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Economy & Business

IMF Maintains Global Growth Forecasts for 2024

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FALCON POWERS – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) kept its global growth forecast for 2024 unchanged at 3.2% on Tuesday, while expecting improvements in growth in China and India, and maintaining its previous estimates for advanced economies. In the third and final update to its annual report on the global......
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The Earth is Burning… Last Month was the Hottest in Human History

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FALCON POWERS – The climate change crisis plaguing the world is intensifying, worsening day by day at an accelerating rate, as heat continues to scorch the globe, increasing the likelihood of unprecedented natural and environmental disasters that pose a grave threat to humanity. Official figures released by European monitoring centers......
European

Italy and the Netherlands Seize Tons of Drug Manufacturing Materials from China

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FALCON POWERS – In Italy and the Netherlands, over seven tons of chemical components used to produce tens of millions of MDMA (ecstasy) tablets were seized, originating from China. The Italian customs authorities estimated the value of these materials to be in the hundreds of millions of euros. Gina Caggiano,......
European

United Nations Launches Global Principles to Combat Online Hate

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FALCON POWERS – In a step aimed at addressing online hate, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, yesterday (Monday, June 24, 2024) launched a set of global principles that target the fight against hate speech and misinformation. Guterres noted that technology companies must bear their responsibilities in mitigating the harm......
European

Could a strong EU hard-right undermine Ukraine’s war effort?

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Falcon powers – With rising death rates and ongoing mobilisation struggles, Ukrainians fear a new set of EU politicians could slash support for their already difficult war. Despite relentless missile strikes, air raids, and increasingly frequent power cuts, Ukrainians remain fixated on the European elections. At war for nearly two......
European

Finland: University of Helsinki students continue protesting against the Israeli war on Gaza

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Falcon powers – Students at the University of Helsinki in Finland continue to protest in support of Palestine, despite the suspension of student exchange agreements with Israeli universities. In the speech delivered by student Filia Hermansson, she emphasized that cooperation with Israeli universities is damaging to the reputation of the......
European

Macron and Scholz: Two weakened leaders face a Europe in turmoil

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The French president heads to Germany on Sunday for a two-day state visit, at a time when relations between the European Union’s two economic and political powerhouses are in decline. As Emmanuel Macron prepares to travel to Germany for a state visit from Sunday, May 26, to Tuesday, May 28,......
Asylum & Migration

Italy: Vandals set fire to memorial boat symbolizing migrants in Pythagorean Garden in Crotone

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FALCON POWERS – The memorial boat for migrants, which was inaugurated on April 12th last year in Crotone (southern Italy), was vandalized through arson by unknown perpetrators in the early hours of May 20th, an act that has been condemned and described as a “terroristic act”. Unknown vandals set fire......