• 11/17/2024

Russia’s export duty on wheat to be $70 per metric ton from April 19

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The floating duty on Russian grain exports is effective from June 2, 2021 https://tass.com/economy/1604681

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Still the Swamp

Wall Street Journal Despite pretensions as a business center, D.C.’s wealth comes from government. https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-the-swamp-76f4dd20

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El Chapo’s Sons Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments

New York Times The charges, in five related cases, offered a panoramic view of how the deadly drug was created, transported and ultimately sold by the Sinaloa cartel on American streets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/el-chapo-sons-fentanyl-charges.html

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Papal official rejects new claims in ‘Vatican Girl’ mystery

Washington Post The Vatican is pushing back hard against insinuations against St. John Paul II that were aired following the reopening of an investigation into the 1983 disappearance of the daughter of a Vatican employee https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/vatican-john-paul-orlandi-mystery/ffb7952e-daf1-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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France’s Constitutional Council approves raising pension age to 64 years

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The council turned down the request of leftist parties to hold a referendum to ban raising the minimum pension age https://tass.com/world/1604677

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Zelenskyy thanks world leaders who condemn cruel video of Ukrainian soldier being executed

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked world leaders who condemned the brutal murder of a Ukrainian soldier, which the occupiers bragged about. Source: Zelenskyy’s video address on 14 April Quote: “I am grateful to Rishi Sunak and to all world leaders who condemned the brutal murder of our soldier, the murder that the occupiers…

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Top French council paves way for Macron to raise retirement age

Fox News France’s Constitution Council on Friday paved the way for French President Emmanuel Macron to officially raise the country’s age of retirement from 62 to 64 following months of protests over the controversial pension reform.  The Council approved the plan that Macron’s government pushed through parliament last month with some changes, though the body…

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Supreme Court Endorses Streamlined Challenges to Agency Power

New York Times In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that people and companies need not wait for administrative rulings to press constitutional claims in federal court. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/supreme-court-administrative-state.html

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Finland’s Moscow embassy receives powder-laden mail

Washington Post Finland’s embassy in Moscow says it received an envelope containing white powder https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/finland-russia-powder-envelopes/8233cfc4-daf0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Prospects for Russia-Africa cooperation to be discussed at summit in St. Petersburg

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The forum’s program will consist of four large thematic blocks and include panel sessions and topical events on critical issues of interaction between Russia and African nations https://tass.com/politics/1604673

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