Russia has temporarily nationalized the assets of two major food and beer manufacturers. All foreign shares of Danone Russia, which is controlled by its French parent company, and Baltika Breweries, controlled by the Danish Carlsberg Group, have been handed over to the Russian Federal Property Management Agency following a presidential …
Read More »Poland to ‘temporarily ban’ Ukrainian grain imports
Poland has imposed a “temporary ban” on agricultural and food products from Ukraine, citing the need to protect local markets from the “destabilization” caused by an ongoing inflow of cheap goods. Poland’s agriculture and development ministers have been tasked with issuing “relevant legal acts to protect the Polish agricultural market …
Read More »UK prepares to ‘temporarily’ nationalize Gazprom retail unit – report
The UK is preparing to temporarily nationalize Gazprom’s British retail supply arm, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The measure is taken to ensure distressed companies continue energy supplies to customers amid losses due to higher energy costs. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd is a prime candidate to be taken into …
Read More »Judge temporarily blocks December vax mandate for Chicago police, says unions must negotiate rule with city
Judge Raymond Mitchell of the Cook County Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago (FOP) on Monday, saying the city cannot enforce the vaccine requirement until it bargains with police unions, including the FOP and others representing sergeants, lieutenants and captains (all three of …
Read More »‘Big Tech can & WILL censor everyone’: YouTube temporarily deletes prominent leftist news channel Novara Media, triggering outcry
“This morning the Novara Media YouTube channel was deleted without warning or explanation,” Novara tweeted on Tuesday. “Novara Media is among the top 50 most watched news and politics channels in the UK,” the statement continued. “We play an important public service role and regularly feature interviews with politicians, human …
Read More »Twitter temporarily suspends Spanish politician for saying ‘men cannot get pregnant’
Contreras was locked out of his Twitter account for 12 hours for stating that men have “no uterus or eggs” and therefore cannot birth children, in response to an article he shared which discussed a transgender man announcing they were a father after giving birth to a child. “You can …
Read More »LA to temporarily close nation’s largest Covid-19 vaccine site & 4 other locations amid major shortages of Moderna jab
Garcetti announced the closures during a virtual Covid-19 update on Wednesday, saying the city had burned through 98 percent of its first-dose Moderna shots and would not be able to administer more until its supplies are restocked. “By tomorrow, the city will have exhausted its current supply of the Moderna …
Read More »LA to temporarily close nation’s largest Covid-19 vaccine site & 4 other locations amid major shortages of Moderna jab
Garcetti announced the closures during a virtual Covid-19 update on Wednesday, saying the city had burned through 98 percent of its first-dose Moderna shots and would not be able to administer more until its supplies are restocked. “By tomorrow, the city will have exhausted its current supply of the Moderna …
Read More »NASDAQ temporarily shuts down stock trading after internet trolls destroy hedge fund with GameStop stock
“We are actively monitoring social media chatter and will halt stock if we match chatter with unusual activity in stocks,” NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman announced on Wednesday morning. Speaking to CNBC, Friedman demanded regulators intervene to stop the “manipulation” that’s seen amateur investors completely leave one of America’s top hedge …
Read More »‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville
“I am a journalist, verified on Facebook,” Fischer wrote on Saturday evening on his Twitter account. “Today I spent the entire day covering various armed groups throughout Louisville. As I just finished a livestream, I tried to log in and it appears Facebook deleted my account.” Fischer, co-founder of News2Share, …
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