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  • Mass shooting in Texas mall claims eight lives

    RT - May 7th 2023 3:07am EDT

    The gunman was killed by an officer responding to an unrelated call, police say A man opened fire at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and wounding seven, officials say. The suspect was shot dead by law enforcement. The attack took place at Allen Premium Outlets, a large shopping […]

  • The new gold rush: lithium

    RT - May 7th 2023 2:09am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything, we take a closer look at the cost of the batteries which are powering today’s electric revolution. Is lithium the new gold rush? And why are nations trying to protect their supplies from global conglomerates? Host Christy Ai spoke with Nick Montes about how lithium batteries are the […]

  • Confrontational peace? Pino Cabras, former member of the Italian parliament

    RT - May 7th 2023 2:08am EDT

    Peace seems to be such a ubiquitous universal value that the need to secure it is taken for granted – regardless of the divisions that underlie it. Peace at all costs – isn’t this exactly what makes the specter of the Third World War so palpable nowadays? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Pino […]

  • IEA issues global gas warning

    RT - May 7th 2023 1:26am EDT

    Numerous risks threaten the stability of the market, according to the agency The global supply of natural gas will remain tight this year amid a wide range of uncertainties, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Thursday. For now, the pressure on global gas markets has eased, as there was a reduced need for storage […]

  • IMF issues grim warning about global economy

    RT - May 7th 2023 1:01am EDT

    The world is at risk of splitting into rival economic blocs, Kristalina Georgieva believes The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the world is on the edge of geo-economic fragmentation, which she believes could add more “cold water” to already anemic global growth. Speaking by video-link at the Brussels Economic […]

  • Kamala Harris to run AI taskforce

    RT - May 6th 2023 4:50pm EDT

    The US vice president will ask AI execs to evaluate the safety and fairness of their models US Vice President Kamala Harris has been appointed to head a new artificial intelligence initiative in partnership with leading companies in the field, the White House announced in a press release on Thursday. Harris and other senior officials […]

  • Liverpool fans boo national anthem on coronation day

    RT - May 6th 2023 4:20pm EDT

    The club played ‘God Save the King’ at the Premier League’s request, but knew the crowd would react poorly Liverpool fans loudly booed the national anthem ahead of their Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday, drowning out ‘God Save the King’ with chants of “Liverpool.” While the UK celebrated the coronation of King Charles […]

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  • Covid can never be eradicated – WHO

    RT - May 6th 2023 2:56pm EDT

    Despite proclaiming the end of the pandemic, the World Health Organization has said that it will be “impossible” to eliminate the virus itself Covid-19 will never be eliminated or eradicated, as it can jump from humans to animals and back, World Health Organization emergency director Dr. Mike Ryan told reporters on Saturday.  Speaking a day […]

  • Tucker Carlson gagged by Fox contract – NYT

    RT - May 6th 2023 1:41pm EDT

    The former primetime host cannot appear on TV before 2025 under his employment terms Recently-fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson may be sidelined from television news entirely until after the 2024 election unless he can extricate himself from his previous employment contract, according to multiple sources who spoke to the New York Times on Friday. […]

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  • South Korea and US launch largest-ever live fire drills

    RT - May 6th 2023 11:36am EDT

    The exercise will take place on the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ mutual defense treaty South Korea and the US will hold the largest-ever live fire exercise in their history on the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ mutual defense treaty, the South Korean Defense Ministry announced on Saturday.  The drills, to be held […]

  • Pakistan switching to yuan to buy Russian oil – media

    RT - May 6th 2023 11:19am EDT

    The nations agreed a major oil deal earlier this year Pakistan is likely to pay for shipments of crude oil from Russia in Chinese yuan, local media reported on Saturday, citing government sources. The first cargo of 750,000 barrels is expected to dock as soon as in June.  An unnamed official from the Ministry of […]

  • British Conservatives decimated in local elections

    RT - May 6th 2023 11:08am EDT

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party lost more than 1,000 council seats across England Britain’s Conservative Party lost more than 1,000 council seats in local elections on Friday, with the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats dividing the spoils.  With 229 of 230 councils reporting on Saturday afternoon, Sunak’s party had secured 2,299 of just over 8,000 […]

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  • De-dollarization is spreading and it’s not hard to see

    RT - May 6th 2023 11:02am EDT

    The major global economies are shifting and the clues are there for those who know where to look De-dollarization is increasingly making headlines and signs of it are everywhere.  New sources of non-dollar finance are emerging. There are new bilateral agreements to trade and lend in currencies other than the US dollar. Even more importantly, […]

  • King Charles III crowned

    RT - May 6th 2023 10:10am EDT

    Britain’s first new monarch in 70 years was presented with swords and scepters in a lavish ceremony Britain’s King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, in a grandiose ceremony attended by world leaders and dignitaries. Crowds braved the rain to watch the 74-year-old officially assume office, while a number of […]

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  • Investors flock to gold as US banking crisis rages – JPMorgan

    RT - May 6th 2023 9:24am EDT

    Demand for the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven in times of financial or political turmoil, has been growing Gold prices have been hovering near record highs this week on renewed investor concerns of a deepening US financial crisis and the possibility of a recession this year.  According to JPMorgan strategists, cited by […]

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  • New proposals for Russia sanctions revealed – media

    RT - May 6th 2023 9:19am EDT

    Brussels is considering restricting EU exports to third countries to combat sanctions evasion, dpa news agency reports EU lawmakers are mulling curtailing exports to nations currently able to re-export goods from the bloc to Russia, thus helping the sanction-hit country circumvent the penalties imposed by Brussels over the Ukraine conflict, the German news agency dpa […]

  • Son of alleged mafia boss killed during football celebration – media

    RT - May 6th 2023 8:37am EDT

    Tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets of Naples after the city’s team, Napoli, won its first Serie A title in 33 years A man believed to be the son of an alleged mafia kingpin was gunned down in Naples on Thursday night, with three more people sustaining injuries, local media has […]

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  • German court lifts ban on Ukrainian flag

    RT - May 6th 2023 8:10am EDT

    Berlin police had restricted the use of the national symbol near Soviet memorials during WWII Victory Day celebrations A Berlin administrative court has lifted the police ban on the displaying of Ukrainian flags, as well as the playing and singing of Ukrainian military songs near Soviet memorials during World War II Victory Day celebrations on […]

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  • Russian economy showing signs of recovery – data

    RT - May 6th 2023 6:02am EDT

    Despite forecasts of a steeper drop, GDP saw a year-on-year decline of 2.2% in the first quarter of 2023 Russia’s economy posted a better than expected 2.2% GDP drop from January through March in annual terms, statistics from the Economy Ministry have shown.  According to the ministry, the Russian economy shrank by 1.1% year-on-year in […]

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  • US prepares express weapon delivery for Taiwan – Bloomberg

    RT - May 6th 2023 5:26am EDT

    The $500-million shipment would reportedly be the first time Washington has used an expedited Ukraine-style mechanism The US is working on a new fast-track defense package for Taiwan, Bloomberg reports, claiming the government will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority to expedite the shipment – an instrument which has been actively used to shore up Kiev, […]

  • Over 2,000 US banks are insolvent – Telegraph

    RT - May 6th 2023 5:09am EDT

    The US banking sector has recently been hit by a major crisis Almost half of the 4,800 banks in the US are nearly insolvent, as they have burned through their capital buffers, The Telegraph reported earlier this week, citing a group of banking experts. According to Professor Amit Seru, a banking expert at Stanford University, […]

  • British state TV under control of royals – Guardian

    RT - May 6th 2023 4:03am EDT

    Buckingham Palace reportedly told the BBC it should not use certain video materials during the coronation broadcast The BBC has caved in to Buckingham Palace’s demands to not use certain footage while covering the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing sources. According to people familiar with the matter […]

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  • Russians found way to throw HIMARS rockets off course – CNN

    RT - May 6th 2023 3:40am EDT

    The US-made weapon system has become “increasingly less effective,” a source told the network Russia has been using jamming techniques in recent months to make the US-supplied HIMARS mobile multiple rocket launchers miss their targets more frequently, CNN reported on Friday, citing five US, UK, and Ukrainian sources familiar with the matter. According to the […]

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  • Twitter files

    RT - May 6th 2023 1:59am EDT

    On this episode of Direct Impact, host Rick Sanchez takes a look at the Twitter files and their revelations about the US’ role in censoring information from users. Rick speaks to radio-host Jamarl Thomas about the contents and what this means going forward for the future of social media, especially when it comes to governments […]

  • Bugging the United Nations

    RT - May 6th 2023 1:59am EDT

    Katharine Gun blew the whistle on the American National Security Agency’s regional targets division. Gun intercepted an email from the chief of staff of the NSA  asking for help in bugging the United Nations offices of six countries that were members of the United Nations Security Council. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou talks […]