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  • Russian-born billionaire dumps Musk investments after wife’s affair – WSJ

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 9:25am EDT

    The spouse of Google co-founder Sergey Brin reportedly had a liaison with his friend Elon Musk Google co-founder Sergey Brin has ordered the sale of his personal investments in Elon Musk’s companies after allegations surfaced that the Tesla CEO had an affair with Brin’s wife, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The publication was […]

  • New long Covid symptoms revealed

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 7:47am EDT

    Research concludes that hair loss and sexual dysfunction are among the potential long-term effects of Covid-19 Hair loss, reduced libido and sexual dysfunction are among a wide range of symptoms that can follow a Covid-19 infection, a new study released on Monday suggests. According to a peer-reviewed study in the Nature Medicine journal, the most […]

  • ‘Doctor Doom’ predicts severe recession in US

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 7:39am EDT

    Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini issues the warning as the Fed tries to curb soaring inflation An eminent economist, Nouriel Roubini, has warned of an impending severe recession, as the US government tries to fight against a four-decades-high inflation rate. “I think there are many reasons why we are going to have a severe recession and […]

  • Eurozone rakes in profits from frozen Russian assets

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 6:56am EDT

    Major European clearing house makes millions in interest from the seized funds One of the world’s largest financial securities transactions companies, Euroclear, has revealed that it has made a huge profit from Russian assets that have been frozen under sanctions. In the performance report for the first six months of the year, released on Monday, […]

  • EU gas prices surge amid fears of Russian supply cuts

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 5:28am EDT

    Energy concerns grow ahead of flow reduction via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline The price of natural gas in Europe has climbed to its highest level since March amid fears of a further reduction in Russian supplies. It comes after it was announced that another turbine at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would be shut […]

  • EU countries agree on gas rationing – report

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 3:50am EDT

    The emergency plan calls on members states to lower consumption by 15% EU nations have agreed on an emergency plan to slash gas consumption in preparation for a possible complete stoppage of supplies from Russia to the bloc, diplomats have told German news agency DPA. With the level of reliance on Russia gas varying between […]

  • Japan executes mass murderer

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 3:18am EDT

    Tomohiro Kato has been hanged for a 2008 truck-ramming and knife massacre in Tokyo that claimed the lives of seven people Japan has executed a man convicted of killing seven people and injuring ten others in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in Tokyo 14 years ago, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters on Tuesday. […]

  • Germans pessimistic about the future – research

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 2:40am EDT

    The country is on the brink of a recession, according to a new survey by a German think tank The business climate has substantially worsened in Germany, with industries feeling increasingly concerned about the coming months, according to a survey by a German think tank released on Monday.  “Higher energy prices and the threat of […]

  • Ukrainian energy giant’s debt plan rejected – media

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 1:08am EDT

    Naftogaz had requested a two-year payments delay, citing economic decline Creditors of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz have rejected the firm’s request for a two-year debt payment freeze, the country’s media reported on Monday. Naftogaz made the proposal earlier this month, citing a “significant economic and business decline in Ukraine” caused by the ongoing conflict […]

  • Taiwan holds drills amid mounting China tensions

    RT - Jul 26th 2022 12:46am EDT

    The island launched air raid exercises ahead of a potential visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Taiwan has conducted a series of military drills aimed at repelling a potential Chinese incursion amid soaring tensions with the mainland, as well as reports that a top US lawmaker plans to visit the island sometime in the […]

  • Fauci says Covid mandates should have been tougher

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 10:42pm EDT

    The White House Covid chief said he would have urged harsher restrictions much earlier in the pandemic Senior coronavirus adviser Anthony Fauci said that if he had another chance to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, he would have pressed for stricter containment policies in the initial phase of the outbreak and acted with more urgency. Speaking […]

  • Erdogan explains Putin to the West

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 5:59pm EDT

    Dealing with the Russian president is a matter of attitude, the Turkish leader said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized his Western colleagues for having the wrong attitude towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, contrasting that with his own ability to work with Moscow on issues ranging from the Syrian peace process to last […]

  • Pope apologizes for ‘evil’ in Canada

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 5:49pm EDT

    The Roman Catholic Church leader sought forgiveness from the indigenous community Pope Francis on Monday begged forgiveness from Canada’s indigenous community, apologizing for the Roman Catholic Church’s participation in the project of residential schools which a Canadian government body has described as genocidal. The pontiff is on a six-day apology tour of Canada, demanded since […]

  • UN comments on Ukraine grain export deal

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 5:19pm EDT

    All parties to the deal have reaffirmed their commitments, with the grain expected to start flowing ‘within a few days’ The UN expects cargo vessels carrying grain from Ukraine to be moving within days, Farhan Haq, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. All parties to the UN-backed deal, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, […]

  • Chinese consul offers West advice on Ukraine

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 3:37pm EDT

    The diplomat posted a helpful meme contrasting China’s approach to Ukraine with that of the West A Chinese consular official in Northern Ireland on Monday contrasted the approach of Beijing to the crisis in Ukraine with that of the US and its allies, in particular those in Western Europe facing energy shortages due to the […]

  • NATO member names condition for giving war planes to Ukraine

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 1:38pm EDT

    Slovakia says it wants NATO replacements for its MiG-29 fighters before sending them to Kiev Slovakia’s NATO allies would need to offer money or replacement fighters if they expect Bratislava to send a dozen MiG-29 jets to Ukraine at the end August, Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Monday. Speaking alongside his British colleague Ben […]

  • Shooting locks down Texas airport

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 1:09pm EDT

    A major airport in Dallas went into ground stop after shots were fired at a ticket counter Dallas Love Field (DAL) airport halted all flights and locked down a terminal on Monday, after a female suspect reportedly fired shorts into the air at a ticketing counter. Video shared on social media showed passengers cowering behind […]

  • UK PM hopeful outlines anti-China plan

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 12:49pm EDT

    Rishi Sunak has branded China the UK’s ‘largest threat’ and pledged to take multiple steps against Beijing Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak launched a broadside against China on Monday, pledging to “face down” Beijing should he become Britain’s next prime minister. Beijing represents the “largest threat” to the UK and to global “security and prosperity” […]

  • UK to ask citizens for help in case of winter blackouts – The Telegraph

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 12:36pm EDT

    A government contingency plan could force citizens to ration electricity to avoid blackouts The UK government has drawn up emergency energy plans under which citizens could be asked to switch off their lights and turn down their thermostats to avoid blackouts this winter, the Telegraph has revealed. The plans would be enacted in case of […]

  • Several victims in Canada shooting

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 11:01am EDT

    Police say the attacker targeted homeless people in Vancouver, BC suburb Multiple homeless people have been shot and at least one has died in what appeared to be a series of attacks in Langley, a township near Vancouver, police in British Columbia said on Monday morning. A suspect was arrested within an hour of the […]

  • Russia’s Gazprom stops another turbine in major gas project

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 10:49am EDT

    Natural gas supply via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be reduced from its current 40% capacity Russian energy major Gazprom has stopped the operation of another Siemens turbine, the company announced on Friday. The supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not exceed 33 million cubic meters per day starting July 27, business […]

  • Kiev confirms arrival of heavy weapons from Germany

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 9:49am EDT

    ‘Gepard’ anti-aircraft systems and ammunition have been delivered to Ukraine, the country’s defense minister says Ukraine has received its first shipment of German ‘Gepard’ anti-aircraft systems, as well as thousands of rounds of suitable ammunition, according to a statement made by Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov on Monday. “We are waiting for the first 15 Gepards. […]

  • Russia’s Gazprom raises issues with Western response in pipeline dispute

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 9:27am EDT

    The Nord Stream turbine repair documents received from Canada do not clear up sanctions-related questions, the Russian energy giant says Russian energy giant Gazprom has confirmed that it has received documents related to the return of a turbine for the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, following repairs in Canada, but said there are still […]

  • US comments on ‘Plan B’ for Ukraine grain exports

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 9:15am EDT

    Last week Kiev, Moscow, the UN, and Turkey signed a deal to unblock exports from Ukrainian ports Washington and Kiev are working on a ‘Plan B’ for Ukrainian grain exports after a Russian strike on the port city of Odessa, the administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power has said. “Plan […]

  • Russia rebukes Germany’s gas-supply claim

    RT - Jul 25th 2022 8:39am EDT

    Chancellor Scholz calling Russia an unreliable gas supplier contradicts the facts, the Kremlin says Comments by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that Russia is not a reliable gas supplier, contradict the facts, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “These statements absolutely contrast with reality and with the history of supplies. Even in the most […]