Ukraine war is dramatically dialling up risk of global recession April 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine has dramatically dialled up the risk of a global recession, according to leading economist. The conflict has thrown a ‘massive monkey wrench’ into what was a gradually improving post-pandemic picture, Ira Kalish, chief global economist at Deloitte told delegates at the World Retail Congress in Rome. And it could have damaging, [...]
Civilian ship sinking in Mariupol after Russian shelling April 5, 2022 Ukraine says a civilian ship is sinking in the port of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said the ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the engine room. The crew was rescued, including one injured crew member, it added. The ministry said [...]
Russian Army soldiers killed ‘for amusement’ in what look like war crimes, says British military bigwig: ‘Systematic and deliberate’ April 5, 2022 The former head of British military operations in Afghanistan has said images of dead civilians in Ukraine point to war crimes committed by Russian troops. Colonel Richard Kemp, a former member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said there appears to have been a policy of systematically killing civilians to spread terror. Asked if video footage [...]
Eastern Ukraine holds its breath for fresh ‘large scale assault’ by Russian Army April 5, 2022 Ukrainian foreign affairs minister Dmytro Kuleba warned of a “large-scale” assault on the east and south of his country as Russian troops regroup, having been pushed back from the capital. He told reporters, during a joint press briefing with Ms Truss, that there had been “some hesitation” in the West about providing Ukraine with “all [...]
Surging shares: Elon Musk revealed as Twitter’s largest stakeholder April 4, 2022 Elon Musk, the eccentric billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, has snapped up a 9.2 per cent in Twitter – which has sent its shares flying. The tech entrepreneur is reportedly now the largest shareholder in the social media platform, considered one of the world’s most popular. Twitter shares have surged around 26 per cent in [...]
Mass graves found: Russian Army denies civilian massacre despite ‘horror’ scenes in Ukrainian villages of Irpin and Bucha April 4, 2022 Russia is increasingly under fire as its army is accused of massacring civilians in several villages across Ukraine, with scenes akin to a “horror movie”. UK’s Prime Minister responded by saying he will this week seek to galvanise a tough response from allies to the crisis in Ukraine as reports of the latest massacre were [...]
Partygate scandal: Government’s former ethics chief Helen MacNamara reportedly fined £50 over lockdown bash April 4, 2022 Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary and former ethics chief for the government, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) from Scotland Yard as part of its investigation into alleged lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. The Daily Telegraph reported that [...]
Russian Army pulls back as weekend fightback picks up: Ukrainian forces retake Kyiv suburbs despite fear of booby-traps April 2, 2022 Ukrainian forces are taking back suburbs and other areas surrounding capital Kyiv this weekend, and they have reportedly moved to retake territory north of the country’s capital amid fears that Russian forces might have set booby-traps before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were [...]
Business of Space: Not only doing the hard things, but the ‘right thing’ April 2, 2022 This week Blue Origin creates six more astronauts SpaceX teams up with OneWeb Seraphim Space piles into Pixxel Blue Origin: Space tourists aplenty Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth tourist flight to space on Thursday, marking the increasing accessibility of space – to the few that can afford it. Bezos, who made his [...]
Ukraine unmasks two generals as Moscow saboteurs while tired Putin is stuck in ‘Kremlin cage’ with Russian Army ‘exhausted’ April 1, 2022 Two Ukrainian generals have been unmasked as Russian saboteurs and stripped off their ranks with immediate effect, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told his nation under siege. In his daily video address to the nation, Zelensky said “today another decision was made on anti-heroes, gradually all of them will be punished.” “That is why Andriy Olehovych [...]