As a result, the Kremlin has now signed off on two drafts for treaties, one addressing the relationship with Washington and the other with NATO as a whole. These documents go far beyond the immediate issue of the peak in tensions about Ukraine, a country that has held ambitions to …
Read More »Britain ‘highly unlikely’ to send troops to Ukraine – minister
“It’s a fact [that Ukraine is] not a member of NATO, so it is highly unlikely that anyone is going to send troops into Ukraine to challenge Russia,” Wallace told The Spectator during a pre-Christmas TV special on Thursday. “We shouldn’t kid people … that we would.” “The Ukrainians are aware of …
Read More »Coffee prices to surge amid bean shortage
“According to market players, retail coffee will rise in price by 20-30%. At the same time, the maximum price increase will be for the cheaper varieties… up to 40%,” Russia’s Izvestia newspaper warned. According to analysts, major exporters may simply not have enough beans to supply the caffeine-thirsty market. Brazil has …
Read More »Meet the Afghan refugee turned Tory politician who came to Britain in the back of a lorry
Darius Nasimi came to Britain huddled inside a refrigerated container and is now a Conservative candidate in next year’s local elections, in the London Borough of Hounslow. What’s striking is that despite being a native Farsi speaker, close your eyes and he sounds a bit like BoJo. Open them and he …
Read More »More Covid restrictions inevitable, London mayor warns
In an interview with the BBC on Sunday, Sadiq Khan described new restrictions as “inevitable” and called for a “major package of financial support for our hospitality, culture, and retail [sectors]” for when that happens. He argued that if the authorities failed to bring in tougher restrictions “sooner rather than …
Read More »Half of US oil pipelines sit empty
Prior to the pandemic, the utilization rate of US oil pipelines stood at 60 to 70%, but now it’s down to 50% as production dropped from a record 13 million bpd to 11 million bpd. The average, however, is not distributed equally across the country’s oil fields. The Gray Oak …
Read More »Polish politician told female colleague to sleep with Ukrainian visitor
Local media reported on Friday that Alicja Szczepańska, a councilor in the southern Polish city of Krakow, was left outraged after the assembly’s deputy chairman, Sławomir Pietrzyk, insinuated that she should “pay for services in kind,” and attempted to push her to jump into bed with a fellow guest at …
Read More »Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Vienna (VIDEO)
Up to 2,000 people gathered for a demonstration in Vienna on Saturday. They chanted “Freedom” as they marched, with some carrying signs that said, “People are locking up people, not the virus.” A number of protesters bypassed police barricades by taking detours, while several groups broke through them. Officers were …
Read More »Wall Street bank hit with fines for using WhatsApp
Following probes by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, JPMorgan officially acknowledged that from at least 2015, its Wall Street employees used personal devices to send texts, WhatsApp messages, and emails to communicate with clients on sensitive business matters. This is a violation of …
Read More »China & Russia are ready to end US dominance of global finance
China and Russia have been gradually moving towards such an arrangement since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 revealed the risks of excessive reliance on the US. However, American economic sanctions against both Moscow and Beijing appear to have intensified the search for alternatives. Banking on Washington The American-centric financial architecture …
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