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McDonald’s Pulls Out of Russia

May 16, 2022
12:00 PM
Business
< 1 min read

After breaking through the Iron Curtain more than three decades ago, McDonald’s is leaving Russia. In 1990, McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the former USSR to much fanfare. The home of the Big Mac symbolized thriving American capitalism, a stark contrast to the Soviet Union’s failed communism. Today, the fast food juggernaut announced

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World

Russian TV Hacked To Display Anti-War Messages

May 10, 2022
8:31 PM
World
2 min read

TV guides and an online newspaper were “hacked” on Monday in order to show messages about the war in Ukraine. Screenshots obtained by Reuters show that Moscow satellite TV guides were displaying anti-war messages in place of each channel’s programming information. Exactly how the anti-war messages appeared was not immediately clear. Cable TV was also

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Hate

How the Letter Z Became a Pro-War Rallying Cry in Russia and Beyond

Apr 21, 2022
4:41 PM
Hate
2 min read

Despite not being part of Russia’s Cyrillic alphabet, the letter Z has become synonymous with Russian solidarity since the invasion of Ukraine. With the war for public opinion came a host of symbols representing support on either side. On one side, people are adding the Ukrainian flag to their usernames, while on the other side,

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World

As Canada’s “Freedom Protestors” Cry Over Nothing, Russians Continue To Be Locked Up for Benign Forms of Anti-War Protest.

Apr 17, 2022
9:43 AM
World
2 min read

Under Russians new “false information” law, hundreds of Russians are being rounded up and thrown in jail for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As the invasion of Ukraine started, the owner of a computer repair shop in west Moscow, Marat Grachev, held a meeting with his staff to discuss how to show their opposition

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World

It’s Time for Putin’s “Secret Mistress” To Rein In Her Tyrant Baby-Daddy

Mar 22, 2022
5:45 PM
World
2 min read

The woman some are calling Vladimir Putin’s “Eva Braun,” Alina Kabaeva, has been pleaded with by her friends to persuade her lover to, you know, stop invading Ukraine. Page Six quoted a source close to Kabaeva as saying, “Aliana’s female friends are begging her to fly to Putin and persuade him to end the

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World

313 Canadians, Including 287 Federal MPs, Added to Putin’s “Blacklist”

Mar 16, 2022
10:57 AM
World
3 min read

No skiing in Sochi, no mountain biking through Moscow, and no yachting in Yekaterinburg for those on Putin’s naughty list. During yesterday’s video conference between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Canadian Parliament, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a list of Canadians who are barred from entering Russia. 313 Canadians have been

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