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Middle East & North Africa Data

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  • Belarusian Strongman Lukashenka Bans Price Hikes To Curb Inflation
    on October 6, 2022 at 3:36 pm

    Belarus' authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has banned price increases as he looks to tackle accelerating inflation in a country wracked by Western sanctions over his disputed election and support for Russia in Moscow's war against Ukraine.

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McDonald’s workers beg customers to stop ordering adult Happy Meals, a nostalgic marketing ploy
McDonald’s workers beg customers to stop ordering adult Happy Meals, a nostalgic marketing ploy

Frontline workers are stressed by the limited-time promotion that runs through the end of October. [...]

Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO on why global companies also need to think locally
Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO on why global companies also need to think locally

And how a focus on ESG helps make AB InBev more efficient. [...]

‘The economy will crumble’: Another billionaire investor calls on the Fed to pull back its interest rate hikes
‘The economy will crumble’: Another billionaire investor calls on the Fed to pull back its interest rate hikes

Starwood Capital Group’s Barry Sternlicht said that if interest rates aren’t lowered, the economy would “crumble.” [...]

A beginner's guide to the stock market
A beginner's guide to the stock market

Stocks are one of many assets you can build into your portfolio. What to know and how to invest. [...]

Europe's diesel market is tightening much faster. Here's why
Europe's diesel market is tightening much faster. Here's why

The French outages “come at exactly the wrong time for Europe’s energy security." [...]

How much house you can afford? We’ll break it down for you
How much house you can afford? We’ll break it down for you

Home prices are up 43% since the start of the pandemic. We’re breaking down how to calculate how much house you can comfortably afford. [...]

More than 2,000 doctors in Slovakia are threatening to resign because of low pay and sparse funding
More than 2,000 doctors in Slovakia are threatening to resign because of low pay and sparse funding

If their demands are not met, they say they will resign on Dec. 1. [...]

A former tech worker was sentenced to probation and time served for her role in the Capital One hack that forced the company to pay a $190 million customer settlement
A former tech worker was sentenced to probation and time served for her role in the Capital One hack that forced the company to pay a $190 million customer settlement

Paige Thompson obtained personal information of over 100 million people. [...]

Commodity-Trading Hedge Funds Are Having a Strong Year

Some hedge funds that trade raw materials have generated blockbuster returns this year, making them among the major beneficiaries of exceptionally volatile commodity markets. [...]

Stocks Fall After Two-Day Rally

U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday after blue chips posted their biggest two-day gains in more than two years. [...]

Stock Traders Dive Into Boom-or-Bust Options

The most popular bets expire in a matter of days as equities experience some of the biggest swings since the 2008 financial crisis. [...]

OPEC+ Agrees to Biggest Oil Cut Since Start of Pandemic

The move to curb output will likely push up already-high global energy prices and help oil-exporting Russia pay for its war in Ukraine. [...]

OPEC+ Brinkmanship Could Backfire

The oil cartel’s rationale for the production cut isn’t as important as how oil consumers interpret the move. [...]

Rising Rates Could Help Reinsurers Price Climate Risk

If Hurricane Ian leaves some “cat bond” investors with losses, reinsurers might see improved pricing in the future. [...]

How a Social-Media Frenzy Around Credit Suisse Rattled Its Stock

Fast-spreading rumors circulating on Reddit and Twitter served as a reminder of the sway online forums can now exert over financial markets. [...]

Britain Is Neither an Emerging Market Nor a Cheap Place to Invest

The sterling rebound suggests the U.K. isn’t on the brink of a currency crisis, but the government’s focus on “growth, growth and growth” still has little to back it up. [...]

Surveys Show Xi’s Hardline Foreign Policy Increasingly Unpopular Among Western and Developed Countries 

A series of recent surveys shows how Chinese diplomacy in the era of Xi Jinping has soured attitudes toward China in many developed countries. At the same time, Chinese officials are doubling down on their foreign policy approach while attempting to revise the global security… [...]

Photo: Lao Jun, Yunnan, by Rod Waddington
Photo: Lao Jun, Yunnan, by Rod Waddington

Lao Jun, Yunnan, by Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0) [...]

Voices of July: “Henan Banks, Return Our Savings!”

“Voices of July” continues CDT’s monthly “Voices of …” collection of viral and censored audio-visual content from all over China. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation “Voices of April,” which was the target of intense government and platform censorship, the series seeks to circumvent censorship… [...]

U.C. San Diego, 21st Century China Center – The Party Remakes China: What to Watch for After the 20th Party Congress
NYT – China’s ‘Absurd’ Covid Propaganda Stirs Rebellion
The Economist – The Prince: Searching for Xi Jinping
New Reports Detail Chinese Influence Operations in Foreign Media

A series of recent reports shows the variety of tactics employed to extend Chinese influence into foreign countries, particularly their information ecosystems. The reports outline the strengths and weaknesses of these influence operations and the resilience of their targets, and in many cases testify to… [...]

Photo: Untitled, by Hsiuan Boyen
Photo: Untitled, by Hsiuan Boyen

Untitled, by Hsiuan Boyen (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

Researchers discover that quality and mix of protein in a type of pancreatic cancer is the determinant of whether the prognosis is poor or very poor. [...]

Being absent while awake: How mind blanking helps us understand ongoing thinking

Researchers have shown that the phenomenology of 'mind blanking' challenges the belief that the human mind is always thinking. [...]

Some everyday materials have memories, and now they can be erased

Some solid materials have a memory of how they have previously been stretched out, which impacts how they respond to these kinds of deformations in the future. A new study lends insight into memory formation in the foams and emulsions common in food products and… [...]

Logging down the value chain raises future forest sustainability concerns

Over a 50-year period, logging on B.C.'s Central Coast preferentially targeted the highest value locations on the landscape, according to new research. The systematic depletion of high-value components of the environment raises concerns about future sustainability and intergenerational access to natural resources. Led by SFU… [...]

Cleaner, more cost-effective way to make useful industrial chemicals

A team of researchers has developed a new, ecologically sensitive way to produce these nanocrystals through a process called high-humidity shaker aging. The new technique represents an advance over existing methods in that it costs less, uses less water, and eliminates the need for toxic… [...]

The surprising Swiss-Army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme

Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. But how exactly they do so remains only partly understood. Now researchers… [...]

Genes that modulate aging, lifespan

Scientists are exploring the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they influence variation in longevity. [...]

Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cognition at midlife

Healthy study volunteers whose red blood cells contained higher concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids were found to have better brain structure and cognitive function in middle age. [...]

The generations of Iranian women fighting for freedom

The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution. [...]

Mahsa Amini: How one woman's death sparked Iran protests

The BBC has analysed over 1,000 videos of unprecedented protests following Mahsa Amini's death in custody. [...]

Iran protests: Schoolgirls heckle paramilitary speaker

A video appears to show teenagers shouting "get lost, Basiji", as protests spread to the classroom. [...]

Lebanon financial crisis: The people robbing banks to get their own money

Bank customers in Lebanon cannot withdraw more than $400 a month, owing to the financial crisis. [...]

Iran: Teen protester Nika Shakarami's body stolen, sources say

Security forces snatched her corpse before her family could bury her, BBC Persian is told. [...]

Asian Winter Games to be held in Trojena, Saudi Arabia in 2029

Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 at a mountain resort that is currently being constructed. [...]

Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall

The 44 coins found in Israel date to the Muslim conquest of the area in 635, archaeologists say. [...]

Palestinian deaths toll in West Bank hits 100 this year

The deadliest tally in years comes amid a big increase in Israeli military raids. [...]

Family of US citizen missing in Afghanistan claims he is in Taliban custody: Report

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): An Afghan-American national, who had travelled to Afghanistan for working purpose, has been missing for the past eight weeks, media reports said citing his family member. Mahmood Shah Habibi, the former Afghan Aviation Authority Chief had recently travelled to Afghanistan… [...]

Shantaram - the Black white man's burden

There are only two things you're likely to encounter in India as much as Delhi belly: ubiquitous copies of Gregory David Roberts' best-selling 2003 novel Shantaram in hostel lobbies and Swiss bakeries and, as noted in the book, constantly "being stared at with the [...]… [...]

Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.Their SpaceX flight was delayed by Hurricane Ian,… [...]

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 5

KABUL -- Four people were killed and 25 others wounded after a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry here on Wednesday. "A blast occurred at a mosque near the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. Four worshippers were martyred and 25… [...]

Kyrgyzstan elects new parliament speaker

BISHKEK, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new speaker, Nurlanbek Shakiev, at a meeting on Wednesday. According to the results of a secret voting, Shakiev, 45, was elected speaker of the parliament with 80 deputies in favor and six against. Shakiev… [...]

440 families receive Chinese humanitarian aid in north Afghanistan

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. "Today we distribute the aid, including flour and rice, assisted by China to 440 needy families," provincial head… [...]

Four killed, 25 wounded in another Kabul blast

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 25 others were wounded in a blast in the Kabul mosque, the latest in the series of targeted explosions in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The blast reportedly took place at a mosque of the Taliban's… [...]

Afghanistan: Blast occurs at mosque near Taliban-run interior ministry

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in bombings, a blast was reported at a mosque near the office of the Taliban-led Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday, media reports stated citing a Taliban spokesperson. Taliban spokesperson Abdul Nafai Takor… [...]

Southern Africa: JOHN BUSY WITH THIS Growing Industry and the Green Economy in Southern Africa

[SAIIA] Given the shifting landscape brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and crises such as COVID-19, the SADC region has much to gain by strengthening the anticipatory and adaptive capacity of industrial policymaking. [...]

Gambia: WHO Issues Alert on Four Drugs That May Be Linked to Death of Dozens of Children

[DW] The World Health Organization has issued an alert on four medicines made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. At least 66 children have died in Gambia from acute kidney injury since July, the WHO said. [...]

Africa: On the Brink - Global Crises Demand Radical Change

[The Conversation Africa] We have damaged our planet through destructive exploitation of fossil fuels and the insatiable demand for things we don't need. We are cooking ourselves to death and it may already be too late to do anything about it. [...]

Africa: How Corruption Cripples Business At Continent's Seaports

[DW] Ports in Africa lose vast sums of money because of corrupt port officials, inefficiencies, and poor infrastructure, among others. Corruption has affected economic growth and slowed the clearance and forwarding of goods. [...]

Sudan: Can External Mediation Break Political Stalemate?

[ISS] Trilateral intervention could help bridge differences between civilian groups and the military. [...]

Nigeria: Six Months After Train Attack, Terrorists Release Remaining 23 Hostages - Official

[Premium Times] The train departed Abuja for Kaduna before it was attacked in a Kaduna community by the terrorists. [...]

Nigeria: Why Hushpuppi Should Spend At Least 11 Years in Jail - U.S. Government

[Premium Times] The U.S. government wants Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering in July 2021, jailed for 135 months. [...]

South Africa: South Africa's Vaccine Regulator Reaches New WHO Level to Ensure Safety, Quality And Effectiveness

[WHO] Geneva -- WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This recognises that South Africa has a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system to ensure the… [...]

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