(2024-04-15). SA's Trade Ties with Russia Don't Measure Up. infobrics.org In 2022, South Africa imported goods worth $548 million (about R10 billion) from Russia — most of that chemicals and fertilisers — but exported just $283 million, most of which was citrus fruit…
(2024-04-15). Harmonizing Dissonance via a Rubik's Cube Framework. transcend.org 15 Apr 2024 – Experimental Guide to Navigation of Hypersensitive Global Polarization – There is no lack of reference to global division and polarization: Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Vaccination-Antivax. Each of these now constrains discourse — even to the point of dividing families, friends, communities, or collegial groups.
(2024-04-15). US General Says Russia's Military Is Bigger Than Before Ukraine Invasion. news.antiwar.com
(2024-04-15). Thursday 4/18: Webinar: How the US Media Has Conditioned Americans to Hate Russia. indybay.org Online (Registration link is below)…
(2024-04-15). Ukraine and the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: The Samson Solution. transcend.org 11 Apr 2024 -A Biblical story: Having been betrayed and captured by the Philistines, Samson ends his life by exerting his great strength and pulling down the pillars he was chained to. The building falls down killing everyone.
(2024-04-15). Russian Shelling Kills 4 in Ukraine's Donetsk Region. themoscowtimes.com The mining town of Siversk has come under constant Russian shelling since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.
(2024-04-15). Floods devastate parts of Russia, Kazakhstan. wsws.org While the rapid rise of the water levels of the Ural River was bound up with climate change, the devastating consequences of the floods are the direct result of the failure of the ruling class to invest in the infrastructure necessary to protect the population from its impact.
(2024-04-15). Partial Dam Collapse in Siberia's Tomsk Region as River Swells. themoscowtimes.com The Tom River could reach a dangerous height of 8.9 meters between Monday and Wednesday, regional authorities said.
(2024-04-15). China Disguising Imported Russian Copper as Scrap to Avoid Sanctions — Reuters. themoscowtimes.com The shredded metal is harder to trace, making it easier to sell to Chinese manufacturers and keep doing business with buyers wary of Russia.
(2024-04-15). Veteran Rights Activist Orlov Transferred Before Prison Sentence Begins. themoscowtimes.com Oleg Orlov's wife had requested that her husband not be transferred to a new detention facility until his sentence began due to his poor health.
(2024-04-15). TikTok Users Turn Russian Pro-War Song Into 'LGBT Anthem'. themoscowtimes.com The trend appears aimed at ironically juxtaposing "extremist" LGBTQ+ lifestyles with the songs's militaristic overtones.
(2024-04-15). Russia's Novosibirsk Bans Migrants From Working as Taxi Drivers. themoscowtimes.com Companies in the region are required to fire migrant workers who drive taxis or sell tobacco and beverages within 60 days.
(2024-04-15). Tens of thousands displaced as floods engulf Kazakhstan, Russia. presstv.ir More than 125,000 people have been displaced as floods engulfed swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia's Urals region.
(2024-04-15). Iran, Russian foreign ministers warn against further escalation in region. presstv.ir Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have warned that new provocative acts can lead to an escalation of tensions in the region.
(2024-04-15). Evacuation operations underway as Russian Orenburg region battles record floods. presstv.ir Images show flooded areas and emergency workers rescuing people from their homes in Russia's Orenburg Oblast, after the level of the Ural River rose to new record highs on Friday April 12.