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Russia starts exporting electricity to Kyrgyzstan — Inter RAO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The delivery schedule will be agreed by the parties on a regular basis in accordance with the provisions of the dispatch control and the rules of the energy markets https://tass.com/economy/1605589

Russia, Brazil interested in cooperation in energy, outer space — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top diplomat stressed that at the talks the parties agreed “to take stock of everything that has been done in recent years in terms of legal treaties and for further development and interaction” https://tass.com/politics/1605587

Fed Pause Could Depend on Tighter Lending Conditions

Wall Street Journal The likelihood of a pause in the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate raising campaign after the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting depends on how much damage the banking crisis has caused, BNP Paribas Chief U.S. Economist Carl Riccadonna says. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-pause-could-depend-on-tighter-lending-conditions-59bbba4e

Russian Foreign Minister speaks of “ending war as fast as possible”

Pravda Ukraine Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, asserted that Russia is “interested in ending the war in Ukraine as fast as possible”. Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti with reference to Lavrov’s statement after his meeting with Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398280/

Russia and Brazil agree on need to reform financial institutions — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian top diplomat, the approaches of Moscow and Brasilia regarding the events taking place in the world are consonant, the countries are united by the desire to promote “the formation of a more just, truly democratic, polycentric world order” https://tass.com/politics/1605585

Opening new horizons in Middle East: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry reports on important negotiations in Iraq

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, paid an official visit to Iraq. Source: Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on Facebook Details: The Foreign Ministry emphasises that this is the first visit of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister to Iraq since 2012. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398279/

A better mousetrap? What DeSantis is proposing for Disney’s land after latest barb with ‘corporate kingdom’

Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struck back at Disney World Monday, announcing forthcoming legislative action that would void a development agreement that enshrined the corporate giant’s self-governing power. “We want to make sure that Disney lives under the same laws as everybody else,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Lake Buena Vista, where…

Eric Swalwell’s campaign rolls on with luxury spending, including in Germany

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s high-end campaign spending rolled on during the first quarter of the year, with tens of thousands of dollars more spent on luxury items and posh hotels, including in Germany. The California Democrat’s campaign has consistently dropped massive amounts of donor cash into extravagant items. His campaign’s most recent spending…

Ralph Yarl Case: Family Calls for Charges in Shooting of Black Teenager in Kansas City

New York Times Lawyers for the family of Ralph Yarl, 16, said he was in critical condition after being shot twice by a “white male assailant” in Kansas City, Mo. The gunman has not been charged. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/ralph-yarl-kansas-city-shooting.html

Moody’s: Main factor in Israel’s downgrade was threat to judiciary

Jerusalem Post Moody’s said the protests that have engulfed the country for the last 15 weeks were also a factor, but not the main one, in its decision to downgrade the credit outlook from positive to stable. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-739501