📉DENIM BLUES: Levi Strauss plans to cut at least 10% of global corporate workforce in restructuring (CNBC)

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⚠️ JUST IN: Israelis Block Humanitarian Aid Trucks from Entering Gaza Through Karm Abu Salem Border Crossing for Third Consecutive Day - amid reports of Palestinians dying from starvation

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❌ China Evergrande on Brink of 'Immediate Liquidation' (Reports)

A key offshore bondholder group of China Evergrande will join a petition to liquidate the developer at a hearing in a Hong Kong court on Monday. (Reuters)

The group owns more than $2bn in offshore notes guaranteed by Evergrande and its support to a winding-up petition reportedly ‘significantly increases’ the chances of an immediate liquidation order from the court.

If a liquidation order is issued, a provisional liquidator and then an official liquidator will be appointed to take control and prepare to sell the  world's most indebted developer’s assets to repay its debts.

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📣 “Invasion Day”: Thousands Demonstrate ‘Australia Day’ Protesting British Colonization

Large crowds gathered in every major 🇦🇺city Friday urging for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call “Invasion Day.”

The holiday marks the arrival of 11 British ships carrying convicts at Port Jackson in present-day Sydney on Jan. 26, 1788.

For many, the day marked the beginning of a sustained period of discrimination and expulsion of Indigenous people from their land without a treaty.

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❗️Bane of Brexit: Trade Negotiations Between UK & Canada Breakdown

The UK has stopped its trade talks with Canada, after nearly two years on a post-Brexit agreement, following a row over beef and cheese.

Trade between the two countries currently takes place under the terms of a deal the UK rolled over from when it was an EU member in a time-limited agreement.

UK's trading terms with Canada will now be worse than when it was part of the EU. Higher tariffs for British cheese had already kicked in earlier this month, after the previous terms expired at the end of 2023.

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➡️ ICJ First Ruling on South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel in Gaza Due in Two Hours

The International Court of Justice will deliver its ruling at 12:00GMT on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel.

Provisional measures include a request for Israel to suspend its military operations in the Gaza Strip.

The judges will not rule on the merits of the genocide allegations, which may take years to decide.

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😳 JUST IN: Biden admin halts approval of new licenses to export US LNG, a move likely to disrupt plans for billions of dollars in projects — Bloomberg

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⚠️ Israel has Murdered 337 Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and Ambulance Drivers since October 7

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💪🇷🇺Despite sanctions, Russia has imported more than $1bn worth of microchips from the EU and US in 2023.

This was reported by Bloomberg.

Russia imported more than $1 billion worth of advanced chips from the US and Europe last year, despite sanctions aimed at hampering Russia's military.
Most of the banned technology enters Russia through re-exports from third countries, including China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The US and EU are working to block these routes, with a particular focus on a list of high-priority so-called dual-use and advanced goods found in or critical to Russian weapons in Ukraine.

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❗️Turkey Tells UK Full Ceasefire Needed in Gaza Immediately

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan met with his British counterpart Lord David Cameron for 90 minutes of talks on Friday.

Fidan told Cameron that a full and immediate ceasefire plus a two-state solution is needed in Gaza for lasting peace. (Reuters citing source)

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📝‘It’s Vital to Highlight the Plight of the Innocent in Palestine": 🇿🇦FM Naledi Pandor Speaks Ahead of ICJ Session on South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel

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⚠️ NEW: Turkey Expects ICJ to Determine Israel Guilty of Genocide – Erdogan

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