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  • British pedophiles target Ukrainian refugee children

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 5:15pm EDT

    The sex offenders claimed they were providing “humanitarian assistance” A number of known British pedophiles have been asked to leave Poland after British authorities discovered they traveled there to target Ukrainian children in refugee camps, the National Crime Agency said on Thursday. The ten men were interviewed by Polish immigration authorities before being sent home, […]

  • Chinese chipmaker overcomes US sanctions – Bloomberg

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 4:16pm EDT

    SMIC’s breakthrough puts the company’s semiconductors in the same league as Samsung and Taiwan’s TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s top chip manufacturer, has quietly produced chips to the highest Western standards, despite US sanctions specifically aimed at hampering its development of such technology, according to a report confirmed by Bloomberg on Thursday. The […]

  • No energy security without Russia, ‘like it or not’ – Hungary

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 3:25pm EDT

    Budapest wants to purchase an additional 700 million cubic meters of natural gas Hungary needs to buy an extra 700 million cubic meters of natural gas this year to ensure its energy safety and this is “simply impossible” to do without Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday. Speaking in Moscow at a […]

  • Most Germans shower less now – media

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 2:30pm EDT

    The behavior changes come amid repeated government calls on citizens to reduce their shower time to aid energy-saving efforts The German government’s austerity calls appear to have had an effect, the German tabloid Bild reported on Wednesday, citing the results of a poll conducted by INSA on behalf of the paper. The survey showed that […]

  • Thousands of Tories want Boris Johnson back in the game

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 1:41pm EDT

    A party donor has threatened to withhold a £500,000 donation unless the outgoing PM’s name appears on the leadership ballot Over 4,000 Tory supporters have reportedly signed a petition demanding that outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson be given a chance for re-election.    The appeal to the Conservative Party chairman was submitted by two senior […]

  • Italian parliament dissolved

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 1:04pm EDT

    The move paves the way for fresh elections, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Italy is facing a general election after President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday. Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned hours earlier, after three of his coalition partners boycotted a confidence vote. Mattarella did not set a date for elections, but said […]

  • EU divided on gas rationing

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 12:47pm EDT

    Spain, Greece and Portugal have all come out against Brussels’ plan to lower consumption by 15% The governments of Spain, Greece and Portugal have all stated that they oppose an EU scheme that would see them slash their natural gas consumption by 15% over the winter. Announced by the European Commission on Wednesday, the ‘Save […]

  • Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could be breaking point for US-China relations

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 12:33pm EDT

    Whether the US House Speaker goes to Taiwan or not, Washington owes the world answers on its China policy Reports have surfaced this week that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit southeast China’s Taiwan region in August. If this happens, it will be the highest level of contact between US officials and separatist forces […]

  • UK to sanction Russian oil, coal

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 11:39am EDT

    The import bans will come into effect later this year London has added oil and coal to its list of banned Russian imports, according to a notice to exporters published by the UK’s Foreign Trade Ministry on Thursday. “This amendment prohibits the import of oil and oil products, coal and coal products and gold as […]

  • EU clarifies sanctions against Russian aviation

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 11:39am EDT

    Assistance to the industry is allowed in certain cases, while Russia’s food trade is exempt from sanctions The EU has clarified what types of transactions with Russia are still allowed amid the ever-expanding sanctions Brussels has imposed on Moscow over its offensive in Ukraine. The list of exemptions includes technical assistance to the Russian aviation […]

  • Biden tests positive for Covid-19

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 10:26am EDT

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  • EU to face ‘infinitely’ higher energy prices because of sanctions – banker

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 10:15am EDT

    Philippe Villin has urged the bloc to rethink its approach to the restrictions levied against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict The EU rushed to back Ukraine without asking its businesses or citizens for permission and now the European economy is suffering the most from the anti-Russia sanctions, French investment banker Philippe Villin has said. European […]

  • UK to pump more arms into Ukraine

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 9:42am EDT

    The shipment will include 1,600 anti-tank weapons and 50,000 artillery shells The UK will send Ukraine anti-tank weapons, drones, artillery guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Parliament on Thursday. Ukraine will receive more than 20 M109 and 26 L119 artillery guns, as well as counter-battery radar systems […]

  • European Central Bank hikes key rate

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 9:09am EDT

    The Eurozone regulator decided to go with a larger-than-expected 50 basis-point increase The European Central Bank (ECB) has hiked interest rates for the first time in 11 years on Thursday, going for the 50 basis-point increase instead of the previously anticipated 25 basis-point hike, the regulator announced in a press-release on its website. “Today, in […]

  • Ukraine devalues national currency

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 9:05am EDT

    The hryvnia has been weakened against the US dollar by 25% The National Bank of Ukraine has reduced the official hryvnia exchange rate against the US dollar by 25%, the regulator announced in a statement on its website on Thursday. “This step will improve competitiveness of Ukrainian producers, converge exchange rate conditions for different groups […]

  • Pelosi pushes to label Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ – Politico

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 8:41am EDT

    US House Speaker reportedly urged Secretary of State Blinken to assign the designation, or else Congress will do it first In a call earlier this week, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Russia as “a state sponsor of terrorism,” Politico wrote on Wednesday, […]

  • US general assesses role of ‘commercial space’ in Ukraine conflict

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 6:38am EDT

    Private firms have successfully aided Kiev, Space Force chief John Raymond says Commercial players in the aerospace industry have been “helpful” to Kiev during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the head of the US Space Force has said. “My first observation I’d say is that space is important. And we have certainly seen that in this conflict,” […]

  • Russia warns it could stop oil exports

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 6:06am EDT

    Crude production will be suspended if the Western price cap makes it unprofitable, a top official says Russia will stop global oil exports if the West’s price cap makes it unprofitable to continue production, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Russia’s Channel One on Thursday. “If these prices which they are talking about are lower […]

  • ECB to decide on first rate hike in 11 years

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 5:51am EDT

    Policymakers are considering a larger move in an effort to quell inflation The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in 11 years on Thursday, with media reports suggesting the hike could be larger than previously expected. The regulator has for some time now been signaling a 25 […]

  • South American trade bloc snubs Zelensky – media

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 5:01am EDT

    The Ukrainian president will not be allowed to address the Mercosur summit, AFP reports South America’s Mercosur trade bloc has declined a request by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to speak at its summit, host nation Paraguay said on Wednesday, according to the AFP news agency. Mercosur members Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay failed to reach […]

  • Gas price in Europe drops as Russian pipeline resumes deliveries

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 4:38am EDT

    The price fell by 6.5% at the opening of trading on Thursday European natural gas prices fell by 6.5% in early trading on Thursday following the restart of gas deliveries via Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline after scheduled maintenance. The price of August futures for natural gas at the TTF hub in the Netherlands dropped […]

  • Italian PM Draghi confirms resignation

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 4:26am EDT

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  • New UK nuclear power plant gets go-ahead

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 3:46am EDT

    The UK authorities have greenlit the development of the Sizewell C NPP, angering eco-activists The UK government granted development consent to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk in the East of England on Wednesday, in a move that has drawn fierce opposition from eco-activists. According to the UK authorities, the NPP will produce […]

  • Russia resumes gas flow through Nord Stream

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 2:52am EDT

    The Nord Stream 1 pipeline had been shut down for 10 days for maintenance Gazprom resumed the delivery of gas from Russia to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline on Thursday, the operator told news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). The spokesperson for Nord Stream AG was quoted as saying that the pipeline […]

  • Americans see incomes drop as cost of living rises – study

    RT - Jul 21st 2022 2:01am EDT

    Record inflation has taken a toll on US households, survey finds Three out of four middle-class Americans feel that their income can’t keep up with soaring inflation, a recent survey has found. As many as 75% of those whose income falls into the $30,000 to $100,000 a year bracket said their earnings were falling behind […]