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  • CDC spied on tens of millions under pretext of Covid-19 compliance – media

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:57am EDT

    Disclosed documents show the agency tracked Americans using an easily de-anonymized data broker The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bought access to tens of millions of Americans’ cell phone location data under the guise of tracking compliance with Covid-19 control measures, but ultimately used the information to conduct much more complex and sweeping […]

  • RT ARABIC MARKS 15 YEARS ON AIR

    RT - May 4th 2022 3:02am EDT

    MOSCOW, MAY 4, 2022 – RT Arabic, which began broadcasting in May 2007, celebrates 15 years on air. During this time, RT Arabic journalists have reported from conflict zones around the world, interviewed numerous prominent figures throughout the Arabic-speaking region. The channel’s website surpassed that of Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, and other news media in […]

  • Some may have to pay to use Twitter – Musk

    RT - May 4th 2022 2:54am EDT

    Elon Musk says he may charge companies and government entities on the social media platform he is buying Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he may charge certain users a fee for using Twitter. The billionaire struck a deal to purchase the social media platform last week. “Twitter will always be free for casual […]

  • Germany says it will back NATO expansion

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:48am EDT

    Russia’s attack on Ukraine was a “turning point” for security relations in Europe, the German chancellor said Germany will support the admission of Finland and Sweden into the NATO military alliance, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, after the two Nordic states expressed interest in joining up despite decades of neutrality. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday following […]

  • Pelosi urges ‘strongest possible military response’ against Russia

    RT - May 4th 2022 1:38am EDT

    The senior US lawmaker said the West must not be deterred by Russian ‘threats’ US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has demanded the “strongest possible” retaliation to Russia’s attack on Ukraine following meetings with officials in Warsaw and Kiev.  In comments after a sit-down with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday, Pelosi said Washington and its allies […]

  • Ukraine conflict rare ‘inflection point’ in history – Biden

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:24pm EDT

    At a missile plant in Alabama, President Biden bragged about Ukrainian parents naming children after Javelins President Joe Biden on Tuesday described the conflict in Ukraine as a historic “inflection point [that] comes along every six or eight generations,” and described the US’ role in the conflict as fighting the first “real battle” in a […]

  • Americans quit their jobs at record pace

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:20pm EDT

    Over 4.5 million people voluntarily left employment in March, leaving businesses with an unprecedented number of positions to fill Americans are walking off their jobs in record numbers, in many cases choosing to quit rather than return to the office as employers end remote-work policies offered during the Covid-19 pandemic. An all-time high of 4.54 […]

  • ‘Largest’ US museum considers returning looted artworks

    RT - May 3rd 2022 5:20pm EDT

    The Smithsonian Museum has acknowledged that many ancient artifacts were acquired illegally The Smithsonian Museum has officially admitted many of its celebrated collections were obtained unethically – essentially looted – in a statement published on Tuesday. Observing that “many artifacts and works of art have been in the Smithsonian’s holdings for decades or, in some […]

  • ‘Fake priest’ spends night with UK Queen’s guards

    RT - May 3rd 2022 4:25pm EDT

    The UK military is now investigating how the imposter breached the supposedly high-security base The British military said on Tuesday that it had launched an investigation after reports that a man posing as a priest managed to infiltrate the barracks of the Coldstream Guards. The imposter socialized with the elite soldiers tasked with protecting the […]

  • ‘Every criminal leaves some trace’: Russia’s top investigator shares his view on Ukraine conflict

    RT - May 3rd 2022 3:57pm EDT

    RT spoke to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Russian Investigative Committee Eight years after the outbreak of the conflict in southeastern Ukraine, innocent people continue to die. Russian investigators have been scrutinizing each incident that involves the killing of a civilian. Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, spoke to RT about these efforts […]

  • US changes stance on female basketball icon detained in Russia

    RT - May 3rd 2022 3:54pm EDT

    Brittney Griner has been in Russian custody for over two months WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner is currently being wrongfully detained in Russia, according to the administration of US President Joe Biden, which means that Washington is set to work more aggressively in trying to secure the release of its citizen. Griner was originally detained […]

  • New US strategy seeks to arm Japan against China

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:48pm EDT

    With no ally in the region willing to host US missiles, Washington should encourage Japan’s rearmament instead, says a new report None of the US allies in the Pacific are currently willing to host intermediate-range missiles, says a new report by the RAND corporation, a think-tank tasked with developing strategies for the Pentagon. Instead, its […]

  • PayPal seizes alternative media site’s money

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:42pm EDT

    The account of Consortium News has been ‘permanently limited’ for unspecified violations Payment processor PayPal has frozen alternative media powerhouse Consortium News’ (CN) donation page without warning, confiscating the site’s $9,348.14 balance with no explanation beyond the claim that “an investigation and review” of the site’s “history” found “some potential risk associated with this account.” […]

  • Bill Gates: ‘I caused pain’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:21pm EDT

    Billionaire responds to allegations of cheating on his then-wife and meeting repeatedly with Jeffrey Epstein One year on from announcing his divorce, billionaire Bill Gates has responded to accusations that he was unfaithful to his then-wife, acknowledging that he’s to blame for “causing a lot of pain to my family.” “I certainly made mistakes, and […]

  • Another ‘epidemic’ is worsening in Europe, WHO says

    RT - May 3rd 2022 2:03pm EDT

    Nearly 60% of adults in Europe are overweight or obese, the UN health watchdog has said Overweight and obesity rates have reached “epidemic proportions” in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The issue was highlighted in a major report unveiled at the European Congress on Obesity on Tuesday The rates are “still escalating,” […]

  • Chelsea sale hit by fears of Abramovich U-turn – media

    RT - May 3rd 2022 1:46pm EDT

    The Russian owner may wants his $2 billion repaid, according to one report The future sale of Chelsea FC has been thrown into further uncertainty with reports claiming that current owner Roman Abramovich wants his £1.6 billion ($2 billion) loan repaid. The Premier League giants were put on the market by Abramovich in March before the […]

  • US oil giant declares Russia force majeure

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:48pm EDT

    ExxonMobil has been having difficulties with export shipments from the Sakhalin 1 project ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin 1 operations due to sanctions. It has become increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers, the company explained. The Sakhalin 1 project produces Sokol crude […]

  • Probe ordered into Roe v. Wade leak

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:44pm EDT

    The staffer who leaked the draft opinion overturning the abortion law “will not succeed” in undermining the Supreme Court’s work, the chief justice wrote Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered the court’s marshal to investigate the source of a leaked draft opinion showing that its justices would imminently strike down the landmark Roe […]

  • Taiwan seeks alternatives as US weapons deliveries focus on Ukraine

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:39pm EDT

    Taipei is weighing other options after its howitzer order was ‘crowded out’ of American production lines amid the Ukraine crisis Taiwanese defense officials have been forced to regroup on plans for artillery forces after being told that the US has pushed back the estimated delivery date for 40 howitzer systems by at least three years […]

  • Putin tells Macron how to stop Ukrainian ‘war crimes’

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:23pm EDT

    The Russian president called on the West to halt weapons deliveries to Kiev The West can help stop “war crimes” allegedly carried out by the Ukrainian forces by using its influence over Kiev and ceasing the supply of weapons to the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, according […]

  • Biden comments on Supreme Court abortion leak

    RT - May 3rd 2022 12:22pm EDT

    The president has called on Americans to elect pro-choice lawmakers in the midterms Commenting on reports that the US Supreme Court is preparing to overturn the precedent allowing abortion, President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to support pro-abortion officials in the coming midterm elections, so Congress can make it a law.  On Monday […]

  • New terror attack foiled near Ukrainian border

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    An armed drone has been intercepted near a telecom center in Moldova’s breakaway region A weaponized cargo drone was intercepted overnight near a large telecom center located in the village of Mayak, the Interior Ministry of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria said on Tuesday. The intercepted drone appeared to be a home-made contraption, jury-rigged from […]

  • German inflation hits four-decade high

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:15am EDT

    Soaring energy costs are pushing consumer prices higher Inflation in Germany reached its highest level since 1981 in April, propelled by the surging prices of oil, gas and petrochemicals, official data indicates. According to the Federal Statistics Office, consumer prices, harmonized to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union states (HICP), increased […]

  • Fighting resumes at Azovstal plant – reports

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:12am EDT

    Russian and Ukrainian media claim the steelworks came under heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment Fighting has resumed at the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, several media outlets reported on Tuesday, with footage circulating on social media featuring plumes of smoke billowing from the steelworks. The escalation appears to put an end […]

  • Conservatives condemn ‘radical’ abortion leaker

    RT - May 3rd 2022 11:09am EDT

    The clerk who leaked a draft of the Roe v. Wade decision should be “exiled from the legal community,” one Republican lawmaker says Republican lawmakers have condemned the Supreme Court staffer who leaked a draft opinion showing that the court would imminently strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling giving the right to an […]