Monthly Archives: August 2022

Nintendo rules out Switch price hike

Nintendo has ruled out a price hike for its ever-popular Switch games console despite ongoing demand and component shortages. Asked by Nikkei whether price increases were an option when Nintendo Switch demand was exceeding supply, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said “We’re not considering that at this point”, and that “In order to offer unique entertainment…

Old video resurfaces of Trump vowing in 2016 to enforce regulations on classified information: ‘No one will be above the law’

The 2016 video of former President Donald Trump shows him vowing to “enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information.” Mario Tama/Getty Images In 2016, Trump vowed that his administration would “enforce” laws regarding classified documents. “No one is above the law,” said Trump, who was a presidential candidate at the time. Trump is…

Turkey is openly boasting that vehicle trade with Russia has surged as its exports to Russia hit an 8-year high

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met twice in under a month recently. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images From May to July, Turkey and Russia traded 8,213 vehicles between them via cargo ships each month. That’s up from the monthly average of 5,208 vehicles from January to April. Turkish exports to Russia hit…