaders, who are not taking orders from arrogant elites demanding capitulation. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told reporters on Monday, with Secretary of State Tony Blinken sitting next to her, that she objected to „patronizing bullying“ coming from the […]

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