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THE CONFLICT in Ukraine is severely affecting major car manufacturers who rely on vital parts made in the region. Already struggling due to shortages of semiconductor chips, car manufacturers are now having to halt production due to the war in Ukraine. That’s because wire harnesses made in the West of the country are vital to fitting car computer systems, and that area is currently controlled by the Russians. As fighting ceased production at Ukrainian car factories, the knock-on effect was almost immediate. Cars cannot operate without wiring systems, which are often tailor-made to specific vehicles and manage miles of cables.…

More than 4,300 people have been arrested after demonstrators took to the streets in 21 Russian cities to condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, while protesters in Kazakhstan have followed suit, turning out in large numbers to chant “No to war” and “Putin is a dickhead”. The independent monitoring group OVD-Info – which has already logged more than 7,500 anti-war protest arrests – said it had documented the detentions of at least 4,366 people in 53 cities including Vladivostok and Irkutsk. Opposition activists also posted videos showing protests in other cities. “The screws are being fully tightened – essentially we are witnessing military…

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under renewed pressure from MPs and business groups to rethink plans to increase national insurance next month, as fears grow that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will dramatically worsen the cost of living crisis and plunge the economy into “stagflation”. Both Tory and Labour MPs believe Sunak can still be persuaded to ditch the 1.25 percentage point rise – announced last September to fund the NHS and social care – and want him to use the potentially devastating effects of events in Ukraine on prices as justification for what they say is an urgently needed U-turn. Former cabinet minister…

Several Republican lawmakers indicated that if the GOP regains a majority in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections, they plan to open investigations on White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci. “When are we going to have accountability for Anthony Fauci?” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said on Fox News over the weekend. “Look, he’s missing right now for one reason, and one reason only: The Democrats are looking at the polls. “It wasn’t dead Americans that made Democrats move. It wasn’t dead Americans that made Fauci go away. It was polls. And I want to hold Anthony Fauci accountable. “And if you’re…

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City will have to take close to maximum points from their remaining 10 games of the season to retain the title following their 4-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday. City led 2-1 at the interval before United suffered a second-half capitulation, though their interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, denied his players lack the requisite fight. Guardiola’s team won via two goals apiece from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez, with Jadon Sancho scoring for United. City are on 69 points, six ahead of Liverpool who have a match in hand, with their goal difference 50 to the Merseyside club’s…

South Australian police officers who refused to get jabbed against COVID-19 can return to work after the state dropped its vaccine mandates for police on Monday morning. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens noted he was confident any risk to the force and members of the public can be “effectively managed through alternative controls” rather than unvaccinated staff being on enforced leave. “Whilst the managerial direction enables unvaccinated employees to return to their substantive duties, there will be some limitations regarding their ability to attend some settings such as residential aged care facilities, disability facilities and the forensic science building,” he said. The…

ERDOGAN has snubbed Vladimir Putin by invoking a sneaky power play as he is set to curb the passage of warships through the Bosphorus. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who in the past has had a close relationship with the Kremlin, was not quick to accept the request. On Monday, Erdogan suggested he would invoke a clause in the 1936 Montreux Convention, which allows the nation to deny the passage of naval vessels belonging to warring parties. He said: “We have the authority and we have decided to use it in a way that will prevent the crisis from…

CHICAGO—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the United States and Western allies have immobilized half of the assets of the Russian central bank and will continue to impose “severe consequences” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the wealthy oligarchs who support him if he escalates his war in Ukraine. Yellen, speaking in Chicago to promote President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, said the Treasury has “made it a priority to go after oligarchs or Russian elites who are key to President Putin’s corrupt power”. “We have sanctioned many of these individuals over the last few weeks and we are assembling a task force with Justice Department colleagues and our allies to uncover, freeze, and seize their…

Members of six new major industries are standing against Western Australia’s (WA) vaccination mandates in court amid a similar legal battle between the state and members of the WA Police Force. The seven total industries involved in the legal proceedings now include police, health, construction, education, fire and emergency services, corrections, and critical electricity infrastructure. The initial case launched by WA Police Senior Constable Ben Falconer on Nov. 26, 2021 came after he and all other unvaccinated staff were threatened with disciplinary action if they refused to get jabbed by Dec. 21. Hotchkin Hanley Lawyers, representatives for all seven groups, defended the initial challenge…

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were aware in January 2020 that Chinese authorities were withholding COVID-19 data, according to government documents obtained by a legal watchdog organization. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) also sent “experts” from the NIH-supported P4 lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch to train Wuhan Institute of Virology technicians in “lab management and maintenance”—nearly two years before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—the records obtained by Judicial Watch through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit show. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said he believes…