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What follows is NewsGuard's summary and translation of top news stories from Russia's state TV Channel One. NewsGuard presents these stories in the order that they appear on the program. Ukraine strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, chemical enterprises Ukraine confirmed last week its essence as a terrorist state. Almost every day, Ukrainian formations attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the satellite town of Energodar. The effective work of the Russian air defense forces is making it possible to avoid a nuclear catastrophe. But it's not just nuclear power plants. Attacks targeted other dangerous objects. In Donetsk, one attack resulted in an ammonia leak. Three of the six turbines at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station downstream from Zaporizhzhia along the Dnieper have been shut off, where only a dam holds back huge masses of water. Kyiv can cause damage with high-precision Western weapons, it's scary to think what kind of damage. Russia is warning … [Read more...] about Ukraine strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Russia says

As the U.S. economy remains on shaky ground, declining builder confidence marks the latest "troubling sign" of a weak housing market, according to a new report. Confidence among home builders fell for the eighth consecutive month in August, dropping six points to 49, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released on Monday. The report marks the first time since the pandemic began that the index fell below 50 points. In a press release, NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter cited rising construction costs and mortgage rates for the weakened sentiment among builders. Konter added that in "a troubling sign" that consumers are now opting out of home purchases due to increased housing costs, the index found that August's buyer traffic number fell to a record low since April 2014, with the exception of when the pandemic first hit in the spring of 2020. Existing-home sales have fallen more than 14 percent from last year, according to … [Read more...] about New “troubling sign” for U.S. housing market, according to report

Donald Trump has continued to fume about the FBI 's search of his home, claiming the entire country is "angry" about it. The search warrant served on August 8 was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from the former president's Florida home earlier this year. The National Archives had asked the department to investigate after saying 15 boxes of records it retrieved from the estate included classified records. FBI agents recovered 11 sets of classified records from Mar-a-Lago, including some marked top secret and "sensitive compartmented information," according to a property receipt unsealed by the court on Friday. The warrant cited potential violations of three federal laws , including the Espionage Act , which makes it a crime to release information that could harm national security. But the former president— whose actions on January 6, 2021 , as a mob of his supporters broke into the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump says Americans are angry over “attack on democracy” raid

The United States has expressed concern to India that it was being used to export fuel made from Russian crude, through high-seas transfers to hide its origin, to New York in violation of U.S. sanctions, a top Indian central banker said on Saturday. The U.S. Treasury Department told India that an Indian ship picked up oil from a Russian tanker on the high seas and brought it to a port in Gujarat on the west coast, where it was refined and shipped on, said Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Michael Patra. Also Read India can sustain CAD of 2.5-3% without an external sector crisis: Patra U.S. sanctions on Moscow for its February invasion of Ukraine prohibit the import to the United States of Russian-origin energy products including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal and gas. "The refined output was put back on that ship and it set sail without a destination. In the mid-seas it received the destination so it reached at its course, went to New York," Mr. … [Read more...] about U.S. worried over routing of Russian oil through India, says RBI Deputy Governor

JSW Energy on Wednesday said its arm JSW Neo Energy will acquire 1,753 MW of renewable energy generation capacity from Mytrah Energy for ₹10,530 crore. JSW Neo Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 1,753 MW of renewable energy generation capacity - comprising 17 SPVs and one ancillary SPV - from Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited, according to a statement. Necessary definitive agreements have been signed between the parties, it added.  The transaction is subject to the approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and other customary approvals standards for a transaction of this size. The transaction values the Mytrah Energy portfolio at an enterprise valuation of approximately ₹10,530 crore after adjusting for net current assets, as per the statement. The Mytrah portfolio consists of 10 wind SPVs with a generation capacity of 1,331 MW and 7 solar SPVs with a generation capacity of 422 MW (487 MWp DC), operating … [Read more...] about JSW Neo Energy to acquire 1,753 MW renewable energy capacity from Mytrah Energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from the Red Fort on Monday underscored that empowering women is crucial for the growth of the country, which is currently in the decade of digital revolution and innovations. Modi said: “Be it education or science, women of the country are at the top…Be it sports or battlefield, India’s women are stepping forward with a new capability and confidence.” “I see the immense contribution by women in 25 years to come, much more than that in the 75-year journey,” he noted. His Independence Day speech also included the major factors which emerged as the wheels of India’s growth vehicle. These include technological innovations, as well as startups from tier 2 and 3 cities. It is believed that participation from more women, in all these fields, will boost the growth of the country, while India is projected to be the world’s 3rd largest economy in the next 10 years. But many … [Read more...] about PM Promotes ‘Nari Shakti’ During Independence Day, Female Industry Leaders Say Women Force Crucial for India’s Growth

As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, there’s a lot to cherish that has happened during this time. As for the automotive industry, it is going through its biggest shift in a push towards an electric future. A key player in this transformation has been Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric and on the 74th Independence Day of India, which is during the same time as now but last year, the company presented its first ever electric scooter to the world and it was nothing less than sensational. – The Start of The Hype – It all started unfolding on May 27 when Ola announced its decision to acquire Amsterdam-based Etergo BV which was a premium player in the electric two-wheeler market. Etergo BV already had its acumen proved in the EV space with the all-electric state-of-the-art AppScooter which had a range of 240 km on a single charge. Once the acquisition was complete with paperwork amply taken care of, Ola Electric announced its plans of foraying into the EV segment not only … [Read more...] about The Journey of Ola Electric: From Scratch to Stashes of Cash

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to Moderna’s combination “bivalent” vaccine, which will be used as an adult booster shot. Each dose of the booster shot will target both the original Covid-19 virus and the omicron BA.1 variant that was first picked up in November. British regulators said the side effects were similar to those seen for Moderna’s original booster shot and were typically “mild and self-resolving.” Children under 5-years-old begin receiving Covid vaccine June 22, 2022 04:12 “What this (combination) vaccine gives us is a sharpened tool in our armory to help protect us against this disease as the virus continues to evolve,” said Dr. June Raine, … [Read more...] about Moderna’s vaccine that targets the omicron variant gets its first approval after authorized by British regulators

In Washington, a midterm election is all about which party will control Congress. For most voters, however, the main event in a midterm election is the race for governor. After all, governors run things. And many Presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, used a governorship as a springboard to the White House. With 38 states electing new governors in 2001 and 2002, what can we expect? The answer is, big gains for Democrats. This will not be because of any big national swing to the left, but because of the normal workings of the electoral cycle. Go back to the antediluvian period in American politics, before the Great Republican Flood of 1994. Here's where the 38 states electing governors in the current cycle stood in 1992: 14 had Republican governors, 22 had Democrats, and two had independents. Then came the flood. In the 1993-94 cycle, Republicans picked up 12 governorships, giving them 26 of the 38 contested seats. Democratic … [Read more...] about Is the Mandate of ’94 Finally Running Out?

The health plan of Hollywood’s largest union, SAG-AFTRA, has announced it will reimburse out-of-state abortion travel and lodging expenses for plan participants and their dependents, pledging it will “provide access to safe abortion services regardless of where they live or work.” SAG-AFTRA, which has an estimated 160,000 members, represents screen actors as well as many broadcast journalists and news professionals — though not all of them are qualified to participate in the health plan, which is among the most generous in the industry. The union’s health plan made the announcement Friday, calling abortion “reproductive health care.” SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Adopts Travel Reimbursement Benefit for Participants in States that Prohibit Abortion https://t.co/4YdNIf4nHG pic.twitter.com/lSS7NCmsV0 — SAG-AFTRA NEWS (@sagaftranews) August 12, 2022 “All Americans should have equal access to critical, necessary, and often life-saving reproductive health care, wherever they live … [Read more...] about SAG-AFTRA Will Reimburse out-of-State Abortion Travel for Actors and Their Children