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  • Japanese clothing giant mulls Russia exit – Kommersant 

    RT - May 6th 2023 1:32am EDT

    Uniqlo is likely to offload its stores due to significant losses, the outlet has reported Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo has decided to sell most of its stores in Russia after suffering multimillion-dollar losses last year, Kommersant reported on Friday.   The company has not officially announced its withdrawal from the country, but market experts […]

  • Russian car sales triple

    RT - May 6th 2023 1:28am EDT

    Consumers are buying more domestic and Chinese brands amid the exodus of Western and Japanese automakers, statistics show Sales of new passenger cars in Russia jumped 2.7 times in April compared to the same period in 2022, data from analytical agency Avtostat showed on Thursday. According to the report, more than 75,000 new vehicles were […]

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  • Capitol rioter receives longest sentence yet

    RT - May 6th 2023 12:47am EDT

    A federal judge accused the man of acting as a “soldier against democracy” A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, the harshest penalty handed down to date following hundreds of similar cases linked to the unrest. US […]

  • China slams US arms sales to Taiwan

    RT - May 5th 2023 11:56pm EDT

    American weapons dealers have “swarmed” to Taiwan seeking new business opportunities, Beijing said US military support for Taiwan is turning the island into a “powder keg” and risks igniting a regional conflict, China has warned, urging Washington to cease its weapons sales to Taipei while warning of “consequences” for countries that interfere in its internal […]

  • China’s information blackout is a logical response to Western attempts to undermine it

    RT - May 5th 2023 10:05pm EDT

    Beijing is making it harder for foreigners to access data on its businesses, economy, and academia Recently, an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal bemoaning the announcement of new restrictions in China on foreign access to official information and databases. Denouncing the new rules as a “black box around information,” the WSJ leans on […]

  • Ukrainians angry with Germany over restrictions on flag

    RT - May 5th 2023 7:00pm EDT

    Kiev’s ambassador has named Berlin’s move “very short-sighted and unfounded” The Berlin police’s decision to ban Russian and Ukrainian flags at the city’s memorial sites during the upcoming Victory Day celebrations on May 8 and 9 have drawn the ire of the local Ukrainian associations and sparked criticism from both the current and former Ukrainian […]

  • ByteDance’s keyword blacklist revealed – Forbes

    RT - May 5th 2023 6:03pm EDT

    TikTok’s parent company tracks hundreds of “sensitive words” on its apps, purported internal documents show ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, runs a tool to track the use of “sensitive words” on its products, according to Forbes, which published what it claimed were several lists of such words on Friday.  Posts containing words marked […]

  • Binance faces Russia sanctions probe – Bloomberg

    RT - May 5th 2023 5:52pm EDT

    US officials are reportedly looking into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange operator The national security division of the US Department of Justice is looking at whether Binance or any of its officials may have violated the US and EU sanctions on Russia, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” According to five […]

  • Liberal university urged to fire fake Native American professor

    RT - May 5th 2023 4:32pm EDT

    Anthropology lecturer Elizabeth Hoover admitted to lying about her heritage for “material benefits” A University of California at Berkeley anthropologist has apologized for falsely claiming to be of indigenous descent, stating that she did so to access funding and academic opportunities that would have been off limits to a white professor. Despite the apology, other […]

  • NYC subway vigilante’s identity revealed amid accountability questions

    RT - May 5th 2023 4:30pm EDT

    US Marine vet Daniel Penny was filmed choking homeless man Jordan Neely to death on a train The military veteran filmed choking homeless man Jordan Neely on the floor of a New York City subway car on Monday was only identified by Twitter detectives four days after the incident, fueling public outrage as city authorities […]

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  • EU agrees €1 billion ammo package for Ukraine

    RT - May 5th 2023 3:26pm EDT

    The deal includes artillery shells and missiles and comes in addition to a similar delivery agreed by the bloc in April EU members have agreed on a financing mechanism that would entail Ukraine receiving €1 billion worth of ammunition as part of the bloc’s assistance plan, the EU Council said in a statement on Friday. […]

  • Australian PM ‘frustrated’ over continued detention of Assange

    RT - May 5th 2023 3:04pm EDT

    Anthony Albanese has opposed the persecution of the WikiLeaks founder, but refused to ask the US to release him Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that “there is nothing to be served” by keeping WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange behind bars. He claimed to be working behind the scenes to reach a solution to the […]

  • Soros-owned firm poised to buy Vice Media – WSJ

    RT - May 5th 2023 2:15pm EDT

    The reported $400 million deal will buy out all but one of the outlet’s major stockholders Soros Fund Management, the principal asset manager of billionaire currency speculator George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, is poised to rescue floundering news outlet Vice Media from bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the […]

  • Top US health official resigns

    RT - May 5th 2023 2:10pm EDT

    The White House has announced the departure of the CDC director Walensky Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will leave her post at the end of June, the White House said on Friday. Walensky confirmed the news shortly afterward. Walensky “has saved lives with her steadfast and unwavering […]

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  • Italy left with ‘inadequate’ ammunition after arming Ukraine – media

    RT - May 5th 2023 1:40pm EDT

    Many of Kiev’s Western backers are facing the same problem, with the US reportedly telling them to “get in line” for resupplies There is “not much left” in Italy’s military stockpiles after six military aid shipments to Ukraine, the Corriere Della Sera newspaper reported on Friday. With Italian industry dismantled and resupply from the US […]

  • Erdogan rival warns of post-election violence in Türkiye

    RT - May 5th 2023 12:19pm EDT

    Kemal Kilicdaroglu has said that his victory might lead to “provocations” and “armed elements” on the streets Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has urged his supporters to refrain from public celebrations if he prevails in next week’s election, citing potential provocations and street violence. The politician called on supporters to “stay at home” on election […]

  • Coronation party site defaced with giant penis

    RT - May 5th 2023 11:03am EDT

    Pranksters mowed the 30-foot phallus into the lawn at Bath’s Royal Crescent ahead of King Charles III’s coronation Vandals in the British city of Bath have mowed an enormous phallic image into the normally pristine lawn in front of the iconic Royal Crescent. The lawn is due to host a posh picnic party on Saturday […]

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  • Bali set to curb tourism

    RT - May 5th 2023 10:42am EDT

    Governor Wayan Koster has suggested a quota system to limit the number of travelers to the island Tourists hoping to vacation on the Indonesian island of Bali may soon be required to register for their trip one year in advance, under new proposals to cap the number of visitors. Governor Wayan Koster has suggested introducing […]

  • Covid-19 pandemic is over — WHO

    RT - May 5th 2023 9:31am EDT

    DETAILS TO FOLLOW

  • US banks halt trading as financial panic spreads

    RT - May 5th 2023 9:18am EDT

    More regional lenders see their shares plummeting, prompting regulators to intervene Two more US regional banks saw trading of their shares suspended on Thursday, amid the worst crisis to hit the country’s financial sector since 2008. Regulators halted trading in Los Angeles-based PacWest and Arizona’s Western Alliance after their share prices fell dramatically. PacWest Bancorp […]

  • Central American country frees IT companies from taxes

    RT - May 5th 2023 7:20am EDT

    Crypto-friendly El Salvador is looking to become a tech hub El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced on Thursday the enactment of a law that eliminates taxes on innovative technologies, such as software creation, coding, and artificial intelligence (AI), among others. Bukele is eager to turn his country into Latin America’s tech leader.  The law signed […]

  • China’s peace plan for Ukraine ‘wishful thinking’ – EU

    RT - May 5th 2023 6:06am EDT

    The only way to resolve the conflict is if Moscow meets Kiev’s conditions, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has claimed China’s proposal to end the conflict in Ukraine is “not a peace plan,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has claimed. The diplomat insisted that demands made by Kiev are the only viable solution to […]

  • London comments on claims arms for Kiev being resold

    RT - May 5th 2023 5:57am EDT

    There have been “isolated reports” that weapons sent to Ukraine have been diverted away from the front line, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Some weapons supplied to Kiev by its Western backers could have changed hands before they had a chance to reach the frontline, UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey admitted on Thursday, […]

  • French biathlon legend urges return of Russian athletes

    RT - May 5th 2023 5:16am EDT

    Excluding sportsmen and women over their nationality is discriminatory, Martin Fourcade has said Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed to compete at global events and must not be discriminated against because of their nationality, French biathlon icon Martin Fourcade has said. Fourcade, a five-time Olympic champion, shared his opinion along with several active or […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: 20 years after Bush declared ‘mission accomplished,’ it’s clear that Iraq was the graveyard of American ambition

    RT - May 5th 2023 5:07am EDT

    George W. Bush’s illegal invasion came at a time when the US was the only real global power, and high on its own self-confidence Twenty years ago, in May 2003, then-US President George W. Bush landed on the deck of the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf and declared “mission accomplished.” The Texan […]