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Month: October 2023

Belgium’s prime minister says his country supports a ban on Russian diamonds as part of sanctions

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister says his country, which has the biggest interest in the global diamond trade in the European Union, is supporting a ban on Russian diamonds as part of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin’s government for its war against Ukraine. This came during Ukrainian President Volodymyr

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‘We live in different worlds’: Poland’s toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time

By Rob Picheta, CNN Warsaw, Poland (CNN) — The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. “Sometimes it’s exciting,” she says. “It’s a mind-bending exercise. But I always have to equip myself. With patience.” The Martynowskas – Stella, 69,

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German government forecasts that the country’s economy will shrink by 0.4% this year

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says it expects the country’s economy to shrink by 0.4% this year. The German government joined a string of other forecasters on Wednesday in revising sharply downward its outlook for Europe’s biggest economy. The revised forecast contrasted with the 0.4% growth that the government predicted in late April. The Economy

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Opinion: We Jews are not okay

CNN Opinion by Amy Klein (CNN) — From the moment we woke up last Saturday morning to news of the war in Israel, my husband’s and my phones started buzzing with the question, “Is your family okay?” My husband is an Israeli-born naturalized American who served in the Israeli army. Most of his family still

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Opinion: We Jews are not okay

CNN Opinion by Amy Klein (CNN) — From the moment we woke up last Saturday morning to news of the war in Israel, my husband’s and my phones started buzzing with the question, “Is your family okay?” My husband is an Israeli-born naturalized American who served in the Israeli army. Most of his family still

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