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  • New York urges WHO to ‘immediately’ rename monkeypox

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 6:02am EDT

    Using the name further may have “devastating and stigmatizing effects” on vulnerable communities, the city’s health chief claims New York City’s health chief Ashwin Vasan is calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to speed up the renaming of monkeypox, as he claims the continued use of the term carries “potentially devastating and stigmatizing effects […]

  • America’s new third party emerges

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 4:09am EDT

    The Forward party was created by former Democrats and Republicans who vow to stand against “political extremism” Former Republicans and Democrats joined forces on Wednesday to create a new Centrist national party to meet the aspirations of Americans that say they are tired of the dysfunctional political system in the US. The new party, called […]

  • Sanctions on Russia could leave Britain without fish and chips

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 3:54am EDT

    There are fears that half of the country’s shops selling the uniquely British fast food may go out of business Around 5,000 of Britain’s 10,500 fish and chips shops may be forced to shut down over soaring prices for ingredients and energy caused by the sanctions imposed on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, […]

  • Cheeseburger falls victim to cost-of-living crisis

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 2:01am EDT

    The McDonald’s staple in the UK sees first price hike in 14 years The British branch of the global fast-food chain McDonald’s has raised the price of one of its cheapest staples, the cheeseburger, for the first time in more than 14 years. Rising inflation has forced the company “to make some tough choices” over […]

  • Europe’s largest carmaker leaving Russia – media

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 1:45am EDT

    Volkswagen is reportedly preparing to sell its business in the country The world’s second largest car manufacturer, Volkswagen Group, has reportedly decided to sell its business in Russia and is actively looking for a buyer, two major Russian media outlets, Vedomosti and Gazeta.ru, reported on Wednesday. Kazakhstan’s Asia Avto has been cited as a potential […]

  • Iraqi protesters storm parliament (VIDEOS)

    RT - Jul 28th 2022 12:24am EDT

    No lawmakers were present for the raucous demonstration, which came amid stalled efforts to form a new government A large crowd of protesters forced its way into Iraq’s parliament building, demonstrating against government corruption and a prime minister candidate nominated some 10 months after the country’s last federal election. The demonstrators were captured on film […]

  • US leading world in monkeypox cases

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 11:00pm EDT

    Health officials are stepping up surveillance efforts after a recent surge in monkeypox infections The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported more than 1,000 new cases of the monkeypox virus over the last 24 hours, smashing daily infection counts while placing the United States at the center of the new outbreak. […]

  • German mayors want Nord Stream 2 opened

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 6:12pm EDT

    Leaders of Germany’s largest island demand Berlin rethink Russia policy Berlin’s policy of trying to give up imports of Russian natural gas is likely to create hardship and spark unrest, seven mayors from the German island of Ruegen wrote in a letter sent to the regional and federal governments on Wednesday. They also urged the […]

  • 75% of Democrats want Biden out in 2024 – poll

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 4:44pm EDT

    The numbers come as Biden’s approval ratings continue to sink Some 75% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters want someone other than President Joe Biden to represent the party in 2024, a new CNN poll found. Hammered over his handling of the US economy, Biden’s approval ratings have dipped below 30%. Published on Tuesday, the survey […]

  • Biden offers prisoner swap to Russia – media

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 3:00pm EDT

    Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan The Biden administration has offered to trade Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for basketball star Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan, CNN reported on Wednesday. Moscow has not yet responded to the […]

  • Zelensky lectures Americans on inflation and Covid

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 2:53pm EDT

    The Ukrainian leader said that helping his country should be more important for Americans than domestic concerns Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has told British broadcaster Piers Morgan that inflation and coronavirus are “nothing” compared to Ukraine’s struggle, and Americans should support aid for Kiev “until we win.” As the US grapples with a 40-year-high inflation […]

  • Germany approves $1.7 billion arms deal for Kiev – media

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 2:20pm EDT

    Berlin is allowing a German company to produce as many as 100 self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel German arms manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has struck a deal with the Ukrainian government that would see the firm produce and supply Kiev with as many as 100 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, Der Spiegel reported […]

  • Pentagon prepares for ‘contingency’ near Taiwan – media

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 1:07pm EDT

    The US сould shift its forces in the region to protect US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if she visits the island, AP reports The Pentagon could send additional ships, aircraft and surveillance systems to protect US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi if she proceeds with her plan to visit Taiwan, AP reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed […]

  • Kosovo set on EU membership application

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 12:23pm EDT

    The disputed territory faces a rocky road to joining the bloc Kosovo will apply for EU membership by the end of this year, Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla said on Tuesday. The EU has taken on four new countries as candidates in recent weeks. “We think that Kosovo meets all the prerequisites to be granted [official […]

  • Biden tests negative for Covid

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 12:22pm EDT

    The US president has apparently shaken off the coronavirus after five days in isolation US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday evening, his physician announced on Wednesday. Biden, who caught the virus despite having received a total of four vaccine doses, had suffered only mild symptoms. The president tweeted a picture of […]

  • Biden’s COVID-19 bout is somehow being spun as a good sign, but it’s not

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 11:41am EDT

    Despite the way mainstream media framed Joe Biden’s diagnosis as a positive, public health is failing in America The US is caught in a never-ending cycle of infection and reinfection with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Though official statistics suggest the country is experiencing its seventh wave, it would be more accurate to say […]

  • Ukraine to seek war-crime charges against Western banks

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 11:38am EDT

    Kiev will target leaders of JP Morgan Chase, Citi and HSBC, according to Zelensky’s economic adviser The leaders of Western banks such as JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and HSBC are committing war crimes by continuing to indirectly finance the Russian state, an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Oleg Ustenko, said on Tuesday. In an […]

  • Timeframe for Russian oil price cap revealed

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 11:30am EDT

    Western countries plan to introduce the mechanism in December, Reuters reports A price cap mechanism intended to limit Moscow’s revenue from oil exports could be in place by early December, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a senior official within the Group of Seven richest Western economies. December 5 has been named as the date when […]

  • Another cause of dementia exposed by research

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 10:36am EDT

    Air pollutants may get to lungs and bloodstream, affecting the brain and cause cognitive decline, a UK government review suggests Air pollution is a likely cause of dementia and overall cognitive decline in elderly people, major new research carried out on behalf of the UK government and released on Monday suggests. The Committee on the […]

  • Turkey demands that NATO-hopeful delivers on terrorist commitments

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 10:27am EDT

    Sweden has still not extradited the individuals Ankara is seeking, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Sweden has still not extradited individuals accused of terrorism-related crimes by Turkey despite pledging to do so last month in an agreement that saw Ankara lift its veto of Stockholm’s NATO membership application, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on […]

  • EU top diplomat not happy about Lavrov’s popularity

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 10:17am EDT

    Josep Borrell complains that the Western media keeps ignoring him, while reporting the Russian foreign minister words EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has complained that he’s less popular with the Western media than Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov. In an interview with Spanish radio station Cadena SER on Tuesday, Borrell touched on the Russian […]

  • UK army will grow – defence secretary

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 10:01am EDT

    Ben Wallace said that the British military is drawing “lessons” from Ukraine British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday that with both candidates for prime minister promising spending hikes, the size of the British army will likely increase. The military “needs more money,” he said, citing Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. “I think defence […]

  • Flaws in EU gas rationing plan revealed

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 9:44am EDT

    Cold weather may pose a challenge to the bloc’s solidarity, The Economist suggests The EU’s gas rationing plan approved on Tuesday may not stand the test of a cold winter, The Economist wrote on Wednesday. A “meagre” cut to gas consumption will not solve the continent’s problems, the publication wrote, referring to the plan that […]

  • China responds to proposed Russian oil sanctions

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 8:41am EDT

    US Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill intended to punish Beijing for buying energy supplies from Moscow Beijing pushed back on Tuesday against a proposal by US Senator Marco Rubio who wants to sanction any entity that purchases oil or other energy supplies from Russia and delivers them to China. China “is always against unilateral, […]

  • Major elevator maker quits Russia

    RT - Jul 27th 2022 8:04am EDT

    US multinational Otis will sell its business in Russia to a local buyer The world’s largest elevator and escalator maker, US-based Otis, will sell its business in Russia, the company announced on Wednesday. The firm said that “supply chain disruptions and mounting regulations” caused by the “ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe” mean that its business […]