GPA Project Headlines September 8-14, 2020

 

TOP HEADLINES

• This many young Americans haven't lived with their parents since the Great Depression
• ECB explores digital euro: state backing essential for trust in payments, money
• Mastercard launches virtual testing environment for central bank currencies
• European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion
• Chinese yuan to become No 3 global currency by 2030 after US dollar, euro, Morgan Stanley predicts
• America’s Current Jobs ‘Great Depression’
• See Spot Scan: Ford Deploys Robot Dog
• From ageing populations to automation - is this what the world will look like in 2030?
• Belarus to go to war in case of Western aggression against Russia — Lukashenko
• US bombers flying over Ukraine raise regional tensions, warns Russian top brass
• Scores of wildfires scorch U.S. West Coast, killing at least nine
• Cyberattacks during vote on Russian Constitution originated from US, UK, Ukraine — envoy

GLOBAL

Gates Foundation is Also Destroying Africa’s Food Economy

Baltic States At Epicenter Of Military Exercises – OpEd

Cavalry Attack in Georgia by US Ambassador Kelly Degnan

A Truly Poisonous Foreign Policy. The Blame Putin Narrative…

Russian Union of Journalists awards its Solidarity prize to Julian Assange

NSA whistleblower Snowden applies for extending Russian residence permit

The world’s biggest carbon trading market faces a major overhaul under European Union climate change plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster this decade

David Ray Griffin says 9/11 attacks were engineered by Cheney and Rumsfeld

The Truth behind 9/11: Who Is Osama Bin Laden?

Tech

Intl Chamber appoints leader for digital standards

UN backed Green Chain aims to decarbonize manufacturing with blockchain, German industry help

Blockchain platform Zilliqa mentors eight startups in Open Finance

Emerging technologies are reshaping financial services. Here's how

From ageing populations to automation - is this what the world will look like in 2030?

How to put AI ethics into practice: a 12-step guide

The UN says climate-smart cities are the future – these 3 projects show their potential

See Spot Scan: Ford Deploys Robot Dog

Digital Reasoning’s Breakthrough AI Research Allows Customers to Rapidly Build Multilingual Models

Opera Limited to present at Key Banc Future of Technology Series

Russia creates app to track side effects of coronavirus vaccine

New PD-14 plane engine to be equipped with artificial intelligence elements

Snow studies: how to control drifting snow in Arctic regions

Beijing achieves full 5G coverage

Digital Asset’s DAML to enable blockchain interoperability for China’s Blockchain Service Network

China-EU relations: Liu He set to promote Beijing’s global data security initiative at Thursday’s talks

Bio News

First batch of Sputnik V vaccine has been shipped to Russian regions - Health Ministry

Coronavirus: AstraZeneca pauses Oxford vaccine trial after unexplained illness

Supplies of Russian coronavirus vaccine to Brazil may be doubled - RDIF

Russian investment fund agrees supply of up to 50 mln doses of Sputnik V to Brazil

Pfizer, BioNTech conclude talks over supplying EU with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate

LSU Researchers to Test Campus Wastewater for COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19 vaccine shipped to all Russian regions to be delivered on September 14

Pfizer CEO: Coronavirus vaccine could be distributed in U.S. by end of year

China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case

No antibody-dependent enhancement effect observed in China-developed COVID19 vaccines: experts

USA

Trump has called on US firms to leave China, but no mass exodus among ‘well-rooted’ companies

Trump plans to withdraw more U.S. troops from Iraq

U.S. Military Is Offered New Bases in the Pacific

US Department of Commerce, Rosatom poised to extend uranium agreement

US weekly blasts Trump over failure to contain pandemic

U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for second hurricane in a month

JP Morgan says investors should prepare for rising odds of Trump win

Mike Bloomberg pledges $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi voices optimism about passing coronavirus aid bill

What will be the foreign policy of the next US President?

Democrats unveil green alternative for U.S. economic stimulus

Amid Fire And Flood, Americans Are Looking For Action

More helicopter rescues made as conditions worsen in California

Oregon's wildfires force mass evacuations, but shifting weather offers some hope

Arson probe opened into deadly Oregon wildfire: police chief

Scores of wildfires scorch U.S. West Coast, killing at least nine

Showers and a place to sleep: Portland Convention Center shelters wildfire evacuees

At least 28 killed in wildfires raging in western US states - TV

Half a million forced to evacuate as blaze rages across Oregon

Western US 'literally out of firefighters and equipment,' Clackamas fire official says

Enter Austin "At Your Own Risk" - Texas Billboards Warn Motorists Amid Police Cuts

Las Vegas Strip violence causes security, room rate increase

Shooting of 27-year-old man under investigation in Pennsylvania

Gunman wounds two Los Angeles County deputies in ambush attack on their car

Man arrested after admitting he used Molotov cocktail to start brush fire in Portland

America's Color Revolution

Facebook And FBI Wage Infowar On West Coast Wildfire Arson "Conspiracy Theories"

Princeton Math Prof Dares To Challenge University's "Systemic Racism" Narrative

Tyson Foods Becomes First U.S. Food Company to Verify Sustainable Cattle Production Practices at Scale

Russia

US bombers flying over Ukraine raise regional tensions, warns Russian top brass

Number of NATO military flights near Russian borders on the rise, says military official

Putin to lead Russian delegation to General Assembly's 75th session, to address it online

Kremlin not ready to recognize that there are political prisoners in Belarus

Moscow City Court sentences war historian to 12.5 years for high treason

Despite sparring on many issues, Lukashenko stands with Putin on security

SCO became stronger despite canceled events due to pandemic, says Putin

Putin, Lukashenko to discuss many issues, including state debt of Belarus — Kremlin

Moscow to host second Caspian Economic Forum in 2021

About half of Russians balking at vaccination for coronavirus, suggests survey

Russia ready for honest dialogue with US on election interference — top diplomat

Microsoft report about Russian interference in US election lacks proof — Kremlin

Russia calls on Apple Inc. not to indulge Ukraine in regard to Russian apps

Russian statement on the situation around Alexei Navalny

Lavrov blasts Germany for snubbing Russian inquiries on Navalny

Russian Foreign Ministry expresses protest to German ambassador over Navalny accusations

Navalny And A Palace Coup Against Putin?
 – OpEd

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

No materials on Navalny case received by OPCW Secretariat from Germany - Russian envoy

Navalny case could be staged by those who benefit from it — Russia’s UN envoy

No materials on Navalny case received by OPCW Secretariat from Germany - Russian envoy

Russia will react to possible new Western sanctions - Lavrov

SCO winning bigger authority within international formats - Lavrov

DPR/LNR

Pushilin cancels order to destroy Ukrainian army fortifications in Shumy

Ukrainian forces used life-threatening methods to prevent joint inspection – DPR militia

DPR initiates extraordinary meeting of Contact Group to deescalate situation in Donbass

DPR reports Ukraine’s new engineering activity along contact line

DPR militia views Shumy inspection derailing as Ukrainian authorities’ publicity stunt

Ukraine

Ukraine Leads Global Crypto Adoption, Chainalysis Says in New Report

Kiev sends note to Minsk over search of ambassador’s car by Belarusian border guards

Ukraine Security Service demands to delete more Russian media apps from Ukraine’s AppStore

Belarus

US redeploys armor unit to Lithuania, 15 km from Belarusian border — Minsk

Putin, Lukashenko to discuss integration processes on September 14

Belarus to go to war in case of Western aggression against Russia — Lukashenko

Russia will be next if Belarus collapses, Lukashenko tells Russian journalists

Lukashenko blames US for protests in Belarus

Americans, ‘young bourgeois’ behind protests in Belarus, Lukashenko says

Belarus has not received Serbia’s refusal to participate in exercise

Lukashenko says there is unpublished fragment of intercepted conversation about Navalny

Lukashenko says won’t talk to opposition’s Coordination Council

Lukashenko attributes heavy-handed response by police during rallies to heat of the moment

Lukashenko says most Belarussians supported him, though many may see him as a "bore"

Lukashenko admits he ‘sat a bit too long' in presidential chair

Lukashenko does not rule out snap presidential election in Belarus

Belarusian opposition launches talks with German foreign ministry

Opposition leader’s representative disappears in Belarus

Belarusian Coordination Council member Maria Kolesnikova detained at the border

Belarusian activist Kolesnikova taken to Gomel Region — ex-presidential nominee’s team

Belarusian opposition member Kolesnikova arrested in Minsk

Police detaining most active protesters in central Minsk, TASS reports from the site

Belarus’ Interior Ministry: Police officer fired warning shot in air during Minsk protest

China

Chinese military calls US biggest threat to world peace

China’s inbound foreign investment surges 18.7 per cent in August, as bank loans grow more than expected

China to revive international yuan drive along belt and road countries

China, Russia Deepen Ties Amid Pandemic, Conflicts With West – Analysis

US must drop China decoupling threats and ‘stop burying its head in the sand’, ex-Beijing trade officials say

China’s corn-supply concerns grow after three typhoons flatten crops in main northeastern grain region

China’s export machine keeps humming, despite geopolitical woes and decoupling pressure

China continues to sweet-talk foreign firms, but business groups ‘need something solid’

China focuses on modern, efficient logistics system as Beijing plots response to ‘grim and complicated’ outlook

China tech firms embrace inward economic pivot, but some wary of ‘technological isolation’

China, Hungary overcome difficulties to pursue common development under BRI

Huawei won't run out of microchips despite US’ coercion: expert

TikTok sees big potential in Southeast Asia as digital economy grows

China-US phase one trade deal on track, farm purchases continue

Israel

Deal between ‘Israel’ and UAE to Be Signed on September 15 in Washington: WH

Netanyahu Says Bahrain Deal Will Result in Direct Flights

Bahrain follows Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel

Netanyahu will fly privately to the White House peace ceremony

Israel faces lockdown of up to a month from next week

Ministers will fight to dilute full lockdown over the festivals

Israel’s Biological Inst ready for volunteer covid testing

Lapid: Lockdown will lead to loss of life

Middle East

HTS terrorists plotting to carry out false flag chemical attack in Syria's Idlib: Russia

Power balance in the East Mediterranean is changing as France sends nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

Hamas pledges resistance against Israel, says regime's blockade will fail to bring Gaza to its knees

Arab League must be disbanded after failing to condemn UAE-Israel deal: Ansarullah

Lebanese president says fresh Beirut fire likely deliberate act of sabotage

Syrian air defense units intercept, destroy Israeli missiles over Aleppo

US, Turkey send more military reinforcements into bases in oil-rich northeast Syria

US-backed SDF abducts, forces locals in Syria’s Hasakah for fighting

At least 4 civilians killed, several others wounded in bomb attack in Syria’s Hasakah

Turkish occupation forces, their mercenaries attack with artillery shells on villages in Raqqa northern countryside

Bodies of three civilians found in al-Hawl Camp in Hasaka Countryside

US-Backed QSD prevents students in Hasaka city from entering their school

US occupation brings in weapons and logistic materials to its illegitimate bases in Al-Jazeera area

Rocket targets Baghdad Airport, reports say

Yemen launches drone, missile attacks against Saudi capital; key target hit: Al-Masirah

Yemeni forces pound Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport with drones for 4th time in days

Saudi warplanes attack Houthi sites in Yemeni capital: Report

Four civilians killed in Saudi air raid on Yemen’s Ma'rib

Four major tribes strike non-aggression agreement with Ansarullah fighters in Yemen’s Ma’rib

Iran

Iran’s Power Grid Soon to Connect to Azeri, Russian Grids

IRGC Launches Massive Anti-Terrorism Operations in Northwestern Iran

Navy Commander: Iran’s New Marine Cruise Missile Worries US Forces in Region

US Plane, Drones Chased Away by Iranian Homemade Drone

Army Commander Warns Enemies of Testing Iran’s Power

Military Commander Cautions Enemies Not to Try Iranian Army, IRGC’s Power

Iran rejects claim of meddling in US elections, blasts US' own intl. election meddling

Three-Day Zolfaqar Wargames End

Iran's Defense Ministry Asks Britain to Pay Long-Awaited Debt

Iran’s Cyber-Defense to Enjoy Knowledge-Based Firms’ Gadgets

Russia, China reject U.S. unilateral actions aimed at kill nuclear deal: Lavrov

Monthly red meat output rises 41% yr/yr

Iran Exports $2.5bln Worth of Non-Oil Goods to Middle Eastern Countries

Iran’s Five-Month Steel Exports Up 1.7mln Tons

Over 6m tons of steel products produced in 5 months

Sponge iron production increases 8% in 5 months on year

ECONOMIC

This many young Americans haven't lived with their parents since the Great Depression

American national debt increases and becomes unpayable

Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Says Deficit and Inflation Worrisome

Hawaiian Airlines parent lowers third-quarter capacity outlook 'slightly' to down 87%

Cathay Pacific planning to park up to half its fleet in desert as aviation industry struggles to recover from coronavirus

Amazon to Hire 100,000 in U.S. and Canada

Airbus CEO warns of compulsory layoffs as airline crisis deepens

Las Vegas Monorail Files for Bankruptcy Again as Coronavirus Shuts Service

Fuddruckers, Luby’s Restaurant Chains to Be Sold in Liquidation Plan

Chuck E. Cheese Lines Up $200 Million Bankruptcy Loan

U.S. Division of Maison Kayser Files for Bankruptcy With Offer From Aurify

Century 21 Wants to Move Covid-19 Insurance Fight to Bankruptcy Court

Owner of New York Sports Clubs, Lucille Roberts Files for Bankruptcy

YRC Worldwide Provides Quarter-To-Date Operating Data for Third Quarter 2020

US Jobless Claims Hit 60 Million as Congress Dithers

America’s Current Jobs ‘Great Depression’

Despite Increasing Trade with Chinese Yuan US Dollar Is Likely to Remain the World’s Biggest Currency Reserve

China to prioritize currency deal with ASEAN that could sidestep US dollar

CBDC/Crypto

• Mastercard launches virtual testing environment for central bank currencies
• New York Fed Designates MarketAxess as Eligible Seller for Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility
• Good for Bitcoin? US Senate rejects stimulus without $1,200 checks
• ECB explores digital euro: state backing essential for trust in payments, money
• French Central bank governor makes forceful case for digital Euro. Says there’s a 1-2 year window
• Swiss Blockchain Industry Praises Expanded Regulatory Framework
• 5 EU finance ministers raise concerns re stablecoin threats
• China’s new digital currency will challenge US dollar hegemony: analysts
• Issue, circulation of digital yuan under the same legal guideline as cash

Export of Russian vodka down 3.8% in Jan-July 2020 to $75.7 mln, says customs service

Companies with foreign capital will do business in Russia despite crisis - official

Russia, Cyprus sign protocol on amending tax agreement

Russian economy hedged from global volatility-related risks, says Kremlin

Russia adheres to G20 regardless of upcoming summit’s format — Kremlin

Decline of Russia’s GDP is 8% yoy in 2Q, 3.4% yoy in 1H 2020 - statistics service

Accounts Chamber warns of risks of SMEs’ bankruptcies due to low consumer demand

Explainer: What we know about China's 'dual circulation' economic strategy

Chinese yuan to become No 3 global currency by 2030 after US dollar, euro, Morgan Stanley predicts

China’s forex reserves rose to US$3.165 trillion in August, but increase less than expected

China signals shift to stronger yuan exchange rate policy to help develop domestic demand, analysts say

China becomes Germany's top export market in Q2, illuminating future cooperation

Red Chris Drill Hole Returns 3.0 g/t Gold and 1.5% Copper Over 166 Metres

Congo gold miners scour rubble for bodies after cave-in

In Turkey, Weak Lira Powers Fresh Gold Rush

ENERGY

Blackstone’s Energy Alloys Files for Bankruptcy

OPEC Extends Forecast for Decline in Global Oil Demand

BP evacuates non-essential workers from Nakika, Thunderhorse due to Storm Sally

Oil companies idle production as U.S. Gulf Coast braces for hurricane

More Electricity Outages Threaten Californians

Mexico’s Pemex Slashes Oil Production Target For 2021

Mexico Shuts The Door To Foreign Oil Companies

Russia Expects Oil Demand To Drop By 10 Million Bpd In 2020

Kremlin sees no risk that Germany will block Nord Stream 2 project

Germany should complete Nord Stream 2 project in any case — German politician

Foreign players to tap 50% of Russia’s oilfield services if local firms receive no support

Russia can increase its global oil market share due to reduced competition

Gazprom supplies 2.3 bln cubic meters of gas to China in January-August

Gazprom Supplied 1 bln Cubic Meters of Gas to China at Prices Higher than European in Q2

Zvezda shipyard to construct 15 Arc7 tankers for Arctic LNG 2

API comments on offshore energy moratorium extension

U.S. natgas output, demand to fall in 2020 from peaks due to coronavirus: EIA

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia rejoins Chevron board

Industry ingenuity and care in a crisis

Rystad Energy: Europe could see US$35 billion in CCS spending till 2035

Experts: Oil price to remain low in September, and then to rise again

Sinopec Holds First Virtual Open Day Event in Saudi Arabia

Iran’s oil storage capacity improved with terminal launched in Persian Gulf

Combining theory and practice, a must for indigenizing oil equipment

Overhaul operations for South Pars platform SPD8 completed

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Upcoming Kavkaz 2020 military drills to involve nine foreign countries

Northern Fleet keeps track of US destroyer-led NATO group in Barents Sea

Russia’s Shoigu worried about constant presence of non-littoral states’ ships in Black Sea

Military pilots from Russia, Belarus demonstrate high skills at Aviadarts contest

Russia’s Sukhoi-27 fighter intercepted US spy plane over Black Sea Wed

Specialists decide not to adjust ISS orbit due to US satellite - Roscosmos

Russia’s 14 air regiments, long-range aviation unit take part in CIS exercise

Russian Northern Fleet submarine fires anti-sub missile in Barents Sea

Russian, Serbian military to arrive in Belarus for military drills on September 10-15

Serbia freezes military exercises with other countries at EU demands over Belarus

Here’s how Global Strike Command is shifting its focus to China, Russia

Pentagon AI tool for battling coronavirus hold lessons for war

Trump’s talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles

The future US Navy carrier air wing will be effective at extended ranges, admiral says

Maintenance delays are ‘blood in the water’ for aircraft carrier critics, admiral says

US Space Force developing a strategy to improve satellite communications

Iranian, Chinese, Russian Military Forces to Participate in Joint Wargames

China-India border dispute: video of violent clash between soldiers goes viral

China-India border dispute: PLA bombers pictured close to troubled region

India-China border: Tibetans at Pangong Tso race to help amid warnings military face-off could take ‘any trajectory’

China-India border dispute: armed parachute drills by elite PLA forces point to military build-up