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☆ Huge trade partner and ‘systemic rival.’ Europe has a China problem
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and tit-for-tat sanctions between China and EU lawmakers have strained relations since. The total value of the goods trade between China and Europe hit €696 billion ($732 billion) last year, up by nearly a quarter from 2019. China was the third largest destination for EU goods exports, accounting for 10% of the total, according to Eurostat data. Even so, the United States may exert more pressure on Europe to pull away from China, Borges de Castro noted. EU investment into China has also become more concentrated.

Those were among the driving questions leading up to the midterm elections about Latino voters. Latino voters have long had themes attached to them for elections. Greg Abbott, who declared he would get more than half of Texas' Hispanic vote, finished with 40 percent, 2 percent less than in his last election. That helped create a "bridge opportunity" with Latino voters, said Sanchez, also a University of New Mexico political science professor. George W. Bush was elected with 35% of the Latino vote and did even better in getting re-elected with 40% of the Latino vote.

Young Latino voters were a crucial voting bloc in slowing down the so-called Republican red wave in the 2022 midterm elections, according to early exit polls. Thirty percent of young Latino voters favored the Republican House candidate. Additionally, 41% of young Latino voters identify as liberal, while 34% identify as moderate and 25% as conservative. Young Latino voters under 30, alongside young Black voters, showed stronger support for Democrats on Election Day compared to young white voters, according to the analysis by CIRCLE. "The ranking for those two states is really heavily influenced by the big presence of young Latino voters," Medina said.

Forum, founded in 1948 to ensure that Mexican American World War II veterans could access their government benefits. “Latinos have a long and honorable tradition of military service,” he said, “only somehow it is not as well-known as that of other groups. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are nearly 1.3 million Latino veterans, or about 8 percent of the veteran population. Issues for Latino veterans, Vazquez-Contes noted, range from accessing medical care through the Veterans Administration system to homelessness to suicide. “The promotion rates for the top enlisted ranks, and the top officer ranks, are just basically void of Hispanic names.”Ricardo Aponte of the Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance.

☆ Brazilian ex-bank leader Meirelles says no talk of joining Lula but door open
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Marcela Ayres | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Brazil's then-Secretary of Finance and Planning Henrique Meirelles is seen during a news conference in Sao Paulo Brazil February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File PhotoBRASILIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian central bank chief Henrique Meirelles, who served under former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Monday he had not discussed joining the government if the leftist leader wins a third term in October's election. "There's nothing (on the table)," he told Reuters after endorsing Lula at a campaign event, while emphasizing his strong relations with him. The ringing endorsement from Meirelles contributed to a strong day for Brazilian markets, traders said, with the currency gaining 1.8% and the benchmark stock index rising 2.3%. Brazil's longest-serving central bank governor (2003-2010), Meirelles is remembered for his role managing the 2008 financial crisis and raising interest rates aggressively to fight inflation.

Hainele și obiectele la mâna a doua, sau second hand (SH), devin tot mai populare în întreaga lume. Din fericire, există câteva metode prin care poți cumpăra haine SH fără a te pierde în întrebări legate de etică. De fapt, asta ne face și mai dependenți de haine”, spune Fitzpatrick. „Odată ce economiile subdezvoltate s-au deschis către importul de haine SH, întregi industrii locale s-au prăbușit”, scrie Brooks. Și pentru că pe rafturile magazinelor SH ajung aceleași haine, cantitatea din care pot alege oamenii care au nevoie de mărimi mari este infimă.

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Hainele și obiectele la mâna a doua, sau second hand (SH), devin tot mai populare în întreaga lume. Din fericire, există câteva metode prin care poți cumpăra haine SH fără a te pierde în întrebări legate de etică. De fapt, asta ne face și mai dependenți de haine”, spune Fitzpatrick. În unele cazuri, doar existența magazinelor cu haine SH ne poate da o senzație falsă că facem ceva bun. „Odată ce economiile subdezvoltate s-au deschis către importul de haine SH, întregi industrii locale s-au prăbușit”, scrie Brooks.

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