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  • World Energy Council sees role for gas in green transition

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 5:44am EDT

    The fossil fuel will be essential in shifting to clean energy, the global forum’s CEO says Natural gas will be a critical component in the world’s transition to new energy sources, the secretary general and CEO of the World Energy Council, Angela Wilkinson, has argued.  “We want it to be more renewable-powered electrification,” Wilkinson stated […]

  • Beijing simulates strikes on Taiwan

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 5:08am EDT

    China called the maneuvers a warning to Taipei and “external forces” Beijing has simulated precision strikes on Taiwan and the surrounding waters during a combined military exercise around the island, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. The maneuvers, involving an aircraft carrier, were launched in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to the US. […]

  • Morgan Stanley issues apocalyptic real estate warning

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 4:11am EDT

    US commercial property is expected to become the next domino after the banking crisis, the Wall Street bank warns More than half of the $2.9 trillion in US commercial mortgages will be up for refinancing in the next couple of years, according to the latest outlook released by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management earlier this week. […]

  • Building collapses in French city

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 3:49am EDT

    People may be trapped under the rubble but rescue efforts are being hampered by fire, the mayor of Marseilles says At least five people were injured after a four-story residential building collapsed and caused a major fire in the French port city of Marseilles, Mayor Benoit Payan has said. Locals told the media that they […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Finland may come to regret joining NATO when everyone sobers up

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 2:56am EDT

    Helsinki’s accession to the US-led bloc sees its leaders embrace Cold War euphoria 30 years too late So, Finland has officially become the 31st member of NATO. It was supposed to join the military bloc together with neighboring Sweden, but Stockholm has so far stumbled because of Turkish intransigence. It will join later, of course. […]

  • Global food prices likely to soar higher – WTO

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 2:51am EDT

    The costs went up nearly 20% in 2022, according to the trade body Food prices surged 18% globally last year, including a 21% rise in the cost of grain, the World Trade Organization (WTO) estimated in its Global Trade Outlook published on Wednesday. According to the trade body, fertilizer prices saw an even larger increase […]

  • BRICS carries greater economic weight than G7 – study

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 2:35am EDT

    The bloc of five developing countries has a larger share of global GDP than the Group of Seven major economies, research finds The BRICS group, comprising the world’s five major developing economies, has overtaken the Group of Seven (G7) by making up a larger share of the global gross domestic product (GDP) based on purchasing […]

  • The world of fake art

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 2:24am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at the growing movement calling for the return of stolen artifacts to their homeland. Host Christy Ai analyzes how these artifact requests effect the financial success of museums and how modern art can be an avenue for money laundering, with our guest, attorney […]

  • Maturity in neutrality? Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Professor at the School of Politics & International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University

    RT - Apr 9th 2023 2:19am EDT

    One unforeseen yet vividly manifested consequence of the Ukraine conflict is the rediscovery of national interests among the countries not directly involved in the war. Squeezed between the rock of Western sanctions pressure and the hard place of their own economic and security realities, many nations have been forced to make carefully calibrated choices instead […]

  • Tehran announces new measures to enforce mandatory veiling

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 4:44pm EDT

    The mandatory hijab law was one of the major points of contention behind last year’s massive protests in Iran Iranian authorities will install cameras in public places to identify and “penalize” women who violate the nation’s mandatory hijab law, the national police announced on Saturday. The measure is designed to replace the morality police, which […]

  • Soros son granted repeated White House access – NYP

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 3:33pm EDT

    Alexander Soros is his father’s ‘new ambassador,’ one critic claims Alexander Soros, the son of billionaire and longtime Democratic Party donor George Soros, has made at least fourteen visits to the White House since Joe Biden took office, according to publicly available visitor logs seen by the New York Post. The younger Soros, 37, who […]

  • US ready for war with China – congressman

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 3:33pm EDT

    US Congress would approve troop deployment to Taiwan should China attack the island, Representative Michael McCaul said US Congress would authorize a direct military confrontation with China if Beijing launched an attack against Taiwan, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told Fox News on Friday evening. The Texas Republican representative was talking from Taipei […]

  • US deploys nuclear sub to Middle East

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 1:37pm EDT

    The move comes amid protracted tensions between Washington and Tehran The US Navy has broken with its regular protocol in announcing the deployment to the Middle East of a nuclear submarine capable of launching 154 Tomahawk missiles. The show-of-force move comes amid ongoing tensions with Iran. “[The submarine] is capable of carrying up to 154 […]

  • A thaw in Türkiye-Syria relations can be a step toward a ‘New Europe’ in the Middle East

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 1:29pm EDT

    Ankara and Damascus, with Moscow’s backing, are making an effort to reconcile. This could lead to a thriving, integrated region Delegations from Syria, Iran and Türkiye met in Moscow with their counterparts this week to discuss the normalization of ties between Türkiye and Syria. It’s the prelude to a higher-level meeting that will take place […]

  • US open to ‘creative solutions’ in arrested journalist’s case – WSJ

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 12:03pm EDT

    Washington might consider a swap deal involving Russian nationals arrested in third countries, the Wall Street Journal claims The US is ready to take an unorthodox approach to securing the release of Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia, as it struggles to find suitable candidates for a prisoner swap, the paper […]

  • Muslim nations wary of US intentions – Gallup

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 11:19am EDT

    Many also fear Washington won’t allow them to craft their own political futures, a poll has found A large concentration of people in Iraq and 12 other Muslim-majority countries are skeptical of the United States’ commitment to democracy-building, according to the findings of a Gallup poll. The survey, which was published by Gallup on Friday, […]

  • Former Russian president believes Ukraine will ‘disappear’

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 10:38am EDT

    Nobody in the world, even the Ukrainians themselves, really cares about “country 404,” Dmitry Medvedev claims Ukraine is going to disappear because its Western backers, the rest of the world, and even its own citizens have no need for the troubled country to keep existing, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has implied. “Why would Ukraine […]

  • Russian toy stores face Monopoly shortage – media

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 10:29am EDT

    US toy giant Hasbro, creator of the popular board game, paused operations in Russia a year ago Russian toy stores are running out of Monopoly sets, a year after the board game’s US creator Hasbro announced a temporary halt in its Russia operations, the RBK business news website reported on Saturday. According to the outlet, […]

  • Global semiconductor sales plummet – report

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 8:51am EDT

    February sales slumped by more than 20% in annual terms, an industry association says Worldwide sales of microchips declined 4% in February in monthly terms to $39.7 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported on Thursday. The figure is 20.7% lower than in February 2022, when sales totalled $50 billion, according to the SIA. “Global […]

  • Hidden sanctions on Russian grain could spark global famine – official

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 8:29am EDT

    Western businesses have been forced to reject Russian imports despite the official positions of governments, a grain union says Russian grain exporters have been hit by indirect sanctions, as Western businesses were unable to provide services critical to the industry, the head of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters has said in an interview with […]

  • Italy’s birth rate at historic low

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 7:46am EDT

    The EU nation is facing a birth-rate “crisis” despite the introduction of a financial incentive scheme Fewer than 400,000 babies were born in Italy in 2022, deepening what has been referred to as a “national emergency” as the country’s population declines to historically low levels, according to figures released by the EU nation’s National Institute […]

  • China launches military drills around Taiwan

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 6:54am EDT

    The exercises are a serious warning to Taipei and “external forces,” Beijing’s military says The Chinese military announced the launch of three days of exercises in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The wargames come just a day after Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen returned from the US, where she met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and […]

  • Russian e-commerce giant reports huge revenue jump

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 5:36am EDT

    Ozon sees soaring profits on the back of strong sales Russian online retailer Ozon has reported impressive revenue growth for 2022, despite sanctions and a devastating fire which destroyed a packing warehouse. Total revenue leapt 55% year-on-year to 277.1 billion rubles ($3.4 billion), the company said in a statement published on Thursday, citing unaudited financial […]

  • Tesla employees shared sensitive images recorded by electric cars – Reuters

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 3:39am EDT

    Some pictures were turned into memes and distributed through internal chats, former workers told the agency Tesla workers shared “highly invasive” images and videos recorded by customers’ electric cars, making fun of them on internal chat groups, several former employees of Elon Musk’s company have told Reuters. The electric-car manufacturer obtains consent from its clients […]

  • Russia exit cost foreign retail brands billions – Kommersant

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 2:41am EDT

    The owners of IKEA, H&M, and Zara were worst hit, according to estimates Foreign companies in non-food retail that withdrew from Russia or halted operations in the country during the past year have missed out on roughly $2 billion in profits, business daily Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing consultants who assisted with the exit of […]