Saudi Arabia’s termination of its 80-year petrodollar deal on June 9, 2024, may reshape global oil markets, as it considers selling oil in currencies like the Chinese yuan, impacting US economic dominance. According to media sources, Saudi Arabia has chosen not to extend its 80-year petrodollar agreement with the United
House investigators on the Energy and Commerce Committee released a 73-page report detailing how NIH officials, including Fauci, misled the media and Congress about risky gain-of-function research involving viruses. A 73-page report (pdf below) detailing NIH officials’ deceit to the media and withholding of information from Congress regarding risky research
G7 leaders reached an agreement to utilize frozen Russian assets as collateral for a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, with the Biden administration emphasizing that Russia will bear the repayment responsibility. Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) met in Italy on Thursday and decided to provide Ukraine with a
According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, Massachusetts tops the list, requiring $116,022 yearly, while West Virginia is the most affordable at $78,790. To live comfortably, a person in the top 11 most expensive states in the union must earn more than $100,000 annually. Bruno Venditti of Visual Capitalist created
According to the World Nuclear Association, Canada is expected to surpass Kazakhstan as the world’s greatest producer of uranium and dominate the global uranium market as additional mines come online in the next years. For many years, Canada was the world’s leading producer of uranium, but in 2009, Kazakhstan overthrew
According to data from CEOWorld Magazine, the countries with universal health coverage have been listed below, with 73 of the 195 nations, or roughly 65% of the population, having UHC. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as ensuring that all people, regardless of financial situation, have
The G7 summit, currently unfolding at Borgo Egnazia in Italy, is convened amidst a backdrop of political turmoil. With leaders like Macron, Trudeau, and Biden facing electoral challenges, and far-right movements gaining ground, the summit’s efficacy hangs in the balance. The democratic world desperately needs the G7 to show strong
According to the commission’s interim president Jessika Padilla Rivera, Puerto Rico’s elections commission began evaluating its Dominion Voting Systems contract after software glitches miscalculated vote totals in the June 2 primaries. Following the contentious primaries on the island, hundreds of anomalies were found, prompting Puerto Rico’s elections commission to announce
In a candid interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Kevin Spacey discussed his trip with Jeffrey Epstein to Africa in 2002, highlighting their humanitarian mission and encountering “young girls.” For the first time, Kevin Spacey is describing his reasons for traveling abroad with Jeffrey Epstein and certain “young girls,” but he
