International firms count losses from Russia exit
RT - Jun 10th 2022 1:08pm EDTWestern sanctions have so far cost global corporations almost $60 billion, WSJ estimates The losses of international companies from Western sanctions on Russia have exceeded $59 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing data from public statements and securities filings. According to the report, nearly 1,000 Western businesses have reported plans to leave […]
Healthcare workers call in sick because of gas prices
RT - Jun 10th 2022 12:44pm EDTA UK union has warned the cost of fuel is stopping care workers from going to work UK healthcare workers have been calling in sick because they can’t afford the gasoline they need to get to work, public services union Unison revealed on Thursday. The possibility of widespread strikes looms in the coming months as […]
Ukraine acknowledges it’s losing artillery war to Russia
RT - Jun 10th 2022 12:12pm EDTKiev forces have one artillery piece to 15 fielded by their adversary, a top intelligence official has said Kiev forces are almost out of ammunition and can only rely on Western-supplied arms in the battle against Russia, a top Ukrainian intelligence official has said. “This is an artillery war now,” Vadim Skibitsky, the deputy head […]
Boeing falls victim to anti-Russia sanctions — analyst
RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:50am EDTThe production halt of 737 MAX may be due to a lack of titanium and other critical components supplied by Russia Boeing’s decision to pause production of its popular 737 MAX plane may be due to sanctions imposed on Moscow, air safety expert Roman Gusarov told the newspaper Izvestia. Russia provides critical parts and components […]
FIFA announces if South American nation will lose World Cup place
RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:49am EDTEcuador faced claims they fielded an ineligible player during qualifying Ecuador will keep their spot at this year’s Qatar World Cup after football governing body FIFA said it had closed its case into claims from Chile that their South American rivals had fielded an ineligible player during qualifying. Chilean football bosses claimed to have evidence […]
US drops Covid testing requirement – reports
RT - Jun 10th 2022 11:49am EDTAs of Sunday, no one – vaccinated or unvaccinated – will have to show a negative test to enter the US by air The White House will announce on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will drop its requirement that air passengers entering the US test negative for Covid-19, multiple American […]
US inflation accelerates to 40-year high
RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:59am EDTRising gasoline, food and shelter costs drove much of the increase, data shows US inflation hit the highest level since 1981 in May, US Labor Department data showed on Friday. Consumer prices soared 8.6% in May from 12 months earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year surge of 8.3%. On a monthly basis, prices grew by 1% […]
‘It takes two to tango’, but West ‘busy breakdancing alone’ – Lavrov
RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:56am EDTRussia’s foreign minister says Moscow is open for direct talks on Ukraine even as some EU politicians oppose them Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow remains open to direct talks with the West, but “it takes two to tango.” The minister was asked by an RT correspondent on Friday about recent comments […]
Moscow clarifies status of UK citizens sentenced to death
RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:29am EDTRussia does not consider pro-Kiev foreign fighters as combatants protected under the Geneva Conventions Russia has rebuked Britain for its reaction to the death sentences passed by the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on two British nationals, who were captured while fighting for Ukraine. In a statement from the Russian foreign ministry, Moscow rejected the claim […]
ATP boss names terms for reversing Wimbledon punishment
RT - Jun 10th 2022 10:20am EDTATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi repeated his belief that the decision to ban Russians and Belarusians was wrong Men’s tennis tour the ATP would be willing to reverse its decision to strip Wimbledon of rankings points but only if the tournament removes its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, according to chairman Andrea Gaudenzi. The ATP […]
Trump’s daughter broke with him on election fraud claims
RT - Jun 10th 2022 9:59am EDTIvanka Trump told the Democrat-led January 6 Committee that she had “accepted” her father’s loss to Joe Biden Ivanka Trump told the Democrat-run committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riot on Capitol Hill on Thursday that she “accepted” former Attorney General Bill Barr’s statement that Donald Trump’s claims of 2020 election fraud were “bulls**t.” “I […]
‘Instigator of war’ in Ukraine named by Hungary’s Orban
RT - Jun 10th 2022 9:54am EDTGeorge Soros “symbolizes” business circles that are interested in prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s PM has claimed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has listed billionaire financier George Soros among the “instigators of war” in Ukraine. In an interview with Kossuth radio on Friday, Orban said that only peace would curb inflation and save […]
Big winners of West’s military spending bonanza revealed – media
RT - Jun 10th 2022 9:13am EDTThe pouring of arms into Ukraine and European rearmament plans benefit weapons makers but also pose risks, a watchdog told Sky News The sharp increase in military spending by Western countries, necessary to supply weapons to Ukraine and rearm their own militaries, is a boon to defense contractors, Sky News said on Friday. But while […]
UFC chief reveals fight which ‘makes sense’ for McGregor return
RT - Jun 10th 2022 9:10am EDTDana White commented as the Irish former two-weight champ gears up for a comeback A showdown with explosive UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler “makes sense” for Conor McGregor when the Irishman stages his Octagon comeback, according to promotion chief Dana White. McGregor has not fought since suffering a horrific leg injury in his loss to […]
Baltic nation to see gas tariffs double
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:55am EDTLatvian households face higher energy bills after the country halts Russian supplies Gas tariffs for Latvian households are expected to surge by nearly 90%, the country’s energy company Latvijas Gaze said on Friday, as quoted by Latvijas Vestnesis, the country’s government gazette. The company, which deals in the importation and sale of natural gas, announced […]
Ukraine gives update on combat losses
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:46am EDTKiev is losing up to 200 troops every day in the battle for the Donbass, a presidential aide says Ukraine is losing from 100 to 200 troops daily in the battle for the Donbass against Russia, Mikhail Podolyak, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the BBC on Thursday. The numbers are higher than […]
US Treasury boss identifies side effects of sanctions against Russia
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:45am EDTJanet Yellen says restrictions on Moscow have a “huge” impact on America’s soaring food and energy prices The US sanctions have a “huge” impact on the rising food and energy prices at home, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said. Yellen was asked during the New York Times’ DealBook DC Policy Forum on Thursday if already […]
Wimbledon confirms record prize money in absence of Russian stars
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:39am EDTThe total riches on offer will be close to $50 million British tennis tournament Wimbledon has announced that its women’s and men’s singles champions will take home equal pay of £2 million ($2.5 million) each amid record £40.35 million ($50 million) prize money. The move ends speculation that the Grand Slam having ranking points taken […]
Russia cuts interest rate to pre-sanctions levels
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:24am EDTThe Central Bank says inflationary risks continue to subside The Central Bank of Russia slashed its key interest rate on Friday from 11% to 9.5%. The regulator noted that inflation in the country shows signs of easing. “The external environment for the Russian economy remains challenging and significantly constrains economic activity. At the same time, […]
West reacts to DPR’s death sentences for foreign fighters
RT - Jun 10th 2022 8:13am EDTWestern politicians call the trial a “sham” and demand that Russia respect international law A number of Western politicians have condemned the death sentences handed out to three foreigners – two Britons and a Moroccan – by a Donetsk court on Thursday after they were found guilty of acting as mercenaries and attempting to seize […]
Death toll in shelled city reaches 22 – LPR officials
RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:43am EDTUkrainian strikes on Stakhanov destroyed several pieces of civilian infrastructure, a local ministry claimed Ukrainian military shelling of the city of Stakhanov in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) on Thursday killed 22 people, the LPR Emergencies Ministry has claimed. According to a statement, the attack on Stakhanov, a regional industrial center, was from an Uragan […]
Britain’s food supply at risk – Telegraph
RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:13am EDTThe closure of one of only two major fertilizer plants in the UK has raised concerns, media reports Soaring energy bills have prompted the permanent closure of one of the largest fertilizer plants in the UK, raising concerns over the food supply in the country, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. The Ince plant near Chester […]
Ukrainian forces hold civilians hostage inside factory – Russia
RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:12am EDTRussia’s defense ministry claims that Ukrainian fighters have rigged a fertilizer plant with explosives Russia’s defense ministry says there is “credible information” that Ukrainian fighters are using civilians as human shields inside the Azot chemical plant in the Donbass city of Severodonetsk. According to the ministry, Ukrainian troops were “holding hundreds of the town’s residents […]
Racial justice chief wants NFL coach fired after Capitol riot remarks
RT - Jun 10th 2022 7:10am EDTThe Washington Commanders’ Jack Del Rio branded the Capitol Hill scenes in January 2021 a ‘dust-up’ Civil rights organization the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has demanded that Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio be fired or hand in his resignation after making comments about the Capitol Hill riot of January […]
Hungarian PM makes grim warning about European economy
RT - Jun 10th 2022 6:37am EDTAn embargo on Russian gas would “ruin the whole European economy,” Viktor Orban says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned about the devastating effects of an EU embargo on gas from Russia, which Brussels hopes to introduce eventually. Speaking on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in a regular Friday interview with Kossuth Radio, […]