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Thursday, July 21, 2022
NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 7/21/2022 POLICE CRACKDOWN IN SRI LANKA, EUROPEAN INTEREST RATE HIKE BIGGER THAN EXPECTED, PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS ITALY HEADS FOR SEPTEMBER ELECTION, PUTIN 'ENTIRELY TOO HEALTHY'
The European Central Bank raised its prime lending rate .5 percent today bringing it to zero percent.
The rate hike more than expected impacting poorer countries in the European banking system like Cyprus...FINANCIAL MIRROR
Unemployment claims on the rise in the US. For the week ending July 16th they reached 251,000 the highest number recorded in eight months...INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
POSITIVE NUMBERS ON WALL STREET TODAY THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE UP 162.06 POINTS AND THE NASDAQ RISING 161.96 POINTS.
THE PRICE OF OIL SETTLING BACK TO 96 DOLLARS AND 51 CENTS THIS EVENING...MARKETWATCH
The protests against high prices in Panama continue with three major roadblocks stopping goods from reaching the capital of Panama City.
THE FARMERS PROTEST IN THE NETHERLANDS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE COW GAS RULES CONTINUED TODAY.
THIS CONVOY ON THE ROAD TODAY IN HARDENBERG MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE STREETS. THE PROTEST CENTERED AROUND THE CITY HALL THERE...VIDEO LINK
THEIR CAUSE WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT A 'FOLKLORE DAY' EVENT IN NORTHERN HOLLAND TODAY...
NEW ELECTIONS EXPECTED IN ITALY ON SEPTEMBER 25TH FOLLOWING PRIME MINISTER'S RESIGNATION
"BROTHERS OF ITALY" LEADING IN THE POLLS
(UPDATED DURING THE DAY)
(NEWS-ANALYSIS)
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER MARIO DRAGHI RESIGNED TODAY.
THE FORMER EUROPEAN BANK HEAD LED A 'TECHNOCRAT' GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT ABANDONED BY POLITICAL PARTIES WHO PROVIDED THEIR VOTES TO SUPPORT IT IN PARLIAMENT...TIME
PRESIDENT SERGIO MATTARELLA ACCEPTING DRAHI'S RESIGNATION NOW AN ELECTION IS EXPECTED ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.
LATEST POLITICAL POLLING IN ITALY SHOWS PARTIES LIKE THE LEAGUE OF FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER MATTEO SALVINI AND THE FIVE STAR MOVEMENT OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER GIUSEPPE CONTE LOSING MUCH OF THE SUPPORT THEY ONCE ENJOYED.
THE LEADING PARTY IN POLLING IS 'BROTHERS OF ITALY' LED BY GIORGIA MELONI.
THE PARTY IS SEEN AS THE HISTORICAL DESCENDENT OF THE FASCIST PARTY OF BENITO MUSSOLINI.
"I think I'll be talking to President Xi within the next 10 days"
Those words spoken by Joe Biden.
There's been plenty of discussion about such a virtual meeting with the Chinese president in recent months.
Biden also suggesting that a planned visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported by the media recently may not be happening...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD
TURKEY IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEADLY ARTILLERY ATTACK IN NORTHERN IRAQ THAT KILLED NINE AND WOUNDED 23.
IRAQ SAYS TURKEY WAS BEHIND THE ATTACK IN THE KURDISH REGION.
TURKEY HAS LAUNCHED MILITARY OPERATIONS INTO KURDISH REGIONS OF IRAQ AND SYRIA SAYING KURDISH TERRORISTS OPPOSING TURKISH RULE OVER KURDS IN TURKIYE ARE OPERATING THERE...AHVAL TURKISH NEWS
The Russian military mission in Syria says it shot down two drones (airplanes, helicopters) approaching its Hmeimim air base Wednesday evening...SANA NEWS AGENCY-SYRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SPEAKING WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN TODAY.
THEY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION IN SYRIA AND OIL EXPORTS...TASS RUSSIA
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
CIA DIRECTOR SAYS PUTIN IS 'ENTIRELY TOO HEALTHY'
RUSSIAN PIPELINE STARTS MOVING GAS TO WESTERN EUROPE
The stories about Vladimir Putin's poor health have been everywhere in the Western Mainstream Media in recent months but the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency sees things differently.
Speaking in Colorado at the Aspen Security Forum William Burns said "as far as we can tell he's entirely too healthy".
Burns qualified his remarks a bit saying they were "not a formal intelligence judgement"...EURONEWS
In spite of media reports saying otherwise, the Nord Stream pipeline is again moving natural gas into Western Europe from Russia...BBC NEWS
In other news...
AT THE CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS TRIAL OF STEVE BANNON THE DEFENSE IS NOT PRESENTING A CASE.
BANNON PUT ON TRIAL OVER HIS EARLIER REFUSAL TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE DEMOCRAT RUN JANUARY 6TH.
BANNON NOW WILLING TO TESTIFY IN AN OPEN HEARING VIEWED BY THE PUBLIC.
THIS MEANS BOTH SIDES GET TO MAKE FINAL ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE CASE GOES TO A WASHINGTON D.C. JURY...THE HILL
The former Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has a new job.
Frydenberg will now work as a senior regional adviser for Goldman Sachs.
Frydenberg of the Liberal Party defeated in his re-election bid for his parliament seat in Australia's election earlier this year...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
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