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The Cradle is a wonderful journalist-driven publication covering West Asia, representing tens of millions of regional voices not heard in the world’s English-language media. 02 September 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media I first found out about The Cradle after reading one of their Pepe Escobar articles reprinted in another publication. As usual, it told me more…
In 2020 US military expenditure reached an estimated $778 billion, representing an increase of 4.4 per cent over 2019. 26 Apr 2021 | Relief Web | Original Link | PDF World military spending rises to almost $2 trillion in 2020 (Stockholm, 26 April 2021) Total global military expenditure rose to $1981 billion last year, an…
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Sanctions and covid have led to unending lines for everything. Some Cubans will stand in line, for a price. 13.04.2021 | Andreas Knobloch | DW (original link) Shopping for groceries has long been a nightmare for most Cubans. Although buying basic food has slightly improved recently, Ricardo Barragan told DW that “everything is difficult” when…
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