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After the deadly fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, angry crowds took to the streets in different cities in China, the largest wave of protests in three decades, protesting the stringent pandemic restrictions and chanting for the resignation of Xi Jinping. 52 Groups Signed the Statement Including NY4HK, a New York organization that supports Hong Kong, 52 […]
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Russia Warns US That Its Deeper Involvement in Ukraine Brings Growing Risks
December 1st, 2022 
Awake Goy Russia is trying to make the United States understand that Washington’s increasing involvement in the Ukraine conflict carries growing risks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday, according to Russian news agencies. Moscow has repeatedly complained that Western military support for Ukraine is dragging out the conflict, now in its 10th month, while […]
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Tags: brings, deeper, growing, involvement, rússia, Ukraine, warns 
No Comments »50 Clean Tech Firms Call for Millions of New Solar Panels, Batteries in Ambitious 5-Year Net Zero Plan
November 25th, 2022 Awake Goy Over 50 cleantech firms have outlined an ambitious five-year plan that they claim can cut emissions in Australia by 81 percent by 2030—a more ambitious target than the one set by the current Labor government. On Nov. 24, global brands like Toshiba, Vestas, and Schneider Electric backed a new report from the Beyond Zero Emissions […]
Posted in Energy, International Tags: ambitious, batteries, clean, firms, millions, panels, solar No Comments »A Brief on Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Values
November 25th, 2022 Awake Goy One of the oldest financial institutions in the world, Credit Suisse has a turnover of $22.65 billion, and is the second-largest bank within the Swiss banking system. It provides a wide range of financial services through its two main private and investment banking divisions. The banking giant has recently come into the spotlight after a […]
New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 ‘Discriminatory’
November 21st, 2022 Awake Goy New Zealand’s peak judicial body, the Supreme Court, has declared the current minimum voting age of 18 to be discriminatory, paving the way for the voting age to be lowered to 16. Activist group, Make It 16, has been advocating for three years to drop the minimum voting age so that it is in line […]
University Reinstates Marks for Student Who Was Penalised for Not Acknowledging Indigenous Rights
November 18th, 2022 Awake Goy One of Australia’s top universities has overturned a decision to dock marks from a student after failing to acknowledge the traditional land rights of Indigenous people. The move came after the engineering student filed a formal complaint at Melbourne’s prestigious Monash University on Oct. 7. A Monash university spokesperson told the Herald Sun newspaper that the […]
Posted in International, us Tags: acknowledging, indigenous, marks, penalised, reinstates, student, university No Comments »Kyiv, Moscow Trade Accusations of War Crimes and Reprisals in Newly Recaptured Kherson
November 15th, 2022 Awake Goy Following last week’s Russian withdrawal from the city of Kherson, Kyiv has accused Moscow’s forces and their local allies of having committed numerous “war crimes” before their departure. Pro-Russian officials, for their part, claim that Ukrainian forces, which entered Kherson over the weekend, were committing “extrajudicial reprisals” against pro-Russian residents of the city. On Nov. […]
Posted in ankara, International, News, russia, ukraine Tags: accusations, Crimes, Moscow, newly, recaptured, reprisals, trade No Comments »Americans Griner, Whelan May Gain Release From Russia by Year-End, Ex-US Diplomat Says
October 10th, 2022 Awake Goy NEW YORK—WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia, could gain release by the end of this year, said former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, who traveled to Moscow in September. Richardson told CNN in an interview on Sunday that he had met with […]
Posted in International, us Tags: Americans.., diplomat, griner, rússia, release, whelan No Comments »Turkey Says Malaysia, Indonesia Interested in Buying Armed Drones
September 28th, 2022 Awake Goy ANKARA—Turkey said on Monday that Malaysia and Indonesia had expressed keen interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defense firm Baykar, which has supplied the weapons to several countries after battlefield successes. “Many Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, show great interest in our defence industry products. Agreements are being signed,” Turkish foreign minister Mevlut […]
Posted in International Tags: armed, buying, Drones, Indonesia, interested, Malaysia, Turkey No Comments »Queen’s funeral helped tip UK into recession
September 24th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The Bank of England raised interest rates after saying the country was already in recession partly because of the extra public holiday for the queen’s funeral. The interest rate hike to 2.25% from 1.75% is the highest level seen since the global financial crisis in 2008 and will have a major impact on millions […]
Queen’s funeral helped tip UK into recession
September 24th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The Bank of England raised interest rates after saying the country was already in recession partly because of the extra public holiday for the queen’s funeral. The interest rate hike to 2.25% from 1.75% is the highest level seen since the global financial crisis in 2008 and will have a major impact on millions […]
Queen’s funeral helped tip UK into recession
September 24th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The Bank of England raised interest rates after saying the country was already in recession partly because of the extra public holiday for the queen’s funeral. The interest rate hike to 2.25% from 1.75% is the highest level seen since the global financial crisis in 2008 and will have a major impact on millions […]
Yemeni leader slams U.S. hegemony
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The leader of Yemen’s revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi says the days are gone when the U.S. ambassador had more authority than the country’s President. Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made the remarks in a speech on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution; that he said saved the nation from […]
Yemeni leader slams U.S. hegemony
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The leader of Yemen’s revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi says the days are gone when the U.S. ambassador had more authority than the country’s President. Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made the remarks in a speech on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution; that he said saved the nation from […]
Yemeni leader slams U.S. hegemony
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- The leader of Yemen’s revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi says the days are gone when the U.S. ambassador had more authority than the country’s President. Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi made the remarks in a speech on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution; that he said saved the nation from […]
Beijing Marks Its Territory: Xi Warns Against Meddling in Central Asia
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy Beijing is taking steps to solidify its sphere of influence, including from close ally Russia, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivering the strong message during an official visit to Kazakhstan. Xi told officials China was keen to nurture relations with Kazakhstan and opposed any interference in the Central Asian country. “No matter how the international […]
Posted in International Tags: against, Beijing, central, marks, meddling, territory, warns No Comments »Biden to Nominate Career Diplomat Tracy as Ambassador to Russia, White House Say
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden will nominate career diplomat Lynne Tracy, currently the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, as ambassador to Russia, the White House said on Tuesday. The post in Russia has been vacant since Sept. 4, when envoy John Sullivan concluded his tenure there amid soaring bilateral tensions due to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Tracy was […]
Posted in International, us Tags: ambassador, biden, career, diplomat, nominate, rússia, tracy No Comments »Can Israeli provocation stop the West Bank struggle?
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- For the third day in a row, Israeli settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian land, have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque but will the provocation slow down the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the occupied West Bank? The dozens of settlers, protected by the occupation forces, raided the third holiest Muslim site in different groups through […]
Can Israeli provocation stop the West Bank struggle?
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- For the third day in a row, Israeli settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian land, have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque but will the provocation slow down the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the occupied West Bank? The dozens of settlers, protected by the occupation forces, raided the third holiest Muslim site in different groups through […]
Can Israeli provocation stop the West Bank struggle?
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- For the third day in a row, Israeli settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian land, have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque but will the provocation slow down the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the occupied West Bank? The dozens of settlers, protected by the occupation forces, raided the third holiest Muslim site in different groups through […]
Can Israeli provocation stop the West Bank struggle?
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- For the third day in a row, Israeli settlers, illegally squatting on Palestinian land, have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque but will the provocation slow down the Palestinian struggle for freedom in the occupied West Bank? The dozens of settlers, protected by the occupation forces, raided the third holiest Muslim site in different groups through […]
The Never Never of Climate Change
September 20th, 2022 Awake Goy Commentary On Sept. 8, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to cut carbon emissions by 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The legislation, adopted with the support of the Greens and “Teal” independents, is one of the signature laws of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “The passage […]
Iran to Join Asian Security Body Led by Russia, China
September 20th, 2022 Awake Goy DUBAI—Iran has moved a step closer toward becoming a permanent member of a central Asian security body dominated by Russia and China, as Tehran seeks to overcome economic isolation imposed by U.S. sanctions. Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said last Thursday that Iran had signed a memorandum of obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), […]
Posted in International, Middle East, putin, russia Tags: asian, china, rússia, Security No Comments »Chinese Official Urges People Not to Touch Foreigners to Prevent Monkeypox Infection
September 19th, 2022 Awake Goy A top Chinese health official urged people to avoid physical contact with foreigners to prevent contracting the monkeypox virus after China confirmed its first case on Sept. 16. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, urged people to avoid “skin-to-skin contact” with individuals who had traveled overseas within the […]
Posted in International Tags: chinese, foreigners, official, people, prevent, touch, urges No Comments »World Leaders Attend Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London
September 19th, 2022 Awake Goy World leaders and royalty have attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London’s Westminster Abbey to mourn Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets as the Queen’s coffin made the short journey to the abbey from Westminster Hall, where […]
Posted in International Tags: attend, Elizabeth, funeral, leaders, London, Queen, world No Comments »Thousands of U.S. nurses walk out
September 14th, 2022 Awake Goy Around 15,000 nurses across the U.S. state of Minnesota are on a three-day strike in what is believed to be the largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history. The protest puts further pressure on a health care system in America that is already facing growing calls from the public to undergo urgent reforms amid […]
Left-Wing Greens Party Calls for Republic Hours After Queen’s Passing
September 9th, 2022 Awake Goy Members of the left-wing Australian Greens party have called for the country to “move forward” and embrace becoming a Republic—to sever Australia’s links with the Crown—just hours after news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Greens leader Adam Bandt wrote on Twitter, “Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with her family […]
Japan, US, South Korea Reaffirm Joint Response to North Korea Threat
September 9th, 2022 Awake Goy TOKYO—Diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea reaffirmed their commitment on Wednesday to working together in response to any threat from North Korea, including a possible new nuclear test. The three senior diplomats in charge of North Korean affairs also underscored their efforts to strengthen their security partnership. Japan and South Korea acknowledge […]
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
September 9th, 2022 Awake Goy Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, 96, died at the Balmoral royal estate in Scotland on Thursday afternoon after having suffered from health problems since last October. She was in her Platinum Jubilee year, marking 70 years since she succeeded her father king George VI in 1952. All her children – including heir to the throne Prince Charles – rushed to […]
Bullets instead of stones in the West Bank resistance
September 8th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN- Under the real threat of ethnic cleansing from every point in the occupied West Bank, on top of the provocative violations against holy sites and betrayal by the international community, Palestinians have begun to conduct effective armed resistance operations. While diversifying the methods in confronting the brutal Israeli occupation and the increasing number of […]
