Although a census seems at first glance insignificant, the report gained widespread coverage by the international media, who transplanted it into the context of Chinese strategic competition with the United States. How is this important? The answer is: Population matters, especially when it comes to economics. China’s population, which is aging …
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Speaking to CNN Prima News on Saturday, Babis confirmed that Prague will not wait for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve Sputnik V and that an approval from the country’s State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) would be enough to begin the vaccine’s rollout. “We cannot wait for EMA, …
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Kurz was asked by German newspaper Welt am Sonntag whether he would personally take the Sputnik V or a Chinese-made vaccine. He replied: “Yes, if the vaccines are approved in Europe.” The vaccines are all about effectiveness, safety and availability, not geopolitical struggles. The chancellor added that Austria would “definitely” …
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There’s a great expression in English: ‘It’s just not cricket’. It originated from the days when there was a code of decency in British public life. When anyone cheated, or acted like a bounder in sports, business, or in public life in general, the cry would go out, ‘It’s just …
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The President supports activation of the “Channel format” to resolve the situation in the Donbas. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that as the wick of the war and the button of the world are in Russia. “As the wick of the war and the button of the world …
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