Turkish lira just had its worst year in 2 decades
https://www.rt.com/business/544981-turkish-lira-worst-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 7:15 AM
The Turkish lira ended 2021 by losing 44% of its value against the US dollar – 19% in the last week of the year alone. Read Full Article at RT.com
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WATCH: Parliament on fire in Cape Town
https://www.rt.com/news/544982-cape-town-parliament-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 6:21 AM
The building of the national assembly in Cape Town, South Africa caught fire on Sunday morning, with flames and black smoke seen from far away. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Deadliest US city records most murders since 1990s
https://www.rt.com/news/544979-deadliest-us-city-murders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 6:04 AM
2021 was Chicago’s deadliest year in 25 years, according to new statistics. Nearly 800 homicides and over 3,500 shootings took place in the city last year as the authorities struggle to rein in violent crime. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Suspected defector crosses into North Korea
https://www.rt.com/news/544980-suspected-defector-crosses-north-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 5:55 AM
The South Korean military has reported that a person broke through a barbed-wire fence to sneak into the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas before eventually crossing into North Korean territory. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Rare hail stuns tourists in all-year-round resort
https://www.rt.com/news/544978-rare-hail-egyptian-resort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 3:57 AM
Tourists at the Egyptian beach resort city of Hurghada were caught off guard by a rare snowstorm which pelted beachgoers with hail at the start of the new year. Read Full Article at RT.com
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European country tells 6yo kids to mask up
https://www.rt.com/news/544977-european-country-children-mask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 2:04 AM
Children aged six and above will now be required to wear masks indoors as France lowers the age requirement by five years in an effort to stop the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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WATCH police descend on massive party over Covid-19 rules
https://www.rt.com/news/544976-police-raid-covid-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 1:54 AM
Police raided and shut down an illegal rave in the Netherlands on New Year’s Day, with the local mayor calling it inappropriate to hold the event as the rest of the country follows strict Covid-19 restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Massive explosions rock Gaza amid Israeli bombing (VIDEOS)
https://www.rt.com/news/544975-gaza-israel-attack-bombing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 2, 2022, 12:06 AM
Israel dropped several bombs on targets in Gaza during the middle of the night; explosions could be seen lighting up the sky from miles away. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Tsunami of raw sewage forces beach closure
https://www.rt.com/news/544973-sewage-erupts-los-angeles-beaches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 11:41 PM
Between 6 and 7 million gallons of raw sewage erupted into the Dominguez Channel near Los Angeles harbor, the city of Long Beach revealed on Friday, forcing the authorities to close down a seven-mile stretch of beach indefinitely. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Statue of sitting president toppled & beheaded (PHOTOS)
https://www.rt.com/news/544974-statue-president-toppled-beheaded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 10:59 PM
A statue of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the municipality of Atlacomulco, which has strong ties to the opposition, was knocked down several days after it was unveiled by the mayor. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Protesters mourn assassinated general by burning US flags
https://www.rt.com/news/544972-iraq-protesters-soleimani-burn-embassy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:57 PM
Thousands of protesters have descended on Baghdad to mourn the killing of Iranian Quds Force leader Maj.Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil, marking the death of the beloved military leader by calling for the US to leave Iraq. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Boxing icon Klitschko makes Ukraine war claim
https://www.rt.com/sport/544960-ukraine-military-army-vitali-klitschko-kiev/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:22 PM
Legendary fighter Vitali Klitschko has joined Ukraine's military reservists, with the mayor of Kiev claiming the country is at war and reportedly making a remark about Vladimir Putin. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Hundreds of vehicles torched on New Year’s Eve
https://www.rt.com/news/544971-france-cars-burned-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 7:04 PM
A total of 847 cars were set ablaze in France in the early hours of the first day of the new year, the Interior Ministry said, with hundreds of people detained over the destruction. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Boxer to have face reconstructed after leaving coma caused by bear attack
https://www.rt.com/sport/544962-iya-medvedev-russian-boxer-bear-attack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 6:48 PM
Stricken boxer Ilya Medvedev has made a public appearance following a bear attack that killed one of his companions and put him in an artificial coma. The 24-year-old will now reportedly have facial reconstruction. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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UFC champ sounds grim warning to Russian Yan
https://www.rt.com/sport/544961-petr-yan-aljamain-sterling-instagram-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 6:09 PM
Despite a long absence since he won by disqualification while losing on the scorecards to Petr Yan, UFC bantamweight title holder Aljamain Sterling claims he cannot wait to face the interim champ if they meet again this year. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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BlackBerry phones to lose all functionality
https://www.rt.com/news/544968-blackberry-discontinues-phone-software-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 5:53 PM
BlackBerry, whose smartphones attracted a devoted following for features like built-in keyboards and high security even as Apple and Google gradually poached its customers, is finally giving up the ghost, the company has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Fan collapses in football crowd yet again
https://www.rt.com/sport/544967-watford-tottenham-fan-collapses-during-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 5:24 PM
In scenes that were almost unprecedented before this season, a Premier League match has been suspended for the fourth time in a matter of months because of a supporter suddenly falling ill in the stands. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Assisted suicide now legal in Austria
https://www.rt.com/news/544966-austria-suicide-assisted-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 4:40 PM
A new law allowing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients has come into force in Austria after being approved by the country’s parliament in December. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Country bans unvaccinated from leaving it
https://www.rt.com/news/544964-uae-bars-unvaxxed-citizens-leaving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 4:02 PM
Unvaccinated UAE citizens will be banned from traveling abroad starting January 10, according to local media, citing the country’s crisis management agencies. Only the fully-vaxxed and boosted will be permitted to leave. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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City descends into violence & chaos on New Year’s Eve
https://www.rt.com/news/544965-germany-new-year-eve-riots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 3:52 PM
The German city of Leipzig saw its streets turn into an arena for intense clashes between police and rioters on New Year’s Eve as hundreds gathered in the city’s east. Read Full Article at RT.com
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‘None of us are happy’: Frustrated Ronaldo issues New Year message
https://www.rt.com/sport/544954-cristiano-ronaldo-instagram-georgina-rodriguez-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 3:30 PM
Euro 2020, his abrupt departure from Juventus and his shock return to Manchester United were on Cristiano Ronaldo's mind as he used a New Year message to admit he is not happy – while his mother partied in his absence in Portugal. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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China’s high-speed rail reaches length of Equator
https://www.rt.com/business/544840-china-high-speed-railway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 3:03 PM
A new section of the high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Hong Kong opened on Thursday, extending China’s overall high-speed rail network the length of the equator, at around 40,000 kilometers. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Israel doesn’t need US permission to strike Iran – FM
https://www.rt.com/news/544958-israel-us-iran-jcpoa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 2:54 PM
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has made it clear that his country can use force to curb Iran’s nuclear development without informing US President Joe Biden. Read Full Article at RT.com
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EU proposes green label for nuclear & gas
https://www.rt.com/business/544956-eu-green-label-nuclear-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 2:49 PM
Brussels has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as ‘green’ investments as part of a landmark EU classification scheme to help financial markets decide which investments are truly climate-friendly. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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National hockey teams ‘thrown off plane in mask row’
https://www.rt.com/sport/544955-world-junior-hockey-championship-russia-flight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 2:24 PM
Russian players and staff were not allowed to take a flight because outraged Canadian passengers complained that they were not wearing masks, an official caught up in the alleged incident has said. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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J.K. Rowling appears in Harry Potter reunion despite rumors of absence
https://www.rt.com/news/544953-rowling-film-special-appearance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 1:07 PM
J.K. Rowling was not ‘canceled’ by the producers of a Harry Potter reunion special and makes an appearance in the form of archive footage rather than attending the get-together in person. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Grenade-wielding anti-vaxxer detained at New Year celebration
https://www.rt.com/news/544952-grenade-vaccine-bulgaria-arrest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 12:37 PM
A man with a hand grenade on him was detained by police outside a New Year’s Eve celebrations venue in the center of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia late on Friday after shouting anti-vax slogans. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Japan to assist Bill Gates in building experimental nuclear reactor
https://www.rt.com/business/544950-japan-bill-gates-nuclear-reactor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 12:31 PM
Two Japanese industrial majors are reportedly planning to team up with Bill Gates’ venture company to provide technical support for a high-tech nuclear reactor that will be built in the US state of Wyoming. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Biden told to scare Russia with new sanctions
https://www.rt.com/russia/544951-biden-sanctions-russia-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 11:52 AM
A group of American think tank lobbyists, academics, and former officials has claimed that President Joe Biden can forestall a potential Russian attack on Ukraine by threatening Moscow with “major and painful” sanctions. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Scientist reveals when Covid vaccine with lifelong protection might be available
https://www.rt.com/news/544949-vaccine-japan-covid-trial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 11:18 AM
A Covid-19 vaccine potentially able to give lifelong protection has proved effective on mice and primates and is set for clinical trials. Production is planned for 2024, Japanese scientist Michinori Kohara told the Japan Times. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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‘I was very angry’: Chess player goes viral after collapsing from chair (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/544948-chess-player-falls-off-chair-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 10:58 AM
Chess mastermind Pawel Teclaf has admitted he has received unexpected attention after he sprawled backwards and fell from his chair in a dramatic end to a high-speed tournament defeat. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Ukrainians name 9 oligarchs who dominate country
https://www.rt.com/russia/544803-ukrainians-view-zelensky-oligarch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 10:37 AM
More than half (55%) of Ukrainians now view Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an oligarch, despite his self-proclaimed stance as an anti-establishment figure attempting to end the political dominance of rich businessmen. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Oil records biggest annual gains in 12 years
https://www.rt.com/business/544945-oil-biggest-annual-gains-decade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 10:18 AM
Oil posted its biggest annual rise since 2009 as the rapid Covid-19 vaccine rollout across the world stimulated the reopening of economies, boosting consumption, while oil output remains limited after the pandemic slump. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US govt asks for delay in 5G wireless deployment – media
https://www.rt.com/news/544946-5g-service-aviation-safety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 9:54 AM
US officials reportedly said the towers that transmit commercial 5G signals over the C-band of the wireless spectrum may interfere with aircraft signals, asking to delay the rollout of the new service. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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China’s Mars orbiter takes selfies (PHOTOS)
https://www.rt.com/news/544947-mars-china-orbiter-selfie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 9:53 AM
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published new photos from its Tianwen 1 Mars project, including two spectacular selfies taken by the mission’s orbiter circling the planet. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Economy risks overheating – Bank of Russia
https://www.rt.com/russia/544818-economy-risk-new-migrant-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 9:31 AM
The economy of the world’s largest country is reaching a point where its productive capacity is unable to keep up with growing demand due to labor shortages, a senior official at the Bank of Russia has cautioned. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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New Year celebration in space becomes the most ‘crowded’ ever
https://www.rt.com/news/544944-space-celebration-crowded-menu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:44 AM
The 2022 New Year celebration has turned out to be the largest ever in orbit with 10 cosmonauts and astronauts in total on two stations, Russia’s space agency has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Italian health ministry warns fans to ‘make sacrifices’ with masks
https://www.rt.com/sport/544943-covid-mask-wearing-italy-football-serie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:36 AM
Sports stars and supporters who have not had their shots of Covid vaccines will be banned from attending events, a health minister in Italy has said while warning that there are "too many fans without a mask". Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Prison term reduced from 110 to 10 years under public pressure
https://www.rt.com/news/544942-truck-driver-colorado-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:20 AM
Following public outcry, the governor of Colorado commuted the sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was involved in a crash that killed four in 2019, from to 110 to 10 years with eligibility for parole in five. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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WATCH: CNN host tries to stop colleague’s drunken rant against Democrat mayor
https://www.rt.com/news/544941-cnn-cohen-drunken-rant-deblasio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 8:15 AM
CNN host Anderson Cooper awkwardly tried to shut down his co-host’s drunken rant about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the network’s New Year’s Eve coverage. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Taiwanese leader sends warning to Beijing in New Year’s speech
https://www.rt.com/news/544939-taiwan-leader-warns-beijing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 7:15 AM
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has vowed to continue defending the island’s independence against Beijing. In a New Year’s speech, she said the differences with communist mainland China cannot be resolved by force. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Countries accelerate shift away from US dollar
https://www.rt.com/business/544825-dump-dollar-gold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 6:24 AM
The holdings of gold in the foreign exchange reserves of the central banks have been growing worldwide, hitting a 31-year high this year. At the same time, US dollar holdings have been dropping. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US judge resigns over racist comments towards robbery suspect
https://www.rt.com/news/544937-judge-resigns-racist-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 6:20 AM
An American judge who was caught using the N-word to describe a black burglar who tried breaking into her car has resigned and apologized for her comments. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Judge blocks vax & mask mandate for low-income children
https://www.rt.com/news/544935-judge-blocks-biden-mandate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 4:22 AM
A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine and mask mandate from being enforced in a program for low-income families, deeming the requirement for children to be masked and staff vaccinated unconstitutional. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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At least 12 killed in stampede at Hindu shrine
https://www.rt.com/news/544934-stampede-shrine-killed-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 4:02 AM
At least 12 people were killed and scores were injured, some seriously, after a row broke out outside a Hindu shrine in a small town in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, sparking a deadly stampede. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Tesla Bots could become companions with ‘unique’ personalities, Musk says
https://www.rt.com/business/544933-tesla-bots-companions-musk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 2:33 AM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed this week that his company’s in-development humanoid robots could form personalities that match their owners and become good companions, as well as laborers. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Mall of America forced into lockdown after reports of active shooter (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/544932-mall-shooting-america-lockdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 2:01 AM
Two people have been injured in a shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Shoppers were ordered to take shelter inside, as multiple police descended on the building. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Outrage as Iraq War PM Blair gets knighthood from Queen Elizabeth
https://www.rt.com/news/544930-iraq-war-pm-knighted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 12:32 AM
Controversial former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II this week, sparking outrage from Brits who argued he should be in prison for his involvement in the Iraq War instead. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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US journalist says Queen Elizabeth should have died instead of famous actress
https://www.rt.com/news/544931-british-queen-death-journalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
January 1, 2022, 12:32 AM
A US-based journalist with bylines in several established publications has deleted her Twitter after sending shockwaves across the platform by seemingly wishing death upon Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on New Years’ Eve. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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AOC responds to Florida holiday controversy
https://www.rt.com/news/544929-aoc-florida-republicans-dating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:35 PM
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) responded to the wave of criticism she received over photos of her vacationing in Florida, claiming her Republican critics are taking out their “sexual frustrations.” Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Soldier arrested over ominous Covid ultimatum video to government
https://www.rt.com/news/544926-german-soldier-covid-ultimatum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:20 PM
German prosecutors have opened a probe against a Bundeswehr soldier who delivered a video ultimatum to the government demanding it abandon its Covid-19 policies. The man was released after being briefly detained. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Xi names the ‘new heights’ China-Russia relations reached in 2021
https://www.rt.com/russia/544928-beijing-moscow-cooperation-china-xi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:05 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the bilateral relations with Russia in a New Year’s message to President Vladimir Putin, saying the two set new trade records and stepped up their game in the fields of energy and space. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Putin reviews 2021 in longest-ever New Year address
https://www.rt.com/russia/544905-putin-address-new-year-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:01 PM
Russians encountered “colossal challenges” in 2021 but managed to cope with them through staying united, President Vladimir Putin said in his traditional New Year address to the nation. Here are the key points from his speech. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Governor sees ‘miracle’ in devastating Colorado fires
https://www.rt.com/news/544927-colorado-boulder-marshall-fires-deaths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:42 PM
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has reported there has been no known loss of life from the devastating wildfires that have claimed over 500 homes. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Fans recoil as headbutted UFC star shows off gruesome cut (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/544923-carla-esparza-cut-video-mma-ufc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:34 PM
Ex-UFC champ Carla Esparza's proposed world title fight against Rose Namajunas may be in jeopardy after she suffered a massive gash above her right eye following a clash of heads with her opponent in a grappling match. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Chilling social media threats target NFL star & wife
https://www.rt.com/sport/544908-baker-mayfield-wife-emily-death-threats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:07 PM
Baker Mayfield claims he is taking death threats in his stride after trolls sent poisonous messages to the Cleveland Browns star and his wife Emily following an NFL defeat. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Actress Betty White passes away aged 99
https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/544925-actress-betty-white-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 7:17 PM
Beloved American TV and film actress Betty White has passed away at the age of 99, only days after saying it was “amazing” she was in “such good health.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Russian MMA great names ideal opponent for Moscow retirement fight
https://www.rt.com/sport/544921-fedor-emelianenko-next-opponent-retirement-mma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 6:41 PM
Fedor Emelianenko says he wants to avenge the last loss on his record when he steps into the cage for the final time in the Russian capital next summer, and he could even end his legendary career as Bellator's heavyweight champ. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Iran rocket launch fails to put payload into orbit
https://www.rt.com/news/544924-iran-space-launch-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 6:30 PM
A rocket launched by Iran on Thursday has ended with the satellites aboard failing to attain orbit, as the launch itself was not speedy enough to hit the required altitude. Read Full Article at RT.com
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2022 to begin with massive meteor shower
https://www.rt.com/news/544922-quadrantid-meteor-shower-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 6:22 PM
The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak on the night of January 2 and into the early morning hours of the next day, and it could be one of the biggest of the year, officials say. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Russian skeleton stunner suffers World Cup agony (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/544911-skeleton-world-cup-results-yulia-kanakina/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 5:52 PM
Racing in Sigulda – the setting for her Junior World Championships in 2017 – Yulia Kanakina came within a split second of a World Cup win. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Russia comments on Ukraine's energy problems
https://www.rt.com/russia/544798-ukrainian-authorities-energ-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 5:36 PM
Ukraine’s energy security is not threatened by Russia, despite Kiev’s insistence, but by the complete failure of its own system and the paralysis of the current authorities, the Russian Foreign Ministry has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Police hunt for anti-vaxxer after VIDEO captures Covid test site raid
https://www.rt.com/news/544919-antivaccine-raid-milton-keynes-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 5:09 PM
Police investigating a demonstration at a Covid-19 test-and-trace facility in south-east England have published an image of a woman who allegedly stole and binned a box of test kits. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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BBC accused of ‘deep-seated’ biases against Jews
https://www.rt.com/news/544914-bbc-jewish-incident-complaint/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 4:30 PM
The BBC has been accused of making a “colossal error” in its report on a November attack against Jewish teenagers on a bus in London and is being called on to apologize. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Joke that ‘turned the tide’ against Merkel’s heir in German election revealed
https://www.rt.com/news/544906-germany-laschet-joke-explained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 4:27 PM
A clip of Angela Merkel’s ‘successor’ Armin Laschet laughing amid a briefing on deadly flooding in Germany has been credited with him losing a lot of support ahead of the vote. Now the media is saying they know what the joke was. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Prince Andrew accuser seeks evidence of ‘no sweating’ claim
https://www.rt.com/news/544918-andrew-giuffre-abuse-lawsuit-sweat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 4:17 PM
Attorneys for Virginia Giuffre are seeking proof of Prince Andrew’s claims that he suffers from a condition that prevents sweating, which he says disproves Giuffre’s sexual assault allegations against him. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Health agency reveals hospitalization risk from Omicron
https://www.rt.com/news/544916-uk-omicron-covid-hospital-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 3:56 PM
The UK Health Security Agency has said that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is much less likely to cause hospitalization than the Delta variant. The latest data suggests the risk is one-third of that for Delta. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Mass flight cancellations persist on 2021’s final day
https://www.rt.com/business/544910-mass-flight-cancellations-final-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 3:37 PM
Thousands of flights within the US and internationally have reportedly been canceled or delayed on Friday due to the harsh weather conditions and increasing cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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At least a quarter of Britons now eligible for Pfizer Covid pill
https://www.rt.com/news/544915-uk-covid-pill-pfizer-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 3:31 PM
The UK’s medical regulator has given the green light to Pfizer’s coronavirus pill, Paxlovid. The drug will be made available to anyone deemed at risk of developing severe Covid symptoms, including those over the age of 60. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Remote Antarctic station hit with Covid-19 outbreak
https://www.rt.com/news/544909-belgian-station-antarctic-covid-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 3:03 PM
Researchers working at Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Polar Station in Antarctica have contracted Covid-19, even though all personnel have been inoculated and any new arrival has to follow rigorous safety protocols. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Figure skating ‘needs its own Conor McGregor’ – Russian icon
https://www.rt.com/sport/544901-figure-skating-conor-mcgregor-maxim-kovtun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 2:52 PM
Four-time Russian national gold medalist Maxim Kovtun says that figure skating would be more appealing to fans if competitors borrowed from the book of Ireland's silver-tongued trash talker Conor McGregor. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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AOC escapes to red state for holidays amid record NY Covid cases
https://www.rt.com/news/544907-aoc-florida-new-york-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 2:46 PM
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was spotted closing out the year in sunny Florida, while New York faces rising coronavirus cases and controversial government restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Putin makes Olympics prediction in new year message to Xi
https://www.rt.com/sport/544904-vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-olympics-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 1:52 PM
Russian president Vladimir Putin has addressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a new year message reaffirming his intention to be at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Germany shuts half of its nuclear plants amid energy crisis
https://www.rt.com/business/544897-europe-germany-green-policy-trap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 1:27 PM
Germany is shutting down three nuclear power plants on Friday, in a move to halve the country’s remaining nuclear capacity. The measure comes despite the worst ever energy crises the European region has experienced. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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World faces largest species extinction since dinosaur era, WWF warns
https://www.rt.com/news/544902-wwf-extinction-species-warning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 1:09 PM
The Earth is facing the biggest extinction event since the end of the dinosaur era, with a million species at risk of becoming extinct within the next few decades, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has said in a report. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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World Athletics President dismisses ‘meaningless’ Beijing boycotts
https://www.rt.com/sport/544893-seb-coe-olympic-boycott-china-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 1:06 PM
Double Olympic gold winner and senior International Olympic Comittee member Sebastien Coe has lashed out at the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, held by governments including the US and the UK, as "frankly meaningless". Read Full Article at RT.com...
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London records worst year for teen homicides
https://www.rt.com/news/544899-uk-london-teen-deaths-stabbing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 12:42 PM
London recorded 30 teenage homicides in 2021, surpassing the previous peak of 29 which was seen in 2008. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old died within an hour of each other on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Team USA ice dancer ‘vanishes’ as partner appeals over ‘abuse’ fears
https://www.rt.com/sport/544890-dimitry-tsarevsky-ice-dancer-team-usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 12:31 PM
Dimitry Tsarevsky is being held against his will by his family at their home and could be suffering "emotional and physical abuse", partner Isabella Flores has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com
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Women-only beach zone scrapped just hours after opening
https://www.rt.com/news/544896-bangladesh-beach-women-outcry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 12:25 PM
The authorities in Bangladesh’s main tourist resort have swiftly backtracked on their decision to open a women-only beach zone after social media users compared them to the Taliban. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Psychoactive drug could help troops with PTSD, UK general says
https://www.rt.com/news/544895-drug-ptsd-troops-general/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 11:40 AM
Britain’s former Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter has drawn public attention to the possible treatment of severe PTSD with the psychoactive drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy and currently outlawed in the UK. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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International flights to & from Britain see enormous drop
https://www.rt.com/business/544892-uk-travel-massive-drop-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 11:36 AM
Lockdowns and travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp downturn in international flights to and from the UK, according to the latest data revealed by Cirium, an aviation analytics firm. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Chelsea boss fumes after Lukaku bemoans move (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/sport/544884-lukaku-tuchel-chelsea-interview-transfer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 11:32 AM
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has hit out at comments made by record signing Romelu Lukaku in a recent interview in which he hinted at leaving the club, calling the remarks "noise we don't need". Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Former Reagan adviser reveals why she’s getting a Russian passport
https://www.rt.com/russia/544885-reagan-adviser-massie-passport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 11:07 AM
Suzanne Massie, who advised the US government in the 1980s, has appeared on RT’s Worlds Apart program, explaining why she’s applying for Russian citizenship and revealing some details about her former boss, Ronald Reagan. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Israel boosts long-range strike capability with US deal
https://www.rt.com/news/544891-israel-us-tankers-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:58 AM
Israel has penned a deal with its allies in Washington to buy 12 Lockheed Martin helicopters and two Boeing refueling planes, with the total cost estimated to be around $3.1 billion. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Poll on most popular books reveals ‘surprising trend’
https://www.rt.com/news/544889-donald-trump-books-poll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:51 AM
Three of the five most popular books from the 2021 New York Times Best Seller list were about former US president Donald Trump and his last year in office, a survey in the US has found. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Mystery shrouds death of MMA fighter, 25, after body is found in woods
https://www.rt.com/sport/544883-dave-koenig-disappearance-missouri-death-mma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:31 AM
The family of MMA fighter David Koenig, who went missing in the US two years ago, say his cause of death remains a mystery after a forensic dentist identified his body in woodland Read Full Article at RT.com...
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'It turned into a complete disaster': the bloodiest battle of modern Russia took place on New Year's eve
https://www.rt.com/russia/544791-grozny_battle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:20 AM
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Russia keeps stockpiling gold & foreign currency
https://www.rt.com/business/544829-russia-foreign-reserves-surge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 10:01 AM
Russian foreign exchange holdings grew by 0.7% over the week ending December 24, reaching $630.5 billion, according to the latest data from the central bank. Russia holds the world’s fifth-largest forex reserves. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Is Belarus preparing for life after Lukashenko?
https://www.rt.com/russia/544841-belarus-constitution-democratic-transition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:58 AM
Belarus is on track to undergo a series of symbolic political reforms by way of amending its constitution. The first draft of the new document has recently been unveiled to much fanfare outside the country. But what might it mean? Read Full Article at RT.com...
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IKEA to hike prices by nearly 10%
https://www.rt.com/business/544878-ikea-price-hike-supply-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:57 AM
Iconic Swedish furniture brand IKEA has announced plans to raise prices of its historically budget-friendly goods by 9% as soon as next year, due to supply-chain bottlenecks and surging materials costs as the pandemic persists. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Man City star Cancelo reveals facial scars after ‘cowards’ rob his home
https://www.rt.com/sport/544881-joao-cancelo-robbery-man-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:47 AM
Portugal defender Joao Cancelo has revealed his ordeal after a gang raided his home and beat him while his wife and daughter were in his house in the suburbs of Manchester Read Full Article at RT.com
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US shooter's novels contained 'spoilers' of his future real murders
https://www.rt.com/news/544880-novels-murder-described-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:42 AM
A man who allegedly killed five people in Denver earlier this week, had ‘previewed’ the murders, in a trilogy of criminal novels called ‘Sanction.’ Read Full Article at RT.com
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Prison guards cleared over Epstein suicide falsification
https://www.rt.com/news/544882-epstein-guards-prison-hanging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 9:37 AM
Charges against two New York prison guards have been dropped by prosecutors. The pair had admitted to falsifying records about their movements on the night financier Jeffrey Epstein hung himself in his cell. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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'Oppositionists' should be stripped of citizenship – Russian government MP
https://www.rt.com/russia/544790-law-reasons-deprived-citizenship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:49 AM
A proposed law listing the reasons someone can be deprived of Russian citizenship should be extended to people who were born in the country and hold a passport due to birthright, Russian MP Alexander Khinshtein wrote on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Who has made Putin's 2021 naughty or nice list?
https://www.rt.com/russia/544842-putin-well-wishes-foreign-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:46 AM
As 2021 draws to an end and people gear up to celebrate the New Year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his season's greetings to top global politicians, including his US counterpart Joe Biden and others. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Minister reveals source of EU weakness amid 2021’s many crises
https://www.rt.com/news/544877-hungary-eu-vaccination-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:35 AM
Brussels should put politics aside when faced with crucial issues such as vaccination uptake and energy supplies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT, calling for “better cooperation” with the East. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Covid deniers fooled by BBC ‘crisis actor’
https://www.rt.com/news/544879-britain-covid19-bbc-vaccine-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 8:28 AM
A man who appeared in a BBC interview while suffering from Covid-19 in hospital has rebuked claims that he is a performer, stating that he only changed his Instagram bio to “1x Academy Award Winning Crisis Actor” as a joke. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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Paris imposes new curbs in light of Omicron surge
https://www.rt.com/news/544869-paris-mandatory-masks-omicron/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 7:04 AM
With France leading Europe in the number of cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the authorities have ordered Parisians to wear masks even when outdoors from Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Non-whites to receive priority for limited Covid pill
https://www.rt.com/news/544868-non-whites-covid-priority/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 5:53 AM
The New York State Department of Health appeared to announce this week that non-white New Yorkers would receive priority over whites in receiving “extremely limited” Covid-19 therapies for people at risk. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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J.K. Rowling denies ever saying ‘there are only two genders’
https://www.rt.com/news/544867-jk-rowling-transgender-views/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
December 31, 2021, 4:48 AM
Author J.K. Rowling, a controversial figure for her outspoken views on trans issues, has waded into the debate once again, arguing that the words “sex” and “gender” cannot be used interchangeably. Read Full Article at RT.com...
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