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The Western Hemisphere produces more oil than the Middle East and twice as much natural gas.
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www.wsj.com Opinion | Why the Middle East Is Hard to Quit Its share of world oil production is enough that disruptions still come as a shock. Seven in 10 Americans, including 70 percent of Republicans, support increasing sanctions against Russia. @ChicagoCouncil
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globalaffairs.org Most Americans Favor Increasing Sanctions on Russia As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, the US public remains supportive of sending military and economic aid to Kyiv and in favor of boosting sanctions against Moscow. The bravest people of all were laborers from the countryside who drove bicycle rickshaws. Whenever there was a pause in the shooting, they would pedal their carts into the fray to pick up the bodies of students killed or injured, turn around & race to the hospitals. They might not have been able to define democracy but they were ready to die for it. @NickKristof
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www.nytimes.com I Covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It Still Weighs on Me. (Free Access) The day that changed modern China also taught me how to recognize true courage. Diminished participation at China’s fifth party plenum indicated that Xi’s purges had been greater than previously expected, with only 74% of the Central Committee’s original 205 members and 171 alternates appearing at the meeting.
The attendance rate was a “new post-Mao low”
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The attendance rate was a “new post-Mao low”
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www.ft.com Xi Jinping elevates general who led purge of China’s military Zhang Shengmin appointed to Communist Party politburo as it moves to tighten discipline and crack down on corruption