Baby formula is getting scarce in the US, with major retailers limiting customers to three items per transaction. With prices up and shelves empty, Republican lawmakers have called the shortages a “national crisis” and accused the Biden administration of economic mismanagement. “The formula shortage is a national crisis, hitting poor …
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May 9 is a special holiday for Russians, and the great attention we pay to this date often seems unusual to people from other countries and cultures. Indeed, to say that “for Russians, the Second World War ended yesterday,” it is not far from the truth. Evgeny Dering was a …
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Americans are markedly more concerned about their personal finances compared to last year, with a significant portion reporting they’re “very” or “moderately worried” about making ends meet, a Gallup poll released on Monday reveals. More than half (52%) of poll respondents expressed worries about maintaining their standard of living, a …
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Elon Musk on Monday told his followers on Twitter that should he die “under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” The SpaceX and Tesla magnate has apparently clashed with a Russian official, but his announcement sparked more jokes than concern. Musk tweeted his message on Monday morning but gave …
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An attempt by Ukrainian armed forces to seize the infamous Snake Island by air and sea over the weekend resulted in failure and substantial casualties, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday, noting that US and UK advisers were involved in planning the operation. “Over the past two days, …
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Brussels has opted to cancel plans to prohibit EU member-owned ships from moving Russian crude oil to third-party countries, documents seen by Bloomberg showed. However, a ban on insuring Russian tankers is reportedly still being reviewed. If passed, this could represent an effective barrier to exports of oil from the …
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Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski has said that the pro-Ukraine protesters who threw red liquid at Sergey Andreyev, Russia’s ambassador to the country, in Warsaw had legitimate reasons to be angry at him. Andreyev was attacked as he was about to lay flowers in honor of fallen Red Army soldiers …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked World War II Victory Day by sharing an image of a Ukrainian soldier wearing the ‘death’s head’ patch of an elite Nazi Waffen SS unit. While the picture was soon deleted from his social media, the Ministry of Defense in Kiev also posted the photo. …
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Indian refining giant Reliance Industries has shelved plans for repair operations at the world’s biggest oil refining complex as the company is striving to churn out more oil products since the margins on them have recently surged to three-year highs, Bloomberg reports. The company has been purchasing discounted cargoes of …
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Kiev forces have tried hitting the Russian-held city of Kherson as it was holding its first large-scale Victory Day celebrations since 2014, Vladimir Saldo, who heads the regional military-civilian administration, said on Monday. Several missiles from a Uragan multiple rocket launcher system have been fired from the direction of the …
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