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☆ The US-based veterinarian who’s returned to Greece to help stray cats
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Giving backKatogiritis teaches a student pre-operative care steps for anesthetized cats during the 2021 spay/neuter program in Karpathos, Greece. Changing mentalitiesKatogiritis speaks to local elementary school students during a community outreach event on Karpathos island in 2022. Fragitsa Katogiritis“The community of adopters is connected through our Facebook group (Animal Welfare Karpathos) where they will often share photos and videos of our beloved rescues,” she says, adding that Animal Welfare Karpathos has found homes for over 300 pets in the past three years. In Karpathos, over 700 animals have been spayed or neutered through the Animal Welfare Karpathos programs. She credits her team of volunteers for helping to get the Animal Welfare Karpathos program off the ground and keeping it going.

Persons: Anna Katogiritis, Katogiritis, Karpathos, Anna Katogiritis “, ”, “, ” Katogiritis, Jane Goodall, Goodall, she’d, Sophia Hiras, “ We’ve, Welfare Karpathos, Fragitsa, neutering, it’s “, Bruno Morandi, Julia Konstantina, hasn’t, She’s, there’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Biology, Biotechnology, University of Crete, Virginia - Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Jane, Jane Goodall Institute, Rehabilitation, Animal Welfare, Welfare, Facebook, Interior Ministry, “, Bank, Veterinary Global Aid Locations: Karpathos, Greece, Rhodes, Crete, Athens, Katogiritis, Virginia, Republic of Congo

☆ The US dollar and Argentine peso could exist side by side, says rival to presidential frontrunner Milei
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich wants both the dollar and peso to be official currencies. This represents a different take versus full dollarization, a policy advocated by frontrunner Javier Milei. "The peso and the dollar will coexist," Carlos Melconian, her chief economic advisor, said at the Bloomberg Economic Summit in Buenos Aires. "There will be a complementary exchange rate regime that will be step by step, and will take inflation into account." "There is going to be very severe and prudent macroeconomic policy in Argentina," Melconian said, according to Bloomberg.

Persons: Patricia Bullrich, Javier Milei, Bullrich, —, Milei, Carlos Melconian, Melconian Organizations: Argentine, Service, US greenback, Bloomberg Economic Summit, Bloomberg Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina

☆ Ukraine was right to abandon Western tactics and instead attack Russian defenses in small teams, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A leading think tank called on Ukraine's Western allies to show greater faith in its military decisions. "The Ukrainian forces have done what successful militaries do — they have adapted and are now advancing. AdvertisementAdvertisementHer argument echoes that of a US veteran on the ground, who spoke to Insider's Sinéad Baker between training Ukrainian forces. The New York Times reported at the time that they involved attacking Russian positions in large groups using complicated maneuvers. But other analysts were more skeptical that Ukraine's counteroffensive could yield a decisive result this year.

Persons: —, Nataliya Bugayova, Insider's Sinéad Baker, Jackie, Bugayova, Emil Kastehelmi Organizations: NATO, Service, Ukrainian, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, NATO, Russian, Finnish

☆ Which candidates qualified for the second Republican 2024 debate?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks as former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley listen during the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSept 25 (Reuters) - At least six Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Here are the candidates expected to be on stage for the debate, which begins at 9 p.m. DeSantis, 45, is Trump's top rival, but remains nearly 40 percentage points behind the former president in opinion polls. DeSantis' campaign says it is focused on stopping Trump in Iowa, where the party will hold its first nominating contest in January. The former New Jersey governor and federal prosecutor stepped up his verbal attacks as Trump faced a growing number of criminal charges.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, MIKE, Jan, Pence, Joe Biden's, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, Trump, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, Biden, TIM SCOTT, Scott's, Scott, CHRIS CHRISTIE Christie, Trump's, Christie, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin Organizations: Florida, U.S, South Carolina, Republican, Foundation & Institute, Twitter, Trump, Capitol, Christian, White, United Nations, Republican Party, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, New, Thomson Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, California, Detroit, autoworkers, Simi Valley , California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Milwaukee, South Carolina, New Jersey

☆ A Ukrainian commando described being thrown off a speedboat while under fire, then telling his comrades to abandon him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Earlier this month, Ukraine said it recaptured Black Sea drilling rigs in a daring raid. During the mission, Russian fighter jets shot at a Ukrainian boat, and one soldier fell overboard. In an exclusive interview with the outlet Ukrainian Pravda published last week, the commando described the dramatic ordeal in detail. The fighting caused the Ukrainian skipper to make sharp turns, and Conan fell overboard. The Black Sea has become a hotbed of military activity in the war.

Persons: Conan Organizations: Ukrainian Pravda, Service, Pravda, Ukraine, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Crimea

"The public in West African countries has become increasingly wary of hosting a Western military presence," said Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at London-based risk firm Verisk Maplecroft. "The French exit from Niger will push Western troops further away from the central Sahel." The U.S. has refused to call the Niger takeover a coup, meaning it can avoid severing ties for now. Unlike France, American forces do not actively engage with Niger forces against Islamist militants and could be open to working within a transition to civilian rule. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the French military base in the capital calling for the troops' departure.

Persons: Mahamadou, Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk, Emmanuel Macron, Russia's, Washington's, Defence Lloyd Austin, Washington, Nathaniel Powell, Joe Biden, Macron, Aissami Tchiroma, It's, Oxford Analytica, Paris, Jalel Harchaoui, John Irish, Edward McAllister, Abdel, Kader Mazou, Andrew Gray, George Obulutsa, Andrew Heavens Organizations: French Army, REUTERS, London, Russia's Wagner, Defence, Oxford, Protesters, France, Military, Royal United Services Institute, Thomson Locations: France, Nigerien, Niamey, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger PARIS, DAKAR, West Africa, West, Russia, United States, Libya, The U.S, Nairobi, American, West African, Afghanistan, AFRICA, French, Africa, It's, CHAD, GUINEA France, Chad, Paris, Sahel, Europe, Ukraine, Italy, Germany, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gabon, London, Brussels

☆ Opinion: The 2,000-year-old advice for coping in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. A surprising number claimed to think about the ancient empire as often as ‘every day’ or least every week or two. It became a meme (are you even in a relationship if she hasn’t asked you about the Roman Empire? They marvel at their absolute dominion, their mastery of every strand of civilisation — and then how that power suddenly slipped away. Biden on Wednesday took steps to speed up the ability of Venezuelans in the US to obtain work permits.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Seneca, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Bobby McFerrin’s musing, David M, Perry, hasn’t, Jo Ellison, —, Marcus Aurelius, that’s, David Perry, “ There’s, ” Perry, Paula M, Krebs, “, Donald Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Trump, …, ’, ” Cupp, Roe, Wade, Cupp, he’s, Dean Obeidallah, Trump’s, Patrick T, Brown, Bill Bramhall, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zurawik, Rupert, Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Richard Nixon, ” Murdoch “, Walt Handelsman, Kevin McCarthy, Max Burns, Donald Trump, today’s MAGA, ” Clay Jones, Chuck Schumer, Elena Sheppard, Sen, John Fetterman, baring, Fetterman, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim Yo Jong, Sung, Yoon Lee, “ Kim Yo Jong, Kim, Kim Jong, ” “, Hunter Biden isn’t, Alexis Coe, George Washington’s, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Hunter, … Hunter, Joe Biden, Biden, Peter Bergen, Mike Pence, … Biden, Bergen, ” Lisa Benson, Martin Sheen, Melissa Fitzgerald, Gurney, John F, Melissa, Andy, Michael Bociurkiw, ” Bociurkiw, Volodymyr Zelensky “, Zelensky, Lanhee J, Chen, ” Chen, Keir Giles, It’ll, Jennifer Wexton, Barbara Comstock, Alex Brandon, Jill Filipovic, Democrat “, ” Wexteon “, Eric Adams, Julian Zelizer . Biden, ” Don’t, David Horsey, Agency Frida Ghitis, Agatha Christie, China Adam H, Sobel, Holly Thomas, Russell Brand, Akanksha, Dan Perry, Gilead, Netanyahu government’s, Gene Seymour, Jann, Reggie B, Maren Morris, Matt Winkelmeyer, ” Maren Morris, Nicole Hemmer, Morris ’, Morris, Jason Aldean’s “, Oliver Anthony’s “ Rich, Richmond ”, “ Rich, ” Hemmer, Anthony himself, ‘, Hemmer Organizations: CNN, Financial Times, West Virginia University, Modern Language Association, WVU, West Virginia, Republican, Press, Florida Gov, White, Content Agency, Content Agency Rupert Murdoch Media, Fox News, Capitol, Agency, Democratic, fied Republican Party, Republican Party, Justice Department, Qatari, Amnesty International, Kennedy Center, UN, Assembly, CBS, Ukraine’s, Republicans, Democrat, Progressive Supra, GOP, Walton, Mobile, North, Richmond Locations: Rome, Ukraine, TikTok, Roman, Roman Republic, Washington, ”, Korean, North Korea, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Dulles , Virginia, Virginia, New York City, United States, China, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ 4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider has compiled a list of four of the most effective ones Russia has used so far in the war. Insider has taken a look at four key military systems that Russia has used to do this, from Ka-52 attack helicopters to Lancet drones. Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicoptersA serviceman checks a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter. It can also be fitted with VIKHR anti-tank missiles, ATAKA missiles, B8V-20 rocket launchers, and IGLA-V anti-aircraft guided missiles, per the site. Danilov said the number of Russian mines was "insane" and stressed the importance Ukraine was placing on saving its front-line soldiers.

Persons: Bradley, Danilov, James Patton Rogers, Forbes, Patton Rogers, Oleksiy Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Airforce Technology, UK Ministry of Defence, US stingers, Forbes, Emergency Services, REUTERS Ukraine's, National Security and Defense, CNN, Presidential, University of Southern, Soviet, State Emergency Service, FAB, REUTERS, Razumkov, New York Times Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Ka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian, University of Southern Denmark, Kharkiv, REUTERS Russia

☆ Insider Today: The hottest job markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Speaking of change and mobility, if you're looking for a new job, we have an inside look at how competitive job hunting currently is. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBad news for job hunters: You're competing with more people for a job now, compared with the same time period one or two years ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, data from LinkedIn shared with Insider comparing job vacancies with active applicants paints a more complex image. Rankings were based on job market and work conditions, affordability, crime and safety, workplace diversity, and health and leisure. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, there's, Rand, Mike Steinitz, Robert Half, Steinitz, you've, Hoshino, Craig F, Walker, Pano Christou, Arantza Pena Popo, Gen Alpha, Brittany Chang, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Companies, LinkedIn, Ministry of Justice, Hoshino Resorts, Brussels Airlines, Cambridge, Harvard University, Boston Globe, Getty Images, Getty Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, San Diego, United States, Japan, Pomfret , Vermont, Brussels, England, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, situationships, Salem, Kansas, London, New York

☆ Opinion | Caregiving for the Elderly: The Stresses and Challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I find it egregious and very painful to witness this country’s willingness to abandon an entire generation as it ages and suffers inevitable illnesses. Barbara R. RauchNew YorkTo the Editor:Michelle Cottle paints a depressing picture of our nation’s failure to care for aging Americans who often have physical and mental impairments. Typically that’s a woman who is divorced, unmarried, childless or unemployed. Caregiving is a stressful and thankless job that often leads to the caregiver’s depression and social isolation. Other family members may provide money to caregivers, but they seldom convey their sympathy or contribute their own precious time.

Persons: Cottle, Barbara R, Rauch, Michelle Cottle, Alzheimer’s Organizations: Rauch New Locations: Rauch New York

Lachlan Murdoch and his siblings attended Dalton, a private school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and other elite schools, including Trinity School. In 1999, Lachlan Murdoch assumed responsibility for print operations in the U.S. [1/3]Then Newscorp chairman Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan Murdoch in the crowd before Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 5, 2017. The newly constituted Fox was reduced to a handful of assets, including the Fox broadcast network, Fox News, Fox Sports and Fox Business, with Lachlan Murdoch serving as its executive chair and chief executive officer. As chief executive of Fox Corp since 2019, Lachlan Murdoch has presided over the media properties during seismic change in the industry, as viewers cut cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services.

Persons: Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s, Anna, Australian Broadcasting Corp’s, Paddy Manning’s, “, Lachlan, James, Dalton, Manning, Robert Deutsch, Walt Disney, Brother James Murdoch, Chris Mitchell, ”, James Murdoch, Kathryn, Fox, Donald Trump, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Kenneth Li, Nick Zieminski Organizations: News Corp, Fox Corp, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Sun, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment, Australian Broadcasting, New, New York Post, The New York Times, Daily News, Wall Street, San Antonio Express, Monopoly, Trinity School, Trinity Conservative Society, Princeton, News Ltd, U.S ., New York, Century Fox, Walt, Fox, Fox Business, Disney, New York Times, Daily, Dominion Voting Systems, Thomson Locations: Australia, United States, London, New York, U.S, Illyria, NRG, Houston , Texas, Los Angeles

☆ A.I. Excels at Making Bad Art. Can an Artist Teach It to Create Something Good?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

“Is It Good Enough to Fool My Gallerist?” David Salle, one of America’s most thoughtful painters, hoped an A.I. “We are sending the machine to art school,” Salle quipped, before expounding on the principles of light, shadow, depth and volume that good painting requires. Safe to say that nobody would mistake this image for a Salle painting. Salle’s style has changed over the years, which made capturing his essence a little more challenging for an algorithm. Put through the blender of a machine, Salle’s art becomes a remix: a pastiche of pastiches.

Persons: ” David Salle, David Salle, ” Salle, wisps, ”, —, Justin Kaneps, Danika Laszuk, Grant Davis, Ben Lerner, “, David Salle ”, Hillary Clinton doppelgänger, Edward Hopper … …, Giorgio de Chirico, Bernini, Salle, Salle’s, Sarah French, ” Davis, David, John Baldessari, Peter Arno, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, Alex Katz, Katz, Jackson Pollock, Davis, … …, …, tutus, Barbara Gladstone, Arno, shrugged Organizations: The New York Times, New York Times, Whitney Museum of American Art, Betaworks, ” Salle, California Institute of, Arts, New Yorker, Salle Locations: ” Salle, ”, Seoul

[1/3] Then Newscorp chairman Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan Murdoch in the crowd before Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 5, 2017. In 1999, Lachlan Murdoch assumed responsibility for print operations in the U.S. Lachlan Murdoch founded Illyria Pty, a private investment company, whose acquisitions included a network of Australian radio stations. The newly constituted Fox was reduced to a handful of assets, including the Fox broadcast network, Fox News, Fox Sports and Fox Business, with Lachlan Murdoch serving as its executive chair and chief executive officer. While Rupert Murdoch built his legacy pursuing the television, movie and newspaper businesses with equal abandon, Lachlan’s legacy is still taking shape.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Robert Deutsch, Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s, Anna, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s, Paddy Manning’s, “, Lachlan, James, Dalton, Manning, Walt Disney, Brother James Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch doesn’t, Chris Mitchell, ”, Fox, Donald Trump, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Kenneth Li, Nick Zieminski Organizations: News Corp, Fox Corp, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Sun, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment, Australian Broadcasting, New, New York Post, The New York Times, Daily News, Wall Street, San Antonio Express, Monopoly, Trinity School, Trinity Conservative Society, News, New York, Century Fox, Walt, Fox, Fox Business, Disney, New York Times, Dominion Voting Systems, Thomson Locations: NRG, Houston , Texas, U.S, Australia, United States, London, New York, Princeton, Illyria, Los Angeles

But union leaders say Trump's record in the White House speaks for itself. While the United Auto Workers union has withheld an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, its leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Trump. Despite Trump's history of success in courting blue-collar workers in previous elections, union leaders say their members would do well to believe their own eyes. As president, Trump largely sat on the sidelines during a 40-day walkout at a General Motors plant in 2019. “President Trump has always been on the side of American workers,” his campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’ll, Trump, “, Dave Green, Mark McManus, Ron Bieber, you’re, Peter Berg, ”, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Trump's, Green, ” Green, “ Banks, Biden, Price, Linley Sanders Organizations: Detroit, United Auto Workers, Union, U.S, Supreme, Trump, UAW, Ohio, National Labor Relations Board, Republican, Trump -, ” Michigan AFL, Associated Press, Michigan State University, General Motors, Republicans, Democratic Party, AP, Democrats Locations: LANSING, Mich, Trump, Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Indiana, ”, California, U.S, Ohio, Lordstown , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, Washington

☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves through media and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation. Lachlan Murdoch steps inLachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. Evan Agostini/Invision/APStepping into his shoes, Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan, who already serves as chief executive of Fox Corporation, will become sole chairman of both companies. In 1986, Murdoch got into the television business after he purchased several US television stations and created Fox Broadcasting. In recent years, under Murdoch, Fox News has advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, ” Murdoch, Murdoch, Donald Trump’s, Lachlan Murdoch, Evan Agostini, Lachlan, ”, Rupert, “, ” Rupert Murdoch, Trump, oilman Marvin Davis, Donald Trump, Bill Hemmer, Hemmer, Dana Perino Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox Corporation, News Corporation, “, ”, Fox and News Corporation, Wall Street Journal, New York, Republican Party, Fox News, CNN, Australian, UK’s, The Times, Sunday Times of, Century Fox, Fox Broadcasting, Sky, Comcast, Fox, Disney, Fox Sports, Fox News Fox News, Voting Systems, Dominion Locations: New York, cahoots, Sunday Times of London, Britain, America

☆ Powell will not abandon 2% inflation target: Ex-Dallas Fed president
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPowell made it very clear the Fed won't abandon the 2% inflation target: Former Dallas Fed presidentRichard Fisher, who served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2005 to 2015, says "the question is the speed with which they get there."

Persons: Powell, Richard Fisher Organizations: Dallas Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

☆ Why purpose-built AI is key to improving customer experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Nice Analytics | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This means the customer experience starts earlier than ever before — and how companies engage them in this first point of contact is crucial. That's where purpose-built AI solutions help: AI that is specifically designed and developed for a particular application or task. The key to empowering customer self-service is a customer experience built around removing friction in their journey. If a sales agent can't efficiently solve the customer query, the customer experience suffers — no matter how friendly or approachable that sales agent may be. Creating an extraordinary customer experience across touchpointsEvery customer interaction matters, so earning their loyalty and trust is paramount to business success.

Persons: John Willcutts, Willcutts, aren't Organizations: NICE, Insider Studios

☆ South Korea's Yoon tells UN that Russia helping North Korea would be 'direct provocation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the ASEAN-South Korea Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. A South Korean presidential aide rejected this, saying South Korea had been "watching military transactions take place for several months prior to the summit" between Kim and Putin. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia wants to expand ties with North Korea in all possible areas. On Tuesday, South Korea's vice foreign minister, Chang Ho-jin, summoned Russia's ambassador to urge Moscow to abandon any potential arms deals with North Korea, warning of "clear consequences." The South Korean presidential aide said discussions were underway with the United States and other countries to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea.

Persons: Yoon Suk, yeol, Tatan, Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Kim, Dmitry Peskov, Chang Ho, Hyonhee Shin, David Brunnstrom, Grant McCool Organizations: South, ASEAN, South Korea Summit, Association of, Southeast Asian Nations, UNITED NATIONS, General Assembly, . Security, ., Security, North, South Korean, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, SEOUL, Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, Seoul, South Korea, Pyongyang, Washington, Republic of Korea, Korean, Moscow, United States

☆ Britain is tossing aside its last green trump card
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Neil Unmack | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ahead of a likely national poll next year, the British prime minister is considering watering down the country’s targets for electric vehicles and energy efficiency. Yet the weaker targets would come at a time when the Conservative government’s lackadaisical environmental approach means that green transition momentum is stalling. Faced with these obvious policy gaps, the government’s bold targets at least gave industry and consumers a clear signal that the green transition was inevitable. Weakening them will probably lead manufacturers to delay investment in new car or battery plants, and consumers to put off buying green vehicles. I am proud that Britain is leading the world on climate change.”Editing by George Hay and Oliver TaslicOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sunak, Sunak’s, Goldman Sachs, –, Rishi Sunak, ” Sunak, George Hay, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, BBC News, Conservative, BBC, Thomson Locations: Germany, France, Britain

☆ The UK is delaying the switch to electric cars. Automakers are furious
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three,” Ford (F) UK chair Lisa Brankin said in a statement. “We and the whole automotive industry [need] clarity on the [EV] topic,” the German carmaker said in a statement shared with CNN. ‘Confusion’ will delay switch to EVsThe UK auto industry has been clawing its way back from rock bottom after car manufacturing hit a 66-year low in 2022. Reducing emissions from road transport “is the only way that you will achieve net zero,” Hawes told the BBC. The government’s own independent adviser on climate policy, the Climate Change Committee shares that view.

Persons: carmakers, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, “, ”, Sunak’s, ” Ford, Lisa Brankin, Brankin, carmaker, Mike Hawes, ” Hawes, Jobs, Sadiq Khan, ” Sunak, “ We’re, Alok Sharma, Simon Clarke, EVs, — Gemma Blundell, Doyle, Anna Cooban, Laura Paddison, Rob Picheta Organizations: London CNN, BMW, Oxford, Swindon, CNN, Fiat, Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler, France’s, India’s Tata Group, Society of Motor Manufacturers, Traders, BBC, Conservative Party, Labour Party’s London, Conservative Locations: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Ellesmere Port, Liverpool, Britain, London, Glasgow

☆ Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

More broadly, it could raise fresh doubts about the capacity of a polarized nation – featuring an ever more extreme and performative Republican Party in ex-President Donald Trump’s image – to govern itself. But the Republican majority is so thin – the speaker can lose only four votes with its current margin – and the party is so bitterly divided, that past experience may be a poor predictor of outcomes. So handing a win to the critical Republicans on whom the GOP majority depends may be a poor strategy. Rep. Mike Lawler talks on his way to a House Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol on September 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Rep. Matt Gaetz talks on his way to a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol on September 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Nancy Mace, McCarthy, Mike Simpson, it’s, ” Simpson, ”, Trump, Mike Lawler, ” Lawler, Chip Somodevilla, Hakeem Jeffries, they’ve, Matt Gaetz, “ It’ll, Mike Garcia, CNN’s Manu Raju, Don Bacon, Ukraine –, Biden, “, ” McCarthy Organizations: CNN, Republican, Chinese Communist Party, Capitol, GOP, Senate, Republicans, ” South Carolina GOP Rep, Trump, Democrats, Democrat, House Republican, Democratic Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus, ”, Democratic, ex, Navy, Nebraska Rep, Biden, United Nations Locations: America, ”, Idaho, Ukraine, New York, Washington ,, ” Florida, California, Nebraska, Washington

☆ De-dollarization would require governments to sever political and economic ties with US
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The dollar's dominance is sticky, political scientist Carla Norrlöf wrote in Project Syndicate. A de-dollarization collective is also unlikely as countries could lose access to the US security guarantee, Norrlöf said. "Governments would need to sever economic and political ties to the US. A de-dollarization collective is also unlikely as countries would lose access to the US security guarantee, Norrlöf said. Even governments who are not direct beneficiaries of American defense would hesitate to worsen relations with the US, a leading military power.

Persons: Carla Norrlöf, Norrlöf Organizations: Project Syndicate, Service, University of Toronto, Atlantic Council, greenback Locations: Wall, Silicon, China, Russia

☆ Biden in United Nations address urges leaders to back Ukraine as consistent with charter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 19, 2023. "Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence," Biden said. Four out of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council chose to skip the conference this year. During his address, Biden reiterated his call from last year's session to expand the Security Council. "We need to be able to break the gridlock that too often stymies progress and blocks consensus on the council," Biden said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: General Assembly, United, Russia's, General, . Security Locations: New York City, United Nations, Ukraine, Russia, France, China, U.S

“If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure? Republicans, however, have been critical of the Iran deal, calling it a "ransom" paid, and some are also skeptical of continuing to help Ukraine. And as world leaders lauded Zelenskyy, who attended Tuesday’s U.N. meeting in military garb, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, said he would not have her support. "Zelenskyy is not the Governor of the 51st state, but he does have Joe Biden in his pocket. Meanwhile, House Republicans are preparing the next steps in an impeachment inquiry targeting Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy, Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump, Tuesday’s, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, MAGA, ”, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Ian Sams, – Organizations: General, Ukrainian, Russian Federation, Wagner Group, South Carolina Republican, Tuesday’s U.N, Georgia Republican, Capitol, Fontanne, MAGA Republicans, Republicans, California Republican Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, New York, U.S, Iran, Georgia, Europe, Manhattan, Washington, California

“Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence,” Mr. Biden said as President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine watched from the audience. I respectfully suggest the answer is no.”“We have to stand up to this naked aggression today to deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow,” Mr. Biden continued. “Ask Prigozhin if one bets on Putin’s promises.”Both Mr. Biden and Mr. Zelensky received strong applause from some of the delegations in the hall, but many others did not clap. On Tuesday evening, Mr. Biden and Jill Biden were to host a reception for other world leaders at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “This is clearly a genocide,” Mr. Zelensky said.

Persons: Biden, Mr, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Vladimir V, Moscow, ”, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin, “, Biden’s, Kevin McCarthy, we’ve, Lloyd J, Austin III, Ukraine’s, Xi Jinping, Jill Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Netanyahu, “ Slava Ukraini Organizations: appeasing Moscow, United Nations General Assembly, Republicans, United Nations, International Criminal Court, . Security, Mr, White, Pentagon, Capitol, Defense, General, appeasing, United, Soviet Union —, Turkmenistan —, Metropolitan Museum of Art, United Nations ’ Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Washington, New York, Russia’s, Germany, China, Beijing, Libya, “, United Nations, Soviet Union, Soviet Union — Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, China’s, Brazil, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Moldova, Georgia, Syria, Belarus, Baltic

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