China agrees to drop censorship of social networks for Olympic athletes
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China is reportedly set to relent on its long-running censorship of western platforms such as Facebook and Instagram and search engines including Google as part of «contractual obligations» to athletes at the Beijing Olympics. Read Full Article a
Bolsonaro wants to expose health officials who approved Covid vaccine for kids
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced his intention to reveal the identities of the officials who authorized vaccinations for children, despite them having received death threats. Read Full Article at RT.com
Several US appellate judges expressed concerns during a hearing on Wednesday over how the 2020 trial of disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein was handled, according to media reports from the courtroom. Read Full Article at RT.com
The US Department of Justice has arrested a former defense contractor on criminal charges related to alleged espionage attempts after he sent classified information to an FBI employee posing as a Russian agent. Read Full Article at RT.com
League bosses and teammates have voiced their shock after a 20-year-old baseball player suddenly died, with no cause of death given. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘Storm of Omicron’ on the horizon, Wales govt warns
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Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned that the nation is facing an oncoming “storm of Omicron,” as he unveils a string of Covid restrictions in a bid to combat rising case numbers. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Africa’s hospitalization rate plunges amid Omicron wave
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The South African health minister has offered some encouraging Covid news, suggesting that the Omicron variant is causing much fewer hospitalizations than previous strains of the virus, while it is far more contagious. Read Full Article at RT.com
Mr. Big ad canned by Peloton after sexual assault claims
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Exercise and media company Peloton has pulled its viral advert featuring ‘Sex and the City’ actor Chris Noth after sexual assault allegations from 2004 and 2015 surfaced on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com
Meta has banned accounts linked to seven entities for conducting ‘surveillance-for-hire’ operations against some 50,000 users. One of the purged firms is the Israeli-run Black Cube, hired by disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. Read Full Article at RT.com
Former Zelensky aide alleges ruling party MPs receiving packets of undisclosed cash
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Lawmakers from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party are allegedly being slipped thousands of dollars in cash and can be fined for not voting on important laws, the leader’s ex-chief of staff has sensationally claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com
A medical examiner has confirmed that the death of 10 people at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in November was due to accidental asphyxiation. Read Full Article at RT.com
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost a by-election on Thursday in an area it firmly held for almost 200 years. The Tory government has been marred by a lobbying scandal and an internal revolt. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia reveals whether it’s ready for talks with NATO
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Russia is ready to go head-to-head with NATO to discuss concerns over the risk of the bloc expanding closer towards its borders in Eastern Europe amid a stand-off between Western nations and Moscow, the Kremlin has insisted. Read Full Article at RT.com
Deaths feared after suspected arson in Osaka building
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27 people are believed to have been killed in a fire that broke out in a commercial building in Osaka, Japan, with police investigating arson as the potential source. Read Full Article at RT.com
Judicial nominee refuses to say if crimes should be forgiven ‘in name of social justice’ (VIDEO)
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One of President Joe Biden’s District Judge nominees repeatedly refused to answer whether some criminal acts should be overlooked on the grounds of social justice when grilled by a Republican lawmaker. Read Full Article at RT.com
100+ Marines kicked out of force for defying vaccine mandate
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Over a hundred US Marines have been discharged for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as military punishments ramp up under President Joe Biden’s strict vaccine mandate. Read Full Article at RT.com
The US National Football League (NFL) had updated its Covid-19 protocols in response to the spread of the Omicron variant, imposing restrictions on both vaccinated and unvaccinated players. Read Full Article at RT.com
China responds to US blacklisting its biotech firms
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China has condemned the US Treasury’s decision to blacklist 34 Chinese companies and institutes, calling allegations that they were developing “brain-control” weaponry “totally groundless.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Judge orders search of Alec Baldwin’s phone after shooting
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A search warrant has been issued for Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin’s iPhone after police said it could provide clues to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Baldwin on a movie set in October. Read Full Article at RT.com
The US Food and Drug Administration said that it would allow mailing the drug used to abort early pregnancies, permanently lifting the long-standing restrictions that had been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com
CDC panel urges Americans to embrace mRNA vaccines
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The US health agency’s advisory panel has recommended that patients seeking to get vaccinated against Covid-19 receive Pfizer or Moderna mRNA-based shots rather than the Johnson & Johnson jab, due to the risk of blood clots. Read Full Article at RT.com
The mysterious death of ‘West Side Story’ star Natalie Wood
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A new version of ‘West Side Story’ has hit the silver screen, but how many in the cinema realise the life of the original “Maria” ended in tragedy off the coast of California and that her death still remains a mystery? Read Full Article at RT.com
US Marines chief reveals biggest risk for his force
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The US Marine Corps risks being left without the weapons it will need to fight, unless Congress and the Pentagon fund new programs amid a purge of old technology, its commandant has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com
US President Joe Biden urged all Americans to get booster shots and warned of a winter full of “severe illness and death” for those who remained unvaccinated amid the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com
Only two countries vote against UN resolution condemning Nazism
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The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning Nazism, neo-Nazism and all forms of racism, co-sponsored by Russia. The US and Ukraine voted against it, while 49 countries, mainly US allies, abstained. Read Full Article at RT.com
French hackers create 54,000 fake vaccine passports – reports
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Hackers reportedly obtained the personal details of a nurse in the French city of Nantes and used this data to create 54,000 working vaccine passes. Meanwhile, the French government says it’s detected 110,000 such fakes to date. Read Full Article at RT.com
School owes transgender student $4 million in bathroom case
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A Missouri jury has ruled that a school district owes more than $4 million to a male transgender student, who sued for sex discrimination after being denied the use of boys’ bathrooms and locker rooms. Read Full Article at RT.com
The revival of iconic US TV series Sex and the City has triggered two women who claim they were sexually assaulted by one of the show’s stars to come forward with painful memories they thought they had “buried.” Read Full Article at RT.com
NYPD commissioner appointed in front of mural praising convicted ‘domestic terrorist’
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New York Police Department commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to hold the post, raised eyebrows during her swearing-in ceremony in front of a mural featuring FBI-most-wanted convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur. Read Full Article at RT.com
US blacklists Chinese firms over ‘brain-control weaponry’
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The US Treasury has blacklisted 34 Chinese companies and research institutes, with Washington accusing one of the named institutes of developing “brain-control weaponry.” Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO promises to keep expanding, despite Russian objections
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NATO expansion will continue whether Russia likes it or not, the US led bloc's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has declared, insisting that despite Moscow’s objections, his organisation does not pose a threat. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘False memory’ expert called to testify in Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense trial
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Seeking to challenge the credibility of accusers in the sex-trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, her defense attorneys have called as witness the “false memories” expert Elizabeth Loftus. Read Full Article at RT.com
National football coach accused of ‘raping so many boys’
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Union bosses have warned that football is rife with grooming, assault and «horrific abuse» after disturbing accusations of repeated rape emerged against a long-serving coach and former Gabon national youth team boss. Read Full Article at RT.com
China supports Russia’s plan to get security guarantees from NATO – Moscow
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is fully supportive of Russia’s plan to work out security guarantees with NATO to protect its western border, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com
Google must pay millions if Russian YouTube channel not restored
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Google is faced with having to pay a whopping 1 billion rubles ($13.54 million) in mid-March 2022 if it fails to comply with the Moscow Arbitration Court’s decision ordering it to unblock a Russian TV channel’s YouTube account. Read Full Article at RT.com
Former US First Lady Melania Trump has rolled out a non-fungible token project of her own, selling the first NFT in exchange for the cryptocurrency solana (SOL) and intending to donate a portion of profits to charity. Read Full Article at RT.com
Biden sends surprise vaccine message to NFL superstar
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US president Joe Biden has used a trip to a tornado-ravaged area to wade into the controversy over Aaron Rodgers' Covid status, advising the NFL player who attempted to avoid a vaccine row with the «woke mob». Read Full Article at RT.com
A group of legislators in Russia’s parliament has said that the country’s ‘foreign agent’ laws, which have drawn criticism from media outlets for allegedly violating freedom of speech, could be expanded even further. Read Full Article at RT.com
The European Medicines Agency has approved two new Covid-19 treatments: an antibody medication and an arthritis drug that turned out to be able to “reduce” the inflammation associated with the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com
