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  • 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 […]

  • Anas Alhajji on the energy war: US sanctions on Russia a JOKE, a game of musical chairs

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:46am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to award-winning scholar and managing partner at Energy Outlook Advisors Dr. Anas Alhajji. He discusses why attacks on energy facilities such as the Nord Stream pipeline are part of a dangerous new normal, why Europe’s switch to relying on US LNG gas supplies is dangerous and exposes Europe […]

  • The lost reality of Reagan’s Star Wars program

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:41am EDT

    The Strategic Defense Initiative was President Reagan’s idea for a space-based anti-missile system. Detractors called it ‘Star Wars’, as the science fiction film series exploded in popularity. Even though the president begged for support from Congress to fund the program for years, no progress was made. Finally, Subrata Ghoshroy, one of the top scientists in […]

  • Eating out in America getting more expensive – data

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:39am EDT

    Restaurant prices have surged by nearly 9% year-on-year, according to the Department of Labor The cost of eating at restaurants in the US outpaced grocery prices on a 12-month basis in March for the first time since mid-2021, Labor Department data showed on Wednesday. According to the calculations, restaurant prices have risen 8.8% over the […]

  • Trump indicted in NYC

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:37am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez examines the recent indictment of ex-US President Donald Trump by a Manhattan court. Rick spoke to analysts Steve Gill and Robert Patillo to break down the charges and how the Trump team will attempt to tackle the ongoing case.

  • Crypto funding drying up – Bloomberg

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 2:16am EDT

    Global venture capital investment in the sector has hit its lowest level since 2020 Private funding in crypto startups has fallen dramatically this year as the industry reels from scandals, bank implosions and regulatory uncertainty, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing data from research company PitchBook.    Global venture capital (VC) funding for crypto startups totaled […]

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  • Democrats push to limit US president’s nuclear powers

    RT - Apr 15th 2023 1:16am EDT

    Lawmakers warned that a “rogue” leader could someday take control of America’s atomic arsenal Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced a bill that would force the White House to seek Congressional approval before ordering a nuclear strike, insisting the president should not have unilateral authority to start a nuclear war.  Introduced by Senator […]

  • Elon Musk launches AI start-up

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 11:42pm EDT

    The billionaire entrepreneur previously warned of the “profound risks” AI could pose to humanity Tesla and SpaceX head Elon Musk has started a new artificial intelligence company called X.AI Corp., according to state business records. The move comes after Musk changed Twitter’s official name to X Corp. and hinted at plans to create an “everything […]

  • Japanese PM’s speech interrupted by ‘explosion’ – media

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 10:57pm EDT

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  • Judge orders ex-president to testify on riots

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 10:09pm EDT

    Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro faces a 10-day deadline to submit to questioning over the storming of government buildings by his supporters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by a judge on the country’s Supreme Court to testify about his role in the January 8 riots in which protestors stormed government buildings in protest against […]

  • Ukraine calls out Orban over money

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 9:27pm EDT

    Kiev insisted that EU donations are not charity, but a “security investment” It is “cynical” of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to criticize the EU funding of Ukraine when Budapest takes money from Brussels as well, the foreign ministry in Kiev said on Friday. Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko also insisted that Ukraine was defending Hungary […]

  • NYT stealth-edits major Snowden ‘misstatement’

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 8:26pm EDT

    Two false claims about NSA leaker Edward Snowden escaped fact-checking until Glenn Greenwald exposed them The New York Times has stealth-edited a story that used the recent Pentagon leaks to smear former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as an irresponsible whistleblower, based on two falsehoods. The text was quietly changed on Friday, after Glenn Greenwald – […]

  • China’s century of humiliation is over, and trying to repeat it is a grave mistake

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 8:04pm EDT

    Beijing doesn’t seek world domination, only a rightful position among global powers “Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation” – reads an article in Politico, one of the commentaries condemning Emmanuel Macron for his decision to visit Beijing, depicting him as a traitor to the US cause for doing so, and for his […]

  • Germany shutting down its last nuclear reactors

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 7:19pm EDT

    Berlin has scheduled the closure of three remaining power plants for Saturday Germany’s government has confirmed plans to go through with the shutdown of the country’s last remaining nuclear power plants this weekend, cutting off a key source of energy despite the loss of Russian natural gas amid the Ukraine crisis. The last three reactors […]

  • China scolds Poland

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 5:11pm EDT

    Beijing’s embassy in Warsaw has blasted PM Mateusz Morawiecki for linking the Russia-Ukraine crisis to events in Taiwan The Chinese Foreign Ministry has rebuked the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki for a speech in which he suggested the Ukraine crisis is linked to rising tensions over Taiwan, saying the PM is interfering in China’s […]

  • Controversial French pension reform approved despite national unrest

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 5:09pm EDT

    The Constitutional Council has ruled in favor of the unpopular measure, which has inspired weeks of protests France’s Constitutional Council approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age by two years on Friday, inching the unpopular measure one step closer to becoming law. Protesters who have filled the streets of France for over […]

  • Serbia makes bid for better US ties

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 3:51pm EDT

    Belgrade’s ambassador to Washington says the two countries share “compatible values” Belgrade is committed to deeper ties with Washington based on common values, Serbia’s ambassador to the US Marko Djuric has told a friendly news outlet. Meanwhile, President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday objected to the rhetoric of some US officials as being “stuck in the […]

  • Top US economist frets that US is getting ‘lonely’

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 3:47pm EDT

    Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has warned that America is losing global influence as other powers form trading blocs Globalization and the American-led financial order are giving way to a more fragmented world economy in which other powers are aligning in trading blocs that diminish Washington’s global influence, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers […]

  • Multipolar world risks new Cold War – IMF chief

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 2:45pm EDT

    Rejecting globalization for rival trade alliances would end badly, Kristalina Georgieva warned Allowing the global economy to split into self-sufficient trade blocs could trigger another Cold War, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned. She was speaking at a press conference at the IMF and World Bank’s Spring Meeting on Thursday. Acknowledging that recent […]

  • Elon Musk demands life in prison for child sex-change

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 2:18pm EDT

    The Twitter owner has defended state bans on the surgeries and medications for minors Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk has defended state bans on sex-change surgeries and medications for minors by arguing that people who provide such treatment should be sent to prison. “Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a […]

  • Major growth in Russian real wages predicted

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 1:12pm EDT

    Net incomes are expected to rise by the most in five years, according to the Ministry of Economic Development Real earnings in Russia during 2023 will grow more than previously expected, the Ministry of Economic Development stated on Friday, predicting an increase of 5.4%. The figure is a substantial upgrade from the ministry’s earlier projection […]

  • Сell phone stolen every six minutes in London – report

    RT - Apr 14th 2023 12:42pm EDT

    Just 2% of the devices end up being recovered by police An average of 248 cell phones are stolen each day in London, according to recently released data, with London’s Metropolitan Police proving to be largely ineffective at retrieving the snatched devices. Statistics obtained by the BBC showed that more than 91,000 reports of cell […]