Russia & China to create new financial system outside Western control – Kremlin
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Russia and China will develop shared financial structures to enable them to deepen economic ties in a way that foreign states will be unable to influence, the Kremlin has announced following talks between the countries’ leaders. Read Full Article at RT.com
Barcelona star Aguero breaks down as he confirms retirement aged 33 with heart problem (VIDEO)
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Argentina icon Sergio Aguero's has held a tearful press conference confirming that he has retired from football after he was hospitalized while complaining of chest pain and dizziness during a Liga game against Alaves in October. Read Full Article at RT.com
Inflation in Britain surged to 5.1% in November, hitting a high unseen since September 2011, as consumer prices keep increasing ahead of another policy-setting meeting of the Bank of England later this week. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Africa’s High Court has ruled that granting medical parole to Jacob Zuma was unlawful. The 79-year-old former president, who had been convicted of contempt of court, must now return to prison. Read Full Article at RT.com
For Russia, the 2021 Davis Cup title ended a 15-year wait for the trophy. That show-stopping win is the latest act of a set of stories that could be just beginning. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘No red lines’ in Germany’s war on Omicron, govt warns
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Germany’s new leader, Olaf Scholz, has announced that his government will take all necessary measures to control the spread of the new Omicron strain of Covid, declaring no step to be too great in that fight. Read Full Article at RT.com
Hockey player dies from cardiac arrest after passing out during game
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Hockey league bosses have announced that a player who fell ill on the bench during a game died on his way to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the ambulance. Read Full Article at RT.com
A patron of an aquatic-themed arcade-games bar in New Orleans threatened employees, locked them inside, smashed windows and later used an ax to destroy everything inside. Read Full Article at RT.com
Western intelligence agencies searching for replacement for Navalny – Russian spy chief
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Intelligence agencies in the West realize that interest in Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is declining, and they are already looking for his replacement, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Dems want Pegasus & other spyware makers punished – media
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A group of US lawmakers want to put sanctions on leading spyware companies, including Israel’s embattled NSO Group, the producer of the hacking kit Pegasus, Reuters has reported. Read Full Article at RT.com
House calls for criminal contempt charges against Trump’s ex-chief of staff
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The House of Representatives has voted to hold former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in contempt of Congress – a week after he decided to stop cooperating with the committee investigating the Capitol siege. Read Full Article at RT.
Russians reveal whether they see Ukraine as friend or foe
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Russians are evenly divided over whether Ukraine is a friendly neighbor or a worrying threat in Eastern Europe, a new poll has revealed, amid escalating tension across their shared border with the former fellow Soviet Republic. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Korea’s Covid spike worst since start of pandemic
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The South Korean government intends to adjust its ‘living with Covid’ plan by imposing tougher restrictions to curb disease, as the country recorded its highest increase in daily caseload since the pandemic began. Read Full Article at RT.com
Space probe dives into Sun’s ‘corona’ in world first
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A NASA spacecraft has entered the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time in history, scientists have confirmed, branding the achievement “one giant leap for solar science.” Read Full Article at RT.com
O.J. Simpson, the defendant in one of America’s most-publicized murder trials, has scored a legal victory after being granted early release from parole following an armed robbery conviction in 2008. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia slams EU boast about blocking entry of refugees
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A recent declaration by the EU’s top diplomat, hailing the prevention of waves of Middle Eastern migrants crossing into member states from Belarus as the bloc’s “main success” of the year, has come under fire from Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
Man spent millions in Covid relief payments on luxury cars & private jets
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A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly scamming the US government out of $3.3 million in Covid-19 pandemic relief payments, which he spent on real estate, luxury vehicles, and private jets. Read Full Article at RT.com
California mayor wants to expand police surveillance & funding in war on crime
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The mayor of San Francisco has vowed to crack down on crime terrorizing poor neighborhoods, promising extra funding and more power for police while urging prosecutors not to let criminals get away with just a slap on the wrist. Read Full Article at RT.com
Anti-terrorism center accused of illegal surveillance
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The Oregon Department of Justice is being sued after its anti-terrorism Oregon TITAN Fusion Center (OTFC) was accused of illegally surveilling environmental and Native American protesters who opposed a gas pipeline. Read Full Article at RT.com
US retail chain cancels health benefits for unvaccinated employees
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American grocery chain Kroger will remove paid health benefits and charge a health insurance surcharge next year to employees who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 in an effort to convince people to get the shots. Read Full Article at RT.com
White House points to culprit behind soaring prices
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed an increase in the cost of groceries, including that of meat, on the “greed” of big corporations, accusing them of profiteering from the pandemic amid the record-breaking inflation. Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO dismisses Russia’s call for moratorium on missile deployment
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NATO has rejected Moscow’s call for a ban on deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate-range missiles in Europe, while blaming Russia for violating the US-scrapped INF treaty. Read Full Article at RT.com
Elon Musk dubbed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) a “Karen” for calling him a freeloader as part of her ongoing war against the “rigged” US tax laws, after TIME magazine named him Person of the Year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Crypto platform glitch briefly makes traders trillionaires
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A glitch on the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase resulted in many users believing they had become wealthier than the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, as balances shot up to tremendous amounts. Read Full Article at RT.com
Senator urges reform to tax ‘freeloader’ Musk, he bites back
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Elon Musk dubbed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) a “Karen” for calling him a freeloader as part of her ongoing war against the “rigged” US tax laws, after TIME magazine named him Person of the Year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ivy League campus shuts down over suspected Omicron cases
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Cornell University is shutting down its Ithaca, New York campus after finding an outbreak of Covid-19 among 3% of the students, possibly caused by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ex-governor Cuomo ordered to pay back ‘Covid profits’
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A state ethics board has ordered former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to hand over the profits he made off his 2020 book on “leadership lessons” from the Covid-19 pandemic. His lawyers said they would fight the decision. Read Full Article at RT.com
UAE may scrap $23-billion F-35 deal with US – reports
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended talks with the US over procuring 50 F-35 fighter jets that were part of a $23 billion arms deal, expressing concerns over a restrictive end-user agreement, according to media reports. Read Full Article at RT.com
WATCH: Huge blaze hits power station in California
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A six-block radius in downtown Sacramento, the capital of California, has lost power as the result of a fire at an electrical substation. The blaze has caused the nearby county jail to go into lockdown. Read Full Article at RT.com
Covid pass now law in England despite Tory rebellion
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a rebellion in his own party on Tuesday, as around 100 Conservative MPs refused to support a vote on Covid passes. The measure was nonetheless still passed and will come into effect this week. Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin & Xi set to talk as tensions flare with West
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The leaders of the world’s largest country and its most populous will hold talks on Wednesday, with Moscow and Beijing publicly committed to strengthening their ties amid increasingly strained relations between East and West. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia says EU sanctions a product of ‘hysteria’ about former African colonies
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Sanctions against Russian citizens linked to the private paramilitary company Wagner are a product of “hysteria” in European capitals about their former colonies in Africa, and Russia will respond to the move, Moscow has warned. Read Full Article at RT.co
China calls for ‘reckoning’ over US atrocity in Afghanistan
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The US drone strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul, including seven children, is an atrocity, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said, calling for the international community to hold the United States accountable for war crimes. Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin warns Macron that Ukraine is being ‘pumped up’ with Western weaponry
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Ukraine is being “pumped up” with modern weapons, which pose a “direct threat” to Russia, President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone conversation on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com
Major taxi company suspends all Tesla Model 3s over ‘serious accident’
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Leading Paris taxi company G7 has announced it is suspending the use of Tesla Model 3 cars from its fleet following an accident that left over a dozen people injured in the French capital. Read Full Article at RT.com
First EU country moves to legalize cannabis for personal use
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Malta has approved recreational cannabis use, as well as the limited cultivation and possession of the drug for personal use, beating Luxembourg in becoming the first EU country to drastically relax legislation on the substance. Read Full Article at RT.com
Pair get combined 31 years for killing notorious mafia leader
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A court in Moscow has sentenced two defendants to a combined 31 years behind bars after they were found guilty of murdering Vyacheslav Ivankov, a notorious mafia kingpin who was shot dead in the street in 2009. Read Full Article at RT.com
Pfizer plans for quarterly Covid re-vaccination ‘unnecessary’ – Russian expert
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One of the team that developed Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V vaccine has hit out at US pharma giant Pfizer’s warning that Covid-19 jabs may be required every three months to protect against the virus. Read Full Article at RT.com
DC sues January 6 ‘insurrectionists’ for Capitol damage
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Washington, DC is suing 31 leaders and members of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in federal court, for “conspiring to terrorize” the District during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, Attorney General Karl Racine has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com
NFL gunman who killed 6 people had ‘severe brain trauma’, says medic
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Former NFL star Phillip Adams, who was responsible for a violent gun rampage which killed six people in April, was suffering from severe brain trauma often linked to a career on the football field, according to a neuropathologist. Read Full Article at RT.com
