A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and George Galloway.
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, France 24, and George Galloway. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr221014.mp3 (29:00)
From JAPAN- North Korea has continued testing longer range missiles. The US released a national security strategy saying that only China can compete with the US on a global scale, and that the Indo-Pacific region as the center of geo-politics in the 21st century. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution asking Russia to scrap its annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions. 8 people have been arrested in connection with the bombing of the bridge to Crimea.
From CUBA-- Floods and landslides hit Venezuela, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution for better access to financing for nations suffering from climate change. The World Bank continues to finance fossil fuel developments despite pledges made at the 2015 Paris agreements to stop. One-eighth of all bird species on earth are facing extinction. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest reached a record level in September.
From FRANCE- First a report on the 3 week long strike by French refinery workers that has led to shortages at gasoline pumps and threats from the government. Then a report on new UK PM Liz Truss and how she is changing UK climate policy including ending a moratorium on fracking.
From GEORGE GALLOWAY- First an excerpt from a statement European Parliament Irish member Clare Daly on the escalation of the war in Ukraine. Then George questions the media silence about who is responsible for the Baltic Sea pipeline explosions.
Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml
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