China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Raytheon

The US announced a $1.1 billion defense contract for Taiwan last year. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Raytheon [A sign stands at the road leading to the Raytheon facility in Marlborough, Mass., June 10, 2019.] Credit: Bill Sikes/AP/File photo China Beijing has sanctioned Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies over [arms sales to Taiwan](, banning them from imports and exports related to China. They are two of the largest American defense contractors. Washington has already barred the sales of weapons technology to China. The US announced a [$1.1 billion contract]( for Taiwan in September that included Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Sidewinder anti-air missiles. Israel Israel has passed a law to [revoke the citizenship]( of Israeli Arabs who are convicted of “acts of terror” and who get financial aid from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The move could also see Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem stripped of their residency rights. A large majority of MPs voted for the legislation, while critics have called the decision racist and a [violation of international law]( since it would render people stateless. Nigeria Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that the country’s redesigned currency will bolster the upcoming presidential election, calling for an [end to protests]( over a cash shortage. Nigerians have been unable to access cash in recent weeks to pay for basic needs after the nation’s central bank began [switching out notes]( of higher denominations of the naira currency with redesigned ones. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Lula declares humanitarian crisis for Brazil's Yanomami territory, cracks down on illegal mining]( [Boats carrying mining supplies move along the Uraricoera River in Alto Alegre, Roraima state, Brazil, as some miners leave Yanomami Indigenous territory ahead of expected operations against illegal mining, Feb. 7, 2023.]( Credit: Edmar Barros/AP A humanitarian crisis looms in Brazil's Yanomami territory, where communities have been ravaged by malnutrition, malaria, COVID-19 and widespread illegal mining. Now, the central government is trying to [crack down on illegal mining]( and support these communities after years of neglect. [China’s tech weapons roll in to quell demonstrations, identify protesters]( [Graphic of Chinese President Xi Jinping.]( Credit: UN Geneva/Flickr The latest demonstrations across China ended when the central government [unleashed a digital arsenal]( that was less deadly than the tanks used to quell the 1989 protests, but just as effective. China managed to use the internet to defuse national outrage over President Xi Jinping’s strict COVID-19 policies without firing a single shot. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot The [Turma da Paz de Madureira]( samba school in Rio de Janeiro is the city's first to be run by and for women only. Members of the school have been practicing for a performance with dancers and drummers ahead of Carnival, which kicks off on Friday and runs through Feb. 25. The community’s music and dance clubs have always included women, but for the first time, they are able to call the shots on finances, themes and costumes, too. 👯‍♀️ 🥁 [Members of the Turma da Paz de Madureira, or TPM, samba school rehearse in preparation for Rio's Carnival parade, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 4, 2023.] Credit: Silvia Izquierdo/AP/File photo In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.