The virtual summit is being timed with the United Nations General Assembly, with the summit being planned for September 22, the day after the end of the UN conference. While the specifics of the talk are not yet known, White House officials announced on Friday that the president will be …
Read More »Beijing fines 3 chip dealers for price gouging as global shortage raises costs for automakers
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a fine on Shanghai Cheter, Shanghai Chengsheng Industrial and Shenzhen Yuchang Technologies after a probe, launched by the regulator in August, revealed the distributors inflated car chip prices by 40 times the purchase price. “SAMR will continue to pay close attention to …
Read More »PM Modi announces India will help Russia turn Arctic seas into global trade route
“India will help Russia in the development of the Northern Sea Route and opening this route for international trade the same way as Russia helps India to develop with the aim of space exploration and the preparation of the national manned Gaganyaan program,” Modi said, speaking via video link at …
Read More »Targeting Indian culture: US-organized conference ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ seen as bashing all who challenge neoliberal order
“It is a dark time indeed to be a Hindu, a patriotic Indian, or an adherent to the truism of Hindu faith, history, and philosophical enquiry,” Saurav Dutt, Indian-born political analyst and author, says, commenting on the conference, scheduled for September 10-12. The three-day ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ conference lists departments …
Read More »Why does the crypto industry continue to grow amid global crackdown? Boom Bust finds out
RT’s Ben Swann and Christy Ai talk about the reasons for the crypto industry’s continued growth despite tighter regulation. For more stories on economy & finance visit RT’s business section
Read More »‘What the bloody hell are ya up to?’ Clueless Aussie government’s mishandling of Covid is a global joke waiting for a punchline
Scott Morrison, before he became Prime Minister of Australia, was something of a marketing guru, best known for a controversial and short-lived international tourism campaign that begged the question from bemused foreigners, “Where the bloody hell are ya?” In the same spirit, we now have to ask Scotty from Marketing, …
Read More »Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country
So far, two answers to that question have emerged. One from the West, and one from the Russians and Chinese. It is the latter of the two that looks the most promising. The Western response has largely been one of panic. Diplomats, journalists, aid workers and others are flocking to …
Read More »US seeks to entice Brazil with prospect of joining NATO ‘global partnership’ if it bans China’s ‘untrustworthy’ Huawei – reports
On his first visit to the country, Sullivan apparently brought up the prospect of Brazil joining the military coalition as a “global partner” while discussing regional defense and security issues with Brazilian defense minister Walter Braga Netto on Thursday, the Folha de Sao Paulo paper reported. According to the report, …
Read More »Vietnam should be careful, US is a global empire hooked on war, veteran tells RT ahead of VP Harris’ visit there
Harris is headed to Singapore and Vietnam at the end of August in the hopes of bolstering “strategic partnerships” with the Asian nations. Her office has come under criticism for quoting the Joe Biden administration’s message that “America is back,” given the sordid history of the US involvement in the …
Read More »Putin says effects of global climate change disproportionately hitting Russia, as country battered by floods & raging wildfires
Speaking as part of a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Putin pointed out that the average annual temperature for the past 44 years has been growing 2.8 times faster in Russia than the global average. “I have already spoken about this, and experts are well aware of this,” he said. Turning …
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