US withdraws from WHO America will withdraw from WHO again, and preparations have begun even before Trump’s inauguration – Trump’s transition team’s plans are immediate, withdrawal expert says

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Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump is once again preparing to cut ties with the World Health Organization. Members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with … Read more

“There is still not much deregulation regarding cryptocurrencies in Argentina”

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From December 10, 2023, The Executive Branch of the Argentine Republic is under the leadership of Javier Milei. This economist turned politician, faithful to his anarcho-capitalist ideas, advances a series of measures aimed at reduction of the State to the minimum possible expression. With this in mind it is that Milei created the Ministry of … Read more

Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play – DW – 12/24/2024

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Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play app purchase service as a first step towards easing internet restrictions, state media reported. “A positive majority vote has been received to lift limits on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play,” Iran’s official news agency … Read more

Staying in office is the main challenge for troubled France’s new government settling in

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France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part. The most urgent order of business is passing a 2025 budget. Financial markets, ratings agencies and the European Commission are pushing France to bring down its deficit, which threatens the stability and prosperity … Read more

Journalist who gave up home and safety to continue reporting says people in Russia ‘need the truth’

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Prague – The list of sacrifices Alesya Marokhovskaya has made to continue reporting on Russia from exile is long: her home, her country, family, friends, culture, security. Also this month, Russian authorities searched the home of the journalist’s parents in the eastern port city of Magadan and opened a criminal case against Marokhovskaya for violating … Read more

French politicians react to the nomination of the new government

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In France, the country’s new PM François Bayrou has named a new cabinet. It includes some serious political heavyweights of French politics, such as two former prime ministers, Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls. However, the new cabinet is also heavily stacked with figures from the French center-right, just as the last government was – raising … Read more