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  • Eurozone can’t recover wealth lost to energy crisis – Lagarde

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 9:00am EDT

    The burden will ultimately be shared between firms and workers, the head of the European Central Bank warns The euro area won’t be able to recover massive terms-of-trade losses incurred by rising energy prices, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said during a conference at Frankfurt’s Goethe University on Wednesday. According to the head […]

  • IOC cannot be ‘political referees’ – Bach

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 8:10am EDT

    The International Olympic Committee has defended plans to include Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must not act as a “political referee,” according to its president, Thomas Bach. The organization has faced a backlash for its plans to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competition ahead […]

  • Russia warns of future global oil shortage

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 8:08am EDT

    Demand will exceed supply in the next three to five years due to a lack of investment in the industry The global market will experience oil supply shortages within the next few years due to a lack of investment in the industry, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Thursday. Oil production is now […]

  • NATO member admits it has exhausted all means of arming Ukraine

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 7:47am EDT

    Prague has already sent Kiev everything it can from its weapons stockpiles, Czech President Petr Pavel says The Czech Republic has already done everything it can to help Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, President Petr Pavel has said. The nation’s capacity to produce more ammunition is limited due to workforce shortages, he added. “We […]

  • EU state’s president concerned about Western split

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 7:44am EDT

    Czech leader Petr Pavel has warned allies against a lack of unity in their approach to Russia and China Czech President Petr Pavel has cautioned EU countries against overconfidence and competing with each other, and instead urged the West to present a united front against Russia and China.  Speaking on Tuesday at a debate hosted […]

  • US considering ‘special envoy’ for Russia’s main ally – Blinken

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 6:52am EDT

    The new appointee will have a role in supporting exiled forces opposing the government of Belarus The US government will “very soon” have a special envoy for Belarus, to coordinate Washington’s efforts to bolster the country’s Lithuania-based opposition, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told senators. The pledge was made during a visit to the […]

  • Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia and China don’t fit into the US-led international order, that’s why they want to replace it

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 6:47am EDT

    The two powers share the same goal, but circumstance dictates they have to take different roads to make it happen Russia and China don’t fit into the international system built under Western auspices after the Cold War. They are therefore in favor of replacing it. And it is easier to change it together.  “We hope […]

  • Russian inflation drops below 6%

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 5:23am EDT

    The surge in consumer prices recorded last year amid Western sanctions has been gradually subsiding Inflation in Russia was running at an annualized rate of 5.99% as of March 20, slowing from 7.65% recorded a week earlier, according to the latest report released by the country’s economy ministry on Wednesday. In the category of non-food […]

  • Russia lifts veil on gold holdings

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 4:00am EDT

    The country’s bullion stockpile has continued to grow over the past year, according to the central bank’s first public report in months Russia’s gold reserves jumped by 1 million ounces over the last year to 74.9 million ounces as of March 1, according to a report by the country’s central bank. The Bank of Russia […]

  • Pompeo warns of Biden administration’s ‘enormous’ mistake

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 3:38am EDT

    The White House has failed to prevent a “wedding” between Russia and China, the former secretary of state says The Biden administration is making “an enormous strategic mistake” by downplaying the importance of rapidly expanding Russia-China ties, Mike Pompeo, who served as US secretary of state under Donald Trump, has said. The alliance between Moscow […]

  • Germans warned of more inflation

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 3:00am EDT

    Consumer prices will continue to rise well into the next year amid global uncertainty, an economic advisory council has said The German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) has warned that inflation in the country could remain high for longer than expected, or even accelerate if monetary policy measures are offset by risks in financial markets.  […]

  • Rishi Sunak’s odd rise to power

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 2:37am EDT

    Politics in the UK has experienced a tumultuous past year. Three prime ministers – Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and now Rishi Sunak – have had turns at the helm of the state since 2022. In this episode of The M.O., we examine the current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and his unconventional rise to power. What […]

  • What to do with Biowaste?

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 2:32am EDT

    On this episode of The Cost of Everything we examine what happens to all the medical waste generated every year from hospitals, clinics, and now individuals wearing their PPE. Medical waste and its disposal was already a major undertaking before the pandemic, but has now ballooned following the adoption of Personal Protective Equipment like masks and gloves, […]

  • Russia and China sign long-term nuclear deal

    RT - Mar 23rd 2023 1:11am EDT

    The agreement covers a range of strategic areas including the development of new atomic reactors Russia and China are deepening their partnership in nuclear energy and will draw up a roadmap for cooperation in developing so-called fast-neutron reactors for decades to come, Russia’s state-run nuclear energy giant Rosatom announced on Wednesday. According to the company, […]

  • US to build new military base near South China Sea

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 11:24pm EDT

    Beijing said countries in the Asia-Pacific must not allow themselves to be “coerced or used” by Washington The United States is set to build four new military bases “scattered” around the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, noting that at least one facility would be placed near a disputed island chain claimed by China and […]

  • IDF ran illegal Gaza psyop – Haaretz

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 5:31pm EDT

    Israel’s military has admitted it made a ‘mistake’ by targeting civilians in an effort to shore up support for its 2021 Gaza campaign The Israel Defense Forces illegally targeted the Israeli population with a social media psychological operation to convince citizens that its airstrikes were “taking a toll” on Gaza during the 2021 Guardian of […]

  • Cost of Ukraine reconstruction revealed

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 5:30pm EDT

    The estimated cost of rebuilding and restoring Ukraine has surpassed the $400 billion mark, a fresh report suggests Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery bill has grown to $411 billion, according to a new assessment conducted jointly by the country’s government, the World Bank, the European Commission, and the UN. According to the evaluation, Kiev would require […]

  • UK war crimes probe launches with call for evidence

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 3:17pm EDT

    The investigation into extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan was announced last year An independent inquiry into alleged illegal killings by the British military in Afghanistan officially opened with a call for evidence on Wednesday. Investigation chairman Lord Justice Haddon-Cave promised to “do everything in our power” to “get to the bottom” of the […]

  • Pacific nation expresses concern at China port deal

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 1:55pm EDT

    Samoa has cautioned that Beijing’s contract with Solomon Islands may “morph into something else” The awarding of a contract to a Chinese state-owned company to redevelop a commercial port in the Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, may lead to deeper security tensions, the Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has said. The agreement struck between […]

  • Macron says he’s ready to be unpopular

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 1:47pm EDT

    Controversial pension reform is not a “luxury” but a long-overdue measure, the French president says French President Emmanuel Macron has stood by his controversial pension reform in his first public remarks since pushing the measure through without the approval of lawmakers. He said the move, which has deepened ongoing unrest in the country, had been […]

  • Sweden holds NATO vote

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 1:46pm EDT

    A year after applying to join the US-led military bloc, Stockholm gets parliamentary approval The Swedish parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of joining NATO, almost a year after the government in Stockholm applied for membership. The formal vote in the Riksdag was passed by 269 votes to 37, with 43 members abstaining. “Historical decision […]

  • UK lied about zero civilian deaths in Iraq – investigation

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 12:52pm EDT

    A joint media and NGO probe found at least two, and as many as 26, civilian victims of British airstrikes The Royal Air Force did in fact kill civilians during the bombing of Iraq aimed against Islamic State terrorists, according to an investigation by the Guardian and the nonprofit Airwars, published on Wednesday. The British government […]

  • Russian tech giants appeal Nasdaq delisting

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 12:00pm EDT

    Trade was halted over a year ago for several companies from the sanctioned country Four Russian tech giants have requested a hearing on March 24 to appeal the Nasdaq stock market’s decision to delist their securities. Internet major Yandex, e-commerce firm Ozon, online recruitment platform HeadHunter, and payment service provider Qiwi are all taking action […]

  • Transgender lawmaker wins ‘Woman of the Year’ award

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 11:50am EDT

    Leigh Finke began her role as a US state representative less than three months ago Leigh Finke, a transgender former journalist and author who was elected as a state representative late last year, has been chosen as Minnesota’s ‘Woman of the Year’ by the USA Today newspaper. The decision has sparked criticism from some American […]

  • Danish Navy present near Nord Stream 2 – media

    RT - Mar 22nd 2023 11:29am EDT

    A ship used by military divers was spotted near the sabotaged pipeline after discovery of mystery object, national daily reports The Royal Danish Navy is believed to be conducting a diving operation to the east of the island of Bornholm, not far from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline damaged by a blast. Newspaper Berlingske […]