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  • Spiraling inflation cools Norway’s economy

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 4:56am EST

    Consumer price growth in the country has jumped to a 35-year high, according to Bloomberg Headline inflation in Norway hit a new three-decade high of 7.5% in October, exacerbating fears of a looming recession in the Nordic region, Bloomberg reported this week. Core inflation, as monitored by the country’s central bank, Norges Bank, hit an […]

  • London exchange won’t ban Russian metals

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 2:58am EST

    The decision aims to help avoid further disorder in the market The London Metal Exchange (LME) has decided against restricting Russian metals from its system and warehouses, according to a statement made public on Friday. “The LME does not propose at this time to prohibit the warranting of new Russian metal. Additionally, feedback clearly indicated […]

  • Ukrainian Biolab Funding

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 1:34am EST

    The Biden administration has passed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine. Buried within the bill is an additional $50 million appropriated for the Department of Defense for “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.” Why is the Department of Defense spending $50 million on research in an active war zone? On this episode of the Whistleblowers, […]

  • Inflation in Germany highest since reunification

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 1:09am EST

    October is the second straight month with a double-digit indicator, official figures show Germany’s annual inflation rate jumped to 10.4% in October, exceeding expectations and hitting a new historic high, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said in a press release on Friday. “At 10.4%, the inflation rate has reached an all-time high since German reunification,” […]

  • Trump attacks another possible 2024 rival

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 12:33am EST

    The ex-president previously blasted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis while hinting at another bid for the White House Former US President Donald Trump has taken aim at yet another potential challenger should he decide to run for the Oval Office again in 2024, this time targeting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, suggesting his name “sounds Chinese,” while […]

  • Pakistan keen to trade in national currencies with Russia – official

    RT - Nov 12th 2022 12:30am EST

    Islamabad is waiting for Moscow to greenlight a currency swap deal, the head of the country’s trade mission says The Pakistani trade mission has asked the Russian Trade Ministry to introduce a currency swap arrangement to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, the mission’s head, Muhammad Shaukat Hayat, said on Friday. “I have initiated […]

  • Republican scores win in battleground state

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 11:50pm EST

    Trump-backed Vegas sheriff ousts Nevada’s Democratic governor Nevada’s Democrat governor has lost his reelection bid to Republican candidate Joe Lombardo, apparently conceding the race before it was called by local officials or media outlets. The gubernatorial contest came to a close as the two major parties wait to see who will control the US Senate […]

  • China warns US not to disclose details of Xi-Biden talks

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 9:31pm EST

    Washington promised to “brief” Taiwan on the upcoming talks The Chinese government has urged American officials against sharing details with Taiwan about the upcoming meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, saying such a move would be an “egregious” violation of diplomatic protocols and bilateral agreements struck between the two countries. […]

  • US sets conditions for India to keep buying Russian oil

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 8:46pm EST

    New Delhi should either abide by the G7 price cap, or refrain from using Western insurance and shipping services Washington has given its blessing for India to keep buying as much Russian oil as it wishes, even at prices exceeding those set by the G7-imposed cap mechanism – but only if it refrains from using […]

  • US and UK troops train to ‘pacify Russian civilians’ – media

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 8:00pm EST

    Russian speakers allegedly role-played unruly mob stirred up by “Fakebook” and “Twatter” posts US and UK military forces have held a joint exercise to practice interoperability and test their latest gadgets and combat techniques on terrain similar to the “Ukrainian steppe,” reportedly including war-gaming on how they would “pacify” mobs of angry Russian-speaking civilians. The […]

  • Biden’s border chief refuses to resign – media

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 4:53pm EST

    Chris Magnus has declined to quit after bosses told him to resign or be fired amid an immigration crisis US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief Chris Magnus has reportedly refused an order by higher-ups in the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resign or face being fired directly by President Joe Biden amid […]

  • NATO hopeful reveals stance on hosting nuclear arms

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 4:20pm EST

    Sweden will not allow the bloc’s weapons of mass destruction to be stationed on its territory Sweden will not permit NATO to position nuclear weapons on its soil, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told local news outlet TT on Friday, clarifying comments made earlier this month by the country’s defense minister.    “It is still the […]

  • Western powers want uranium traces in Iran explained – Reuters

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 4:20pm EST

    The International Atomic Energy Agency is reportedly being pushed to lean on Tehran about the issue The US, UK, France, and Germany want the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to pass a resolution declaring it “essential and urgent” for Iran to explain traces of uranium found outside its declared nuclear sites, Reuters reported on […]

  • Screeching protesters interrupt Biden’s speech (VIDEO)

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 4:16pm EST

    The howling activists demonstrated against fossil fuels as the US president spoke at a climate conference in Egypt US President Joe Biden was interrupted by screaming protesters during a speech at the UN’s COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday. While Biden boasted of his green policies, the demonstrators demanded an end to fossil fuel […]

  • Retired UK general calls for a second cold war

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 3:05pm EST

    A former top British officer in NATO has argued that the West must refuse to negotiate with Russia on ending the Ukraine crisis Retired UK General Richard Shirreff, formerly deputy commander of NATO, has called for members of the Western military bloc to refuse any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine […]

  • John Bolton mocks First Amendment as reporter detained (VIDEO)

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 2:41pm EST

    Journalist Tayler Hansen pressed the former national security advisor on US “war crimes” Former US national security advisor John Bolton joked about the First Amendment as a protesting journalist was detained for accusing him of lying about weapons of mass destruction and “covering up war crimes in Afghanistan.” Bolton’s speech at an Institute for Policy […]

  • German MPs vote to keep nuclear plants running

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 2:02pm EST

    The three facilities will remain operational until April 2023 The German parliament has approved an extension of the operational life of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants. The move was proposed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in response to the escalating energy crisis.   It is now expected that facilities will keep running until April […]

  • US state sues ‘forever chemicals’ manufacturers

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 1:09pm EST

    California has accused 3M, DuPont, and 16 other companies of deliberately concealing the harm of their products The state of California has sued 18 chemical manufacturers for deliberately endangering the public and the planet. The companies knew the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) they made were “toxic and harmful to human health and the environment,” […]

  • Judge strikes down Biden’s student debt relief program

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 1:08pm EST

    The US president drove young voters to the polls this week by promising to forgive some of their college debt A federal judge in Texas struck down US President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Thursday, ruling it unconstitutional. The ambitious initiative was a key factor in the Democratic Party’s success with young voters […]

  • Eco-activists fail to vandalize another masterpiece

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 11:49am EST

    The two women targeted a museum in Oslo to protest Norway’s oil policies Two people unsuccessfully attempted to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s masterpiece ‘The Scream’ in Norway’s National Museum on Friday. The painting did not sustain any damage, and the activists were swiftly apprehended by police. The activists, members of the Norwegian organization ‘Stopp […]

  • Trump’s rivals told to be ‘ready for war’ – media

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 11:16am EST

    The former president is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 election within days Potential competitors for the Republican Party presidential nomination should be “ready for war,” an adviser to Donald Trump has reportedly warned, as the former president is set to announce his candidacy for the 2024 election next week. “I would expect […]

  • Fired official sues Vatican

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 11:08am EST

    The Catholic Church’s former chief auditor says he was removed for trying to expose institutional corruption Libero Milone, the former chief auditor of the Vatican, has sued the Church’s Secretariat of State and current auditor general, claiming the Church has reopened a baseless criminal investigation against him in order to silence him after ignoring his […]

  • Twitter brings back ‘official’ checkmark

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 10:57am EST

    The feature has made a limited comeback days after CEO Elon Musk “killed it” off Twitter announced on Friday that it had brought back badges marking high-profile accounts as ‘official,’ days after the feature was scrapped. The decision was made as pranksters paid for the previously-exclusive blue checkmarks and imitated some of the world’s largest […]

  • Insurers demand clarity on Russian oil price cap – Reuters

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 10:54am EST

    With three weeks to go, they point to the unpublished details of the measure, the outlet reports Tankers risk being marooned at sea if the G7 leadership fails to clarify details of the upcoming price cap mechanism on Russian oil with insurers, senior industry executives told Reuters this week. With just three weeks to go […]

  • Major crypto exchange goes bust

    RT - Nov 11th 2022 10:37am EST

    FTX announced the launch of bankruptcy proceedings via Twitter on Friday Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has commenced voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in the US, the platform announced on Friday. The company will begin “an orderly process to review and monetize assets for the benefit of all global stakeholders,” FTX said in a statement on Twitter. Chief Executive […]