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  • Swimming pools risk closure amid economic crisis – media

    RT - May 29th 2022 6:53am EDT

    Due to the highest inflation in 40 years, the UK fitness industry could be virtually destroyed by the end of 2022 The UK fitness industry could be destroyed by the end of the year amid rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, the Financial Times reported this week. According to the publication, the rapid rise in […]

  • Finland to deploy F-35 fighter jets near Santa Claus village

    RT - May 29th 2022 6:47am EDT

    First of the US-made aircraft are expected to arrive in the Nordic country in 2026 Finland will deploy the first batch of new US-made F-35 fighter jets to the country’s northernmost region, Lapland, when Helsinki receives the aircraft in four years’ time, the country’s air force has revealed. On Friday, Brigadier General Juha-Pekka Keränen, the […]

  • British media ‘whitewashing’ Ukrainian neo-Nazis, UK journalist tells RT

    RT - May 29th 2022 6:29am EDT

    The editor of newspaper the Morning Star says he saw on the ground how rampant the far-right is in western Ukraine Major British media outlets are providing one-sided coverage of the Ukrainian conflict and are making efforts to exonerate neo-Nazis in the country, Steve Sweeney, an international editor at British newspaper the Morning Star, told […]

  • Strong ruble may pose risk to Russian economy – minister 

    RT - May 29th 2022 6:19am EDT

    It makes Russian goods uncompetitive in international markets The ruble’s rapid gains may pose a risk to the country’s economy in the future, Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov told reporters earlier this week. “The current exchange rate is a problem in the long run, because the real effective exchange rate is 40% stronger than in the […]

  • Key energy market headed for crunch this winter – experts

    RT - May 29th 2022 5:36am EDT

    LNG demand is expected to outstrip supply as the West shifts away from Russia, data shows The liquefied natural gas (LNG) market could be hit with a potentially historic shortage this winter as the world rushes to secure the super-chilled fuel, Bloomberg reported this week, citing experts. According to the sources, the EU’s plan to […]

  • Underground drone base showcased in Iran

    RT - May 29th 2022 4:58am EDT

    The IRNA TV channel runs footage from inside the facility, without disclosing the location Iran’s state media has offered its viewers a rare glimpse of one of the country’s underground military drone bases, with the footage depicting rows of combat UAVs parked inside the facility. The video broadcast on Saturday is said to have been […]

  • EU explains why it keeps buying Russian oil

    RT - May 29th 2022 4:04am EDT

    An immediate embargo would let Russia sell its oil elsewhere and get more money, Ursula Von der Leyen says Europe cannot place an immediate embargo on Russian oil, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has said, as it would allow Moscow to sell its fuel elsewhere and possibly earn more money to fund its […]

  • France limits water usage

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:25am EDT

    Restrictions have been introduced in 24 departments due to a severe drought, the government says A severe drought has prompted 24 out 96 departments of France to impose limits on water usage, the country’s Ministry of Ecological Transition said on Saturday. The restrictions range from simple calls to save water in some areas to a […]

  • Global food crisis may spread from grain to sugar

    RT - May 29th 2022 3:24am EDT

    Food security comes under threat as more nations consider limiting exports to cool down surging domestic prices Sugar prices are expected to soar due to the export restrictions imposed by a number of key producing nations seeking to tame rising domestic food prices. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which seriously undermined global supply chains, […]

  • Bill Gates applauds India’s vaccination campaign

    RT - May 29th 2022 12:45am EDT

    India has ‘many lessons to offer’ on large-scale pandemic management, the billionaire says Retired Microsoft co-founder and WHO mega-donor Bill Gates said it was great to exchange perspectives on global healthcare issues with India’s Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this […]

  • China signs new Pacific deal

    RT - May 28th 2022 10:33pm EDT

    Samoa will cooperated with China on projects yet ‘to be determined’ Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has concluded his visit to Samoa on Saturday, after holding a series of talks with top officials on issues of “mutual interest and concern,” and signing a bilateral agreement on economic and technical cooperation.  “Samoa and the People’s Republic of China […]

  • Female bystander kills gunman armed with assault rifle

    RT - May 28th 2022 8:20pm EDT

    A woman shot dead a career criminal who was firing into the crowd at a West Virginia graduation party An unidentified West Virginia woman is being hailed as a hero after she drew a pistol and fatally shot a man who was firing into a crowd of people celebrating a graduation and birthday outside a […]

  • Life without parole ruled too ‘cruel’ for mass murderers

    RT - May 28th 2022 8:01pm EDT

    Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that sentences without a chance of parole are too harsh, even in most heinous cases Canada’s highest court has ruled that even the most heinous criminals, including mass murderers and serial killers, can’t be locked away without a chance for parole because such prison sentences are “cruel” and unconstitutional. “Such […]

  • US general insists he is ‘apolitical’

    RT - May 28th 2022 7:38pm EDT

    “You’re not taking an oath to a dictator,” Joint Chiefs of Staff chair said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley stressed the idea that the military must be apolitical during a speech at Princeton University and in a subsequent interview with Fox News on Friday, glossing over criticism that he has […]

  • Government admits to accidentally starting massive wildfire

    RT - May 28th 2022 4:51pm EDT

    The Biden administration says it caused two blazes that merged into New Mexico’s largest-ever fire, destroying hundreds of homes President Joe Biden’s administration has identified the culprit behind the two blazes that merged last month to become the state of New Mexico’s biggest wildfire on record: the government itself. The two fires were both started […]

  • Former Soviet state considers letting NATO blow up WWII memorial

    RT - May 28th 2022 3:17pm EDT

    Latvia is searching for ways to reduce the costs of demolishing a massive World War II memorial in Riga The Riga authorities are weighing different – including the most extreme – options to demolish a World War II monument in the city, the Latvian capital’s vice mayor, Vilnis Kirsis, said on Friday. Asked by local […]

  • Monkeypox cases ‘just tip of iceberg’ – WHO

    RT - May 28th 2022 3:06pm EDT

    The global health agency warns many more cases of the virus have yet to be diagnosed The hundreds of cases of monkeypox that have been diagnosed in the past month across Europe, North and South America, Israel, the UAE and Australia may be just “the tip of the iceberg,” WHO Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and […]

  • Poland wants more refugee money from EU

    RT - May 28th 2022 2:42pm EDT

    Brussels has offered only €144.6 million to help Warsaw shoulder the costs of hosting 3 million Ukrainians, and the money hasn’t arrived Poland reportedly hasn’t received any of the money promised from the EU to help cope with the costs of hosting more than 3 million Ukrainian refugees, and even the funds that have been […]

  • Abramovich bids farewell to Chelsea

    RT - May 28th 2022 2:25pm EDT

    The club’s former owner has now handed over power to Todd Boehly and his consortium Ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has sent a parting message to the club and its fans after finally selling the Premier League giants. Abramovich put the west Londoners up for sale on March 2 just days before his assets were frozen […]

  • Zelensky demands answers from EU

    RT - May 28th 2022 2:24pm EDT

    The Ukrainian president accused the Netherlands’ Mark Rutte of staying “silent” on Ukraine’s potential EU membership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Dutch broadcaster NOS on Friday that the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte needs to clarify whether Ukraine has a future in the European Union. Rutte is one of several top EU politicians to have […]

  • Levees rebuilt 17 years after Hurricane Katrina wrecked New Orleans

    RT - May 28th 2022 2:08pm EDT

    US military engineers have finally finished reconstructing the levee system destroyed by the devastating storm in 2005 The US Army Corps of Engineers has finally finished rebuilding the system of levees, floodgates, and other protections surrounding the city of New Orleans. Built stronger and more extensive than the structures it replaced, the flood-prevention system is the “largest […]

  • Comedy is America’s lifeline to sanity, but the thought police aren’t laughing

    RT - May 28th 2022 12:55pm EDT

    Ricky Gervais faces sticks and stones for questioning transgender ideology This week, comedian Ricky Gervais rattled liberals with a routine that took aim at transgender ideology. America needs this sort of comic relief to start discussions on controversial issues, but the left can’t take a joke. There’s a rule of thumb that goes, “If you’re […]

  • Video shows Ukrainians beating up taxi drivers in Austria – media

    RT - May 28th 2022 12:30pm EDT

    One of the victims suffered a skull fracture in a vicious brawl prompted by a parking lot dispute Two men were badly beaten outside a luxury hotel in Vienna by a group of apparent Ukrainian nationals. The incident unfolded in the heart of the Austrian capital earlier this week, with local police providing some details […]

  • New potentially dangerous chemical found in atmosphere

    RT - May 28th 2022 11:37am EDT

    Researchers have discovered highly reactive trioxides that could pose hazard to human health Scientists have discovered highly reactive chemical compounds that are formed under natural atmospheric conditions but could pose a threat to human health and the environment. While the existence of these compounds – called trioxides and consisting of three oxygen atoms bound together […]

  • Pentagon to replenish Stinger stock sent to Ukraine

    RT - May 28th 2022 11:37am EDT

    The contract will see Raytheon replenish supplies of Stinger missiles already sent to Ukraine The Pentagon on Wednesday awarded a $624 million contract to arms giant Raytheon to replenish more than 1,400 Stinger anti-air missiles sent to the Ukrainian military. The deal comes after President Joe Biden signed a bill authorizing $40 billion in military […]