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  • 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 […]

  • Washington’s threats accelerating global de-dollarization, US unlikely to win war against China – Carl Zha

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 2:39am EDT

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Carl Zha, host of the Silk and Steel podcast and renowned commentator on Chinese affairs. He discusses Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen’s visit to the US and attempts by American lawmakers to make Taiwan an independent nation, the prospect of war between China and Taiwan with US […]

  • What really happened to JFK?

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 2:36am EDT

    There are enough questions about the John F. Kennedy assassination to fill a library. Countless books have been written on the subject, and many of them have only served to make the issue murkier, rather than to clearing up some of the myriad questions surrounding the case. Every five to ten years, Congress demands the […]

  • Is the coup true, Peru?

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 2:29am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez heads south to Peru, a country racked by violent protests since the abrupt impeachment of left-wing President Pedro Castillo. Rick was joined by journalist Camila Escalante, who broke down the upheaval in Peru and discussed whether or not a foreign-led coup paved the way for Castillo’s […]

  • EU exposed to high energy costs next winter – Reuters

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 2:11am EDT

    The bloc spent $190 billion on LNG last year, the outlet has said The EU has not secured enough long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to replace discontinued pipeline supplies from Russia, and is facing the prospect of higher costs next winter due to rising demand in China, Reuters reported on Friday. The bloc […]

  • China says US seeks cyber ‘hegemony’

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 1:17am EDT

    The US government “knowingly abuses technology” for spying and a range of other purposes, Beijing said China has accused the United States of seeking to maintain “hegemony in cyberspace” using the false pretext of “national security,” responding after President Joe Biden signed a new executive order which ostensibly curtails the government’s use of spyware technology. […]

  • Trump seeking ‘military options’ for Mexican cartels – media

    RT - Apr 8th 2023 12:12am EDT

    The ex-leader has vowed to deploy the US special forces to “inflict maximum damage” on drug cartels if he is reelected Former US President Donald Trump has asked multiple policy advisers to draw up “battle plans” to deal with Mexican cartels as he aims to return to the White House in 2024, Rolling Stone reported. […]

  • More classified US documents shared in new leak – NYT

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 11:15pm EDT

    The Pentagon and Justice Department said they are investigating the alleged unauthorized disclosures Scores of secret US national security files have appeared online after another major leak, the New York Times reported, noting that the new documents include “sensitive” material related to Ukraine, China, the Middle East and terrorism. The breach comes just one day […]

  • Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 9:11pm EDT

    The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her role of European unity-imposing overseer French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day visit to China, accompanied partly by European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, who went home a day earlier. The dual visit came at a time when EU nations, […]

  • EU country increasingly against sanctions on Russia

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 6:07pm EDT

    A recent poll shows four out of ten Austrians want the embargo to end The percentage of Austrians who want the EU sanctions against Russia to be lifted has overtaken the embargo’s supporters, but the residents of the central European country are polarized on the issue by age, income and political affiliation. According to the […]

  • Israel says terrorist attack targeted tourists

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 4:27pm EDT

    The suspect was gunned down after driving into a crowd in Tel Aviv, killing one and injuring six A car-ramming incident in Tel Aviv that Israeli authorities described as an act of terrorism has killed one man and injured six more people, all of them reportedly tourists. Israeli police said they shot the perpetrator, identified […]

  • RT Arabic has huge influence in Middle East – Politico

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 3:36pm EDT

    The growing popularity of the channel facilitates Russia’s “disinformation war” in the region, the outlet claims Politico has sounded the alarm over the growing prominence of RT’s Arabic-language channel and website, warning that its success is all part of an alleged Russian “disinformation war” waged across the Middle East. In an opinion piece published on […]

  • Olympic medallist calls for Nike boycott

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 3:22pm EDT

    Sharron Davies says that the sportswear brand is showing ‘disdain’ for women Sharron Davies, the former British Olympic swimmer and vocal critic of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, has called for a boycott of sports apparel giant Nike following its partnership with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney. “Nobody really seems to be listening to […]

  • Pole attacks Pope over sex scandal

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 2:12pm EDT

    The Polish police have arrested a man for defacing a John Paul II statue following pedophilia revelations Two monuments to Pope John Paul II have been defaced over the past week in Poland, after a book and a documentary aired explosive allegations that he had tolerated pedophile priests during his term as the archbishop of […]

  • Ukraine agrees to halt grain exports to Poland – official

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:58pm EDT

    The influx of cheap Ukrainian grain has lowered prices and hurt sales for farmers in Eastern Europe Poland will temporarily halt imports of Ukrainian grain, in a bid to ease the impact of plummeting prices after cheap produce from the war-torn nation flooded Eastern European markets, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Friday. Kiev […]

  • JPMorgan flashes US recession warning

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:38pm EDT

    The banking crisis has heightened risk of an economic downturn, the Wall Street bank claims The recent turmoil in the financial industry caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has made a US recession more likely, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned, noting that lenders are now tightening credit. “We are seeing […]

  • Slovakia claims Russians sabotaged its fighter jets

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:28pm EDT

    Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ has suggested Russian technicians may have damaged jets that were later gifted to Ukraine Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets belonging to the Slovak army may have been intentionally sabotaged by Russian engineers who worked on them before they were given to Ukraine, Slovakian Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad’ claimed on Friday. As reported […]

  • German religious leader calls out Ukrainian diplomats

    RT - Apr 7th 2023 12:07pm EDT

    The council president of the country’s Evangelical Church Annette Kurschus emphasized a need for peace proposals The head of the Evangelical Church in Germany has rebuked high-profile Ukrainian officials for attacking a recent public appeal by renowned German politicians for work on a peace process.   In an interview with newspaper Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger published on Thursday, […]