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Over 70 Hezbollah Sites Struck As Netanyahu Orders IDF To 'Intensify Blows' On Lebanon Israel has drastically ramped up its military campaign across Lebanon, hitting many dozens of 'Hezbollah sites' - and seriously escalating the long-running conflict, despite there officially being a US-mediated ceasefire in place. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed on Monday that instructed the military to "press the pedal even harder" against Hezbollah, reportedly upon a greenlight being given by Washington, following increased drone attacks from the Shia paramilitary group backed by Iran on northern Israel. via AFP "We are...

Samsung Union Postpones Massive General Strike, Puts Wage Deal To Vote Summary: Samsung Union Postpones Massive Strike For Union Vote On Saturday Samsung Union Authorizes Massive Strike At Memory-Chip Plants After Mediation Talks Collapse   Samsung Union Postpones General Strike For Weekend Vote  Late Wednesday night in South Korea, Samsung and its largest union held last-minute negotiations ahead of a massive general strike. Vice Minister Kwon Chang-jun of the Ministry of Employment and Labor joined the negotiating table between Samsung and its largest union, a move that appears to have led to a breakthrough. South Korea's national...

Of Anchovies And Blueberries – Why El Niño Matters Authored by Nick Smallwood via BondVigilantes.com, Why aren’t we talking more about El Niño? After an exceptionally hot, dry summer in Western Europe and elsewhere, climate discussions proliferate. But neither mainstream media nor markets seem to be seriously discussing the risks and opportunities presented by what scientists appear to agree will be a “super El Niño”.   In a world where food supplies have already been curtailed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict (especially wheat and sunflower oil), and where next year’s crop yields could be hit by the high price and/or...