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Sachs warns of escalation, oil disruption in Iran conflict; calls for global action

As the conflict stretches into its second month, leading economist Jeffrey Sachs expresses grave concerns regarding the intensifying war and global instability. He denounces US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu for defying expert counsel in initiating the conflict, a choice that could lead to dramatic hikes in oil prices…

The Times of India

'Dubai could be blown up': US top economist Jeffrey Sachs flags risks for UAE if it enters Iran war

Top US economist Jeffrey Sachs warned the UAE that its alignment with the US and Israel could expose Dubai and Abu Dhabi to serious threats if it enters the ongoing Iran war. He criticized the Abraham Accords as an "invitation for disaster," arguing that overreliance on American security guarantees is…

The Times of India

Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times

News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfare

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Indonesia bets a new sovereign wealth fund will finally unlock its potential

Rosan Roselani, Danatara CEO and ally of president Prabowo Subianto, needs to streamline Indonesia's lumbering state-owned giants.

Fortune

Trust in the US is eroding. The question isn’t if the dollar will lose supremacy – it’s when

De-dollarisation is not a threat to global stability. Countries are simply questioning the rules of a game long rigged in Washington’s favour

The Guardian - UK

Ray Dalio, a China investment expert, will advise Indonesia’s new $900 billion sovereign wealth fund

Ray Dalio joins economist Jeffrey Sachs and a former Thai prime minister as special advisors to one of Asia’s biggest investment firms.

Fortune

Hafta letters: Shehla Rashid interview, geopolitics, Hafta guests, standup comedy

NiranjanFirst-time writer sick of the tirade against Anand, just voicing some support (not that Judge Saab needs it). Modi and government bashing is easy and we have Abhi to do it in very colourful words. I don’t expect Anand to participate in it. Rather than pass black and white judgements…

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Magatte Wade on Africa, Foreign Aid, and Free Markets

"We are poor because we don't let our entrepreneurs work," says the director of the Center for African Prosperity at the Atlas Network.

Reason

Putin's US fan club embraces colonialism

Arguing Eastern Europe should be left under Russia's influence makes liberty a privilege of the powerful and mighty

Salon

Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals

World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Russia and West clash over probe of Nord Stream sabotage

Russia has clashed with the United States and other Western nations over the Kremlin’s call for a U.N. investigation of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe

The Independent UK

Time to give peace a chance in Ukraine

Leaders in the global South, former U.S. diplomats and Henry Kissinger (!) agree: It's time to negotiate for real

Salon

Lancet report claiming Covid could have come from US lab prompts anger

‘This may be one of The Lancet’s most shameful moments regarding its role as a steward and leader in communicating crucial findings about science and medicine,’ virologist says

The Independent UK

4 ways the world messed up its pandemic response — and 3 fixes to do better next time

A new report from the Lancet Commission sums up the many mistakes that have been made and offers proposals for a more effective global strategy if and when another pandemic should strike.

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Exclusive-Lula pushes Brazil-Indonesia-Congo rainforest alliance if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's aides are reaching out to Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to form a united front of countries with the most tropical rainforest at this year's U.N. climate talks if the leftist wins a new term.

Salon

How the pandemic made inequality worse

New data from the Poor People's Campaign reveals an immense disparity in COVID deaths. Why should we act surprised?

Salon

COVID deaths 2X higher in poorest areas

New analysis highlights the consequences of a "systemic failure to address poverty" in the United States

The Guardian - US

Covid had devastating toll on poor and low-income communities in US

Report concludes that while the virus did not discriminate between rich and poor, society and government did

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The Independent UK

US states have introduced 137 bills limiting what schools can teach on race, history, sexual orientation, and gender

‘When you listen to what educators are saying, they’re burned out, and many of them, I think, will head for the exits’

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