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How the North Korean Government Is Squeezing Foreign Currency Out of Its People – The Diplomat

In recent years, the North Korean government has intensified efforts to collect foreign currency held by its citizens. This situation not only reflects North Korea’s lack of foreign currency, but also highlights the country’s poor performing domestic currency (the Korean People’s Won, or KPW) and, more broadly, signals that the country’s economy is in dire straits. Advertisement North Korea entered one of its worst economic crises ever following the closure of the China-North Korea border in January 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 into the country. By the end of 2020, North Korea’s external trade (excluding inter-Korean trade) fell to $8.6 billion, a drop of 73.4 percent compared to trade levels in 2019. The country’s foreign trade dropped again in 2021 to $7.1 billion, a decline of 17.3 percent compared to trade levels in 2020. These figures are extremely low; indeed, they have broken the record for North Korea’s lowest trade numbers ever since such data began being collected

36 Best Amazon Prime Day Deals 2022: Every Good Deal We’ve Found So Far

Sometimes lighting does strike twice. Don’t believe us? Take the best Amazon Prime Day deals 2022 has to offer as an example. This year, the ‘Zon decided to double down on its tentpole shopping event by introducing a sequel, and boy is it a doozy. So if you’re here, you’re probably not just looking for any old Prime Day deals. You, friend, are looking for the best Amazon Prime Deals as curated by a hyper-discerning GQ Editor . And you’re in luck: Each year, we spend a sleepless night or two—and a couple of long days in between—unearthing exactly that—our very favorite picks from the Everything Store’s annual deals extravaganza, delivered (still fresh!) straight to the top of your inbox. This part two event is no different. Except, well, it kind of is. Because as Prime Day has metastasized into an event zealous deal-hunters treat like an actual holiday, it’s become increasingly difficult to separate the “eh, no thanks” from the “holy shit, you need to buy this”. Which is whe

Sources: Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi express concerns over India's home-grown GPS plan, arguing integrating the system would be costly and require new hardware (Reuters)

Yeshiva University didn’t want to officially recognize the students’ LGBTQ+ club, claiming this would infringe its religious rights. But the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justices Kavanaugh and Roberts siding with the liberals, ordered it to do so while lower courts figure out what works in New York state. After the ruling, Yeshiva University abruptly suspended all club activities at the school to avoid having the comply with the order, reports the Associated Press. The college describes itself as faith-based and therefore exempt from New York’s anti-discrimination laws, but it is registered as a non-religious university instead of a religious institution, and offers secular degrees, to accrue the benefits thereof. …a lawyer for the students said the university’s action Friday was divisive and “shameful.” “The Pride Alliance seeks a safe space on campus, nothing more. By shutting down all club activities, the YU administration attempts to divide the student body, and pit students against

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