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In China, Xi leads anti-corruption 'purge' ahead of congress

Before the important Communist Party (CCP) congress which opens on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping is carrying out a “final round of purges” via his anti-corruption campaign, in order to consolidate his power, according to analysts. He launched it when he came to power 10 years ago, promising to bring down the "tigers" (senior leaders) and the "flies" (small officials) eager for bribes and various embezzlements. Since then, at least 1.5 million people have been sanctioned according to official figures, and China has progressed in the right direction, according to the ranking of the NGO Transparency International on the perception of corruption. But for his critics, the campaign is also for Xi Jinping a political tool, intended to bring down rivals. And the approach of Congress has accelerated the trend. Since the beginning of 2022, sanctions have been imposed in some 1,110 cases. Among them are those of Sun Lijun, former deputy minister of public security, and ...

Joe Biden wants to 're-evaluate' US relationship with Saudi Arabia

White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hook said on Tuesday that Vice President Joe Biden was ready to "reassess the bilateral relationship with Saudi Arabia" after trying to make peace with Riyadh for a while. At first he sought to isolate Saudi Arabia, but in July he made an effort to mend fences... It has been reported that Vice President Joe Biden, scorched by Riyadh's oil decisions, is now prepared to "reassess" the longstanding strategic alliance between the United States and the kingdom. On Tuesday, October 11th, American Vice President Joe Biden pledged in an interview with the network CNN that Saudi Arabia would face "consequences" as a result of the decision of OPEC +, which last week lowered its production quotas. But he didn't say what kinds of choices were open to us. Saudi Arabia's National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, previously said, "Given recent events and OPEC+ choices, the President believes we...

France-Mexico double degree programs

Three dual degree  options are possible for this pioneering program in Mexico : A consecutive "Licenciatura" / Master's program  : 80% of university credits in the Mexican institution and 2 years in France (Master 1 and Master 2 or the last two years of the engineering cycle); A “Maestria” / Masters program  : Master 1 in the home university and Master 2 in the partner university (or the last two years of the engineering cycle); Co-supervision of doctoral theses . The Embassy of France will finance a stay  - for each of the referents of the project, i.e. a mission in France for the Mexican referent and a mission in Mexico for the French referent - of 4 days in-situ (per-diem reimbursement and 3 nights of hotel) as well as the round-trip international plane ticket up to a total of 2000 euros. https://letterboxd.com/zipkamx/ https://about.me/zipkamx https://works.bepress.com/zipkamx/ https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/zipkamx http://kuby.pl/promuj-swe-miasto-wies-prodv...

'Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para mantenernos unidos': la familia de Queensland vuela a México mientras continúa la búsqueda de la madre desaparecida

La esperanza se está desvaneciendo lentamente para una familia de Queensland que busca desesperadamente noticias de su hermana y su hija Tahnee Shanks después de que la joven madre desapareciera en México esta semana. La búsqueda internacional continúa para el hombre de 32 años de Whitsundays, cuya hija Adelynn, de dos años, fue encontrada abandonada en una iglesia local en Cancún. El hermano de la Sra. Shanks, Daniel Shanks, se dirige a México con su madre, pero admite que la pareja "no tiene confianza" en encontrar a Tahnee. https://www.diigo.com/profile/hyalukaremx https://hyalukaremx.blog5.net/51500416/hyalukare-hyalukare-crema-hyalukare-precio-hyalukare-m%C3%A9xico https://hyalukaremx.affiliatblogger.com/61338238/hyalukare-hyalukare-crema-hyalukare-precio-hyalukare-m%C3%A9xico https://hyalukaremx.fitnell.com/50391214/hyalukare-hyalukare-crema-hyalukare-precio-hyalukare-m%C3%A9xico https://www.intensedebate.com/people/hyalukaremx https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/abingdon...

Lost in its alliances, Europe is looking for its place in the world

Humiliated by the United States and threatened by China, European leaders are meeting in Slovenia on Tuesday to decide on a common course of action. Awithdrawal from Afghanistan which turns into a nightmare, an Anglo-Saxon alliance in the Indo-Pacific which turns into betrayal , a pandemic which keeps the continents further apart every day ... After four years of an aggressive Trump presidency, the 'Europe expected to regain some stability on the international scene with Joe Biden at the head of the United States. But, at the end of a summer 2021 topsy-turvy, all European certainties have shattered and the Old Continent finds itself, more than ever, prisoner of the clash between China and the United States.  A geopolitical turning point for Europe For the first time since the Afghan debacle and the Australian submarine affair, European leaders will meet from October 5 in Slovenia. Around an informal dinner at Bro Castle on Tuesday, the twenty-seven heads of state must reflect on th...