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The Decline of Extreme Poverty

One of the foremost accomplishments of the industrial age is the “immense progress against extreme poverty.” “Extreme poverty” is defined by the World Bank as a person living on less than $2.15 per day using 2017 prices. This figure has…

Russia ranks fifth among G20 countries in economic growth

The Russian economy grew by 3.6% last year, fully offsetting the 1.2% decline recorded in 2022, despite all the sanctions imposed by the Joe Biden administration and the European Union. By Leonardo Buitrago In 2023, Russia ranked fifth among the…

Basic income as a necessary component of a socio-ecological transformation and key element for climate justice

Global warming and the ongoing exploitation and destruction of nature are caused by the prevailing mode of production and life. It disregards nature in its inherent value, uses it as a mere resource. However, this way of production and life…

China gives local media its annual press conference on the “2 sessions” of the NPC and CPPCC

Yesterday, Niu Qingbao, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Chile, held his annual press conference on the sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also known as the “Two Sessions”.…

The Chile-EU Treaty to be debated in Congress in April

In a hearing requested by Chile Mejor sin TLC, the Director of Bilateral Relations of the Sub-Secretariat of International Economic Relations, Sebastián Gómez, broke the official silence and announced on the afternoon of 13th March that President Boric will send…

Current situation Europe-Russia

Two major developments have made themselves felt all over the world. In terms of the battle of the NATO-Russia narrative, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin has been a before and after, both in terms of numbers and content. As of…

Japan to tie landlocked Northeast India with Bangladesh

Hopes for the Red Sun finally glimmer lights over landlocked northeast India and plans to connect with landlocked states with Bangladesh, which has been deemed as geostrategic significance to Japan. Japan after the brutal Second World War has developed several…

The evil pharmaceutical companies

Why do I call them evil? Because they live off the sickness and misfortune of others, and the sicker people are there, the more they rejoice, because the more they earn. An arms manufacturer can say that he makes them…

BBVA, Santander, Sabadell, and CaixaBank continue to finance the nuclear weapons industry

A new report shows that the number of banks financing the industry has fallen since a treaty banning it was passed, but the four Spanish banks are still on the list. By Yago Álvarez Barba/El Salto diario Since the Treaty…

Number of financial institutions supporting the nuclear weapons industry declines

A new report by Don’t Bank on the Bomb reveals that the number of financial institutions with significant investments in companies involved in the production of nuclear weapons fell from 306 to 287 in 2023. This is the third year…

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