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Sepia

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  • Crucial to 'openly' discuss political interference, human rights: Calls for caution as Canada PM Carney prepares to meet China's Xi amid new global political order

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  • It was this sort of realpolitik that eventually lead to WWII here in Europe. Appeasement doesn't work with dictatorships.

  • Why Canada and the European Union are Closer Than Ever

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  • This is why Canada needs to make the necessary reforms as @Sunshine@lemmy.ca has said I assume.

  • Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirm Ireland will vote against controversial Mercosur trade deal

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  • This is irrelevant if and when Italy is going to vote in favour of Mercosur, what it reportedly will. It would be enough for the necessary majority vote and the deal could be signed on Jan 12.

  • "Moldova just joined the Single Euro Payments Area and the EU’s roaming scheme" - President von der Leyen

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  • Good.

  • 'Please, Donald, I Beg You': Trump Mocks France's Macron Over Tariff, Drug Price Hike.

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  • I am not sure as I am not an expert for this industry, but I assume it's about price hikes to increase profits for the pharmaceutical industry. Unlike in the US, prices for drugs in Europe are subject to strong price regulations, meaning that the companies face legal limits on how to set prices. That's how I read that at least, but maybe there is someone around with more expertise in the pharmaceutical sector.

  • Members demand government rescue as German dentists’ pension fund faces €1.1bn losses

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  • The dentists also filed a lawsuit against their advisors in the meantime. According to several reports in 2025, the fund made investments in private capital such as start-ups and real estate projects (including unsecured loans) amounting to around 50% of their assets. This deviates sharply form usual investment-grade guidelines imho (I used to work in this industry and think I understand this a bit). According to VZB's website (and the article) the fund's investment committee is composed exclusively of practicing dentists rather than asset management professionals. This is not a good idea imho.

  • 'Please, Donald, I Beg You': Trump Mocks France's Macron Over Tariff, Drug Price Hike.

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  • ... despite Trump’s repeated claims, there has been no official announcement or decision in France confirming any increase in prescription drug prices.

  • 'Please, Donald, I Beg You': Trump Mocks France's Macron Over Tariff, Drug Price Hike.

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  • Did all Russians as a whole decide what they want? All Chinese?

    This is a gross oversimplification.

  • Iran offers $7 handouts to quell deadly protests

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  • Purchasing Power Parity.

    It's a method that adjusts a country's GDP to its local level of prices and living expenses. This makes it possible to compare the GDP across different countries. Comparing the countries' nominal GDPs would be misleading as, simply speaking, earning 1,000 dollars in New York City or London has a different meaning than earning the same amount somewhere in the Global South where price levels are usually lower.

  • Iran offers $7 handouts to quell deadly protests

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  • The GDP per capita in Iran is USD 5,800 with GDP per capita PPP ~16,200.

    Official inflation rate has been further rising in 2025 reaching almost 50% year-on-year.

  • UK’s Starmer backs Denmark amid US interest in taking over Greenland

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  • The perilous shift in U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan - US selling weapons that threaten mainland

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  • The article misses the point that it is the mainland China that is aggressive. But this teenage tankies are warmongering it seems.

  • China uses African media for self-interest, harming local journalism, African expert says

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  • Western and Chinese public media are two fundamentally different systems. You can't explain this by just one simple buzz word like 'Gaza.' Mbugua N’gang is absolutely right.

  • China uses African media for self-interest, harming local journalism, African expert says

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  • Western and Chinese public media are two fundamentally different systems. You can't explain this by just one simple buzz word like 'Gaza.' Mbugua N’gang is absolutely right.

  • Germany: Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid

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  • @myrmidex@belgae.social

    Not to condone these actions but strange that this most poignant part is left out of OP’s summary.

    And? What's strange here?

  • Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing

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  • "I discussed obviously the situation in terms of Irish beef exports into China, the tariff situation in respect of dairy products"

    Yeah, Xi Jinping increased prices for dairy products for Chinese people by introducing tariffs, very much as Trump did in the US for other goods. It's time that Ireland and other EU farmers diversify its trade imo.

    And what did they say about forced labour and the China's genocide in East Turkistan, Tibet? Beiijng's aggression against Taiwan? Was that an issue?

  • Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing

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  • "I discussed obviously the situation in terms of Irish beef exports into China, the tariff situation in respect of dairy products"

    Yeah, Xi Jinping increased prices for dairy products for Chinese people by introducing tariffs, very much as Trump did in the US for other goods. It's time that Ireland and other EU farmers diversify its trade imo.

    And what did they say about forced labour and the China's genocide in East Turkistan, Tibet? Beiijng's aggression against Taiwan? Was that an issue?

  • Irish PM aims for deeper trade talks with China in Beijing

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  • "I discussed obviously the situation in terms of Irish beef exports into China, the tariff situation in respect of dairy products"

    Yeah, Xi Jinping increased prices for dairy products for Chinese people by introducing tariffs, very much as Trump did in the US for other goods. It's time that Ireland and other EU farmers diversify its trade imo.

    And what did they say about forced labour and the China's genocide in East Turkistan, Tibet? Beiijng's aggression against Taiwan? Was that an issue?

  • Germany: Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid

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  • From a left-wing perspective, it does not make sense to create blackouts in residential districts (unless they were very well off ...

    Creating blackouts or any other form of violence never 'makes sense' in residential districts.

    And what does 'left-wing' and 'right-wing' even mean, at least in the extreme forms? What difference does it make when violence rules? Violence, imho, doesn't make sense. It may take some time until we eventually know for sure who is responsible, maybe indeed some weirdos hired by malign foreign states.

    But as you mention the 'left-wing perspective:' Here on Lemmy is a larger group that calls itself left-wing, but in their communities they literally hail aggression and cheering violence against people, including violence against Ukraine by Russian invaders. Just read their comms.

    As we know from other posts, there has been a study last year about this.

    This study investigates the presence of left-wing extremism on the Lemmygrad. ml instance of the decentralized social media platform Lemmy, from its launch in 2019 up to a month after the bans of the subreddits r/GenZedong and r/GenZhou ... Their [Lemmygrad users'] support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes [particularly Russia, China, and North Korea], even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism ... Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad. ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.

    [Edit typo.]