The Russian government has suspended work on the recently proposed bill to nationalize foreign firms that have chosen to end their operations in the country amid Ukraine-related Western sanctions, Izvestia newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources. Last month, a government commission on legislative activity approved a draft law, which would …
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One of the biggest vehicle manufacturing plants in Europe, Volkswagen Bratislava, has suspended production due to interruptions to its supply of parts from Ukraine and other issues, Slovakian media reported on Tuesday. Production across all areas was stopped on Monday for two days due to a long-term lack of semiconductor …
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Crowdfunding site GoFundMe has placed a pause on a campaign to support truckers protesting cross-border vaccine mandates in Canada and the US, stopping the initiative for “review” after it amassed nearly $8 million. “This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to ensure it complies with our terms of service …
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President Joe Biden has declared an end to the travel ban that barred visitors from eight countries in southern Africa, citing progress made in understanding Omicron – the Covid-19 variant that triggered the restrictions. Biden said on Tuesday that the controversial travel ban will end on Friday, more than one …
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“As of 16.24 (Istanbul time) transactions have been temporarily halted on the market of all shares of our stock exchange,” the exchange said in a statement. The country’s currency has collapsed amid pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the central bank to lower borrowing costs to boost the growth …
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US District Court Judge Matthew Schelp issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, blocking the White House’s order that all workers employed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had to be vaccinated by January 4, 2022 or face losing their jobs. “The nature and breadth of the CMS …
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According to Haberturk TV, the company’s Turkish website does not allow users to add products to the cart, with all items carrying a sign “temporarily unavailable.” The company is expected to raise prices to offset the decline in its products’ value due to the fall in the Turkish lira, which …
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Outbound flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were briefly halted on Saturday, after a firearm went off near a security checkpoint. No injuries were reported, and police told reporters that the incident is being investigated. Video footage shared on social media captured the chaos, with passengers running through crowd-control barriers …
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Airport staff received reports about a “person with a firearm” in one of LAX’s terminals around 7:30pm local time on Thursday, the airport said in a statement, adding that around 300 passengers “self-evacuated” from the terminal onto the airfield after learning of a possible threat. While LAX offered few other details about the suspect, …
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Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, the director of Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare, Mika Salminen, announced Helsinki’s halt on offering Moderna’s Spikevax jab to its younger male population. “A Nordic study involving Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark found that men under the age of 30 who …
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