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Posted on 28 August 202128 August 2021 by ilagardien

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Financial Times

Sibanye seeks to scrap $1bn nickel deal
Critics of ‘woke’ capitalism are wrong
Russia plans to target Ukraine capital in ‘lightning war’, UK warns
Russian financial markets sustain fresh blow on rising Ukraine tensions
The US’s hidden minority hit hard by Covid

Branko Milanovic Personal Blog

Deaths vs. the economy: an unexpected reversal
Every decision to impose a lockdown in a pandemic is a decision to sacrifice the economy in order to save lives, at least in the short-run. The lockdown decisions may prove, over the longer term, even good for the economy—but it clear that every government, at every administrative level, has since the very beginning of […]
Trotsky on the class structure of Soviet socialism
For the reasons that are too complicated to explain here (and perhaps also because you can read about them in my forthcoming book on how income inequality was studied from Quesnay to the fall of the Berlin Wall), I reread some of the literature that looks at the class structure of socialist societies. Most of […]
What I read in the Year III of covid: an annotated summary
I will try to imitate my colleague @milescorak who nicely summarized his work and readings in 2021. Most of my work was on my forthcoming book “Through the lens of inequality” that looks at how inequality was perceived and framed (popular word these days) from before the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin […]
How I did not celebrate Christmas
A week ago, a friend asked me how was Christmas when I was growing up in Yugoslavia, in the 1960s. I said to her: “Christmas was cancelled.” That was true, but the full truth was a bit more complex. Like in the Soviet Union, but not in the rest of Eastern Europe, Christmas in Yugoslavia […]
The Summit of Democracies is a wrong idea (for the world)
More than 100 nations’ presidents, prime ministers and kings will virtually meet at the Summit of Democracies on December 9 and 10. It is the first such meeting in history, where the application, or the ostensible application, of the democratic principles in the governance of national affairs is used as a criterion to invite the […]

BBC World News

Heidelberg shooting: Gunman dead after injuring four
UK PM warns invasion of Ukraine would be 'disastrous'
Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel is 22-year-old Kenyan
Ireland tells Russia live-fire naval exercise is 'not welcome'
Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge sworn in

Channelnews Asia

Gainsborough's 'The Blue Boy' back on show in London after 100 years
Ford to cut orders for hybrid pick up Maverick - WSJ
Heavy snowfall paralyses Greece
China's Shimao sells stake in joint venture company to reduce debt
Hong Kong's top judge defends city's rule of law in face of international concern

Singapore Straits Times

England to end Covid-19 testing for arriving vaccinated travellers
German police say lone Heidelberg gunman is dead after injuring several people
World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief
Thousands protest in Sudan against military rule
French Covid-19 'vaccine pass' in force for leisure and travel
Nato sends ships and jets to eastern Europe in Ukraine crisis
Burkina Faso president arrested by mutinous soldiers: Security sources
Washington Report Podcast: US and Japan vow to push back against China
British PM Johnson orders inquiry over anti-Muslim discrimination in party
Children of Ukraine's 'absurd' separatist war see bleak future

Business Times

Omicron's a milder bump for Asean, after earlier, harsher waves
COVID-19 cases are on the rise across South-east Asia, weeks after the extra-contagious Omicron variant was first reported in the region.
Harnessing investment opportunities while saving Earth
THE climate crisis is the world's greatest challenge, but the transition to a more sustainable future also represents the biggest investment opportunity of our lifetime, says Pictet Wealth Management's head of ESG Rosa Sangiorgio.
Wealth taxes should be directed at investment properties: Grant Thornton
WEALTH taxes should be directed at investment properties given that it is easy to collect and can be used as a mechanism to stabilise property prices for Singaporeans, says professional services firm Grant Thornton.
Could B2B pivots give pandemic-hit fintechs a new growth story?
TWO Singapore fintechs familiar to consumers - YouTrip and SoCash - have made pivots into the business-to-business (B2B) payments segment. This comes as their core businesses have been hit by the pandemic.
ALog Trust units could bounce this week, but revised merger deal is still less than compelling for its unitholders
WITH their extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) only days away, ESR-Reit and Ara Logos Logistics Trust (ALog Trust) have deferred the vote and revised the financial terms of their merger - in favour of unitholders of ALog Trust.

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Malay Mail

Sarawak SDMC allows family reunion dinner for CNY
Muhyiddin: Perikatan ready for Johor state election
Stop turning BAM-Zii Jia issue into polemic, youth and sports minister tells all parties

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Anti-G8 and Anti-War Graffiti in Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

Anti-war paint. Geneva 2003

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