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Ethiopia applies to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Ethiopia applies to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies BRICS countries account for more than 40 percent of the world’s population and about 26 percent of the global economy. Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed arrives for the Meskel Square inauguration in Addis Ababa on June 13, 2021 Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed arrives for the Meskel Square inauguration in Addis Ababa on June 13, 2021 [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP] Published On 30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023 Ethiopia, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, has asked to join the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The term BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 to describe the rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China. The BRIC powers had their first summit in 2009 in Russia. South Africa joined in 2010, making it BRICS. “We expect BRICS will give us a positive response to the request we have made,” foreign ministry spokesperson Meles Alem told journalists, according to state-run news agency ENA. Ethiopia will continue to work with international institutions that can protect its interests, he said. The Horn of Africa nation has the second-largest population in Africa, but its economy ranks only 59th in the world according to the International Monetary Fund and is less than half the size of the smallest BRICS member South Africa. Last year Argentina, the world’s 23rd largest economy, said it had received China’s formal support to join the group, which is seen as a powerful emerging-market alternative to the West. The bloc has also previously said that other countries have also applied to join. BRICS countries account for more than 40 percent of the world’s population and about 26 percent of the global economy. South Africa said on Thursday it would host the next summit in August as planned, amid speculation it could be moved to a country where Russia’s President Vladimir Putin would not face arrest over war crimes accusations. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest for allegedly deporting children from Ukraine to Russia. That has spurred debate within and beyond South Africa, an ICC signatory which is obligated to arrest Putin if he visits the country for the BRICS summit https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/30/ethiopia-applies-to-join-the-brics…

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China 'absolutely obsessed' with cutting spending at UN
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Is China becoming a cheapskate at the United Nations? As the country of over 1.4 billion people increases its muscle-flexing on the world stage, that swagger comes with more financial responsibilities at the world body. Apparently, it also comes with a dose of frugality, our U.N. correspondent Colum Lynch reports. Earlier last month, Beijing proposed cutting more than $150 million from the U.N.’s $6.83 billion peacekeeping budget proposal for 2023/2024, according to an internal U.N. budget spreadsheet that Colum reviewed. In doing so, it joined the ranks of the fiscally hawkish Americans, although China’s budget battles have more to do with eliminating posts that promote human rights, gender equality, and victims’ rights (neither the U.S. nor China succeeded in slashing the budget, by the way). “They are absolutely obsessed with cutting,” says one U.N.-based diplomat involved in budget negotiations. “Their concern is now one of a major contributor, which is reducing to the extent you can the level of your contribution.” The spending squabbling came to a head over the amount of money it will take to evacuate U.N. personnel from Mali, where the government recently kicked out all peacekeepers. The U.S. and European partners wanted more money and time to close shop than did China and Russia. In the end they settled on a Goldilocks compromise — for some it was too much money, for others it was far too little. https://www.devex.com/news/china-absolutely-obsessed-with-cutting-spending-…

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Texas High Court Says Anti-Bias Law Doesn't Cover Obesity
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Texas High Court Says Anti-Bias Law Doesn't Cover Obesity By Patrick Hoff The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said state anti-discrimination law doesn't protect people with morbid obesity unless it's caused by another underlying condition, ending a doctor's suit claiming she was kicked out of a Texas Tech medical center's residency program because of her weight. 3 documents attached https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1694985?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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St Imier anarchist conflab program
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/program-anarchy-2023 Reposts not five hundred years in cloud cuckoo land.

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Justices Order FCA Do-Overs After SuperValu Intent Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Justices Order FCA Do-Overs After SuperValu Intent Ruling By Jeff Overley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday told the Fourth and Eleventh circuits to revisit closely watched whistleblower cases targeting units of Allergan and Abbott Laboratories, teeing up tests of the high court's new ruling on the meaning of intentional fraud under the False Claims Act. Order List attached https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1695018?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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Fox Inks $12M Deal In Ex-Producer's Hostile Workplace Suits
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Fox Inks $12M Deal In Ex-Producer's Hostile Workplace Suits By Lauren Berg Fox News Network will pay $12 million to resolve a fired producer's claims that she was "constantly undermined and scapegoated" in the network's misogynistic workplace and that she was told to give "evasive" answers in Fox's landmark legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems, her attorneys announced Friday. Notice attached https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1695127?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Taft Stettinius Missed Conflicts In Rush To Merge, MGM Says
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

Taft Stettinius Missed Conflicts In Rush To Merge, MGM Says By Danielle Ferguson MGM Resorts International is suing its "loyal legal advisers" Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Michigan state court, alleging the firm violated professional conduct rules by merging with another firm that was representing MGM's opponent in an arbitration without telling the company about it. Complaint attached https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1694121?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Gunnar The Spammer
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

G man seems to have as much a clue about anarchism as that Semich imbecile. Both are clearly spammers attacking this list - so the only question now is which one of the larger circle of eunuchs will ever step up with a modest APster pledge on these perps? My Deadpool on Semich now also applies to Popgun. 2k sats cash in the claw. Money talks - bullshit walks

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St Imier - Let's You and Him FIGHT!
by professor rat 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

https://anarchistnews.org/content/st-imier-we-have-problem Reposts not ways of avoiding anarchist currencies by going offline

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Ex-BET CEO Debra Lee Says Diverse Boardrooms Address ‘Real World Issues’
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jul '23

02 Jul '23

Representation for women in board rooms still significantly lags men, making up just 10.4% of Fortune 500 companies, according to Fortune. Black women represent just 1%. Ex-BET CEO Debra Lee Says Diverse Boardrooms Address ‘Real World Issues’ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-01/diverse-boardrooms-addre…

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