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Hard Numbers: Spain’s femicide problem, US arms Taiwan, Exxon vs. Brussels, racism in South Africa, Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence

December 29, 2022

Gabrielle Debinski

9: The Spanish government has vowed to increase protection for female victims of domestic violence after nine women were killed by their partners in December, the deadliest month this year. This comes after a pregnant woman was stabbed by her ex-partner this week in Toledo, resulting in the death of both mother and baby.

180 million: The Pentagon on Wednesday approved the sale of vehicle-launched anti-tank missile systems to Taiwan worth $180 million. This comes days after Beijing sent 71 warplanes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, marking the largest show of force by Beijing in the Taiwan Strait in months.

2 billion: US oil giant ExxonMobil is suing the European Union after Brussels announced in the fall that it would introduce a windfall tax on oil and gas companies, saying they should pay a "crisis contribution" on their 2022 profits. Exxon claims the tax will cost the company $2 billion through 2023 and will discourage investment.

3: Three white South African men have been charged – one with attempted murder and two with assault – after a video circulated on social media of them apparently abusing Black teenagers at a vacation spot in the Free State province. For many, the brazen beatings were reminiscent of the sort of attacks that pervaded apartheid-era South Africa.

7: Myanmar’s military court has sentenced the former democratically elected leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, bringing her total sentence to 33 years. Since the military seized power in a coup in Feb. 2021, Suu Kyi has been charged with a host of sham offenses, including importing walkie-talkies and breaking COVID rules. The sentence includes several years of hard labor.

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The biodiversity-shaped piece in the climate crisis puzzle: How to solve it

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The clock is ticking on efforts to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss, but there’s still time to help support the animals, plants, and ecosystems that are all necessary for a healthy planet. In order to protect biodiversity — every living organism and ecosystem from microbes to mangroves — citizens, companies, and countries all need to do their part. That’s why the Mastercard-led Priceless Planet Coalition is on a mission to restore 100 million trees and regenerate biodiversity-rich forests. Read more about the Coalition's approach and progress.

Hot topics at the IMF-World Bank meetings

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Delegates at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings have been giving rosy outlooks to the press while the cameras are rolling, but GZERO Senior Writer Matthew Kendrick heard a different story in private settings. He told Tony Maciulis that the global outlook depends heavily on US policy continuity — which is highly unlikely under a second Trump administration — and successful efforts in China to revive its own floundering economy.

Can the IMF change to help more women?

Matthew Kendrick

When a country hits rock bottom financially, the International Monetary Fund is meant to step in with funds to stabilize the economy without damaging its society — or the gender gap. But studies show that these programs often push women out of work at a disproportionate rate to men as the economy contracts. Matthew Kendrick reports from the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings on a push to build more equitable programs.

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North Korean troops move into Russia’s border area with Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a farewell ceremony before Putin's departure at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024.

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Kyiv says that roughly 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, a far greater number than reported by the US, though it remains unclear precisely how many have entered what Ukraine referred to as the “combat zone.”

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Kyiv says that roughly 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, a far greater number than reported by the US, though it remains unclear precisely how many have entered what Ukraine referred to as the “combat zone.”

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