A Canadian-funded, US-Norwegian air-defense system intended for Ukraine has yet to materialize – one year after it was pledged, CTV News television network reported this week. The Ukrainian military stated this week that the country was experiencing a shortage of anti-aircraft systems and munitions. It was therefore counting on foreign …
Read More »US delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine is a crime – Putin
If Ukraine uses US-supplied cluster munitions on the battlefield, Moscow reserves the right to retaliate in kind, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. Speaking to journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin offered his take on the decision by the administration of US President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions – …
Read More »Toy giant falls victim to delivery shortage
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 …
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