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Carla Canivete

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Editor with the Economy & Government team for Middle East and North Africa @bloomberg. Opinions are my own.

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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Trump's Board of Peace wants to speed ahead with the rehabilitation of Gaza, but its members can't agree on what the first step should be. All while the possibility of a return to fighting hangs in the background. - Sam Dagher www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s Gaza Peace at Risk of Stagnating With Hamas Still Armed
US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace — set up to secure a durable end to the war in Gaza — will hold its inaugural meeting in Washington on Thursday with multiple barriers to overcome, not least...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
DP World's CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin #Sulayem resigned Friday, becoming one of the most influential businesspeople to be felled by his involvement with the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey #Epstein. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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DP World Names Yuvraj Narayan as CEO, Essa Kazim as Chairman
DP World Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned, one of the most influential businesspeople to be felled by his involvement with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
With #Israel tired of war and religious nationalism on the rise, economists warn the country faces a potentially irreversible brain drain - Galit Altstein 🎁Link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Israel’s Wartime Brain Drain Raises Fears of Permanent Exodus
An economy built on tech success watches nervously as high-skilled, high-earners leave the country, and expats hesitate to return.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I sat down with Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo to talk about the economy and plans for a new agreement with the IMF. He told me any talks with creditors on debt renegotiation would only happen after an IMF program, one of a number of steps he hopes will help reassure investors. 🎁link
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Mozambique Eyes Debt Talks After New IMF Program, President Says
Mozambique will only start talks with creditors to renegotiate its debt after reaching an agreement on a new program with the International Monetary Fund, President Daniel Chapo said.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A consensus is forming on the need to move forward with the day-after plan for Gaza, denying Hamas a veto.
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Trump Gulf Allies Aim to Pursue Gaza Plan With or Without Hamas
Gulf nations look increasingly likely to push ahead with US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza regardless of whether Hamas accepts it or not.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🎁Link Many Israeli entrepreneurs who have built lucrative businesses in the past decade and are now facing uncertainty as employees are drafted into the military. As many as 130,000 reserve soldiers are expected to be mobilized, tying up some 3% of the nation’s workforce.
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Israel’s Long War in Gaza and Mass Call Ups Strain High-Tech Economy
With the war in Gaza intensifying and little to no sign of a ceasefire, Israel’s economy and businesses are bracing for further strain.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a legal analysis commissioned by the UN's Human Rights Council says. According to a team of independent experts, four of five legal markers defining genocide have been met. Israel slammed the report, calling it “distorted and false.”
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Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza, UN-Commissioned Report Says
A United Nations-commissioned report concluded Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, and called for the international community to fulfill its legal obligations to end it and “pu...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🎁 Gift Link 🎁 Turkey’s main opposition party raised the prospect of the mayor of Ankara being its next presidential candidate, amid a clampdown that’s seen its most popular official and several others jailed.
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Turkey Opposition Chief Mulls New Candidate to Challenge Erdogan
Turkey’s main opposition party raised the prospect of the mayor of Ankara being its next presidential candidate, amid a clampdown that’s seen its most popular official and several others jailed.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
GIFT LINK: Trojena is designated to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029. But, set in a region with little snowfall, it’s becoming one of the most difficult tests yet of the kingdom’s ability to pull off Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grand ambitions and meet commitments for international events.
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Neom’s Desert Ski Resort Strains Saudi Prince MBS’s $1.5 Trillion Plan
Trojena is designated to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. But set in a region with little snowfall, it’s emerging as a great challenge to MBS’s flagship project
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has had a profound influence on security in the Middle East for almost half a century and has often posed a direct challenge to the US and its allies. Golnar Motevalli takes a look at how Iran's recent confrontation with Israel both hurt and emboldened it.
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Iran’s Military Elite Emerges From War Bruised and Emboldened
The 12 day conflict in June was the most damaging in the IRGC’s history, yet the organization is now more critical to the survival of the Islamic Republic.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The United Torah Judaism party said it would quit the coalition in protest for a bill seeking to curtail military draft exemptions long enjoyed by ultra-Orthodox Jews. Without UTJ's seven lawmakers Netanyahu wields just 61 of the 120 seats in parliament. The walkout takes effect in 48 hours.
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Netanyahu’s Coalition Shrinks After Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits
An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party said it’s walking out of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, threatening to leave the government with a razor-thin majority in parliament.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A blaze at a key downtown Cairo telephone exchange left at least four people dead and another 27 injured, cutting off network services and forcing the local stock exchange to cancel Tuesday’s trading session.
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Deadly Fire in Cairo Telecom Hub Causes Widespread Disruptions
A blaze at a key downtown Cairo telephone exchange left at least four people dead and another 27 injured, cutting off network services and forcing the local stock exchange to cancel Tuesday’s trading ...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Some of Israel’s most loyal supporters in Europe are increasingly speaking out against the war in Gaza, with several nations, including Germany, considering trade sanctions and curbs on arms sales.
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Israel’s Gaza Attacks Spur European Leaders to Criticize Netanyahu
Some of Israel’s most loyal supporters in Europe are increasingly speaking out against the war in Gaza, with several nations, including Germany, considering trade sanctions and curbs on arms sales.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Some of Israel’s most loyal supporters in Europe are increasingly speaking out against the war in Gaza, with several nations, including Germany, considering trade sanctions and curbs on arms sales.
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Israel’s Gaza Attacks Spur European Leaders to Criticize Netanyahu
Some of Israel’s most loyal supporters in Europe are increasingly speaking out against the war in Gaza, with several nations, including Germany, considering trade sanctions and curbs on arms sales.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Germany is cracking down on a massive underground payments system called hawala which is being abused by money launderers and financiers of Islamist terrorism.
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Germany Targets Centuries Old Payment System to Stem Dirty Money
Germany is cracking down on a massive underground payments system called hawala which is being abused by money launderers and financiers of Islamist terrorism.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Some of America’s biggest banks are limiting the sharing of information with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency because they are concerned about potential security risks to their computer networks following a major hack of the regulator’s emails.
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JPMorgan, BNY Limit Information Sharing With OCC After Hack
Some of America’s biggest banks are limiting the sharing of information with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency because they are concerned about potential security risks to their computer n...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
First came the Wall Street banks and then the global hedge funds. Now, a wave of private equity firms led by New York-based Brookfield Asset Management are also setting their sights on the oil-rich Middle East to spur deals and profits.
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Brookfield Has Billions Riding on a Private Equity Revival in the Middle East
The region is even more appealing as market turmoil fueled by Trump’s tariffs dashes hopes for a deals resurgence in the US.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Lebanese depositors will get their money back over time as part of any financial overhaul, with the state, central bank and local banks sharing the burden of repairing the crisis-stricken economy, Economy Minister Amer Bisat said.
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Lebanon Vows to Make Depositors Whole in Bid to Unlock Reforms
Lebanese depositors will get their money back over time as part of any financial overhaul, with the state, central bank and local banks sharing the burden of repairing the crisis-stricken economy, Eco...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
And so it ends. Today I said goodbye to Bloomberg's London office. Seven years, two roles and many many friends I'll be sad to leave. But as I prepare to relocate to Dubai for job #3 - Middle East Economics and Politics editor - I'm nothing if not excited. See you in April!
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Israel ended the Hamas ceasefire with deadly airstrikes across Gaza. These, along with others overnight in Lebanon and Syria, come days after the US ordered an offensive against the Houthis in an escalation of hostilities against Iran-backed militant groups.
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Israel Strikes in Gaza Widen Attacks on Iran’s Militant Allies
Israel ended the Hamas ceasefire with deadly airstrikes across Gaza, days after the US ordered an offensive against the Houthis in an escalation of hostilities against Iran-backed militant groups.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Turkey revoked Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s university diploma, potentially blocking President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival from running for the country’s top office. He's one of Turkey’s most popular politicians and has been widely viewed as a contender to the presidency.
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Turkey Voids Erdogan Rival’s Degree in Risk for Presidential Bid
Turkey revoked Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s university diploma, potentially blocking President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival from running for the country’s top office.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Rare tensions are surfacing between Israel and President Donald Trump’s administration, after the US engaged in direct negotiations with Hamas regarding hostages in Gaza. Avi Dichter, a member of Israel's security cabinet, said Monday Boehler's outreach to Hamas is "very bad, very problematic.”
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Trump-Israel Tensions Begin to Surface Over Gaza Hostage Talks
Rare tensions are surfacing between Israel and President Donald Trump’s administration, after the US engaged in direct negotiations with Hamas regarding hostages in Gaza, including an American nationa...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Anytime. And since it's a gift, I might as well pay it forward.
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Jorge Valero @europressos.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
❗️NOW: UK prime minister Starmer just arrived to the summit as he seeks members for a “coalition of the willing” to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. On Thursday, EU leaders will meet in Brussels to accelerate plans for increasing defense spending and additional support for Ukraine
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
What does one do on a Sunday morning? Blog the emergency summit in London. If you're around, follow along
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European Leaders Meet in London on Ukraine: Live Blog
European Leaders Meet in London to Discuss Ukraine Crisis
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Wondering about rare earths? Give this a listen and, while you're at it, do a quick search about commercial viability studies and the difference between resources and reserves. TL;DR: just cause I found oil/minerals in my yard, it doesn't necessarily mean I've hit the jackpot.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🎁 Gift Link: White House Limits Newswires in Press Pool Takeover
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White House Limits Newswires in Press Pool Takeover
The White House handpicked the first group of outlets for a new system of media access in which it chooses who is able to cover President Donald Trump in certain settings, limiting the role of the thr...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The remains of four Israeli hostages were returned Thursday, with Hamas saying they include a young mother and her two small children. Nine-month old Kfir Bibas was the youngest abductee in Oct. 2023. For Israelis, the Bibas family is a symbol of 16 months of anguish over the fate of hostages.
A composite of posters showing Shiri Bibas and her two children Ariel and Kfir.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Israel says it’s retreating from Lebanon by a Tuesday ceasefire deadline, but named five spots inside the country where soldiers will remain, drawing protest from the Lebanese government. Most ground troops have returned to Israel. Yet the army will stay in five positions near Israeli communities.
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Israel Says Army Retreating from Lebanon, But For Five Outposts
Israel says it’s retreating from Lebanon by a Tuesday ceasefire deadline, but named five spots inside the country where soldiers will remain, drawing protest from the Lebanese government.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Russia will likely keep a reduced military presence in Syria, securing a key goal for Putin after the downfall of Assad. However, keeping naval and air bases in Syria will disappoint those hoping for a clean cut with Russia. The chess board keeps being rearranged
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Russia Set to Keep Reduced Military Presence in Post-Assad Syria
Russia will likely keep a reduced military presence in Syria, achieving a key objective for President Vladimir Putin after the downfall of the Assad regime he backed, according to people familiar with...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Trump said Zelenskiy will be involved in peace talks with Russia. It was the first definitive statement from the White House that Ukraine would be permitted a seat at the table when the US and Russia discuss ending the war
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Trump Says Zelenskiy to Take Part in Talks With Russia
President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be involved in peace talks with Russia, a day after top US advisers suggested the negotiations might go on without him.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Israel is pushing to keep a handful of positions in Lebanon after it was denied an outright extension to the ceasefire deadline of Feb. 18. An agreement hasn't been reached.
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Israel Insists on Posts in Lebanon as US Rejects Pullout Delay
Israel is pushing to hold onto a handful of positions in Lebanon after a request to keep the bulk of its troops in the country beyond next week’s deadline was rejected by the US, said people familiar ...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🎁 Gift Link Khamenei was typically combative in his speech to the nation on Friday. How can Iran trust the Americans and their new president? But critically, Khamenei didn’t explicitly rule out talks with the US after President Donald Trump's strongest signal yet that he wants to directly engage.
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As Trump Makes Overtures, Iran Weighs Its Next Move
The US call for conciliation may be landing at the right time for the Islamic Republic with the country weakened economically and militarily.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Israel has identified an airport and seaport as potential departure points for Palestinians, according to a draft plan on how to implement Trump’s controversial proposal. That the US president's road map will be implemented at all is far from certain. - Dan Williams
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Trump said Wednesday he’s willing to immediately start working on a new nuclear deal with Iran that allows the country to “peacefully grow and prosper,” seemingly softening his stance on the Islamic Republic. He didn’t give details on what such an agreement would entail. - Arsalan Shahla
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Trump Says He Wants New Nuclear Deal Allowing Iran to ‘Prosper’
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s willing to immediately start working on a new nuclear deal with Iran that allows the country to “peacefully grow and prosper,” seemingly softening his sta...
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Derek DeCloet @decloet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Regarding tariffs and inflation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Tariffs Risk $29,000 Rise in US Home Construction Costs
President Donald Trump’s tariff plans threaten to raise US home construction costs, making it even more difficult for Americans already facing a tight housing market.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The coffee fanatic in me shivers at the thought of my daily fix threatened by climate change. First world problems, yes, but for this Portuguese granddaughter of olive growers, niece of wine producers hearing @javierblas.bsky.social reminds me how many of my small pleasures depend on the weather.
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Javier Blas on LinkedIn: #coffee #inflation | 61 comments
VIDEO COLUMN: Forgive me for sounding alarmist but, alongside olive oil, coffee is something I cannot live without, particularly since my efforts to live the… | 61 comments on LinkedIn
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The lira will continue to strengthen in inflation-adjusted terms and open longer-term investment opportunities, said Turkey’s finance minister Mehmet Simsek. “You could bank on real exchange-rate appreciation lasting as long as the program delivers.” @joumanna.bsky.social Beril Akman, Ugur Yilmaz
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Turkey Finance Chief Says Lira’s Real Appreciation Will Continue
Turkey’s finance minister signaled the lira will continue strengthening in inflation-adjusted terms, paving the way for investors looking into longer-term bets.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Thousands of Palestinians are traveling back to the devastated neighborhoods of northern Gaza after being displaced during the Israel-Hamas war, as a fragile 42-day ceasefire moves into a second week.
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Thousands of Palestinians Return to Destroyed Homes in North Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians are traveling back to the devastated neighborhoods of northern Gaza after being displaced during the Israel-Hamas war, as a fragile 42-day ceasefire moves into a second week.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
One of the greatest songs of all times to start the year. Happy 2025!
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)
YouTube video by Queen Official
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29/12/2024
Breaking: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US, has died, the Washington Post reported. He was 100
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Jimmy Carter, Peanut Farmer Who Reached White House, Dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the former Georgia peanut farmer who as US president brokered a historic and lasting peace accord between Israel and Egypt in a single term marred by soaring inflation, an oil shortage a...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Proud bestie moment: a minha melhor amiga descobriu que a sua verdadeira vocação é investigar e escrever guiões de podcasts. Este é o mais recente e está no Top da Apple e Spotify em Portugal. O primeiro de todos virou livro. Perfeito pra enfrentar os transportes no caminho pró trabalho. Ouçam!
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Estreia. "A Caça ao Estripador de Lisboa". Episódio 1: Foi a última vez que a viu
A Caça ao Estripador de Lisboa · Episode
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
On a humid June morning in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, a team of state anti-corruption prosecutors set off to Valea Morilor, a leafy neighborhood popular with the country’s elite. Their target was a white-walled villa that belonged to Vitalie Pirlog, Moldova’s former justice minister. 🎁 Read
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Interpol Under Spotlight in Suspected Asylum-for-Sale Scam
A ploy that allegedly helped suspected criminals has exposed a dangerous vulnerability at the world’s crimefighting agency.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
House investigators found “substantial evidence” former Representative Matt Gaetz paid several women — including a 17-year-old girl — for sex and bought and used illegal drugs while in Congress, according to a bipartisan committee report released Monday. 🎁 Read
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Gaetz Paid for Sex, Used Drugs While in Congress, Panel Finds
House investigators found “substantial evidence” former Representative Matt Gaetz paid several women — including a 17-year-old girl — for sex and bought and used illegal drugs while in Congress, accor...
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
France’s new premier Francois Bayrou vowed to sharply narrow the nation’s deficit to close to 5% of GDP, a plan that threatens a repeat of the stand-off which toppled the last government. 🎁 Read
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French Premier Pledges Budget Cuts that Toppled Prior Cabinet
France’s new premier Francois Bayrou vowed to sharply narrow the nation’s deficit to close to 5% of GDP, a plan that threatens a repeat of the stand-off which toppled the last government.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
An Iranian oil tycoon who’s managed to quietly embed himself in the heart of the Western financial system is among a cadre of businessmen handling weapons deliveries across the Caspian Sea to Russia, helping Moscow in its war in Ukraine. Free to read
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Iran Oil Tycoon ‘Hector’ Plays Key Role in Arms Sales to Russia
Hossein Shamkhani, whose father is a senior figure in Tehran, has emerged as a major player in the supply of Iranian arms to Russia, according to US officials and people familiar with his dealings.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Somewhere down there is home
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Crayton Harrison @crayton.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
He told reporters the hat was to cover his bandages, but I don’t know, this is a pretty cool new look.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
To supply a fertility industry worth billions, women in India, Argentina, Greece and Taiwan get paid for their eggs—and sometimes pay dearly. An important story.
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The Global Fertility Trade: A Story of Extraction, Exploitation and Opportunity
Following human eggs as they’re exchanged across open, gray and black markets — reaping rewards for an extremely high price.
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Carla Canivete @carlacanivete.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Ukraine said Russia fired hypersonic and highly precise missiles against targets in the western regions of Ternopil, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia. The strike comes after weeks a of a relative lull and after Trump said he opposes Ukraine’s use of western-made weapons in Russian territory.
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Russia Attacks Western Ukraine in First Missile Strike in Weeks
Ukraine said Russia launched a massive air-strike on Friday, targeting the western part of the country with missiles after weeks of relative lull in aerial attacks.
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