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  • Biden administration wants more non-white farmers

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 3:01pm EDT

    Washington has announced $550 million in additional funding to spur more diversity in agricultural industries President Joe Biden’s administration is doling out $550 million for programs to help poor farmers and increase racial diversity in agricultural careers, adding to its previous “equity” outlays for food producers. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new funding […]

  • Islands near Australia could be sold to China

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 2:49pm EDT

    The owner of the Conflict Islands has warned he will sell them to Beijing if Canberra doesn’t buy them Australia is doing plenty to challenge China in the region without buying the Conflict Islands, even if the current owner threatens to sell them to Beijing, PM Anthony Albanese has told local media. The islands comprise […]

  • US congresswoman ‘swatted’ by police

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 2:06pm EDT

    A transgender activist had armed cops sent to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s house Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene awoke on Wednesday morning to armed police outside her Georgia house. The individual who called the police to Greene’s home claimed to be upset about her opposition to child sex changes and admitted to wanting to “swat” her, a […]

  • UK pubs face ‘extinction’ – survey

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 1:28pm EDT

    Over 70% of British pubs say soaring energy prices will likely put them out of business this winter Nearly three in four British pubs expect to go out of business this winter, according to a survey by the Morning Advertiser published on Tuesday, which cites record-high energy prices as the main cause for concern in […]

  • European gas prices spike

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 12:47pm EDT

    Costs have soared to the highest point since March Natural gas spot prices in Europe have continued to surge, jumping 16% during Wednesday’s trading as fears of an energy crisis on the continent grow. The cost of September futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands rose to €302 per megawatt hour, or $3,113 per […]

  • US security agencies warn more racist attacks coming

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 12:26pm EDT

    The FBI and DHS told the police the Buffalo shooter’s manifesto may inspire copycat attacks Law enforcement should be prepared for racially-motivated violence inspired by the writings of the Buffalo supermarket shooter, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center warned in a memo circulated on Wednesday. The authorities warned that potential mass […]

  • Man diagnosed with HIV, Covid-19, and monkeypox all at once – report

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 11:47am EDT

    According to the Journal of Infection, this is the first known case in which the three viral diseases concurred in one individual An Italian man has been diagnosed with HIV, Covid-19, and monkeypox simultaneously – the first known case of the concurrence of these three viral diseases, the Journal of Infection has reported.    According […]

  • Russian tourists pose ‘security threat’ – Estonia

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 11:20am EDT

    A full visa ban would create more pressure on Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, the Baltic nation’s PM said Russian tourists entering the EU are a security risk amid the Ukraine conflict, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has said.   Estonia banned Russian tourists earlier this month and, along with several other EU states, has been […]

  • Macron warns of ‘end of abundance’

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 11:10am EDT

    France is heading toward a difficult period of “anxiety,” requiring “sacrifices” to be made, the president said France is headed toward the “end of abundance” and “sacrifices” have to be made during what is a time of great upheaval, President Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet on Wednesday upon returning from summer break.  The country has […]

  • Nord Stream 2 ‘only sensible’ solution to gas crisis – German MP

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 10:27am EDT

    Germany needs to stick to a ‘fact-oriented policy’ in dealing with fuel shortages, Steffen Kotre says The launch of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could help solve the growing energy crisis in Europe, Bundestag MP Steffen Kotre told the TASS news agency on Wednesday. “Even if the gas storage facilities are full, there will […]

  • Italian town hires mystic to fight drought

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 10:08am EDT

    The contracted surveyor uses a pendulum to detect groundwater A drought-ridden Italian town has contracted a mystic to search for groundwater with the help of a pendulum amid record-setting heat waves across Europe.  Bajardo, a small town on the Ligurian coast with fewer than 350 people, promised to pay a man named Renato Labolani €300 […]

  • Sanctions damage to Russian economy ‘superficial’ – Bloomberg

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 10:01am EDT

    The nation’s economic slump is far less severe than previously expected Despite harsh Western sanctions Russia’s economy appears to be holding up better than expected as it benefits from high energy prices, Bloomberg reports on Wednesday.  The damage has turned out to be much more superficial than previously assumed, according to the report. In March, […]

  • Biden celebrates Ukraine’s independence day with biggest arms package yet

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 9:44am EDT

    Ukraine will receive artillery, drones, and anti-aircraft weaponry to keep fighting “over the long term” US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the US will send an additional $2.98 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine. In an announcement coinciding with Ukraine’s Independence Day, Biden said that the US envisions Kiev fighting for some time […]

  • Pope condemns killing of Russian journalist

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 8:47am EDT

    Pope Francis called the recently murdered Darya Dugina a “poor girl” who paid with her life “for the war” Pope Francis has denounced the killing of Russian journalist Darya Dugina, who died in a car bombing last Saturday. The head of the Catholic Church described Dugina as one of the many “innocents” who have suffered […]

  • Ukraine printing money to cover deficit

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 8:25am EDT

    The central bank purchased the local-currency equivalent of over $800 million worth of local bonds in just the past week The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) “printed” another 30 billion hryvnia ($814 million) during the past week, Ukrainian parliament MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Wednesday, referring to the central bank’s purchase of local bonds. “Over […]

  • Hungary weighs in on proposed Russian visa ban

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 7:04am EDT

    Budapest does not plan on restricting the number of entry permits for Russians over the Ukraine conflict, the FM says Hungary does not support the calls by some EU member states to restrict visas for Russian citizens over the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Several European states, including Estonia and the Czech […]

  • US media questions Russia sanctions’ efficacy

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 6:49am EDT

    The punitive measures against Moscow didn’t cause the collapse Western leaders had hoped for, the Washington post has said Six months since unprecedented sanctions were slapped on Russia, the country’s economy has still not shown any signs of the collapse that Western leaders had initially expected, a leading US newspaper has assessed. An editorial published […]

  • India-Russia trade surging, ambassador tells RT

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 6:16am EDT

    New Delhi has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and fertilizers over the past few months Trade turnover between India and Russia has grown in both volume and scope in recent months, Indian Ambassador to Moscow Pavan Kapoor told RT on Tuesday. “There is tremendous hope for increasing our trade and economic cooperation. We’ve seen just […]

  • Soros and VP Harris are ‘supervillains’ – slain policeman’s widow

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 5:10am EDT

    Ann Dorn, who lost her husband to the 2020 BLM riots, claims the billionaire and the US vice president are partly responsible The widow of a retired police officer who was killed during the Black Lives Matter riots in St. Louis in 2020, has described US Vice President Kamala Harris and billionaire George Soros as […]

  • Superyacht seized from Russian billionaire auctioned off

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 3:49am EDT

    The luxury vessel was the first public auction of an asset confiscated under Western sanctions A $75-million superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian steel billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky was auctioned off on Tuesday in Gibraltar, according to media reports, citing court sources. The five-deck, 72-meter (236 feet) vessel Axioma reportedly attracted 63 bids and was sold for […]

  • ‘No problems’ with Ukrainian grain shipments – Turkey

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 1:33am EDT

    Vessels are leaving the Black Sea ports despite the ongoing conflict with Russia A total of 33 grain ships have so far departed from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports under the UN-brokered multinational deal reached last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. The minister also noted that the agreement between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey […]

  • Electricity prices soar in France

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 1:33am EDT

    Power costs have been rising amid the growing EU energy crisis The price of electricity in France closed in on €650 per megawatt-hour on Tuesday, jumping 5.5%, Nord Pool exchange data shows. The day-ahead price surged to €645.54 per megawatt-hour at 12:46 GMT against €611.85 the day before, when it was also on the rise.  […]

  • Germany reveals gas storage levels

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 1:32am EDT

    The energy regulator says fuel reserves have been filled to planned capacity Germany’s natural gas storage facilities are over 80% full, having surpassed the mandatory level of 75% scheduled for September 1, the country’s Federal Network Agency said in a report published on Tuesday. “Gas supplies to Germany are currently stable. Germany’s energy security is […]

  • Asian city state to drop indoor mask rule

    RT - Aug 24th 2022 12:45am EDT

    Singapore will soon move one step closer to ending all of its Covid restrictions amid low infection rates The Republic of Singapore is set to lift its indoor mask requirement, announcing an end to one of the island’s few remaining Covid containment policies as it steadily returns to normal. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told […]

  • US confirms strikes on ‘Iran-backed groups’

    RT - Aug 23rd 2022 11:48pm EDT

    The Pentagon said it bombed militants linked to Tehran in order to ‘protect US forces’ in Syria The US military has launched multiple airstrikes on targets in eastern Syria, claiming it struck sites used by Iran-backed fighters while suggesting they may have been behind a drone attack on an American base earlier this month. US […]