Voice of America - English: First Asia, Now South Pacific: China Expands Economic Footprint in Traditional Western Stronghold

September 23, 2019

Russia-4 Voice of America - English: First Asia, Now South Pacific: China Expands Economic Footprint in Traditional Western Stronghold NYT > World > Europe: Tour Operator Thomas Cook Collapses, Stranding Hundreds of Thousands "Putin" - Google News: Putin Sought to Boost Russian Population With 'Gay Propaganda' Law – Ex-British PM - The Moscow Times "Putin" - Google News: Russia to fund modernization of army in breakaway Georgian region: Putin - Reuters "Putin" - Google News: Russian Police Detain Activists For Hanging Putin Photo At Cemetery - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty Voice of America - English: First Asia, Now South Pacific: China Expands Economic Footprint in Traditional Western Stronghold 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) TAIPEI, TAIWAN - China’s likely acquisition of two new diplomatic allies in the South Pacific advances its growing global economic effort – warily watched by the West – to offer infrastructure aid to other countries in return for natural resources. Read More NYT > World > Europe: Tour Operator Thomas Cook Collapses, Stranding Hundreds of Thousands 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) LONDON — The tour operator and airline Thomas Cook said on Monday that it had collapsed, leaving hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded and scrambling to find a way home, after last-minute negotiations to obtain necessary financing for the debt-ridden company fell apart. Read More "Putin" - Google News: Putin Sought to Boost Russian Population With 'Gay Propaganda' Law – Ex-British PM - The Moscow Times 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has said in his new memoir that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him he passed a law against “gay propaganda” to reverse the country’s declining birth rates. Read More "Putin" - Google News: Russia to fund modernization of army in breakaway Georgian region: Putin - Reuters 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, Raul Khadzhimba at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2018. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Read More "Putin" - Google News: Russian Police Detain Activists For Hanging Putin Photo At Cemetery - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (116 sites) Russian police detained three activists after photos of President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials were found on crosses at a St. Petersburg cemetery. The three individuals -- all members of Agit Rossiya, a group that had been involved in a similar action -- were detained on September 21 on charges of desecrating the bodies of the dead as well as their graves. Read More

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