Daily Archives: May 18, 2022

2022-05-18: News Headlines

_____ (2022-05-18). Swarms Of Israeli Bots Are Crippling Pro-Palestinian Twitter Accounts. popularresistance.org "These accounts were following the exact same people that were tweeting about Palestine, but from France or Francophone accounts that work on Palestine," Razek said of her new followers. | The advocacy director of RƒÅbet, the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy's digital platform, became wary of the issue after Abier Khateb, a grants manager at Open Society Foundations, reported mass followings as well. | Razek told MintPress News that she began individually reporting each account as fake but kept her own account open — lest she let the alleged bots win. But after a few days, Razek made her…

scorinoco (2022-05-18). The Russian Perspective isn't 'Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com By Deborah L. Armstrong — May 12, 2022 | Dismissing Russia's viewpoint is dangerous and undemocratic. | Americans pride themselves on their "free press" despite the fact that their press is not really "free." The fact that it's controlled by corporations does not make it any more "free" than it would be if it was controlled by the state. | Yet that belief in a "free press" persists, and so does the belief that a free press is something only found in the "free world"—that is, the United States and its allies. The rest of the world doesn't have a free press, according to this belief. Those poor wretches…

Newsroom (2022-05-18). Southeast Asian nations need to accelerate their clean energy transitions. moderndiplomacy.eu Southeast Asia's reliance on fossil fuels to meet rising demand for energy is proving to be a significant vulnerability in today's energy crisis. Meeting energy security and emissions goals will require countries in the region to make major efforts to improve energy efficiency, accelerate renewable power generation and switch to low emissions fuels, according to …

Doreen Chowdhury (2022-05-18). The Return of Global Inflation: A Threat to Our Interdependent World? moderndiplomacy.eu Soaring commodity price has become a major problem in many countries. When poor people are readjusting their monthly budget to address this price hike, shortage are taking place quite often. Even in Bangladesh, the lines for TCB trucks (subsidized government selling points) are getting bigger and bigger every day. The problem became more severe in …



Newsroom (2022-05-18). How Liquidation Auctions Give Small Businesses a Chance to Compete in Retail. moderndiplomacy.eu Liquidation auctions are a goldmine for small businesses. Many of the small businesses struggle with capital and filling up their stock. Running a small business is not the easiest thing to do in the current market situation. Liquidation auctions are a great marketplace for small businesses where they can register massive profits when it comes …






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