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Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022
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Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022

January 19, 2023July 6, 2023

According to data from maritime sector brokerage firm Banchero Costa, last year saw the EU import 98.8 million tonnes…

Ukraine War will not End This Year – Nation is Already “De Facto NATO Member” and “Weapons Lab”
ArchivesWar

Ukraine War will not End This Year – Nation is Already “De Facto NATO Member” and “Weapons Lab”

January 17, 2023July 25, 2023

In May and December, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger voiced opinions to the media that the war between…

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022

January 16, 2023July 6, 2023

As a slight rally in equity markets kicks off 2023, a stealth bull market in gold and silver continued…

23 Chocolate Bars Contained by Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead – Consumer Safety Study
ArchivesPhysiology

23 Chocolate Bars Contained by Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead – Consumer Safety Study

January 13, 2023June 30, 2023

Consumer safety 3rd party, Consumer Reports, recently tested a mix of large and small brand chocolate bars for toxic…

Big Commodity Gains Midway through January Even After Another Positive Inflation Report
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Big Commodity Gains Midway through January Even After Another Positive Inflation Report

January 12, 2023July 6, 2023

Markets are betting in different ways as Thursday’s long-anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed a small slowdown in…

Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division
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Poland Seeks to Become “True Land Superpower in Europe” – Adds New Army Division

January 11, 2023July 17, 2023

The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in…

Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase
ArchivesWorld News

Japan Turning into National Security State with New Defense Plan and Big Guns Budget Increase

January 10, 2023July 17, 2023

Citing “the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Kishida government of…

Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why
ArchivesTravel

Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why

January 9, 2023June 30, 2023

Of the 20 regions of Italy, Valle d’Aosta is among the lesser-known components for everyone who doesn’t like to…

Serbia-Kosovo Standoff Ends as KFOR Takes Down Road Barricades
ArchivesWorld News

Serbia-Kosovo Standoff Ends as KFOR Takes Down Road Barricades

January 5, 2023August 8, 2023

The barricades on roads in the north of the breakaway province of Kosovo have been removed by a NATO…

Date Palms Built the Modern Adventure Captial of the Tunisian Sahara
ArchivesTravel

Date Palms Built the Modern Adventure Captial of the Tunisian Sahara

January 4, 2023June 30, 2023

Tozeur, a city in the south of Tunisia is probably one of the most unique to be found anywhere…

Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout
ArchivesWorld News

Standoff in Kosovo Approaches Three Weeks of Near-Total Media Blackout

December 28, 2022August 8, 2023

A crisis with the potential consequence of ethnic cleaning is seemingly being welcomed in Eastern Europe by several NATO…

While Ukraine War Continues Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia
ArchivesWorld News

While Ukraine War Continues Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia

December 20, 2022January 24, 2024

After 300 NATO-trained Kosovar military police officers occupied the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica in southern Serbia/Kosovo in early…

Le Mans Hosts a Hundred Years of Endurance Motor Racing After a Thousand Years of History.
ArchivesTravel

Le Mans Hosts a Hundred Years of Endurance Motor Racing After a Thousand Years of History.

December 19, 2022June 30, 2023

The 1971 movie Le Mans, featuring Steve McQueen, had no scripted dialogue for the first forty minutes as it…

White House Pushes Dem. Senators to Vote to Continue Yemen War
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White House Pushes Dem. Senators to Vote to Continue Yemen War

December 14, 2022August 8, 2023

Senator Bernie Sanders (I – VT) has reversed his decision to force a vote on a War Powers Act…

Dahar: One of the Best Regions in North Africa
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Dahar: One of the Best Regions in North Africa

December 13, 2022June 30, 2023

I’m by no means an expert in North Africa, but as my trip in Tunisia reached a half-way point,…

First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation
ArchivesConservation

First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation

December 12, 2022June 30, 2023

If asked which big cats lived in groups, most people would at least say lions, and at most perhaps…

$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup
ArchivesForeign Policy

$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup

December 9, 2022August 8, 2023

In a 350 to 80 vote, the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a mammoth military…

WATCH These Self-Replicating Builder Robots from MIT in Action
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WATCH These Self-Replicating Builder Robots from MIT in Action

December 8, 2022August 8, 2023

Mass. Institute of Technology has demonstrated a self-producing, self-replicating robot can both build more robots and structures in a…

Ukraine Arms Industry Hints at Cause of Strikes on Airfields Inside Russia—US Denies Any Association
ArchivesWar

Ukraine Arms Industry Hints at Cause of Strikes on Airfields Inside Russia—US Denies Any Association

December 7, 2022August 8, 2023

On Monday, two separate bases deep inside Russian territory, the Diaghilev military airfields in the Ryazan region and Engels…

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe
ArchivesWar

Public Debate Heats Up Over Negotiations in Ukraine as Winter Grips Europe

December 6, 2022October 27, 2023

Story at a glance… As winter nears, leaders and lawmakers are beginning to call for negotiations in Ukraine. Other…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

Andy Corbley April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

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