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The Foreign Office said Russia’s GDP was expected to shrink between 8.5% and 15% this year as a series of post-war sanctions imposed on Ukraine hit the industry. This would be more serious than in 2009, after the financial crisis, when Russia’s economy shrank by about 7.8%, and it would be the worst decline since GDP declined for several years in the early 1990s. In the long run, experts’ forecasts show that GDP growth will continue to decline as the country is cut off from Western technology, the United Kingdom added, as it announced sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters....

Russian sailors evacuated the cruise ship with guided missiles Moskva, the flagship of its fleet in the Black Sea, after a fire that fired ammunition on the ship, Russian state media reported on Wednesday. State media TASS and RIA, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, reported that Moscow was severely damaged in the incident and that the causes of the fire are being investigated. The Russian reports did not provide information on possible victims....

Russia will boost its state reserves by 273.4 billion rubles from its oil and gas sales, the Kremlin announced on Sunday. The funds, amounting to about $ 3.2 billion, will be used “to implement measures aimed at ensuring the stability of the economy in the face of external sanctions,” the Russian government said in a statement. It will finance the boost in reserves through “additional oil and gas revenues received in the first quarter of 2022,” the statement said....

The United Kingdom quickly followed suit, and more pain came from the European Union as allies pushed forward with an escalating campaign to tighten the financial screws on Russian President Vladimir Putin for “war crimes” in Ukraine. In staffing, US sanctions have singled out Putin’s family, targeting his two adult daughters in addition to shutting down two key Russian banks. Biden said “Russia has already failed in its initial war” after the return of Russian troops from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv....

Russian kart champion Artem Severiukhin delivered a Nazi salute on the podium after winning a match in Portugal at the weekend. The 15-year-old finished first in the opening match of the European Karting Championship in Portimao on Sunday. But as he stood on the podium during the post-match ceremony, Severijin hit him in the chest and spread his right hand while the Italian national anthem was played. Severijin then laughed a few moments after the execution of the gesture, which was also used during the reign of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini....

In a statement, Roskomnadzor said that Wikipedia still hosts “prohibited material, including fakes about the course of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine” and that search engines will be used to inform users that Wikimedia violates Russian law . Writing on Telegram, the deputy chairman of the Russian parliament’s committee on information policy Anton Gorelkin said that links to Wikipedia will be accompanied by a disclaimer warning users of legal violations by the Wikimedia Foundation....

Die Schweiz hält sich fast vollständig an das fünfte Sanktionspaket der EU, der Bundesrat hält sich daran. Nur ein Anlegeverbot für russische Schiffe wird die Bundesregierung nicht hinnehmen. Denn unser Land hat keinen direkten Zugang zum Meer und Schiffe aus Russland können nicht einmal einen Hafen in der Schweiz erreichen. Aus dem gleichen Grund vermied es auch die Schweiz, Fahrverbote für russische Lastwagen zu genehmigen. Denn in anderen europäischen Ländern werden sie vorab gestoppt....

Liverpool saw their 10-game winning streak in the league end, a series that helped them reduce City’s lead at the top by just one point. He had reached 14 in January, although City had played two extra games. “A fake lead,” Guardiola called it. But, again, Liverpool will think that this was not the worst result for her. There was pulsating drama, Liverpool dug deep to find a pair of draws, the second from Santos Mane at the beginning of the second half gave her something to keep alive the dream of four trophies....

– Auf der A9 bei Allersberg hat sich am späten Mittwochabend ein schwerer Autounfall ereignet: Ein Anhänger kollidierte mit dem Lkw, der einen schweren Lkw begleitete. Zwei Menschen verloren an der Unfallstelle ihr Leben. Die Autobahn wird voraussichtlich bis Mittag gesperrt sein. Nach aktuellem Ermittlungsstand musste ein Schwerlast-Lkw gegen 22.45 Uhr wegen Schäden zwischen den Anschlussstellen Allersberg und Feucht im Seitenstreifen der A9 anhalten. Ein Begleitfahrzeug hinter dem Schwertransport sicherte die Bruchstelle entsprechend ab....

Les sondages semblaient plus ou moins justes au premier tour. Mettant Emanuel Macron en tête et Marin Le Pen en deuxième position, les instituts de sondage auraient vérifié les bons chiffres pour ces candidats. Seul Jean-Luc Mélenchon a surpris avec près de 22% des voix selon les résultats officiels, contre 17-18% selon les dernières prévisions. Idem pour Valérie Pécresse (entre 7 et 10 %), la candidate républicaine a été largement surestimée par rapport à son score final : 4,8 %....

After continued backlash following an initial statement, the family space now says it knows what happened is not okay and is committed to making things right. In a statement Monday night, the theme park said it will conduct training for employees to “better understand, recognize and provide our guests with an inclusive, fair and fun experience.” The statement was in response to a video a mother posted online showing her two black daughters reaching out to the Sesame Street character “Rosita” during a parade at the park in Langhorne, Bucks County, on Saturday....

Werner Kogler, der 2018 mit einer Quote von 99,02 % zum Bundesabgeordneten gewählt wurde, wird erneut kandidieren. ebenso der Stellvertreter von Stefan Kaineder, Landesrat in Oberösterreich. Den zweiten Platz belegt laut Partei Klimaministerin Leonore Gewessler. Sie steht nicht auf der Kandidatenliste, weil sie durch ihre Position in der Regierung einen festen Posten im Vorstand bekommt. Als Stellvertreter soll er nur in den Erweiterten Bundesvorstand (Abkürzung: EBV, also Vorstand plus Landesvertreter) gewählt werden....

Cases continued to rise and neighboring provinces were preparing to take part in the overflow of Shanghai residents who had to be quarantined. Shanghai reported nearly 20,000 new local infections on Wednesday, up from just over 17,000 the previous day, according to the city’s health committee. More than 98% of new cases are asymptomatic, authorities said. Nationwide, the country reported nearly 23,000 new cases.

According to a tweet from the Metro Nashville Police Department, no foul play is evident in Dukureh’s death. “Dukureh, a Fisk Univ graduate, was found dead in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apt that she shared with her 2 young children,” the tweet reads. BREAKING: No foul play is evident in today’s death of actress Shonka Dukureh, 44, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in this year’s Elvis movie. Dukureh, a Fisk Univ graduate, was found dead in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apt that she shared with her 2 young children....

Erste XXL-Bäume gepflanzt – bunte Staudenbeete und viel Abkühlung vor Thermeninseln im Seeparkquartier Wien (OTS) Runter vom Asphalt: Der Eingang zur Seestadt Aspern – eines der modernsten und größten Stadtentwicklungsprojekte Europas – wird cooler, grüner und attraktiver. Ausgehend vom Hauptplatz am Ausgang der U2 wird derzeit eine große Thermalinsel neutralisiert und damit die Fläche von 7.000 m2 aufgewertet. Die ersten 9 der heute gepflanzten 25 XXL-Bäume sind über 30 Jahre alt und werden mit ihren großen Kronen schnell Schatten spenden....

The man called for help around 12.30 and said there was a fire in his house. He could not get out and so he was given some tips on how to keep safe until the firefighters arrive. A pair of fire trucks from Taunton and a firefighter rushed to the scene, where they found a small fire in a kitchen pan. The fire had broken out in the kitchen, which was about five meters by eight meters....

Manchester City and Liverpool may have other issues on their minds, but they are the only Premier League teams to have more points than the Spurs since Conte was appointed five months ago. “Do you see Arsenal?” asked the traveling fans, who can look ahead to their opponents in north London on May 12 with increasing confidence after this sixth victory in seven games, which followed the home defeat of their opponents by Brighton....

At least three people were shot dead at an industrial plant in South Carolina on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Emergency services and several police officers arrived at the scene of the FRÄNKISCHE facility around 11pm, following calls from an active gunman, where they found two people wounded and a dead gunman, FOX News Carolina reporter Cody Alcorn said from the scene. GREEN LIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA Emergency services and several police officers arrived at the FRÄNKISCHE facility around 23:00 (WHNS) (WHNS) Deputies secured the scene after the perpetrator died of apparent self-harm, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said, FOX News presenter Victoria Carmen said....

The private space company shared images of the Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission, which is currently scheduled to be launched on Friday, April 8 from the Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first privately launched SpaceX launch on the ISS The images on SpaceX’s Twitter page show the Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon capsule called Axiom Space – the Houston-based company that paid SpaceX to send three paying customers along with former NASA astronaut Michael López – Alegría in the ISS....