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  • Joe Rogan reveals ‘lesson’ of pandemic

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 4:31pm EDT

    The top Spotify podcaster advised Americans to ‘vote Republican’ in the upcoming midterm elections Americans who lost jobs, money, and businesses during the Covid-19 shutdowns should vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections, Spotify’s top podcast host, Joe Rogan, told his guest, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during his Saturday show. Rogan reasoned that […]

  • US oil reserves near four-decade low

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 4:30pm EDT

    President Joe Biden has eaten into America’s’ emergency stocks to bring down gas prices The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1984, according to recently-published figures from the Department of Energy. While Biden has relied on emptying the US’ reserves to bring down gas prices, his administration has no plans to […]

  • Climate scientists call for civil disobedience

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 3:40pm EDT

    The Nature Climate Change journal has published a piece urging climatologists to engage in civil disobedience to save the planet Climatologists around the world should leave their labs and not just take to the streets but engage in acts of civil disobedience to focus attention on the looming climate disaster, a group of scientists has […]

  • Republican senator predicts ‘riots’ if Trump charged

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 2:24pm EDT

    Lindsey Graham warned that the “double standard” against the former president could trigger political violence Prosecuting former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified information – especially after the investigation of his erstwhile rival Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 election failed to yield an indictment – would lead to “riots in the streets,” Senator Lindsey […]

  • EU has no alternative to Russian energy – ex Saudi Aramco VP

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 2:04pm EDT

    Unlike Europe, Moscow has other markets to turn to There’s not enough capacity in the world to replace Russia’s gas supply to the European Union, while Moscow has plenty of markets to sell its energy to, the former executive vice president at Saudi Aramco, Sadad Al-Husseini, told CNBC on Monday. “The US doesn’t have the […]

  • Two dead, 19 injured in Baghdad clashes – media

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 12:58pm EDT

    Washington has denied that its embassy in the Iraqi capital was evacuated amid the chaos Two people were killed and 19 injured in clashes between security forces and supporters of influential Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr near the Republican Palace in Baghdad on Monday, Sky News Arabia has reported, citing Iraqi medical sources. The US State […]

  • Royal Navy comments on failure of its biggest warship

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 12:49pm EDT

    The HMS Prince of Wales broke down a day after leaving its home port The stricken British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is being moved to a port “better suited to allow for further inspection of the ship,” the Royal Navy tweeted on Monday, acknowledging that followers “might be aware” that the £3 billion […]

  • Activists want credit card firms to flag firearm purchases

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 11:56am EDT

    Gun control advocates claim this will save lives amid the rise in US mass shootings Gun control advocates are leaning on credit card companies to flag legal purchases of guns and ammunition as “suspicious,” a campaign from anti-gun lobbyists GunsDownAmerica and Giffords has revealed. The activists argue that mass shooters have “exploited” the banking system […]

  • EU aims to tackle surging electricity prices

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 11:11am EDT

    Brussels is planning an “emergency intervention” to deal with the crisis The EU is planning urgent steps to bring down surging power prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, as quoted by Bloomberg. “The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing, for different reasons, the limitations of our current electricity market design,” […]

  • White House sets date for first ‘hunger conference’ in decades

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 11:00am EDT

    The event will be the first of its kind in over 50 years as inflation in the US strains food budgets The White House has announced when it plans to hold the first Hunger, Nutrition and Health conference in over 50 years as the US continues to deal with rampant inflation, which is affecting food […]

  • Germany proposes joint European air defense system

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 10:55am EDT

    Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the measure would save money and work more effectively European “neighbors” should set up a joint air defense system amid the Ukraine conflict and other security challenges, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. “We have a lot of catching up to do in Europe when it comes to defense against airborne […]

  • World still needs oil and gas – Elon Musk

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 10:51am EDT

    Without fossil fuels “civilization will crumble,” according to the billionaire The transition to renewable energy sources is one of the most difficult tasks facing the planet and it could take several decades, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told reporters on Monday. He stressed that the world must continue to extract oil and gas in order to […]

  • Germany wants EU unanimity rule scrapped

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 10:49am EDT

    In certain critical areas the German chancellor has suggested switching to majority voting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called on EU members to abandon the right to veto in favor of majority voting in a number of key areas. Such a move could facilitate the bloc’s future expansion. Speaking at the Charles University in […]

  • Biden just helped millions of student loan debtors. So why are people mad?

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 10:07am EDT

    The US president signed an executive order to forgive a large sum of federal student loans for millions of Americans – but not everyone is happy US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the federal government would implement student loan forgiveness for tens of millions of borrowers across the country, marking perhaps the first time […]

  • Third of Pakistan under water – official

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 9:42am EDT

    The country is faced with a crisis of “unimaginable proportions,” climate change minister Sherry Rehman says A third of Pakistan is under water as a result of flooding caused by record monsoon rains, the South Asian country’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman, has said. “It’s all one big ocean, there’s no dry land to pump […]

  • Major airline grounds pilots after cockpit scuffle

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 9:39am EDT

    Two Air France pilots were suspended after duking it out during a Geneva-Paris flight Air France has suspended two of its pilots after they started a physical altercation in the cockpit during a flight earlier this summer, according to the Swiss La Tribune news outlet, which spoke to airline officials on Saturday. The news comes […]

  • NASA cancels launch of giant Moon rocket

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:51am EDT

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  • Europe warned of danger for many winters to come

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:48am EDT

    The energy crisis may last for several years, according to Shell Europe could face gas shortages for several winters as a result of the Russian supply cut, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden told a news conference on Monday, as reported by Reuters. “I do not think this crisis is going to be limited to just […]

  • Powerful Iraqi leader announces full retirement

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:45am EDT

    The move comes as Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters pressure the country’s parliament to dissolve amid a political deadlock Highly influential Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a complete retirement from politics amid a constitutional crisis engulfing the nation’s parliament. Al-Sadr, a Shia cleric whose political movement won the most seats in parliamentary elections last year but […]

  • Germany can assume ‘special responsibility’ for arming Kiev – Scholz

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:43am EDT

    The chancellor sees his country’s aid as playing a crucial role in Ukraine’s defensive capabilities Berlin can take on “special responsibility” in assisting Kiev to acquire the necessary artillery and air defenses in the conflict with Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Germany and many other Western countries have been arming Ukraine following the launch […]

  • Indian rupee leads Asian currencies’ decline

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:27am EDT

    The drop against the US dollar comes after Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a hawkish tone on fighting inflation in a key speech on Friday India’s currency, the rupee, slumped to a record low on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell articulated a firm commitment to battling inflation in a speech at an annual […]

  • Moscow urges ‘all nations’ to pressure Kiev over nuclear site

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 8:08am EDT

    But creating a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear site isn’t on the agenda, the Kremlin says Making Ukraine cease its attacks on the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant will require a joint effort from the whole international community, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. “We still believe that all countries are obliged to […]

  • One in four Britons won’t turn on heating this winter – study

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 7:37am EDT

    Some UK citizens plan to make the drastic decision to save on their bills, research suggests Nearly one in four adults in Britain do not plan on turning on their heating this winter as energy bills are set to skyrocket, The Independent reported on Monday, citing researcher Savanta ComRes. According to a survey conducted by […]

  • Miami asks people to sell their guns over Ukraine conflict

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 7:16am EDT

    The “Guns 4 Ukraine” buyback program offers gift cards in exchange for firearms The city of Miami is offering gift cards to people who sell their personal firearms to be sent to Ukraine. Several such buyback events have already been held in the city throughout the summer, the latest of which was this past Saturday. […]

  • Germany helps gas prices retreat

    RT - Aug 29th 2022 5:53am EDT

    The drop comes as gas storage facilities are filling up faster than planned European prices for natural gas prices fell to their lowest level since April on Monday after Germany announced that it is filling up gas storages more quickly than planned ahead of the winter season.    The benchmark Dutch TTF front-month futures fell […]