China refuses to waver in support of Russia, while teetering line on sanctions

China (and Saudi Arabia) biggest scumbags on planet. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220414/criticada-washington-china-defiende-postura-rusia China on Thursday defended its position on the conflict in Ukraine, saying it is “on the right side of history” after Washington warned that its refusal to sanction Russia could affect its relationship with other economies. The Chinese diplomatic spokesman, Zhao Lijian, assured that his country…

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Telecommunications giant NOKIA latest to cease operations in Russia

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220412/empresa-telecomunicaciones-finlandesa-nokia-retira-rusia Nokia will leave Russia and lay off some of its 2,000 employees in that country, the Finnish telecommunications company announced on Tuesday. The announcement by the Nordic giant that employs 90,000 people worldwide comes a day after its Swedish rival Ericsson decided to indefinitely suspend its activities in Russia. The mobile telecommunications network provider,…

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How is Ukraine war affecting Panama supply chain?

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220315/220316-productos-panama-mas-importa-ucrania-verse-afectados-guerra Although in the trade balance the volume of trade between Ukraine and Panama is not as high compared to other countries in the world, there are certain productive sectors that could be affected by the Russian invasion and by the increase in fuel costs that is being generated in the wake of the war….

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As cease fire talks intensify, Ukraine continues to expel Soviet aggression

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/220329/ucrania-anuncia-liberacion-irpin-afueras Ukrainian forces “liberated” the town of Irpin, on the outskirts of kyiv, Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said in television remarks on Monday. “The armed forces are advancing, the police are advancing, and immediately there are full sweeps in the streets… So the city has been liberated, but it is still dangerous to be…

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International outcry a wake up call to Russia. “COLD WAR” a thing of the past

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220327/guerra-ucrania A necessary reflection The editors of the Monthly Review are right when they point out that the war unfolding in Ukraine “represents a turning point in the New Cold War and a great human tragedy.” Understanding the origin and impact of this situation is a necessary task for those of us who, following Martin Luther…

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Spike in China reminds us COVID is part of our new reality forever

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220328/confinada-mitad-ciudad-china-shanghai-brote-covid-19 Millions of people in the eastern part of China’s financial hub of Shanghai were confined to their homes on Monday to contain the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak. Authorities announced a two-phase lockdown in the city of 25 million people on Sunday night for massive testing. The announcement prompted a rush to the markets by…

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Ambitious, Young, Costa Rican President states what we have knows for years Nicaragua is a MESS

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/220328/nicaragua-rasgo-democracia-afirma-presidente-costarricense The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, affirmed this Monday that Nicaragua no longer presents “any trace of democracy”, during a visit to Spain before leaving power in May. “What is happening in Nicaragua is very unfortunate, as the democratic institutions have progressively been eroded, destroyed; it no longer has any trace of democracy,”…

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EU tightens financial grasp over Russia as “talks” bear no fruit

The European Union is finalizing the withdrawal of the status of “most favored nation” to Russia under the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as confirmed on Thursday by community spokesperson Miriam García Ferrer, within the framework of the sanctions that the EU is imposing on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220310/ue-prepara-retirar-rusia-ventajas-arancelarias-acuerdo-omc “It…

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Brief cease fire reached to permit humanitarian access

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220309/ucrania-rusia-acuerdan-seis-corredores-humanitarios-evacuacion-civiles Ukraine and Russia have agreed on six humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk said that the parties to the conflict will cease hostilities to evacuate civilians from the town of Energodar, in southern Ukraine; the city of Sumy, in…

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