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. Japan, France 24, Germany, and Cuba.
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba.
http://youthspeaksout.net/swr250418.mp3 (29:00)
From JAPAN- The ongoing tale of Nippon Steel buying US Steel may have taken a new turn. Japan is still upset at the tariff Trump imposed on them, and argues that its tariff on US rice imports is being misrepresented by Trump. The Chinese President is holding talks across SE Asia including Vietnam, attempting to prevent US bullying. Japanese officials held tariff negotiations with Washington- the auto tariffs are especially crippling to Japan and US consumers. Ukraine and Russia continue to bomb each others energy infrastructure.
From FRANCE- First a press review on Hungary constitutionally banning LGBTQ gatherings. Press reviews on the UK Supreme Court ruling that only people biologically women are entitled to sex-based protections. Then a press review of a NYT article about Netanyahu being held back from a plan to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. Finally a report from a Paris demonstration by journalists protesting the 170 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.
From GERMANY- The EU announced a 1.6 billion Euro financial package for infrastructure to the Palestinian Authority. Terri Shultz reports from Brussels.
From CUBA - The opposition in Panama has called the influx of US troops a camouflage invasion. US human rights advocates have filed a lawsuit to halt a Trump Executive Order imposing sanctions on the prosecutor of the ICC.
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