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  • Indian businesses to boost investment in Russia – official

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 3:01am EDT

    Entrepreneurs will reportedly pour $98 million into the development of projects in Moscow Region alone Indian entrepreneurs are working on launching new business projects in Moscow Region, its local governmental deputy chairman has revealed. Yekaterina Zinovyeva told news agency TASS on Friday that more than ten Indian companies are successfully operating in the industrialized Moscow […]

  • Singapore urges secrecy over origins of wealth flows—FT

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:48am EDT

    A reported directive to banks comes as wealthy Chinese citizens park billions on the island amid a corruption crackdown at home Regulators in Singapore have asked banks not to discuss the origins of large amounts of wealth flowing into the country over the past year, due to the booming presence of rich Chinese nationals, the […]

  • The global housing market and what it means for you

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:44am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at the cost of owning a home. Many delay purchasing their first house, as the affordability gap widens between home values and income levels. Meanwhile, globally, a variety of trends in the housing market are becoming apparent in places like China and Europe. […]

  • Yearn to return? Mahreen Khan, public policy analyst & TV broadcaster

    RT - Apr 16th 2023 2:33am EDT

    When I was coming of age in the early 1990s, right in the aftermath of the Cold War, the biggest dream for youngsters around the world was to get a scholarship or even just a one-way plane ticket to a western country and never look back. Thirty years later, some of those seekers of greener […]

  • Dozens killed in Sudan military clashes

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 9:06pm EDT

    The Army and the RSF paramilitary are battling each other for the control of the country Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and scores more injured in fierce clashes between the rival factions in Sudan, as the country’s Army and the Rapid Support Forces continue to accuse each other of sparking the bloodshed and […]

  • Another EU state bans Ukrainian grain

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 6:51pm EDT

    Hungary joins Poland’s pledge to protect the interests of local farming communities The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture has announced a “temporary ban” on the imports of grain and oilseeds from Ukraine, citing the lack of any “meaningful” EU-wide measures to protect the markets from “destabilization” by the uncontrolled inflow of cheap produce. The Hungarian government is […]

  • Ukraine accuses Poland of violating deal

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 5:35pm EDT

    Warsaw imposed a “temporary” ban on Ukrainian agricultural products, citing the need to protect the local market Kiev lashed out at Warsaw’s decision to impose a ban on Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products, accusing it of violating a deal reached by the two countries this month. Poland rolled out the restrictions earlier in the […]

  • US lawmakers urge probe into military aid to Israel

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 4:38pm EDT

    A group of top progressive Democrats is urging President Joe Biden to “shift” US policy on Israel, citing escalating violence A group of 14 top Democratic members of the US Congress has penned an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to re-examine Washington’s enduring support of Israel. Specifically, the group called for a […]

  • Sunak decides 100% of women don’t have a penis

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:39pm EDT

    UK prime minister has vowed to reinforce rights around biological sex UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that 100% of women do not have penises, after Labour Party leader Keir Starmer had previously suggested that just 99.9% of females do not possess the male reproductive organ. When asked earlier this week by the right-leaning […]

  • Poland to ‘temporarily ban’ Ukrainian grain imports

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:32pm EDT

    The measure comes as multiple Eastern European nations sound the alarm over an inflow of cheap agricultural produce Poland has imposed a “temporary ban” on agricultural and food products from Ukraine, citing the need to protect local markets from the “destabilization” caused by an ongoing inflow of cheap goods.  Poland’s agriculture and development ministers have […]

  • US must stop ‘encouraging war’ in Ukraine – Lula

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 12:25pm EDT

    The Brazilian leader delivered the comments as he concluded a state visit to China The United States and its allies should focus on promoting peace in Ukraine instead of ‘encouraging war’ by arming Ukraine, Brazilian president Lula da Silva said on Saturday as he concluded a state visit to China, his country’s primary trading partner. […]

  • French state TV pulls report after Ukrainian pressure (VIDEO)

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 11:17am EDT

    Kiev has labeled a video of Russian troops in training by France 24 “a disgrace to journalism” French state-owned news channel France 24 has removed a video report about Russian troops in training from its website, after it caused outrage among Ukrainian officials. The clip, entitled “War in Ukraine: Russian forces preparing for battle ahead […]

  • Pentagon leaks undermine ‘trust’ of US allies – former officials

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 11:12am EDT

    The scandal may have far-reaching consequences for Washington, experts have told CNBC The leaking of highly sensitive Pentagon documents has undermined the “trust” between the US and its allies, former intelligence officials claimed to CNBC on Friday. The incident has already left a major dent in relations with Washington’s partners and they will now be […]

  • IKEA stand-in opens first store in Russia

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 11:01am EDT

    The Swedish furniture-making giant closed stores and sold factories to local buyers due to Ukraine-related pressure Russia’s first store of Belarusian furniture maker Swed House, which sells home goods intended to look like IKEA products and is poised to fill the void left behind by the Swedish giant, opened its doors in Moscow on Saturday. […]

  • Huge drop in Russian visas issued to Americans revealed

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 10:46am EDT

    The Russian Foreign Ministry says only around 1,000 US nationals received entry documents in the first quarter of this year Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said it only issued around 1,000 travel visas to US citizens in the first three months of this year. There was also a sharp drop in the number of visitors from […]

  • Former NATO troops see ‘disarray’ in Ukrainian military – CTV

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 10:31am EDT

    “Generations of Ukrainians” might be lost if swift changes aren’t made, US and Canadian instructors have reportedly claimed A chaotic military command structure is leading to huge losses among Ukrainian troops and is causing serious doubts over the outcome of the conflict with Russia, Canada’s CTV National News has claimed, citing a report by former […]

  • Beijing slams fresh US sanctions on businesses dealing with Russia

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 10:19am EDT

    Chinese Ministry of Commerce calls the move illegal and said it’s dangerous for global supply chains Beijing on Saturday protested the latest US sanctions against another set of Chinese businesses, applied due to their alleged attempted evasion of export controls imposed by Washington on Russia. The step “has no basis in international law and is […]

  • Car ploughs into French crowd – media

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 9:30am EDT

    Four arrests were reportedly made following an accident during an illegal street race in Bordeaux Six people were injured, two of whom were hospitalized, after a car lost control and hit a crowd of onlookers at an illegal street race in the port city of Bordeaux in southwest France on Friday night, according to local […]

  • The Orwellian RESTRICT Act is a chilling echo of ‘1984’ and an erosion of American freedom

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 9:01am EDT

    Far beyond cracking down on TikTok, the bill envisages frightening powers to control citizens’ access to ‘unwanted’ information In an eerie semblance to George Orwell’s ‘1984’, the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology Act, or RESTRICT Act, looms as a dark cloud over American liberties. Branded as a mere […]

  • Finland sues global major over Russian turbines

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 8:30am EDT

    State-owned Fortum alleges Danish wind-power firm Vestas failed to return advance payments for project canceled due to sanctions Finland’s state-owned energy company Fortum Oyj has launched International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration proceedings against Danish wind-energy giant Vestas over the termination of contracts to deliver around 50 wind turbines to Russia. According to the Finnish […]

  • Biden to confirm re-election campaign ‘relatively soon’

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 7:51am EDT

    The incumbent US president would be 86 by the end of a potential second term in the Oval Office US President Joe Biden confirmed at the conclusion of a visit to Ireland on Friday that he will formally announce his campaign for re-election to the White House in 2024 “relatively soon.” “I told you my […]

  • IEA issues warning over OPEC+ cuts

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 6:55am EDT

    Further reduction in crude output will add to pressure on consumers, the agency said The surprise OPEC+ output cuts could aggravate an oil-supply deficit this year and threaten economic recovery, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Friday. Earlier this month some of the leading producers within the group of 23 oil-exporting countries announced voluntary […]

  • China stalls Blinken’s visit – FT

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 6:34am EDT

    The “spy balloon” controversy remains a stumbling block in relations between Beijing and Washington, the paper claims China is refusing to fix a new date for a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to concerns that Washington might, during the trip, publish the results of a probe into a suspected spy balloon […]

  • Inflation in Latin American nation soars past 100%

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 5:50am EDT

    Overspending and historic drought have sent prices in Argentina soaring to highest in two decades Inflation in Argentina saw an enormous year-on-year surge to 104.3% in March, marking the highest annual rate since 1991, according to data released by the National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) on Friday. The inflation-rate reading for the month […]

  • Macron signs controversial pension reform into law

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 4:52am EDT

    The bill spearheaded by the French president raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. The reform has sparked nationwide unrest, with the opposition and unions vowing to keep contesting it. The amendments were published in France’s Official […]