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The West Regains Ground In Iraq As BP Finalises Terms On Huge Kirkuk Oil Project

Oilprice.com 

The U.S. and its allies have long been looking to re-establish their presence in Iraq’s key political and economic institutions. Having arguably peaked when they removed Saddam Hussein from office in April 2003, it dwindled down the longer their military stayed on the ground. During that period, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over its neighbour through a spider’s web of political, economic, and military proxies, as fully analysed in my latest book on the new global oil market order. Читать дальше...

He Gave Up Speaking, To Expand Environmental Consciousness; Oscar Contender ‘Planetwalker’ Documents Profound Journey Of John Francis

Deadline.com 

A tall man with a warm smile ambles along rural byways, a backpack over his shoulders and a banjo around his neck, strumming as he strolls through Northern California. He does not speak, communicating with his instrument and a kind of self-created sign language. This was the unusual sight witnessed by residents of Point Reyes […]

Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations Include ‘Wicked’, ‘Dune: Part Two’, ‘Emilia Pérez’

Deadline.com 

Awards-season regulars A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Conclave, Emilia Pérez and The Substance are among the nominees revealed Thursday for the Art Directors Guild’s 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. A Complete Unknown and The Brutalist, the latter coming off a Best Picture – Drama win at the Golden Globes […]

Exclusive: How top French bank profits from dirty gas business in Peru's Amazon

France24.com (en) 

FRANCE 24 reveals, in partnership with investigative media outlet Disclose, RFI and the Pulitzer Center, that French banking group Crédit Agricole holds a €240 million stake in Repsol, a Spanish multinational responsible for gas extraction in the Peruvian Amazon, and is making substantial profits from it. According to our investigation, the gas firm is responsible for numerous environmental and health hazards.