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  • WHO convenes emergency meeting over rare disease outbreak – media

    RT - May 20th 2022 11:31am EDT

    The international health watchdog summons experts to discuss the rapid spread of monkeypox, the Telegraph reports The latest spread of the monkeypox virus has prompted The World Health Organization (WHO) to convene an emergency meeting, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday. The disease, which is typically confined to forested areas of western and central Africa, […]

  • Russia warns of mounting threats to its security

    RT - May 20th 2022 11:23am EDT

    Russia will form 12 new military units in its west to face the growing threat from NATO, Sergey Shoigu has said The US and NATO have gradually ramped up their activities along Russia’s western borders over the past few years and tensions continue to grow, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. The minister made […]

  • Russia outlines financial priorities

    RT - May 20th 2022 11:10am EDT

    De-dollarizing the economy is critical, prime minister says The US, EU and other Western nations are using their currencies as a tool of blackmail against Russia, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a council of CIS countries videoconference on Friday. “The dollar and the euro are increasingly being used as an instrument of political […]

  • We banned Russia to protect its athletes, IOC chief insists

    RT - May 20th 2022 10:52am EDT

    Thomas Bach also warned Russian athletes against expressing support for the military offensive in Ukraine International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has claimed sanctions were imposed on Russian sport partly for the good of its athletes, while cautioning any Russian stars against supporting their country’s military campaign in Ukraine. Speaking at an IOC session […]

  • NATO applicant arms terrorists – Turkey

    RT - May 20th 2022 10:39am EDT

    President Erdogan wants Sweden and Finland to crack down on the Kurds before he’ll support their NATO bid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Sweden of arming Kurdish militias, which Turkey considers terrorists. Reports in Turkish media suggest that Swedish weapons have been used against Turkish troops and that Ankara is seeking a major […]

  • Anti-Kremlin exiles suggest way to tell apart ‘good Russians’

    RT - May 20th 2022 10:30am EDT

    European governments could certify those who denounce the Russian government, the group proposed during a conference in Lithuania Veteran Russian anti-government figures have declared their intention to serve as representatives of the Russian people, ones who oppose President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine and consider his government illegitimate. These “good Russians” can sign up to […]

  • Biden’s top energy official grilled over Putin claim

    RT - May 20th 2022 9:59am EDT

    Republican representative points to administration’s own policies that have led to price hikes As average gas prices in the US are expected to reach $6 per gallon by August according to American Automobile Association (AAA), Energy Sec Jennifer Granholm was grilled for pinning the blame on Vladimir Putin and Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. During […]

  • Finland prepares for life without Russian gas

    RT - May 20th 2022 9:47am EDT

    The EU nation has leased a floating LNG terminal for 10 years Finland has agreed a 10-year charter for a floating storage and regasification (FSRU) vessel with US based Excelerate Energy to help replace Russian gas supply, Finance Minister Annika Saarikko said on Friday. “The LNG [liquefied natural gas] terminal will make it possible for […]

  • Mbappe decision looms as PSG make staggering offer – reports

    RT - May 20th 2022 9:19am EDT

    Some reports indicate the French forward is closer to staying in Paris than joining Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe is set to announce a decision on his future this weekend, according to reports, with some corners of the media now suggesting that the Paris Saint-Germain wonderboy will stay at his current club and snub Real Madrid. On […]

  • George W. Bush outlines Ukraine’s mission to prankster

    RT - May 20th 2022 8:58am EDT

    Speaking to a Russian prankster, the 43rd US president advised Ukraine to “destroy as many Russian troops as you can” Speaking to a Russian prankster posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Former US President George W. Bush advised Kiev to focus on eliminating as many Russian troops as possible. Bush suggested that a military victory […]

  • Russia will not give away gas for free – Kremlin

    RT - May 20th 2022 8:28am EDT

    “Unfriendly” countries must pay in rubles or supplies will stop, Dmitry Peskov warns Russia will not supply free natural gas to countries that refuse to switch to the new ruble payment scheme, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “Obviously, no one will supply anything to anyone for free,” Peskov told reporters. Peskov was asked […]

  • Ex-German chancellor quits Russian oil giant

    RT - May 20th 2022 7:25am EDT

    The EU parliament earlier voted to sanction Gerhard Schroeder, while the Bundestag decided to stop funding his staff and offices Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and German business executive Matthias Warnig are stepping down from their positions on the board of Russian oil giant Rosneft, the company reported on Friday. The two directors said they […]

  • Russians didn’t want to join NATO, US claims

    RT - May 20th 2022 7:18am EDT

    The statement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken contradicts what Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said Russia “decided” it didn’t want to join NATO in the 1990s, even though “people talked about” it, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told television host Stephen Colbert on his show on Thursday. Russian officials, including President Vladimir […]

  • China boosts energy imports from Russia

    RT - May 20th 2022 7:13am EDT

    Purchases of oil, gas and coal soared 75% in April, data shows China’s energy imports from Russia have continued to grow, topping $6 billion in April, according to customs data cited by Bloomberg on Friday. The statistics showed that purchases of oil, gas and coal jumped 75%, while imports of Russian liquefied natural gas surged […]

  • G7 wants to cap Russian oil price – US Treasury

    RT - May 20th 2022 6:48am EDT

    The nations are discussing setting up a cartel to force Moscow to sell crude below the market price The Group of Seven (G7) countries, represented by their respective finance ministers and central bank governors, on Thursday discussed the creation of a cartel of buyers in order to control the price of Russian oil. This was […]

  • Kiev wants the word ‘Russians’ erased from memory

    RT - May 20th 2022 5:47am EDT

    A top Ukrainian negotiator says he wants “criminal elements calling themselves the authorities” in Donbass “physically gone” One of the top negotiators representing Ukraine in the stalled peace talks with Russia has called for the word ‘Russians’ to be erased from people’s memory in the regions in the east and south under Moscow’s control, once […]

  • US considers lifting Belarus sanctions – media

    RT - May 20th 2022 4:57am EDT

    Minsk may be granted a waiver in exchange for shipping Ukrainian grain, a US official reportedly said The US is considering granting Belarus a six-month waiver from sanctions imposed on its chemical industry last year, in exchange for opening up the railroads to start shipping grain from Ukraine to Lithuania, the Wall Street Journal reported, […]

  • Ruble smashes four-year high against US dollar

    RT - May 20th 2022 4:51am EDT

    The Russian currency strengthens ahead of upcoming tax payment The Russian ruble reached its strongest position against the US dollar in over four years and reached a seven-year high against the euro on Friday. The ruble is being propelled by recently introduced capital controls, Russia’s new ruble-based gas payment scheme and looming tax payments for […]

  • Police respond to ‘ongoing violent incident’ in Norway

    RT - May 20th 2022 3:40am EDT

    Three people are reported injured in a stabbing, one of them is in a critical condition Police in Norway are responding to a stabbing incident in the Numedal district 85km West of Oslo, they said on Twitter on Friday. The attack left three people injured, including one in critical condition, the report said. Norwegian authorities labeled […]

  • US buys millions of vaccine doses for new virus

    RT - May 20th 2022 1:57am EDT

    Officials have rushed to secure vaccines as cases of the rare monkeypox virus continue to crop up in the US and Europe The US health authorities have signed a deal for $119 million in vaccine doses against the monkeypox virus, after a Massachusetts man was diagnosed with the rare but potentially serious illness earlier this […]

  • Canada reveals Huawei decision

    RT - May 20th 2022 1:21am EDT

    The country’s 5G networks will be formally closed to two major Chinese telecom firms, officials said The authorities in Canada will not allow Chinese companies Huawei or ZTE to use the country’s growing 5G telecommunications networks, citing “serious” national security and privacy concerns. The long-delayed decision was announced on Thursday by Ottawa’s Office of Innovation, […]

  • Kamala Harris stands up for ‘personal decisions’

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:28pm EDT

    With high court poised to strike down abortion as constitutional right, VP warns of government interference in private matters After a year of finding no fault with Covid-19 vaccine mandates, Vice President Kamala Harris is warning that the government will infringe on personal liberties if the US Supreme Court overturns constitutional protection of abortion rights […]

  • US miscounts population, costing one party Congress seats and funding

    RT - May 19th 2022 7:18pm EDT

    Census admits overcounts as high as 6.8% and undercounts up to 5% The US Census Bureau has released a report revealing significant population miscounts in 14 states – only after the erroneous figures were used to divvy up congressional representation and federal funding parameters for the next decade. Net overcounts ranged as high as 6.8%, […]

  • School official to host ‘Queer Youth Open Mic Night’ at her sex shop

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:55pm EDT

    A Washington state school board director plans to hold an event for children at her ‘all-ages’ sex shop A school board director in Washington state, who also happens to own an all-ages sex shop, plans to host an event for children called “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” at her store. Jenn Mason, who is serving […]

  • Twitter to enhance censorship over Ukraine

    RT - May 19th 2022 6:05pm EDT

    Posts about Ukraine conflict will be labeled or removed if “experts” designate them as “misinformation” Twitter rolled out an update to its “crisis misinformation policy” on Thursday, saying it will put a warning label on posts about the conflict in Ukraine that fit certain criteria, limiting their ability to be seen, shared or liked. The […]