A week in the world, big and small, featured news review #5

This week, I focused on energy issues, and changed the content a little. Because it was called Susulan, the previous length was too long, so I selected and summarized the big and small events of the week. This should make it easier for everyone to read!

Theme Song of the Week: Flesh Juicer, "Shut Down the Sun"

Grandpa Shan, let's ask you to dare to think carefully and listen to the ocean. This is a change of madness. We want to eat the sun. Grandpa is really shooting and fighting for life. Today, I want to retire. Talk about byebye, talk about byebye.

Energy issues have plagued the world this week, from the economy to politics to everyday life, and energy issues surround us like the sun surrounds us. With the start of the Ukrainian-Russian war, the energy issue has always been a bargaining chip for the confrontation between the two worlds. When did the resources of the earth begin to be limited, owned, belonged to some people, or even become part of weapons?

Instead of closing the energy window, turn off the sun too! Let the world be quiet.

Newsweek

This week's energy war between Europe and Russia has thrown world politics and economics into a quagmire again. Last week, the Moscow authorities announced the resumption of the Nord Stream No. 1 pipeline, and the G7 countries announced that they had imposed price caps on Russian crude oil.

As the West wrestles with Russia, Putin says he will no longer provide Europe with any energy. Putin said that if Europe continued to impose price caps on energy, he risked tearing up the agreement, in other words, offering nothing. For Europe, the approaching winter and the shortage of energy are bound to become the focus of public concern.

About 70,000 people protested in the Czech capital Prague on Saturday against soaring energy prices , arguing that the government should maintain military neutrality in the Ukraine-Russian war and oppose measures by the European Union and NATO.

The German chancellor announced the next day that Russia was no longer a stable supplier of crude oil and planned to stop gas supplies by December. In other words, Germany officially "declared war" on Russia . In addition to "declaring war" on Russia on energy issues, German foreign policy has also begun to turn and begin to reduce its dependence on China. According to German media Handelsblatt, the country's economy ministry is reducing overseas investment guarantees and comprehensively adjusting China's policies.

Crude oil prices rebounded 4% on Friday amid threats to Russian supplies . Despite pressure from higher interest rates and China's coronavirus policy, supply threats from Russia have prompted crude prices to start a correction.

European countries have imposed price caps on Russian natural gas imports, a move that has sparked dissatisfaction with Russia and has used energy policy as a bargaining chip. Winter is approaching, and Europe's energy dependence on Russia has become a major problem. At the same time, officials from the US Department of Energy said that the United States has no plans to release new oil at present, in other words, the overall supply will not increase. Despite the rise in oil, other statistical benchmarks began to fall, including Brent and WTI (West Texas crude).

So how will European countries respond?

Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, took action on the energy crisis on his first day in office. Prevent a prolonged recession in the UK through tax cuts. At the same time, European countries have also begun to raise a large amount of funds to deal with Russia's energy sanctions. In addition to the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and other EU countries have recently issued a statement saying that the cost of subsidies due to rising prices and energy has exceeded 500 billion. of the euro.

On Friday, the European Union will hold an emergency meeting on energy issues , in addition to discussing response measures, will also discuss price caps on Russia and mandatory targets for curtailing countries' power.

Also affected by the Ukrainian-Russian war are Poland and Hungary, which are facing a shortage of teachers and insufficient educational resources. This dilemma can be said to be exacerbated in Central Europe, where inflation is severe, and young people are simply not willing to become teachers. In addition, as the Ukrainian-Russian war unfolded, the two countries received a considerable number of Ukrainian students, and these schoolchildren who do not speak the local language may become the last straw that overwhelms the educational environment of these Central European countries.

On the economic front, according to Bloomberg, the yuan is currently at a two-year low and may even continue to dip. In addition to the impact of high inflation, China's zero-clearing policy and housing loan problems caused the RMB, which was not affected by the Ukraine-Russian war, to begin to fall. Coupled with the recent strengthening of the US dollar, the value of the RMB began to decline. The devaluation of the renminbi has affected some emerging markets closely related to China, including some countries in Africa and South America, which also means that China's close relationship with the global economy has changed.

In Indonesia, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the government's rising oil prices and demands that the government raise the minimum wage. The country's president announced over the weekend that fuel subsidies would be cut, sending fuel up 30 percent, putting an already-inflationary Indonesia in a tougher position.

In addition, Canadian police said on Sunday that they were hunting two suspects involved in the murder of 10 people. The suspects killed 10 victims and wounded as many as 15 others in various parts of Saskatchewan province. Police said they were not sure if the two suspects switched vehicles or changed locations, and have also issued alerts across the province and neighboring provinces. One of the suspects died during the pursuit, and the other was arrested.

The magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Sichuan killed more than 60 people and left many missing. At the same time, due to the problem of epidemic prevention and control, there have been absurd scenes in Sichuan's disaster relief and evacuation. The rescuers must pass the nucleic acid test before they can enter the disaster relief site. At the same time, people are shocked to realize that they are locked in the community and cannot escape during the process of escaping. According to Xia Ming, a professor of political science at New York University, China's current policies are mostly anti-scientific, while allowing Xi Jinping to implement "paramilitary" management across the country.

Finally, Queen Elizabeth of England died suddenly. The longest-ruling Queen, beloved by the British people and around the world , has died at her home in Scotland at the age of 96. The Queen's last public function was on Tuesday, when she appointed Prime Minister Truss. Two days later, at noon on Thursday, flags were flown at half-staff across the UK as thousands gathered outside Buckingham Palace following the death.

The comment area below is open to mourn the Queen.

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