China’s Ultimatum: Stability or Downward Spiral – Blinken’s Beijing Dilemma
China and US Aim to Strengthen Partnership
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Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of a partnership between the US and China during a meeting with American diplomat Antony Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
The meeting, occurring at the end of Blinken’s visit to China, aims to improve relations and enhance communication on various issues such as technology and Taiwan.
Xi expressed his desire for a strong and prosperous United States, hoping for a positive outlook on China’s development from the US.
Highlighting the need for cooperation, Xi stated, “China and the US should work together as partners, supporting each other’s success.”
Recent actions by the US, including export controls on high-tech goods to China and restrictions on investment in Chinese tech sectors, have strained relations.
President Biden’s signing of a bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has further escalated tensions.
Blinken reassured Xi of the US commitment to maintaining communication and addressing differences responsibly to avoid misunderstandings.
Progress in military communication and cooperation on issues like counternarcotics and artificial intelligence were cited as positive developments by Blinken.
The meeting between Blinken and Wang Yi was described as productive, with both sides engaging in substantive discussions.
However, Wang Yi highlighted the existing tensions between the two countries, emphasizing the choice between stability and a potential “downward spiral.”
China-US Relations: A New Perspective
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China’s Ultimatum: Stability or Downward Spiral – Blinken’s Beijing Dilemma
The Region cooperates with IKE “GERAX”.
“HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH” PARK
With the IKE “GERAX” which today shows a share capital of only five thousand euros, the Region of Epirus will proceed with the construction project of the High Research and Technology Park after the withdrawal of the fifty million project from the Recovery Fund.
The service committee that had been set up proposes the cancellation of the international tender for the “award
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Index – Abroad – Jihadists released a dangerous war drug into the world
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The nerve stimulant has become extremely popular among Islamic State terrorists in the last decade, and is still often used by some militant organizations in Iraq and Syria. In addition, it has also been used in various wars in the Middle East in the past, which is why it is also called a combat drug.
Today, addiction to Captagon is a serious problem in the Arab states of the Gulf – especially among young Saudis. This is also proven by the fact that the anti-drug actions of the Arab country’s authorities are intensifying, and the smuggling attempts of more than one million Captagon tablets in the past few days foiled in the port of Duba, northwest of the kingdom. The pills were found hidden in a shipment labeled “pepper and guava” that arrived in Saudi Arabia through the said port. Several people were arrested in the raid.
What is Captagon?
Captagon, trade name phenethylline, was developed in Germany in 1961 to treat a number of conditions, including childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and narcolepsy. Phenethylline is a combination of amphetamine, a central nervous system stimulant, and theophylline, a chemical related to caffeine, also known as a bronchodilator. By itself, theophylline is used to relieve the effects of asthma and other lung diseases by relaxing and opening the airways in the lungs.
But when the two chemicals are chemically linked, a psychostimulant is created that works faster than amphetamine on its own.
At first, Captagon was considered a miracle drug and was legally prescribed for about 20 years. However, in the 1980s, due to increasing evidence that it was addictive and could have many undesirable side effects, it was banned by health authorities worldwide. Users may experience several side effects, including depression, sleep deprivation, loss of appetite leading to malnutrition, blurred vision, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Western governments are worried
One of the main smuggli
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Index – Abroad – Jihadists released a dangerous war drug into the world
Ukraine – Russia war, last minute | Ukraine calls for more ammunition as second anniversary of war approaches
As the second anniversary of the beginning of the war in ukrainethe authorities of Kiev have demanded the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, more ammunition and air defense systems, while trying to develop an army of drones to try to compensate for their lack of weapons.
Ukraine urgently needs
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Russia attacks trains carrying Western weapons, Ukraine sees ‘the harbinger of a new offensive’
Russia carried out several attacks on Ukrainian trains and railway infrastructure on Thursday. According to Ukraine, this is a deliberate attempt to paralyze Western arms supplies and Russia is preparing a new offensive.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that it attacked a train and a railway depot in Donetsk Oblast on Thursday, using aircraft, missiles and artillery. The train supposedly contained Western weapons destined for the front. According to the Ukrainian Railway Company Okrzaliznytsya Three employees were killed and four others were injured in the attack.
According to Russia, in a second attack on the railway station in the city of Balaklia, Kharkiv Oblast, a train carrying soldiers and equipment of the 67th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army was targeted. There is no evidence for these claims and even images on social media do not indicate that it is a military transport. According to Ukraine, only ten civilians were injured in that attack.
A third Russian attack on the railway infrastructure in Smila, in the Cherkasy oblast, was reportedly carried out with an Iskander missile. According to Ukrainian authorities, six people were injured and 47 buildings were damaged.
“Forerunner of a new offensive”
According to an anonymous high-ranking Ukrainian official, Russia is deliberately targeting the Ukrainian railway syst
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Russia attacks trains carrying Western weapons, Ukraine sees ‘the harbinger of a new offensive’
Alejandra Rodriguez Makes History as Miss Universe Buenos Aires at Age 60
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A 60-year-old female lawyer from Argentina was chosen as Miss Universe Buenos Aires. Miss Universe has abolished the age limit for contestants starting this year, creating a new pageant history.
According to the Buenos Aires Times on the 25th (local time), Alejandra Rodriguez (60) from La Plata won the championship at the age of 60 for the first time in the history of the beauty pageant. Rodriguez, a lawyer and journalist, came first, beating 34 participants between the ages of 18 and 73. In her acceptance speech, Rodriguez said, “I am happy to represent a new paradigm in beauty pageants. “I’m the first person in this generation to start this.”
Rodriguez said she felt the judges a
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Alejandra Rodriguez Makes History as Miss Universe Buenos Aires at Age 60
Jonathan Calleri is São Paulo’s third top scorer in the Copa Libertadores
The Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri, captain of Sao Paulo, scored one of his team’s goals against Barcelona (SC) and it became the third highest scorer in the history of the Brazilian team in the Copa Libertadores.
Jonathan Calleri (2-i) from Sao Paulo scores a goal against Barcelona EFE
The remaining conquest was through Alisson.
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Jonathan Calleri is São Paulo’s third top scorer in the Copa Libertadores
Supreme Court approves the ‘Godoy Law’, what is it?
This afternoon, the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has validated the reform in the Congress of Mexico City regarding the Organic Law of the Attorney General’s Office of CDMXpopularly known as “Godoy Law”.
This new modification to the Law will give the possibility of re-election for the person holding the position of Prosecutorwithout the need to have to participate in a shortlist of candidates as was previously done.
The main objective of the reform, promoted by Morena in Mexico City, is to modify the pr
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The electronic health record accessible throughout the EU is born, the approval of the European Parliament: “Care will be more efficient”
Access your health data in electronic format even from a European member state other than the one in which you live, and allow healthcare professionals to consult patient files with their consent also from other EU countries. All with the aim of making treatments more efficient and making a contribution to life-saving clinical research. It will be possible thanks to the creation of the European Health Data Area: the European Parliament definitively approved the inter-institutional agreement for its establishment on 24 April with 445 votes in favour, 142 against and 39 abstentions.
The free service
These electronic health records would include patient reports, electronic prescriptions, medical images and laboratory results. The EU regulation will also allow health data to be transferred securely to healthcare providers in other European countries (with the MyHealth@EU platform), for example when citizens move to another country. It will be possible to download your health record for free.
Data also for research
The anonymized health data, informs the European Parliament, can be shared for research, for example on rare diseases. There will be strong privacy protections regulating how and for what purpose sensitive data is shared. Patients will have to be informed every time their data is accessed and wi
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Confrontation at the Regional Council on tourism
– 2024-04-26 17:05:35
Yesterday’s meeting of the regional council of Western Greece developed into a field of political confrontation with harsh characteristics, with the head of the “Together we change – Western Greece” faction, Kostas Karpeta, coming into conflict several times with the regional governor Nektarios Farmakis and officials of the regional authority for a series of issues he had posed in the form of questions.
The occasion was the performance of the Region of Western Greece in the tourism sector. As Mr. Karpetas pointed out, the figures are revealing and at the same time disappointing, as a drop is recorded in all indicators (overnight stays, visits, visitor stays, receipts) of tourist traffic in Western Greece for 2023, while in other regions tourism recovers.
Mr. Karpetas stated that “we continue to say big words instead of learning and changing course. We are at the bottom of tourism,” he said, accusing the regional authority of going in the wrong direction at a time when other regions are recovering.
In strict tones was the answer given by the regional governor Nektarios Farmakis: “I don’t think anyone is happy with the performance of the region in tourism in recent years. But you know what no one wants to happen to even their enemy? To point the finger at him who reads the numbers as he wants and who for his choices was condemned in the conscience of the professionals of the region”.
Mr. Farmakis responded to Kostas Karpetas, saying that he is having a contest of wit and wit, instead of seeing the essence of the poli
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Confrontation at the Regional Council on tourism – 2024-04-26 17:05:35