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Thursday, 11 August 2022

Piracy is Thriving off the Coast of West Africa Despite COVID Nearly Crushing Global Marine Traffic

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The Nigerian navy Special forces climb aboard a vessel in a training operation to check criminal operations including piracy in the region in October 2019. Piracy has since picked up…

India’s Super-Rich are Getting Much Richer

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Some people have almost all the luck. Over the past year, as India’s economy has shrunk by around a tenth and tens of millions of Indians have lost jobs or…

Central Bank of Uzbekistan Introduces Parallel Currency: Gold

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Since November 2020, the central bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) issues sealed gold bars with a QR-code for real time verification.

Andromeda Metals’ (ASX:ADN) JV Partner Expands SA Gold Prospect

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Andromeda Metals' (ADN) joint venture (JV) partner Cobra Resources has returned positive drilling results from the Wudinna Gold Project.

Garment Workers Going Hungry as Fallout from Cancelled Orders Takes Toll – Report

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Workers are being forced into debt and facing food shortages as suppliers to western fashion brands cut wages and close factories

Frederic Bastiat
Quote for the Day
“It is well known that large numbers of poor people attribute their poverty to what they call the tyranny of capital.”

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