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Beijing: Trade War With US 'to Bring Disaster to the Whole World'
Link: https://sputniknews.com/world/201803111062408635-china-trade-war-us/
Responding to US President Donald Trump's push to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum expected to affect China the world's largest steel producer and a leading aluminum exporter; Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan warned that there would be "no winners" in a trade war between Beijing and Washington.
"It would bring disaster to our two countries as well as the rest of the world."China does not wish to fight a trade war, nor will China initiate a trade war, but we can handle any challenge and will resolutely defend the interests of our country and our people.
Maduro Announces Pensions Fund Increase, Additional Food Cards - Reports
Link: https://sputniknews.com/latam/201803011062107296-maduro-pension-food-card/
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced an expansion of pension fund and a delivery of additional food shopping cards to the population, the TeleSur broadcaster reported Wednesday. The EU foreign ministers approved sanctions and arms embargo against Venezuela in November 2017, while Washington imposed economic sanctions in August 2017.
The Hungarian Government has repeatedly criticized the European Union’s migrant policy, and defied the union by not adhering to the migrant quota it set out for each individual member state.
Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201803121062448296-hungary-eu-quotas-migrants/
Hungary built a border wall with Serbia and Croatia in 2015, at the peak of the migrant crisis, and has called on the EU to provide reimbursement for the wall's construction. Another border barrier with Serbia, spanning 155 kilometers, was completed last year.
Russian-made cars now hold lion's share of domestic market
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/420962-russia-car-production-sales/
Russians are buying a record number of domestically-made cars, according to a recent study by PwC. Sales have grown for the first time since the economic crisis.
The share has grown to a record 83 percent from the 65 percent seen in 2012. 1.475 million cars were sold last year in Russia. Of these, 255,000 were imported, which is 7 percent lower than in 2016
Exterminator finds babies preserved in jars beneath Tokyo home
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/421047-tokyo-babies-bodies-jars/
The bodies of up to four babies immersed in bottles filled with liquid have been found under the floor of a house in Tokyo, Japan. The ages of the babies and how long they’ve been in the house remain unknown. The house is about 80 years old and has been vacant for the last three years. The babies were preserved in a liquid that appears to be formalin, a saturated water solution. Several of the babies still had umbilical cords attached. Police are investigating the discovery
Companies Eliminating Drug Tests Amid Job Shortages, Pot Legalization
Link: http://govtslaves.info/2018/03/companies-eliminating-drug-tests-amid-job-shortages-pot-legalization/
Employers struggling to fill jobs have begun to relax or eliminate drug testing requirements amid increased marijuana legalization and a tightening U.S. job market.
Las Vegas based Excellence Health Inc., stopped testing employees for marijuana two years ago – and completely dropped drug tests in the beginning of 2018 for employees on the pharmaceutical side of the business. , AutoNation Inc. – the largest auto dealer in the country, announced it would no longer refuse job applicants who tested positive for marijuana, while the Denver Post ended pre-employment drug testing last September for all positions that don’t require safety precautions.
St. Petersburg fraudsters busted for selling passports of non-existent nation to migrants
Link: https://www.rt.com/politics/420712-petersburg-fraud-ring-passports/
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia have uncovered a criminal group posing as a consular office of the non-existent ‘Free Kingdom of ASPI.’ They had been selling ‘passports’ to immigrants from Central Asia for three years.
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigns after affair and pleading guilty to theft - Video
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry -- who admitted to an extramarital affair with a member of her security team. and reportedly used taxpayer money to fund trips during the dalliance -- resigned from office Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to theft.
Electrolux halts $250 million project in Springfield, Tenn., after tariff announcement
After announcing in January a $250 million plant expansion in Springfield, Tenn., Sweden's Electrolux reported Friday that its plans are now on hold.
Reuters first reported that the company, Europe's largest home appliance manufacturer, was delaying its Tennessee investment after President Donald Trump announced Thursday new tariffs on imported aluminum and steel.
Marshall Islands 1st country to launch own cryptocurrency as legal tender
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/420419-marshall-islands-sovereign-cryptocurrency/
The Marshall Islands is creating its own digital currency in a bid to raise money. In doing so it becomes the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as legal tender.
The small Pacific Island nation passed the Sovereign Currency Act to create the ‘sovereign’, or SOV on Monday, following days of debate. The cryptocurrency will have equal status with the US dollar and, unlike many cryptocurrencies, users will have to reveal their identity in order to use SOV.
‘Big fat brick into hornet's nest’: Trump reportedly calls invasion of Iraq ‘worst decision ever’
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/420448-iraq-invasion-bush-trump/
US President Donald Trump has reportedly scorched former President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq, calling it “worst decision ever made” and compared the war to throwing a “big fat brick” into hornet’s nest. The remarks were made by Trump during a fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday, CNN reported. Trump also mocked the Intelligence Community for providing faulty “evidence” that was supposed to prove Baghdad possessed weapons of mass destruction
ICE arrests 150 in Northern California and blasts Oakland mayor over her warning
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/us/oakland-mayor-libby-schaaf-ice-arrests/index.html
Since Sunday, federal immigration agents in Northern California have arrested over 150 people alleged to have violated immigration laws, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday. Half of them had criminal convictions, according to the agency.
In the same statement announcing the arrests, the ICE Deputy Director Thomas D. Homan also lashed out at Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who had publicly warned of the impending ICE operations the day before it began.
Uber is pushing forward with its flying car plans and will host a Los Angeles event with demonstrations in May
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-flying-car-elevate-summit-los-angeles-may-2018-2?r=US&IR=T
The ride-hailing company wants to run a "flying car" trial in three cities by 2020.
Its long-term vision is urban aircraft you book with the tap of an app.
Amazon Made $5.6 Billion in Profits Last Year and Reportedly Paid Zero American Dollars in Federal Taxes
Link: https://splinternews.com/amazon-made-5-6-billion-in-profits-last-year-and-repor-1823329221
Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, with a personal net worth of $108 billion. In 2017, Bezos’ company, the internet retail giant Amazon, reportedly took in $5.6 billion in U.S. profits.
Amazon is projecting a $789 million windfall from Republicans’ tax bill.
Amazon’s global headquarters is in thenation of Luxembourg. The European Union has accused Luxembourg of giving illegal tax breaks to Amazon and has ordered the country to recover $295 million in back taxes from Amazon.
US govt lost more money last year than entire Australian economy produced
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/420002-us-government-trillion-losses/
An annual financial report released by the US Treasury this month showed the government lost over a trillion dollars in 2017. That is more than Australia’s GDP.
“The Government’s “bottom line” net operating cost increased $105.0 billion (10.0 percent) during [fiscal year (FY)] 2017 to $1.2 trillion,” said the report.
The huge sum constitutes the size of the entire Australian economy; it amounts to a loss of more than $2.2 million per minute. Despite that, the report noted that during FY 2017, the US economy continued to grow and the unemployment rate declined.
Putin: Shelling from E. Ghouta which hit Russian embassy in Syria ‘won’t be tolerated forever’ Putin: Shelling from E. Ghouta which hit Russian embassy in Syria ‘won’t be tolerated forever’
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/420036-putin-kurz-moscow-syria-ukraine/
Moscow is not going to keep tolerating the daily shelling of Damascus by eastern Ghouta militants that recently hit the Russian embassy in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said after meeting Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
The current hotspot of the Syrian crisis – Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus – is being used by numerous terrorist groups as a base, from which they launch attacks on the capital and other areas in the country, Putin said, responding to a Russian media journalist’s question on the situation there. Damascus is being shelled up to 80 times a day from the besieged area.
77 holistic practitioners now dead since 2015: This is beyond strange, they are dropping like flies and MSM ignores them
Since June of 2015, 77 holistic practitioners, more with other deaths associated with them, have died, official causes ranging from suicide to heart attacks, with the latest woman, doctor Annie Fairbanks, found murdered in her home, along with her husband, their 3-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son, in Arizona.
Russia becoming world's bread basket with wheat exports feeding half the planet
Link: https://www.rt.com/business/419840-russia-wheat-sold-half-world/
Food exports from Russia, dominated by wheat and fish, soared to a record $19 billion last year, according to the Russian Export Center. Shipments of Russian food have reportedly grown by 25 percent since 2012. The country also boosted exports of products such as sweets and sugar.
The country has managed to capture more than half of the wheat market in recent years, becoming the world’s biggest exporter of the grain, thanks to bumper harvests and attractive pricing. The exports are reportedly set to beat another record this season. Russia is expected to sell 36.6 million metric tons of wheat overseas, according to Moscow-based agriculture consultancy SovEcon and the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR).
Nearly half of the world’s nations purchase wheat from Russia, which has been improving yields year after year in an attempt to curb its dependence on agricultural imports. In 2014, Moscow barred purchases of some foods from Western exporters in retaliation for sanctions.
Russian 5th-gen fighter deployed to Syria for radar test, latest leaked details claim
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/419816-su-57-syria-trial/
New details have emerged on the deployment of Russia’s most-advanced fighter jets to Syria. The state-of-the-art Su-57s are in the region to test their electronic warfare and radar capabilities. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry reportedly moved four Su-57s, which have been built for trials, to Khmeimim Airbase in Syria. The deployment was seemingly confirmed by Israeli satellite images and footage taken from the ground, but neither the Russian military nor the producer of the advanced warplane would comment on the move.
Turkey deploys special forces to Afrin, Syria in ‘preparation for new fight’
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/419871-turkey-special-forces-afrin/
Ankara has sent police special forces units to the northern Syrian region of Afrin in anticipation of a new phase of its campaign against the Kurdish militias. It also says the UN-backed ceasefire does not affect its operation.
The special forces units crossed into Syrian territory from the southern Turkish provinces of Kilis and Hatay, local media reported.
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