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  • 800 kg ‘gin ball’ vanishes from bottom of lake

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 8:44am EST

    The sphere, which contained 230 liters of limited-edition liquor, was stolen, local media reported An 800 kg metal ball loaded with 230 liters of high-class gin has apparently been stolen from the bed of Lake Constance in Switzerland, its distillers told reporters on Wednesday. Raising the sphere would have taken a team of “absolute professionals,” […]

  • Germany’s top-notch weapon riddled with defects – Der Spiegel

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 8:02am EST

    Exercises involving the Puma armored vehicle were reportedly “a total failure” Germany’s Puma armored infantry fighting vehicles, which had been expected to join the NATO rapid-response force, have completely failed during training exercises, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday, citing a Bundeswehr internal document. The publication cited a letter from Major General Ruprecht von Butler, […]

  • Poland’s police chief reveals details about explosive ‘gifts’ from Ukraine

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 7:15am EST

    Ukrainian officials had reportedly assured their guest that souvenir grenade launchers were harmless Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Police General Jaroslaw Szymczyk has confirmed in a radio interview that he was slightly injured by a blast when moving two grenade launchers given to him as gifts by Kiev officials. The explosion, which occurred inside the police […]

  • Pope calls Ukraine conflict a ‘global war’

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 6:27am EST

    The fight will likely be long as “there are many hands stirring the war pot,” the pontiff says The conflict in Ukraine will likely be prolonged because it’s a “global war” with too many interests involved in it, Pope Francis has warned. Russia has been saying that the “proxy war” has actually been waged against […]

  • Covid takes toll on China’s aluminum imports – Reuters

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 6:12am EST

    The decline comes as the country’s pandemic-hit economy reduces demand for the metal China’s aluminum imports saw a drastic decline of 35.7% in November versus the same period a year ago, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing data from the General Administration of Customs. The decline is reportedly attributable to mounting domestic supply along with stagnating […]

  • Rising prices sap Brits’ spending power, poll finds

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 6:04am EST

    Households are struggling amid the unfolding recession in the country, the study shows Consumer confidence in the UK has remained at its lowest level in almost fifty years for eight months now, as households across the country grapple with the cost-of-living crisis, data shared on Friday by research group GfK shows. The monthly consumer confidence […]

  • China air travel demand rebounds – Bloomberg

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 3:33am EST

    Holiday bookings have reportedly jumped on reopening news Domestic flight activity in China has strongly picked up on the back of the latest Covid easing plan, soaring to around 65% of pre-pandemic levels at the start of this week, Bloomberg reported, citing aviation data. That’s equivalent to several thousand flights per day returning to the […]

  • North Korea fires two ballistic missiles – Japan

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 2:21am EST

    The projectiles landed into the sea outside Tokyo’s exclusive economic zone, officials say North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Defense Ministry said. According to the statement, both projectiles traveled around 500 km (310.6 miles) and landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The South Korean Joint Chiefs […]

  • London’s IPO market dries up – report

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 2:21am EST

    The number of firms listing on the LSE is significantly down this year, KPMG research shows The volume of funds raised by companies listing in London has nosedived by more than 90% this year, according to a new report by global consultancy KPMG, which attributed the drop-off to weak economic growth forecasts. The data, which […]

  • Dirty cleaning? Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 1:20am EST

    The world may have long become a global village, but the rules and lifestyle practices in one part of that village are often the very opposite of what’s allowed in the other part. As developed countries vocalize their concerns about the degradation of the environment, they still ship much of their garbage overseas and continue […]

  • Moscow to extend ban on trucks from ‘unfriendly countries’ – RBK

    RT - Dec 18th 2022 1:19am EST

    Companies from the EU, Norway, Ukraine, and the UK are not allowed to transport goods through Russia by road The Russian government will extend a ban on cargo transit by road for companies from countries that have placed similar restrictions on Moscow, RBK reported on Thursday, citing sources close to discussions on the matter. The […]

  • US sought to stop Ukraine from killing Russia’s top general – NYT

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 4:08pm EST

    Kiev’s forces reportedly launched a strike in April in an alleged attempt to kill Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov Washington allegedly sought to dissuade Kiev from trying to kill the head of the Russian General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, the New York Times (NYT) said on Saturday, in a lengthy report based […]

  • West should never quit talks with Moscow – Scholz

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 12:49pm EST

    Putting an end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine would be much harder without a dialogue with Russia, the German chancellor warns The Western nations should never walk out of talks with Moscow, regardless of how big the “differences” between the two sides are, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Germany’s SZ newspaper in an interview […]

  • Iran reaches record uranium enrichment rate – official

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 12:26pm EST

    The announcement comes on the eve of UN nuclear watchdog’s planned visit to the country Tehran has more than doubled its capacity to enrich uranium, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, announced on Saturday. It has now reached the highest level in the history of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear industry, […]

  • Pentagon clarifies position on aliens

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 10:36am EST

    There’s currently no evidence of extraterrestrials landing or crashing on our planet, the undersecretary of defense says A new body set up by the Pentagon to look into reported sightings of UFOs has so far not found any evidence of alien life, the US Department of Defense has said. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), […]

  • India to remain biggest buyer of Russian oil – Reuters

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 10:11am EST

    The country’s share of imports may exceed 70% of all loadings this month as EU buyers shun Russian crude India is expected to continue as the top importer of Russian Urals crude oil in December for the second consecutive month, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing Refinitiv data and traders. In November, the energy-hungry nation accounted […]

  • Capitol riot committee to seek charges for Trump – reports

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 9:18am EST

    The US House January 6 Committee could reportedly insist that the former US president is prosecuted on charges including insurrection The US House Select Committee investigating the January 2021 riots on Capitol Hill is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to file at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, several […]

  • Thousands protest cost-of-living crisis in EU country

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 8:50am EST

    The rally in Belgium’s capital gathered some 16,500 people, according to the police Thousands took to the streets in Brussels on Friday to demand a freeze on spiking energy prices, and better pay, amid high inflation in Belgium and the EU. Temperatures in the Belgian capital fell below zero Celsius on the day, but the […]

  • EU sued over anti-Russia sanctions – Bild

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 8:02am EST

    Brussels expanded its list of sanctions-hit individuals and entities earlier this week Dozens of Russians and Belarusians have filed lawsuits at the EU Court of Justice, to challenge their inclusion on the sanctions list, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Saturday. The Luxembourg-based court has reportedly received claims from one company and 61 individuals […]

  • Russia-Indonesia trade soars – envoy

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 7:34am EST

    The southeast Asian country is a popular vacation spot for Russian tourists Trade between Russia and Indonesia has grown over 50% this year despite global tensions, the Russian ambassador to the southeast Asian country, Lyudmila Vorobyova, said in an interview with local newspaper Rakyat Merdeka. According to the official, the two countries are working on […]

  • WHO sounds alarm over cholera vaccines

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 7:19am EST

    The UN health watchdog says cholera outbreaks are now larger and deadlier than in previous years The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that global stockpiles of cholera vaccines are “empty or extremely low” as outbreaks of the disease increase and mortality rates rise. “We have no more vaccines. More countries are continuing to request […]

  • NATO reinforces presence in Kosovo

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 6:41am EST

    The KFOR peacekeeping force sets up additional patrols in the north of the region after a spike in tensions between Belgrade and Pristina The NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) has expanded its deployment in the northern part of Serbia’s breakaway region. The move was announced on Friday, a day after Belgrade officially asked KFOR […]

  • Musk on money mission for Twitter – media

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 5:25am EST

    The social media platform reportedly saw major advertiser exits over Musk’s tweet policies Elon Musk’s family office, which owns and runs Twitter, is currently searching for fresh investments, according to the news site Semafor, citing two sources familiar with the issue. It follows media reports about latest exodus of advertisers and a heavy debt burden of the […]

  • Global coal consumption breaks record – report

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 5:13am EST

    Skyrocketing gas prices was the key factor for surging coal demand, an annual study by the IEA has shown The global energy crisis entailed by surging natural gas prices pushed coal use to a ten-year high this year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released on Friday. Global coal consumption is […]

  • Musk makes decision on banned journalists after poll

    RT - Dec 17th 2022 4:21am EST

    The Twitter boss has restored accounts that were blocked for reporting his movements Elon Musk has unblocked the accounts of several journalists who had been suspended from Twitter for allegedly violating the platform’s “doxxing” policies. The social media boss reinstated the accounts, which had been sharing data on the billionaire’s flights, following massive public backlash […]