All H*** Breaks Out At Apple China Factory As Workers Clash With Guards Over Lockdowns

"Chaos broke out at Apple's MacBook factory in China after hundreds of employees clashed
with authorities and jumped isolation barriers following weeks of intense lockdowns, reported Bloomberg, citing local media sources. 

Radio Free Asia (RFA) China posted a video early Friday morning showing an uprising of hundreds of workers who were angered with the continuous "closed-loop production" (which means they were kept on-site and quarantined to keep production humming) at the MacBook factory in Shanghai, owned by Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc." ZH

Pro-Kremlin separatists put up Russian road signs in Mariupol

"Pro-Moscow separatists were pictured this week taking down Ukrainian and English road
signs outside the besieged city of Mariupol — and replacing them with Russian ones." NYP

Putin propagandist and State TV host threatens UK with ‘underwater nuclear strike’

“A single launch, Boris, and there is no England anymore. Once and for all. Why do they play
games?” That eerie message came from a Russian state television host who threatened that Britain could be “plunged into the sea” by an underwater nuclear strike. Dmitry Kiselyov used his television show to make the threat. Kiselyov said the weapon would trigger a radioactive tidal wave and plunge Britain “to the depths of the ocean”." SaraCarter

A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding with Russian forces

"A Ukrainian commander at the Azovstal steel plant said there are "bloody battles" unfolding
with Russian forces inside the complex after they breached the perimeter." CNN

Multiple Dead After Mysterious Explosion at Russian Ammunition Plant

"An ammunition plant near the Ural Mountains in Russia suffered a massive explosion which
resulted in fatalities.

The FKP Perm Powder Plant, which produces gunpowder and is located in the city of Perm, reportedly endured an explosion at approximately 8 p.m. local time, according to local authorities. The resulting fire eventually killed two workers and injured others. The incident has so far been pinned on "a product" that "caught fire." Newsweek

How a Ukrainian Pensioner Became a Pro-War Symbol in Russia

"An elderly Ukrainian woman has become a symbol of support for Russia's invasion of
Ukraine after the pensioner mistakenly greeted Ukrainian soldiers with a Soviet banner.

Her viral popularity comes in the run-up to Russia’s May 9 holiday Victory Day.

Although the soldiers wore Ukrainian flags on their uniform sleeves, the pensioner mistook them for Russian troops, telling the soldiers that she and her husband had “waited, prayed for them, for Putin and all the people.” 

The soldiers took the banner from the elderly woman as they began to hand her food. But when the pensioner saw that the troops had placed the flag on the ground and stamped it into the mud, she gave the food back. " MT

Russia destroyed 400 hospitals, leaving patients in extreme difficulties

"Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia's invasion of his country has
destroyed hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions, leaving doctors without cancer medications or the ability to do surgery." WION

‘We are nowhere near the bottom,’ top economist says as global markets crater

"The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,000 points on Thursday and the
Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 5%, erasing a rally on Wednesday. Initial relief over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s ruling out of more aggressive rate increases seemingly gave way to fears that a sharp hiking cycle in order to rein in red-hot inflation could harm economic growth. Rosa said he expects the war in Ukraine to last much longer than many market participants are anticipating, adding to other headwinds such as supply chains issues, soaring inflation and rising interest rates." CNBC

Russia Denies New Warship Strike by Ukraine

"Kremlin has denied that it has any information about a reported Ukrainian strike on a Russian
warship in the Black Sea.

Speculation has been growing over the fate of the Admiral Makarov, which Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said on his Telegram account had been hit in a missile strike and burst into flames." Newsweek

Germany may face petrol shortages

"The eastern part of Germany will face petrol shortages if the EU adopts an embargo on
Russian oil, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck warned in a TV interview on Wednesday.

The EU nations are preparing to vote on a proposal which would see Russian crude phased out within six months and refined products by the end of the year. The measures are part of the latest Ukraine-related sanctions against Moscow." RT