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  • UK GDP saw its biggest drop in 300 years – data

    RT - Aug 23rd 2022 1:22am EDT

    Revised data for 2020 showed the country’s economy shrank 11% The British economy shrank by 11% in 2020, its largest drop in 300 years, revised data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Monday. The previous reading had been a 9.3% decline. This happened to be the biggest drop since the ONS […]

  • Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan strike deal to ease trade

    RT - Aug 23rd 2022 1:22am EDT

    The countries have signed a memorandum on transit traffic Moscow, Tehran and Baku have signed a memorandum on facilitating the transit of goods, the Russian trade mission in Iran announced in a statement published on its Telegram channel on Monday. “A memorandum between Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan on the facilitation of transit transportation was signed […]

  • China boosts Russian energy imports – Bloomberg

    RT - Aug 23rd 2022 1:20am EDT

    Beijing has reportedly spent $35 billion on Russian crude, oil products, gas and coal since March Chinese imports of Russian energy have jumped 75% since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions war between Moscow and the West, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing China’s latest customs figures. According to the data, […]

  • Protesters surround New Zealand parliament

    RT - Aug 23rd 2022 12:55am EDT

    A massive crowd of demonstrators took to the streets to denounce remaining Covid mandates A large group of protesters converged around New Zealand’s parliament to condemn the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing a heavy police response and a crowd of counter-demonstrators.  Tuesday’s action saw around 2,000 people gather at the parliament building in […]

  • Iran nuclear deal getting ‘closer,’ US says

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 11:46pm EDT

    Washington said it was ‘encouraged’ by recent concessions by Tehran amid rocky negotiations to revive the nuclear pact The US State Department said it is “seriously reviewing” potential compromises put forward by Iran to return to the nuclear deal struck with world powers in 2015, after reports that the Islamic Republic agreed to drop a […]

  • Google labels parents as sex offenders for photos of own naked toddlers – NYT

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 6:49pm EDT

    Parents had their accounts seized after the tech giant flagged them as child abusers – even after police exonerated them Google’s stepped-up crusade against child sexual exploitation on its platforms risks destroying the lives of the very children it purports to save – as well as innocent parents – by leaving their reputations, their freedom and perhaps […]

  • Poland blasts EU over ‘imperialistic tendencies’

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 5:38pm EDT

    Smaller EU nations are suffering from a “deficit of freedom and equality” within the bloc, the Polish foreign minister has claimed Although Brussels claims to be standing up to the “imperialist” threat posed by Russia, the EU itself is not free of “imperialistic tendencies,” Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has said in a lengthy opinion […]

  • Brits will be paid to go without power-hungry appliances – media

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 4:58pm EDT

    The National Grid will pay householders as much as £6 per kWh to leave their washing machines and games consoles off at peak hours The UK’s National Grid will offer rebates to consumers who avoid using appliances like washing machines, cookers and games consoles during the evenings, several media outlets reported on Monday. Despite coming […]

  • Establishment Republicans love to blame Donald Trump for their losses, but they are their own problem

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 4:37pm EDT

    Anti-Trump crusader Liz Cheney didn’t lose her state primaries because of the former president Rep. Liz Cheney – the daughter of former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, of the President George W. Bush era – had publicly positioned herself as chief co-prosecutor of former President Donald Trump in the congressional hearings into the events around the […]

  • Twitter bans seven embassies

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 4:23pm EDT

    Serbia says its embassies and a US consulate were “suspended” without explanation Accounts of seven Serbian embassies and a consulate in the US have been “suspended” by Twitter, the foreign ministry in Belgrade said on Monday. Serbia has asked Twitter to unblock the accounts, arguing that such censorship of a pro-European democracy that upholds freedom […]

  • Hard-partying Finnish PM’s drug test results revealed

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 3:33pm EDT

    Sanna Marin took the test voluntarily last week after leaked videos of her dancing at a party inspired outrage Finnish PM Sanna Marin’s drug test, undertaken at her own expense after leaked video of her partying raised eyebrows across the country, has come back clean, her office has announced.    The press release, posted on […]

  • Monsoon rains kill dozens in India

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 2:22pm EDT

    At least 50 people have perished, with some crushed inside their homes Floods and landslides have killed at least 50 people since Friday in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Odisha. Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes and rescue operations are ongoing to find those missing. Heavy rains lasting throughout […]

  • Euro slips below dollar

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 1:59pm EDT

    The single currency has weakened to a 20-year low against the greenback The euro fell below parity with the US dollar for the second time in just over a month on Monday as investor fears of a Eurozone recession mount. The single currency slid to as low as $0.9935, before paring some losses. That’s one […]

  • Zelensky ‘troubled’ as he questions inner circle’s loyalties – Erdogan

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 1:54pm EDT

    The Ukrainian leader is surrounded by “people who deceive him a lot,” he allegedly told the Turkish president Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is concerned he is being taken advantage of by someone close to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, citing their conversation during the meeting in Lviv on Thursday. Asked by a farmer […]

  • US school votes to ban LGBT and BLM flags

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 12:28pm EDT

    An ACLU attorney said the move appeared to be a ‘targeted attack’ on certain viewpoints A Wisconsin school board has voted in favor of banning and removing all LGBT pride and Black Lives Matter flags from its classrooms, saying they represent political messaging. According to Fox 6, superintendent Stephen Plum explained that the vote, which […]

  • EU considering ‘big Ukraine mission’ – top diplomat

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 12:03pm EDT

    The bloc will discuss a program to train Ukrainian troops next week The EU is considering establishing a major program to train Ukrainian troops in neighboring nations, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has said. EU defense ministers will discuss the matter during a meeting in Prague on August 29.   “I hope it will be […]

  • White House coronavirus czar resigns

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 11:37am EDT

    Dr. Anthony Fauci said he will “continue to advance science and public health” Dr. Anthony Fauci announced on Monday that he will step down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor. Fauci, the architect of Biden’s coronavirus policies, had earlier said he […]

  • EU country says euro should be optional

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 11:20am EDT

    Poland’s foreign minister thinks that Eurozone countries should be able to ditch the single currency The EU needs a reform that would allow member states to abandon the euro and return to their national currencies, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said in an interview with the newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Monday.  “The equality of member states […]

  • More Americans ‘suffering’ than ever before – poll

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 10:42am EDT

    Amid economic decline, a record number of people have rated their lives as poor The percentage of Americans who say that they are “suffering” rose to 5.6% in a Gallup poll published on Monday. This number has been climbing steadily since last summer, and is currently higher than at any point during the 2008 recession […]

  • Turkey doubles Russian oil imports – data

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 10:03am EDT

    Turkish refiners reportedly cite better profit margins as the reason Turkey has increased oil imports from Russia to over 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) on average so far this year, up from 98,000 bpd over the same period last year, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Refinitiv Eikon data.  The report highlighted that Turkey’s Tupras and […]

  • US commits to talks on frozen Afghan funds – Reuters

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 9:57am EDT

    Washington is negotiating the release of Kabul’s foreign-held assets to avert a humanitarian disaster, sources said The US administration will move ahead with negotiations to release billions in Afghan funds, which were frozen following the Taliban takeover last August, Reuters reported on Monday, citing its sources. The talks are meant to help stabilize the crumbling […]

  • Raging bull charges through Israeli bank (VIDEOS)

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 9:26am EDT

    Clerks unsuccessfully tried to rope the rampaging beast A bull entered an Israeli bank on Monday morning, crashing through corridors as employees attempted to trap it. While the bull run was eventually ended when the animal was sedated, the entire incident was caught on CCTV. According to Israeli media, the bull escaped his owner and […]

  • North Korea plans to ‘deal a blow’ to Biden – Seoul’s ex-spy chief

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 9:16am EDT

    Pyongyang wants to carry out a nuclear missile test in the run-up to the US midterm elections, South Korea’s former top spy has claimed Pyongyang will time its next nuclear missile test to come ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections, Park Jie-won, the former head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), has claimed. […]

  • Global coffee prices about to soar – WSJ

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 9:15am EDT

    A bad harvest in Brazil is expected to accelerate rising costs A reduced coffee crop yield in Brazil, the world’s largest grower, may cause a sharp increase in coffee prices around the world in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. According to trading data, coffee futures surged almost 90% last year […]

  • ‘Russian actors’ may attempt to split society – German intelligence 

    RT - Aug 22nd 2022 8:23am EDT

    Germany’s domestic security agency has warned that protesters may end up advancing Moscow’s agenda Germans protesting over issues such as surging energy prices may be exploited by extremists, conspiracy theorists, and activists seeking to delegitimize the government, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, has warned. The protesters may even be unwittingly doing Russia’s bidding, the […]