News highlights, late June 2015

Syria and the humanitarian crisis:

http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrian-arab-republic-humanitarian-snapshot-31-may-2015

Exploitation of oil in the DRC:

http://www.france24.com/en/20150610-uk-oil-firm-accused-bribery-dr-congo-national-park

US legislation on corruption:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/09/c_134308415.htm

Independent UN report on Gaza:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIGazaConflict/Pages/ReportCoIGaza.aspx

Fishers and Gaza:

http://english.pnn.ps/2015/06/03/occupation-targets-farmers-and-fishermen-injures-1-in-incursion-east-of-rafah/

The shadow economy in Europe

Source: Friedrich Schneider, The Shadow Economy in Europe, 2013.

News highlights, early June 2015

 

EU caving in to Russia:

http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=60229

UN angry at EU migration plan:

https://euobserver.com/justice/128853

Gaza war:

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/may/29/gaza-killing-gets-easier/

HSBC and money laundering:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/05/hsbc-money-laundering-procedures-flaws-too-bad-to-be-revealed

Occupied territories and home destruction:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/101579/the-catch-22-for-palestinian-villages-in-the-west-bank

Perceptions of China in Africa

Answering the question: do you think China’s growing economy is a good thing or a bad thing for our country? an overwhelming yes.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2014.