Soldiers removed the president in a coup. U. S. Vice president ial candidate carmel heresies heritage is becoming a strength for her campaign and a target for her opponents. Relentless rain bring severe flooding to southwestern china washing away crops and hope. The e. U. Says is standing by the people of belarus centers called violence against antigovernment protesters the shocking and unacceptable leaders held an emergency meeting today where they agreed on sanctions against those responsible for the crackdown they have rejected the outcome of this months disputed elections on the cold front end of president Alexander Lukashenko has long rule. Today we gave them 3 clear messages. Firstly we stand by the people of belarus who won fundamental freedoms and democracy. Secondly we will sanction all those responsible for violence repression and falsification of the results of the election and thirdly we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. Well in the
Inflation bringing the syrian pound from 3,000 to a single u. S. Dollar. Small businesses are closing. Imports are plumeting and those living under the poverty line at 80 are increasing in number. An average monthly salary now reportedly buys a large bag of lemons. Government corruption has tweeted weak crisis and some humanitarians are warning of a potential famine this winter. While lebanon remains mired, the rollout of the turkish lyra to a third of the population in the northwest could be the nail in the coffin for what remains of the Syrian Regimes economy. In a podcast released last week, danny mackey focuses on the internal, that igt might represent a more dangerous threat to assad than any military threat seen in recent years. And yet, as its scitizens face dire conditions, the regime has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent weeks on new fighter jets from russia and Armored Vehicles and its purposely burned widespreads of land in the country. Fueled by these economic
On the Syrian Government aimed at protecting civilians from further war crimes and preventing any Foreign Investment with president assads regime. Syrian writers and scholars look at the economic and political impact of the sanctions. The sanctions announced last week came into force and came into force and its an unprecedented economic crisis in syria bring the syrian pound to roughly 3000 to a single u. S. Dollar. Small businesses are closing and ports are plummeting of those living under the poverty line already at 85 are increasing in number. An average monthly salary in syria reportedly by a large bag of limits. Corruption has triggered a crisis and humanitarian the potential famine this winter. While lebanon remains my the economic crisis and kelly continues to spread in syria, the decision 600 the rollout of the turkish lira to nearly a third of their income population. The northwest to be the nail in the coffin to what remains. In the podcast released last week are nonresident
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