russia's 13 un vetoes on syria - expat guide to russia

On February 4, 2012 Russia and China again veto resolution that condemns Syrian government crackdown on the opposition, while Security Council's other members vote in favour.. ... On September 19, 2019, Russia and China veto resolution drafted by Belgium, Germany and Kuwait, calling for..

un chief should denounce china’s abuses in xinjiang

The countless victims of China's latest wave of depend on his in standing up to Beijing and demanding end to the persecution.  . ... The scale of China's abuses against Turkic Muslims cries out for the secretary-general's principled leadership despite pressure from China, .. ..

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world climate change report card: these countries are meeting goals

Few major emitters are taking the kind of action that will keep warming to 1.5 Celsius, and some China, and EU, could step up at New York climate summit and announce stronger targets, says Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, one of CAT's constituent organizations... ..

as spending booms, politicians ignore the debt

In a competitive world where nations like China are shifting away from the dollar as the global reserve currency and replace it with the yuan, the U.S. should be more concerned than ever about its $1 trillion in new spending—and its $22.6 trillion in federal debt. ..

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