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Why $5 A Gallon Gasoline Looks Inevitable
UNITED STATES – MAY 18: From left, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. … [+] John Barrasso, R-Wyo., hold their news conference in the Capitol on gas prices on Wed...
Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty To Killing Unarmed Civilian In Ukraine’s First War Crimes Trial
Topline A Russian soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian during Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia invaded the country in February, in what could be the first of ma...
Russia Expels French, Italian And Spanish Diplomats In ‘Hostile Act’
Topline Russia expelled dozens of European diplomats from its country Wednesday, the latest retaliatory move by the Kremlin after Western countries expelled hundreds of Russian diplomats in response t...
Ukraine’s Guns Are In Range Of Izium. That’s Bad News For Russia.
Ukrainian howitzers are no farther from Izium than this circle. David Axe/Google Maps art Ukrainian gunners shelled a Russian air-defense system in eastern Ukraine probably sometime in the past couple...
5 Unobvious Consequences of a Launch in Russia
Digital ruble: Recently, Russia began testing a new type of money. The prototype was presented at the end of 2021. So what is ahead if the new type of currency gets the green light? The Russian editor...
As McDonald’s Exits Russia, China, Turkey, Brazil And India Step-In
McDonald’s opened in Moscow in 1990 but now it is one of the first Western brands to confirm that … [+] its exit is permanent. (Photo by Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Corbis/V...
Finland And Sweden Submit Applications To Join NATO
Topline Finland and Sweden officially submitted their applications to join NATO on Wednesday, head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg confirmed, an expected move that the two historically neutral Nordic...
WHO calls for probe into Russia attacks on Ukraine health facilities
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE – MAY 09: A healthcare professional searches for medicines and medical equipment in a destroyed hospital as Russian attacks continue in Chernihiv, Ukraine on May 09, 2022. Pat...
Secretary Of State Reportedly Told Brittney Griner’s Wife Her Release Has His Full Attention
Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner that the government is working hard to gain her release from Russia, according to CNN and NBC, one day after Grine...
Viktor Orban’s Goulash Energy Policy Makes Hungary Putin’s Trojan Horse In Europe
Hungary’s Prime Minister addresses cheering supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, … [+] Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ASSOCIATED PRESS On Wed...
Russia to permanently ‘decouple’ with west on energy, gas producers say
Russia will probably be permanently shut out of the global energy market once Europe weans itself off the country’s oil and gas, according to executives of energy producers Chevron and Woodside Petrol...
McDonald’s to sell Russia business after pausing operations due to Ukraine war
McDonald’s said Monday that it will sell its business in Russia, a little more than two months after it paused operations in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. “The humanitarian c...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Fueling ‘Catastrophic’ Malnutrition Among Children, Unicef Warns
Topline Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling a “catastrophic” wave of malnutrition among young children, the United Nations’ children’s agency agency warned on Tuesday, urging governments to do mor...
Bitcoin supports freedom of the press in Russia
In Russia, some independent newspapers are trying to defend their autonomy in a situation that is very difficult for them thanks to Bitcoin and crypto in general. Russia and freedom of the press, Bit...
Global Car Sales To Fall, Spooked By Russian Invasion, China’s Shutdown
Aerial view Vehicle carrier vessel cruising at car park in sea port or manufacture waiting for … [+] shipping export to worldwide. getty Global car sales were supposed to rally this year as manu...
The Ukraine war is creating a jobs crisis in Russia — Quartz
As companies flee Russia, their Russian employees are seeing their jobs suddenly vanish. Tens of thousands of such employees will be cut loose into an economy where inflation is at a 20-year-high, and...
As Putin’s War Rages On, Domestic Trials Begin
As Putin’s war rages on, Ukraine proceeds with first trials of Russian soldiers involved in atrocities. On February 24, 2022, Putin attacked Ukraine unleashing war in the European continent, without a...
Will Ukraine’s Army Invade Russia?
Ukrainian main battle tank near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on May 15, 2022. (Photo by YASUYOSHI … [+] CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images With Ukrainian forces now on the Russian bor...
How will McDonald’s stock react after the fast food giant pulls out of Russia?
After being in Russia for more than 30 years, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced on May 16 that it is exiting the Russian market after the nation’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The fast-foo...
McDonald’s Says It’s Exiting Russia After More Than 30 Years
Topline Fast food giant McDonald’s on Monday said it is looking to sell its Russian business and leave the market entirely as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine makes its continued presence untenable, a maj...
The Hidden Power Of ESG
A summit of European Union (EU) leaders and focusing on globalisation and migration in 2017 in … [+] Brussels. (Photo credit should read STEPHANIE LECOCQ/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Imag...
Russia Lost A Third Of Its Forces In Ukraine. Now It’s Losing The War.
A destroyed Russian tank. Ukrainian defense ministry photo In the 82 days since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, the Russian military has lost a third of its forces, according to the U.K. Defense Mi...
China, Russia tipped to power up energy ties as Europe weans itself off Putin’s oil and gas
Energy cooperation between China and Russia is expected to step up, according to observers in China, as Europe looks to wean itself off Russia’s oil and gas after the Ukraine war. The assessment...
Russia’s Invasion Kills Nord Stream 2 And Gives Rise To Renewables
TOPSHOT – The body of a Russian serviceman lies near destroyed Russian military vehicles on the … [+] roadside on the outskirts of Kharkiv on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invas...
What Would Everett Dirksen Think of Congress, and $40 Billion for Ukraine?
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” The previous quip is associated with 20th century GOP powerhouse Everett Dirksen, but it’s likely apocrypha. Whether a rea...
NPR Veterans Deliver A Tour De Force Of Narrative Journalism
Refugees fleeing Ukraine arrive at the border train station in Zahony, Hungary. Getty Images It’s been almost three months now since Russia invaded Ukraine, and much of the latest news coverage has be...
Putin Warns Finland Over Joining NATO As Russia Cuts Off Electricity
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland on Saturday that abandoning military neutrality to join NATO would be “wrong,” as Russia halted electricity deliveries to Finland in apparent re...
Germany Girds for Day of Reckoning in Gas Showdown With Russia
(Bloomberg) — If the worst-case scenario for Germany hits, BMW AG, Mercedes-Benz AG and Volkswagen AG would struggle to paint their cars and the air across the country would get dirtier. Most Re...
Eurovision 2022 Ukraine Kalush Orchestra Win Russia Hacking Threat
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra is favorite to win the Eurovision 2022 final AFP via Getty Images The same Russian threat actors that this week targeted Italian parliamentary and military websites an...