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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline China is providing military aid to Russia in violation of U.S.-led sanctions placed by western countries, according to Russian trade data reported by the Wall Street Journal , as tensions build between the U.S. and western countries and China, amid a spy balloon scandal and a canceled Beijing visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Key Facts China’s state-owned defense companies have shipped navigation equipment and parts to fighter jets and other military technology equipment to Russian defense companies, according to Russian customs data. According to that data, provided by Washington D.C.-based C4ADS , China has sent tens of thousands of shipments of goods to service Russia’s military (some goods had multiple purposes and could be used commercially, the Journal reported). Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia “has enough technical potential” for its “special military … [Read more...] about China Helping Russia’s War With Ukraine With Military Aid—Violating Sanctions—Reports Show

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Yura Lazebnikov, an investor, entrepreneur and expert in technology industries, IT and esports. The Managing Partner of TECHIIA Holding. Interactions between a startup and a corporation can speed up the development of both. I've found it can also harm a startup. I want to remind young teams to consider the perspective of corporations. You need to choose the right way to interact to boost your product and avoid worst-case scenarios. For the purposes of this article, a startup is a tech company with an innovative product, at least a few customers and revenue. It offers a fundamentally new solution to a problem. Often, startups have ten to twenty mobile and flexible employees. A person with a laptop working from coffee shops may well be the founder of such a company. Sometimes a startup is also a group of students who write code for some application in their spare time. I am not discussing this case here. Until … [Read more...] about How Tech Startups And Corporations Can Avail Each Other

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Gasoline prices are rising again – up more than 30 cents a gallon in the past month and around 15 cents in the last two weeks alone. Motorists should brace for more pain. One reason is that the global market for refined products is about to be upended by the latest European Union (EU) sanctions on Russia’s petroleum industry. On February 5, the EU will ban imports of Russian refined products like diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and heating oil. While global oil markets have recently handled a similar ban on Russian crude imports quite well, these product sanctions could be far more disruptive. Markets for refined fuels are much more complex than for crude, with refineries configured to process certain types of feedstock crudes and to manufacture varying slates of products, depending on regional demand patterns. The issue for Europe is that it relies on Russia for about 40 percent of its refined product imports and … [Read more...] about EU’s Ban On Russian Diesel To Stoke Turmoil In Global Fuel Markets

PHOTO: Sanook A tour company owner has been fined a mere 2,000 baht by police in Surat Thani after threatening a taxi driver with a sword. The video (below) shows 39 year old Suphakit Sindamrern the alleged owner of Buddy Travel in the Kaset market area heading to his car to retrieve a sword from the boot. Suphakit told an official yesterday that it was :all a misunderstanding”. Watch the video of the man HERE . Related news Thai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out 17 hours ago Thai passport worth less than Cambodian | Thailand News Today 17 hours ago The argument was apparently over two tourists who had inquired about transport after just arriving in a minivan. Suphakit has a vehicle that he uses to transport passengers, but it is not licensed. He was fined by the police for carrying an offensive weapon and could face later sanctions from his local land transport office … [Read more...] about Tour company owner fined 2,000 baht for threatening taxi driver with sword

The Thai baht is set to soar further as one side effect of the latest escalation of the China-US trade war. Economists say the latest tit-for-tat trade sanctions will hasten foreign capital inflows into Thailand’s “safe haven” bond market while the US Federal Reserves may again cut interest rates, adding more fuel to the situation. Meanwhile the Thai export situation is expected to continue to worsen. China announcing on August 23 a set of retaliatory tariffs of between 5-10% on $75 billion worth of US goods. US President Donald Trump responded by raising existing tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods by 15%, effective December 15. Read The Thaiger story HERE . Markets reacted badly last Friday afternoon and then again on Monday morning when markets opened across Asia. Related news Thai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out 17 hours ago Thai passport worth less than Cambodian | Thailand … [Read more...] about Baht to climb higher against USD, more pressure on exports

Ukraine The European Union offered strong support for Ukraine at a summit held in Kyiv as air raid sirens wailed on Friday, but set "no rigid timelines" for its accession to the wealthy bloc. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had hoped the EU would put Ukraine on a rapid road to membership. But he used the summit to step up calls for his allies to deliver long-range weapons to help repel Russian forces besieging the city of Bakhmut and occupying much of the Donbas region in the east of the country. "If weapons (supplies) are quickened, specifically long-range weapons, we not only will not leave Bakhmut, but we will also begin to deoccupy Donbas, which has been occupied since 2014," he told a joint news conference after the summit. Ukrainian forces have held out for months in Bakhmut, where fighting has been fierce. "Nobody will give away Bakhmut. We will fight for as long as we can. We consider Bakhmut our fortress," Zelenskiy said. Read More Air raid sirens … [Read more...] about Ukraine wins EU pledges of support, no promise of fast-track accession

(Representative Image: AP) The head of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Tony Estanguet said on Friday it was for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in the Games next year. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the governing body to ban them from the sporting extravaganza, stating that allowing Russia to compete at the Games was tantamount to showing that "terror is somehow acceptable". Three-time Olympic champion and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee Estanguet told Reuters that he was "in favour of maintaining this symbol of universality for the Games" when asked about Russian and Belarusian participation. Yet he said the decision rested with the Games' governing body. "It's not in the charge of Paris 2024 to decide who is allowed to participate, it's about the IOC, it's about the IPC, it's about the international federations who will decide which delegations … [Read more...] about Up to IOC to decide if Russia can compete in Paris 2024, says Paris Olympic head

A new kind of segregated dorm will soon appear at Haverford College. “Queer designated housing” will arrive in time for the Fall semester at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania academic institution according to Campus Reform . Qui Alexander, the director of the Haverford Women’s Center at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania academic institution, was interviewed by the college’s newspaper, The Haverford Clerk . She described “QHouse” as a “refuge (home) for all LGBTQ students by its commitment to support, safety, intersectionality, joy, and interdependence,” suggesting that “many LGBTQ people struggle with the concept of being their whole selves at home.” QHouse didn’t happen overnight, with proponents of the segregated housing first demanding separate but equal space in 2015. They first wanted to turn an existing college-owned house into segregated housing, but were disappointed to learn that they couldn’t do that without “community-wide conversation and demonstrated support.” But just … [Read more...] about Segregated ‘Queer’ Housing Coming For Haverford College

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 346. As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation. National. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says a “technological accident” of unspecified nature occurred at a regional Odesa high voltage substation today following repeated attacks by Russian forces. Much of the city of Odesa and its environs are now undergoing emergency blackouts. Damage was so severe, particularly to critical infrastructure, that speedy restoration of power is impossible even with round-the-clock repair efforts. Shymhal has ordered the Ministry of Energy to deliver all available high-output generators to Odesa within 24 hours. Russia released 116 Ukrainian soldiers, including Mariupol defenders, Kherson partisans and Bakhmut snipers, in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange … [Read more...] about Saturday, February 4. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information From Ukraine

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Women are missing from the National Mall—a monument to them, at least—but Congress is trying to change that. Democrats Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Joe Neguse and Republicans Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Debbie Lesko plan to introduce a bill that would pave the way for a monument to honor the early fight for women's equality in America. It follows 2020 legislation sanctioning such a monument on federal lands in Washington D.C. Now, Congress needs to authorize placement on the National Mall. The bipartisan, bicameral group is targeting early March for the filing of the “Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act” to coincide with Women’s History Month. Ahead of that deadline, they are hoping to enlist major support from their colleagues—specifically, the endorsement of every woman currently serving in Congress. Sen. Baldwin cited her home state of Wisconsin’s history as the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment … [Read more...] about There’s No Monument To Women On The National Mall. These Lawmakers Aim To Change That