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  • US records first death linked to monkeypox

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 2:18pm EDT

    Texas’ biggest county is investigating the death of a “presumptive positive” case The US may have recorded its first monkeypox-related death, pending the autopsy results of a Harris County resident, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. County officials reported on Monday evening that an adult with “various severe illnesses” who was also “presumptive positive” for […]

  • Elon Musk cites whistleblower in bid to dump Twitter deal

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 1:52pm EDT

    A new filing cites former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko’s disclosures in latest bid to nix the deal Twitter didn’t just distort the number of bots and spam accounts on its platform, it deceived regulators about its vulnerability to security threats, Elon Musk’s attorneys have charged. The allegations are part of the Tesla tycoon’s latest […]

  • Pussy Riot members detained in Switzerland

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 12:42pm EDT

    Police in the canton of Bern arrested the controversial activists over an “anti-war action” Members of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot were detained in the Swiss town of Koeniz on Monday evening. The three women – Maria Alyokhina, Lucy Stein, and Taso Pletner – were taken to a police station “in handcuffs” after spraying […]

  • FBI agent accused of sabotaging Hunter Biden probe resigns – media

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 12:29pm EDT

    Timothy Thibault was reportedly escorted from his office by “headquarters-looking types” A senior FBI official accused of thwarting an investigation into Hunter Biden’s alleged criminality has left the agency under mysterious circumstances, the Washington Times reported on Monday. The agent, Timothy Thibault, has been accused by Republicans of burying “verified and verifiable” information that could […]

  • UK inflation may top 22% next year – Goldman Sachs

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 12:19pm EDT

    The Wall Street bank says rising natural gas prices could propel consumer prices in Britain to record highs Inflation in Britain could jump above 22% in 2023 if gas prices continue to grow, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing Goldman Sachs analysts. The bank’s economists estimate that if prices keep rising, the UK may be forced […]

  • Taiwan fires live rounds at Chinese drones ‘for first time’

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 11:23am EDT

    The incident came after Taipei said it would start shooting down China’s unmanned aircraft Taiwan’s Army Command said on Tuesday that its soldiers fired live warning shots at a “batch” of drones over the island of Erdan, after which the craft returned to China. With tensions high in the Taiwan Strait, Taipei has taken a […]

  • Google hits out at Trump’s Truth Social app

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 11:11am EDT

    The tech giant accused the platform of failing to moderate user-generated content, including violent threats Truth Social, the official social media app of former US President Donald Trump and his supporters, has been kept off Google’s Play Store over multiple serious violations of its rules, the tech behemoth told Axios on Tuesday.   Truth Social CEO […]

  • Gazprom confirms Nord Stream shutdown

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 11:00am EDT

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  • US needs a ‘miracle’ to avoid recession – Stephen Roach

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 10:40am EDT

    The nation’s economic downturn is projected to last for another year The negative economic growth that occurred in the United States in the first half of this year is expected to continue, according to economist Stephen Roach. The longtime head of Morgan Stanley Asia told CNBC on Tuesday that a much deeper economic downturn could […]

  • Study makes major prediction for tea drinkers

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 10:00am EDT

    Those who have at least two cups a day tend to live longer Britons who say they drink at least two cups of tea per day tend to live longer than those who don’t, a study of the national health database has revealed. Scientists analyzed nearly 500,000 people aged between 40 and 68 who are […]

  • EU country hit by worst inflation since 1970s

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 9:40am EDT

    Consumer prices in Belgium have accelerated to nearly 10% Inflation in Belgium jumped to 9.94% in August, just short of the 1976 record of 9.96%, data from the country’s Statbel statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Analysts largely attribute the spike to a surge in energy prices, which accounts for roughly half of the total inflation.  […]

  • State Department explains ‘usefulness’ of US biolabs abroad

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 9:36am EDT

    The laboratories have nothing to do with weapons, Washington and its partners say The biological laboratories in Ukraine and other partner countries were never used to develop weapons, the US said on Monday. The joint statement by the US State Department and the governments of nine countries, including Ukraine, was released months after Russia accused […]

  • Poland warns of EU ‘implosion’ over Ukraine conflict

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 9:12am EDT

    A rift is growing between Kiev’s staunch supporters and those who want “business as usual” with Russia, the Polish PM said A burgeoning divide within the EU on the Ukraine conflict could implode the bloc, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told French media on Monday. This is because certain member states would prefer to seek […]

  • France accuses Russia of using gas as ‘weapon of war’

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 8:44am EDT

    The accusation follows a reported reduction in supplies French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher on Tuesday accused Moscow of using its gas exports as a weapon after a reduction of Russian supplies to France was reported. “Very clearly Russia is using gas as a weapon of war and we must prepare for the worst case scenario […]

  • US firms seek to bypass anti-Russia sanctions – media

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 8:26am EDT

    American businesses reportedly want to resume trade with Moscow via Turkey US companies that have pulled out of Russia due to Western sanctions pressure are now looking for a way to trade secretly with Moscow via Turkey, the newspaper Yeni Safak reported on Tuesday. The article highlighted that a number of firms want to circumvent […]

  • Powerful Iraqi cleric orders supporters to leave Green Zone

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 7:50am EDT

    Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to disavow his people unless they withdrew, after deadly clashes An influential Iraqi politician, whose supporters were engaged in deadly clashes with his political opponents this week, ordered his activists to leave Baghdad’s Green Zone on Tuesday. During a media conference in Najaf, his power base in central Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr threatened […]

  • French officials using AI to map and tax

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 7:26am EDT

    Authorities took in an additional $10mn in tax revenue amid severe drought across the country Tax officials in France are using a new AI program to find thousands of undeclared private swimming pools and have reportedly generated $10mn in additional tax revenue thanks to the tech. France’s Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFiP) told AFP […]

  • EU weighs in on Ukraine military training

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 7:25am EDT

    Josep Borrell says that such a program for Kiev could be approved on Tuesday The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has expressed hope that a bloc-wide training mission for Ukrainian troops will be approved at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday. Some member states, meanwhile, have voiced skepticism about such a move. EU countries have been […]

  • German MP calls for Kiev’s envoy to be kicked out

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 7:24am EDT

    The outgoing ambassador should be declared persona non grata, the opposition lawmaker says Kiev’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrey Melnik, who infamously called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz an “offended liverwurst,” should be banned from the country, a conservative German lawmaker has said.  A diplomat representing Ukraine in Germany should acknowledge how much humanitarian, economic and […]

  • Pacific nation bars US warships

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 7:02am EDT

    The Solomon Islands won’t allow foreign military vessels in its ports until new protocol procedures are adopted The Solomon Islands have temporarily barred US Navy vessels from entering its ports months after the country signed a security and cooperation agreement with China, the US embassy in Canberra, Australia has said. “On August 29, the United […]

  • Russia to cut gas supplies to France – Le Figaro

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 6:38am EDT

    Gazprom is reportedly set to reduce deliveries starting on August 30 Russian energy giant Gazprom has informed French energy major Engie about a reduction of gas deliveries starting August 30, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Engie’s press release. The reason for the immediate supply cuts is reportedly due to disagreements between Gazprom and […]

  • EU states oppose full Russian visa ban – Politico

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 5:28am EDT

    Germany and France argue that the move would only alienate people from the West, according to a memo EU member states are expected to reach a deal to slow the issuing of visas to Russian nationals and to make the process more expensive, rather than introducing a full ban, Politico reported on Monday, citing an […]

  • US urges shutdown of nuclear plant slated for IAEA inspection

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 5:25am EDT

    The Russian military had earlier suggested that taking the Zaporozhye facility offline could be necessary due to Ukrainian attacks Senior US officials have urged a full shutdown of Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control. A “controlled shutdown” of the facility “would be the safest and least risky option in the near-term,” […]

  • Germany will not help gas ‘freeloaders’ – Habeck

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 5:10am EDT

    The Economy Ministry says it will reevaluate the aid package offered to energy companies Berlin will not help domestic energy firms that make record profits during the energy crisis and therefore have no need of government aid, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio on Tuesday. “What we of course […]

  • Paris and Berlin want TikTokers deployed against Moscow – media  

    RT - Aug 30th 2022 4:02am EDT

    France and Germany have reportedly formulated plans on how the EU could influence Russians TikTokers and YouTubers could help the EU drive a wedge between the Russian government and the people, Germany and France reportedly told other members of the bloc. Ideas on how the EU could influence Russian citizens were formulated in a document […]