Several certified Lego stores in Russia have suspended their work due to a lack of supplies, Inventive Retail Group, which manages the stores in Russia, told RIA Novosti earlier this week. “The work of some of our stores is indeed temporarily suspended due to the lack of deliveries of Lego …
Read More »Will Smith’s ‘delivery’ at the Oscars is symptomatic of cancel culture gone mad
The spectacle of comedian Chris Rock being assaulted at the Academy Awards by Will Smith reveals something fundamentally wrong, even sick, about American society, overwhelmed as it is with violence and cancel culture. For those who missed the best primetime television in many years, the comedian Chris Rock, while performing …
Read More »Ukraine takes delivery of American rockets
In a statement received by Russian news outlet TASS on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton Semelroth said that “the $60 million package… included 30 Javelin command and control launchers, as well as 180 missiles.” According to him, the rocket launchers were delivered to Ukraine on October 23. “In 2021, …
Read More »Russia begins delivery of advanced S-400 missile systems to India – Moscow
“The deliveries of the S-400 equipment for India have started, and are proceeding according to schedule,” the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Dmitry Shugayev, told RIA Novosti. The value of the exports amounts to $5.4 billion. The deal could potentially make India liable for penalties owing …
Read More »Pregnant women in Australia & New Zealand need not wait until after delivery to get Pfizer jab, updated vaccination advice says
The updated medical advice was issued on Wednesday by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), an expert health panel advising the Australian government, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). Noting that “the risk of severe outcomes from Covid-19 is significantly higher …
Read More »Missed delivery: Why does Amazon, the company that sells nearly everything, nearly everywhere, do next to no business in Russia?
On paper, Russia is a colossal opportunity for the US retailer. With a population of 145 million people, estimates suggest the nation has more domestic internet users than Amazon’s second-largest market, Germany. On Thursday, a new report showed that last year saw explosive growth in the country’s e-commerce market, with $37 …
Read More »EU to hit AstraZeneca with second lawsuit over Covid-19 vaccine delivery delays, spokesperson says
“Tomorrow, the case against AstraZeneca on the merits [of the proposed lawsuit] will be introduced before the Belgian court,” the spokesperson told a news briefing on Monday. This second round of legal action against the Anglo-Swedish drugs manufacturer is mostly procedural, according to Reuters, but could allow the bloc to …
Read More »Pfizer halts delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to ‘banana republic’ Israel after bill goes unpaid amid political infighting – media
Some 700,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were expected in Israel on Sunday, after Passover ended, but were delayed until further notice on grounds that the previous shipment hadn’t been paid for, the Jerusalem Post reported. Pfizer executives reportedly called Israel a “banana republic” and said they couldn’t understand how …
Read More »UK refuses to publish vaccine-supply data for ‘security reasons’ amid delivery row with the EU
During an interview on the BBC, Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer was challenged over why the UK government is refusing to reveal how many vaccines it has, the reporter questioning if it was hiding something. Frazer claimed that “the government isn’t trying to hide something,” that it has been “incredibly transparent” …
Read More »WATCH: Penny farthing slams into DPD delivery van in bizarre clash of cultures
The viral video was reportedly shot in Stoke Newington, north London and shows the cyclist ploughing into the side of a delivery van which cut right in front of him at high speed. It’s understood the rider was bruised but not badly hurt, despite being sideswiped and slamming spread-eagled to …
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