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  • Washington Post in financial trouble – media

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 3:47pm EDT

    The Bezos-owned paper is losing money, according to a report by archrival New York Times The Washington Post is in a financial downward spiral, according to the paper’s archrival, the New York Times, which analyzed its competitor’s fortunes in a report published on Tuesday. Not only is the Post on track to lose money in […]

  • US Army grounds its helicopters over engine fires

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 3:34pm EDT

    The military has shut down its entire fleet of Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused fires The US Army has grounded the workhorse of its helicopter fleets, the Boeing CH-47 Chinook, after discovering a faulty part had apparently caused fuel leaks that led to engine fires. All approximately 400 of the Chinook heavy-lift helicopters […]

  • China sets condition for resuming talks with US

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 3:17pm EDT

    Washington must dispel Nancy Pelosi’s ‘negative influence’ before seeking cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said Washington must address the damage that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) did with her visit to Taiwan earlier this month before expecting any cooperation from Beijing on climate-related issues, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned. “The US side […]

  • Israel attacks Aleppo international airport – Syrian media

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 2:48pm EDT

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  • Worldwide monkeypox cases top 50,000 – WHO

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 2:42pm EDT

    Infections are slowing in Canada and Europe, but not in the US, World Health Organization says The number of monkeypox cases around the world has officially risen above 50,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was optimistic about the possibility of stopping the outbreak “with the right measures” targeting […]

  • Don’t charge electric cars, California government urges

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 2:19pm EDT

    The advice came days after the state agreed to ban the sale of gasoline cars by 2035 California’s power grid operator warned residents of the Sunshine State that it will issue voluntary calls for power conservation in the coming days, as a heatwave threatens to interrupt the supply of electricity.  The California Independent System Operator […]

  • Trump pushes back on DOJ’s accusation

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 2:03pm EDT

    The former US leader has denied that he ‘concealed and removed’ secret documents Former US President Donald Trump has blasted the FBI for throwing supposedly secret documents on the floor and photographing them during its raid of his Florida home earlier this month, arguing that he had declassified the papers that prosecutors wrongly accused him […]

  • US life expectancy plummeting

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 1:24pm EDT

    The average lifespan of an American has declined to the same level as in 1996, the CDC says The average American’s life expectancy notably dropped between 2019 and 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed in a report published on Wednesday. It is the first two-year drop recorded since 1961-1963. Over the […]

  • Europeans face mass poverty – expert

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:44pm EDT

    EU households will fall behind on their energy bills, Professor Damien Ernst says Rising energy prices could lead to mass impoverishment in the EU, Professor at the University of Liege in Belgium Damien Ernst told French news site Atlantico on Monday. He warned there is no indication that the situation will improve after this winter. […]

  • EU makes prediction on Iran nuclear deal

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:24pm EDT

    Despite ongoing issues, the bloc’s foreign policy chief is hopeful the accord can be restored within days An agreement to revive the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), could be reached in the next few days, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters […]

  • US to expedite arms shipments to Taiwan

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:05pm EDT

    Washington is working on completing an unfulfilled arms deal with the self-governing island The US Congress is looking to expedite weapons shipments to Taiwan in order to fill a $14 billion backlog in arms sales to the self-governing island, according to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks. In an interview with Defense News published […]

  • US asked UK spies to stop Snowden leaks publication – media

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:03pm EDT

    Britain’s GCHQ ultimately rebuffed the American request The US National Security Agency (NSA) lobbied its British counterpart, GCHQ, to stop the Guardian from publishing Edward Snowden’s revelations about its mass surveillance programs in 2013, according to a book previewed in the British newspaper. An NSA official called Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) chief Sir Iain Lobban […]

  • EU wants ‘specific groups’ of Russians to still get visas – Borrell

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:03pm EDT

    The bloc does not want to cut itself from Russia’s “civil society” entirely The EU will continue granting visas to “specific groups” of Russians, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. The official made the remarks at a press conference after the EU’s foreign ministers opted to fully suspend an agreement with Moscow […]

  • Pfizer accused of offering ‘flagrantly illegal’ fellowship program

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 12:01pm EDT

    The pharma giant has drawn backlash for offering a fellowship exclusive to students of black, Latino and Native American descent Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has drawn backlash over its ‘Breakthrough Fellowship’ program, which only accepts students of black/African, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American descent, barring white and Asian students from even applying.  In a Tuesday article published […]

  • Beijing slams ‘dangerous’ NATO claims

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 10:58am EDT

    The bloc’s criticism of Russia-China cooperation in the Arctic underlines its Cold War mentality, the Foreign Ministry said NATO’s claims that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic represents a ‘challenge’ signals that the alliance is still dwelling in the Cold War, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. “NATO falsely claimed that […]

  • DOJ makes new claim against Trump

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 10:57am EDT

    Prosecutors have accused the former president’s team of concealing top-secret documents ahead of the raid Former US President Donald Trump’s team “likely concealed and removed” government records in violation of a grand jury subpoena, the Justice Department claimed in a court filing Tuesday night. The perceived need to retrieve those documents was behind the nighttime […]

  • Want to fight government – get F-15s, Biden tells opponents

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 10:28am EDT

    The president is pushing to ban the very weapons he says would be useless against the federal government In a speech on gun control, President Joe Biden taunted “brave right-wing Americans,” telling them that if they want to defend themselves against the government, they’ll “need an F-15.” Biden was slated by his critics, who argued […]

  • Russia and Iran to integrate payment systems – Lavrov

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 10:15am EDT

    The move is currently being discussed by the countries’ respective central banks Russia’s domestic credit and debit payment system Mir will soon be integrated with its Iranian analogue Shetab in order to facilitate mutual transactions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. “On the integration and mutual use of the Russian Mir and Iranian […]

  • Most Germans want talks with Russia – poll

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 9:21am EDT

    Over 60% of respondents opposed supplying more heavy weapons to Ukraine The majority of Germans want the West to take concrete steps to initiate talks with Russia to end the Ukraine conflict, a recent survey has indicated. Published on Wednesday, the poll commissioned by Germany’s RTL/ntv-Trendbarometer was conducted from August 26 through August 29, with […]

  • EU to suspend visa deal with Russia – Hungarian FM

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 9:05am EDT

    Russians will no longer be able to file their applications under a simplified procedure The German-advocated suspension of a visa-facilitation agreement with Russia was supported by a majority of EU members, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Scrapping the deal was seen as an alternative to a proposed full ban on the issuance of […]

  • Russia has enough gas for at least 100 years – Gazprom

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 9:04am EDT

    The vast deposits around the northern Yamal Peninsula will play a crucial role in the nation’s energy future, the company has said Russia has huge natural gas reserves that could last for more than a century, the head of state-owned Gazprom, Alexey Miller, said on Wednesday at the International Business Congress.  “Our consumers, Russian citizens, […]

  • Gorbachev ‘changed my life’ – Merkel

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 9:04am EDT

    The former chancellor says the late Soviet leader made the peaceful reunification of Germany possible Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Mikhail Gorbachev “fundamentally” changed her life. The last Soviet leader, whose tenure saw the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, passed away at the age of […]

  • Eurozone inflation hits record high

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 8:26am EDT

    Soaring energy prices remain the main driving force Inflation in the Eurozone spiked to a record high of 9.1% in August, according to flash figures from Europe’s statistics office, Eurostat, published on Wednesday. The indicator overshot analysts’ expectations, who forecasted a rate of 9%. The price growth was driven largely by spikes in energy and […]

  • German chancellor hails late Gorbachev

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 8:00am EDT

    Olaf Scholz has described the statesman as a “bold reformer,” thanks to whom “democracy and freedom” prevailed in Europe German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described Mikhail Gorbachev as the politician thanks to whom democracy prevailed in Europe, including its central and eastern parts. The Soviet Union’s final leader passed away late on Tuesday at the […]

  • EU member opposes endless sanctions against Russia

    RT - Aug 31st 2022 7:48am EDT

    Luxembourg says the bloc’s leaders should consider a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict The EU cannot just keep introducing sanction after sanction against Russia, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said during an informal summit of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers in Prague on Wednesday. He noted that sooner or later the EU would have […]