#China
-- court jails Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti for life for separatism: lawyer [AFP]
... Gee, they didn't deliberate much on that decision
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Putin wrote Fatty a love letter: #Ukraine's
access 2 vital Russian markets if Kiev implements any part of trade agreement
w/ #EU in 4
PAIN
>> EU delayed implementing the trade accord until Dec.
31 2015 ... LOL it's a trick. Hit 'em with gas cut-off 4 winter
>> Putin wants three-way negotiations to amend the
EU's accord with #Kiev
... Awww, that's no fun/ EU says room 4 compromise.
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#India
MASSIVE >> private firms allotted coal blocks by govts b/w1993 & 2011
have lost their mining rights!! >
http://tinyurl.com/n4mdvm7
> Hey, #Poland -
India suffering from drastically LOW coal supplies! > Following dec'n govt
free 2 auction or allot blocks
WOW .. this is #India's
Coalgate - 2012 auditor govt under-priced coal mines & gave away as much as
$33 billion windfall !!
#India
- Shares in Indian power & steel producers tanked b/c India's coal decision
-
http://tinyurl.com/kmkmxpd
- will also impact on LENDERS
>> a "complete de-allocation" of the coal
blocks will inflate India's IMPORT bill by $3bn (£1.81bn, €2.27bn) >> -
IBTimes
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> large foreign importers get better deal b/c stored at
'bonded warehouses' & duty paid once SOLD / small pay duty on crossing
ppl lobby 2 lift ban to support local traders / argue ban
giving monopoly to foreign importers of rice, leading to price hikes
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#Kazakhstan
bilateral military cooperation amid concerns Islamic extremism / military mod
..freebies
#Russia
/ http://tinyurl.com/l8526uz
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UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) - ratified by more than 50
countries & in force >> #Sweden
attended event >> international law by 24 Dec 2014
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Estonian conservative party to set up shop in
Finland /
http://tinyurl.com/lgylwvw / est 100,000 Estonians live/work Fin /
elections March 2015
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