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  • Israel explains refusal to supply air-defense systems to Ukraine 

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 1:40pm EST

    It’s “not possible,” because Israel doesn’t have the means to produce enough of the arms, the defense minister says Israel simply does not have the production capabilities to supply Ukraine with air defense systems, according to Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Kiev has requested the delivery of Iron Dome and other systems to counter drones it […]

  • France ends its anti-jihadist op

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 12:02pm EST

    The mission in Africa’s Sahel has officially concluded, but 3,000 troops remain in the region France’s troubled nine-year counterterrorism Operation Barkhane in Northern Africa is officially over, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.  “Our military support for African countries will continue, but according to new principles that we have defined with them,” the French leader […]

  • Eurozone inflation hits poorest most – data

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 11:49am EST

    They suffer disproportionately from skyrocketing prices, the ECB says The lowest income households in the Eurozone are the most exposed to record inflation, as they have smaller financial cushions to cope with the cost of living crisis, according to European Central Bank (ECB) research published on Wednesday. The poorest families are suffering disproportionally from price […]

  • US states vote on abortion rights

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 11:39am EST

    Vermont, Michigan and California all voted to guarantee the right to terminate pregnancy Three US states – Vermont, Michigan, and California – have voted to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitutions. While the results demonstrate broad support for abortion in blue states, legal wrangling over the wording of the laws may impose […]

  • Europe braces for new refugee crisis – Reuters

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 11:03am EST

    Local officials are stocking up supplies for people fleeing energy-strapped Ukraine Eastern European countries are girding for a new influx of Ukrainian refugees this winter, with Slovakia anticipating that hundreds of thousands people may arrive in the country in the coming months due to low temperatures and hostilities in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing […]

  • How the green agenda is being used to fleece the naive

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 11:03am EST

    ‘Greenwashing’ has gone mainstream, with both governments and corporations profiting without taking any real steps to protect the climate Banks and corporations making pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions are taking the public for a ride, according to a new United Nations report released at this week’s COP27 climate change conference. “We must have zero tolerance for […]

  • Transgender charity tries to strip gay rights group of charitable status

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 10:54am EST

    Members of ‘Mermaids’ have taken legal action against the LGB Alliance, accusing it of transphobia The transgender youth charity ‘Mermaids’ has asked a UK tribunal to take away the charitable status of the LGB Alliance (LGBA) group, which promotes gay rights, insisting the organization is “merely a front for transphobia” and political campaigning for preventing […]

  • Adidas’ profits plunge from Russia and Ye exit

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 10:11am EST

    The sportswear giant slashed its annual outlook for the fourth time since the beginning of the year German sportswear giant Adidas saw its net profit nearly halve in the third quarter of 2022 after leaving the Russian market and canceling a partnership with Kanye West. The company’s net profit tumbled to €‎352 million ($353 million), […]

  • Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ for thousands of sacked employees

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 10:07am EST

    Meta will cut 13% of its workforce due to revenue losses, the company’s CEO said Meta Platforms, the owner of the social media networks Facebook and Instagram, confirmed on Wednesday that more than 11,000 of its staff will be dismissed amid a sharp fall in the company’s revenue. In a statement, founder and CEO Mark […]

  • Chinese military contractor to test flying skateboard – media   

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 10:01am EST

    The jet-powered device can take a person or a 100kg cargo to heights of up to 3,000 meters, a Chinese paper reported, citing the developer A Chinese defense contractor has said that it plans to hold the first human test of its flying skateboard next year, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday. […]

  • Number of children killed during UK army action in Afghanistan revealed – charity 

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 9:58am EST

    The fatalities are said to be four times higher than previously thought  At least 64 children lost their lives during British military operations in Afghanistan, the charity Action on Armed Violence (AAOV) reported on Tuesday, citing data obtained through freedom-of-information requests.    This number is four times more than previously acknowledged by the UK Ministry of […]

  • Germany blocks Chinese chip takeovers – media

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 9:32am EST

    Berlin is reportedly concerned about national security and possible economic dependency Germany is on a mission to protect its domestic chip industry from buyouts by Chinese firms, according to media reports. The country’s Economy Ministry formally blocked a Swedish subsidiary of China’s Sai Microelectronics, from buying Dortmund-based chipmaker Elmos for €85 million, Politico reported on […]

  • Taiwan to focus on military drone production – FT

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 8:38am EST

    Taipei is reportedly preparing for “a cross-strait war scenario” with Beijing Taiwan intends to earmark up to 50 billion TWD ($1.6 billion) for the development of drones that could be used in a potential conflict with Beijing, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The plan comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping refused to […]

  • Italy’s stance on migrant ship ‘unacceptable’ – Paris

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 8:37am EST

    The French government has condemned Rome for not allowing rescued migrants to be offloaded on Italian soil Italy has breached EU norms by refusing to allow a charity-run rescue ship with more than 200 migrants on board to dock in its ports, the French government has said. After being turned away by Italy, the vessel […]

  • DeSantis scores ‘win for the ages’

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 8:19am EST

    The incumbent governor of Florida trampled his Democratic rival at the ballot box Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has been elected to another term, having defeated his Democratic opponent, former Governor Charlie Crist, by a double-digit margin on Tuesday. He is the first Republican in two decades to break the so-called ‘blue firewall’ of Democratic […]

  • UK food inflation soaring

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 8:15am EST

    British consumers face a £682 ($785) jump in their annual grocery bill, a market researcher says UK food prices have spiked to the highest rate in fourteen years, London-based consulting company Kantar said in a study published on Tuesday. Britain’s grocery inflation hit 14.7% in October, according to the report. “Yet again, we have a […]

  • Thousands-year-old comb reveals harsh reality of ancient times

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 7:24am EST

    The first known sentence in the Canaanite language is a plea against head and beard lice, researchers discovered The earliest known sentence written in the language of the Canaanites, a people once inhabiting the ancient Near East, turned out to be a phrase directed against lice, a team of Israeli and US researchers revealed on […]

  • Sweden to decide on constitutional changes to appease Türkiye

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 6:45am EST

    The proposed amendments are aimed at beefing up the country’s counter-terrorism laws Swedish MPs will vote next week on changes to the constitution that were put forward by the government to alleviate Türkiye’s objections to Stockholm’s bid to join NATO, the country’s parliament, the Riksdag, has said. The proposed changes would make it possible to […]

  • Moscow comments on US electoral system ‘crisis’

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 6:34am EST

    Bipartisan dialogue looks more like an “annihilation” attempt, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said The US electoral system has found itself in dire straits amid a high level of political polarization, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that the problems are evident to the entire world. Speaking to Sputnik radio, Zakharova […]

  • Musk unloads more Tesla shares

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 6:20am EST

    The billionaire has sold nearly $4 billion worth of stock after buying Twitter, according to regulatory filings Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold 19.5 million of his shares in the electric car company, raising $3.95 billion in the process, according to filings published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. The sale […]

  • Hungary reacts to EU aid plan for Kiev

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 6:04am EST

    Budapest has refused to back the bloc-wide borrowing scheme Hungary has rejected an EU loan scheme set to provide €18 billion ($18.1 billion) in stable financial aid to Ukraine next year. Finance Minister Mihaly Varga was quoted by the media as saying on Tuesday that Budapest has had “bad experience” with joint EU loans and […]

  • Chinese investors decry Kiev’s ‘plunder’

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 5:50am EST

    Beijing Skyrizon blasted the seizure of Ukrainian aircraft engine producer Motor Sich, in which it claims a stake A Chinese company engaged in a legal battle over a majority stake in Motor Sich, Ukraine’s leading aviation company, has denounced Kiev’s decision to take over the company under wartime authority. Beijing Skyrizon Aviation Industry Investment said […]

  • Meta to start mass layoffs – Bloomberg

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 4:58am EST

    The company is reportedly seeking to reduce costs after disappointing earnings and a drop in revenue Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is expected to start firing staff on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The reductions come as part of the first major effort to cut costs since […]

  • Eco-protesters attack iconic Warhol artwork (VIDEO)

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 4:45am EST

    ‘Campbell’s Soup I’ in Australia has become the latest victim of “art disruption tactics” by climate activists Eco-activists from a new campaign group calling themselves Stop Fossil Fuel Subsidies (StopFFS) vandalized Andy Warhol’s famous ‘Campbell’s Soup I’ at Australia’s National Gallery in Canberra on Tuesday. The incident is the latest action in a recent trend […]

  • US voters don’t want Biden to run for re-election – poll

    RT - Nov 9th 2022 4:08am EST

    The majority does not think the current president should seek a second term, a new survey shows More than two-thirds of voters for US House of Representatives candidates do not want President Joe Biden to run for re-election in 2024, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted by Edison Research and reported […]