Tether freezes $182 million in stablecoins as reports point to heavy crypto use by Venezuela ~finance cryptocurrency Article 926 words 13 votes
Frontline report: Russia’s oil smugglers are running out of ocean as UK freezes 100+ shadow fleet tankers ~transport Link 25 votes
Scandinavian Airlines has raised concerns about Chinese airlines being allowed to fly to Norway via Russian airspace ~transport Link 6 votes
Investigation: We tried to buy American chips as a Russian defense manufacturer - it worked ~tech Article 3096 words 21 votes
Interview with economist James Galbraith about new book, economic theory, climate change, sanctions and more ~finance economics cryptocurrency Article 4050 words 3 votes
Otto Drakenberg is challenging Alisher Usmanov for the leadership of the International Fencing Federation – Usmanov is the heavy favorite despite international sanctions ~sports Article 796 words 3 votes
Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status ~comp linux open source Article 136 words 40 votes
The Russian economy at war (2024) - Sanctions, growth, inflation and mounting risks ~finance economics Video 1:05:17 13 votes
Russian banks say yuan coffers empty, urge central bank action, while Chinese banks in Russia are avoiding currency trading for fear of secondary Western sanctions ~finance banking Article 410 words 21 votes
Venezuela to accelerate cryptocurrency shift as oil sanctions return ~finance cryptocurrency Article 774 words 8 votes
The Hives are reportedly set to become the first international rock band to perform in Venezuela for a decade ~music rock Article 329 words, published Nov 7 2023 13 votes
US government imposes sanctions on five Turkish corporations over dealings with Russia ~finance business Article 937 words 7 votes
Huawei accused of building secret microchip factories to beat US sanctions ~tech Article 458 words 19 votes
How one doctor in the USA keeps practicing, despite a long string of sanctions, fines, and lawsuits ~health medicine healthcare Article 4489 words 30 votes
Finland intends to limit visas for Russian tourists – government has come under increased public and political pressure to close a perceived sanctions loophole ~travel Article 686 words 4 votes
Russian ‘Loop Hero’ devs tell players to pirate their game if they can’t find a way to buy it legitimately because of sanctions ~games Article 409 words 8 votes
The sanction-fueled absolute destruction of the Russian aviation industry ~transport Video 21:55 11 votes
Full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT achieved, process has begun ~finance banking Link 30 votes
The record label bringing Iranian music to the world ~music Article 1658 words, published Mar 24 2021 5 votes
India looks to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden ~news india iran venezuela usa politics.usa Article 7 votes
North Korea says Danish documentary that shows apparent attempts to evade a UN ban on arms trading was completely made up and called on Denmark to find the infiltrator ~movies documentaries Article 383 words 9 votes
Cuban doctors fighting coronavirus around world, defying US ~health healthcare Article 897 words 11 votes
War by other means: Syria’s economic struggle ~finance economics Article 6068 words, published Oct 1 2019 4 votes
Virgil Griffith, research scientist at the Ethereum Foundation, has been arrested for advising North Korea on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions ~tech Article 814 words 23 votes
Adobe is deactivating the accounts of all Venezuelan users with no refunds due to US sanctions ~tech Link 11 votes
GitHub restricts developer accounts based in Iran, Crimea, and other countries under US sanctions ~tech microsoft Article 612 words 6 votes
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones ~tech facebook social media Article 412 words 9 votes
Algorithms Allowed: a project that tracks usage of Google and Facebook assets in countries under US sanctions ~comp Link 6 votes
Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app ~tech Article 811 words 20 votes
German cybersecurity chief: Anyone have any evidence of Huawei naughtiness? We won't be having a word with local firms until then ~tech security.cyber security.national Article 507 words 11 votes
Cloudflare is providing services to at least seven designated foreign terrorist organizations and militant groups ~tech security.cyber Article 1716 words 12 votes
Canada arrests Huawei CFO. She faces US extradition for allegedly violating Iran sanctions ~tech Article 14 votes
EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran ~news iran china russia usa politics.usa Article 746 words 7 votes
Trump Administration imposes new sanctions on Putin cronies ~news usa russia politics.usa Article 1268 words, published Apr 6 2018 11 votes
EU acts to protect firms from Donald Trump's sanctions against Iran. Companies told to ignore White House demands to drop all business with Iran ~news iran usa politics.usa Article 1178 words 8 votes
Iran launches plan to bolster uranium enrichment. Move piles pressure on European states scrambling to salvage nuclear deal ~news iran Article 634 words 5 votes