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Roiled by economic crisis, Sudan to float its currency

Cash-stripped Sudan on Monday announced it will float the country’s currency as economic conditions deteriorate further, some four months after a military coup plunged the African nation into further turmoil. The Central Bank of Sudan said banks and exchange firms will determine the value of the Sudanese pound based on …

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Cutting Ties: The West, Ukraine, and the Russian Academy

Working with Russian academics and institutions. The attack upon Ukraine by Russia. These are two features playing out heavily in university discussions. As typifies such chitchat, nuance features rather less than cant and sanctimony. As writer and lecturer Paolo Nori of Milano-Bicocca University stated after discovering that his course on …

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Pentagon: Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine

The Kremlin appears to be shifting tactics as it meets stiff Western-backed resistance in Ukraine. The Pentagon believes Russia’s military has sought to recruit Syrians to fight in Ukraine as local resistance has begun to bog down Moscow’s invasion effort, defense officials said Monday. Reports of Moscow’s alleged recruitment attempts …

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Russia publishes an official list of states it deems ‘unfriendly’ to it

Russian citizens and companies must apply for a special permit to deal with “unfriendly” foreign entities. A list of foreign states that Russia considers as having committed “unfriendly actions” against “Russia, Russian companies and citizens” was published on the Russian government’s website on Monday. The countries, international organizations and territories …

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