Big business says no to syphilis & HIV tests for top managers
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A law due to take effect by the end of the year requiring nearly all foreigners in Russia to be regularly screened for a range of diseases with blood tests, as well as X-rays, will make the country less appealing for talent. Read Full Article at RT.com
An artificial intelligence tool trained on info taken from Wikipedia and Reddit has reportedly weighed in on the ethics of machine learning, arguing that the “ultimate defense” against an “AI arms race” was to not have AI at all. Read Full Article at
Revealed: New radio message shows furious F1 title accusations from Hamilton (VIDEO)
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Lewis Hamilton fumed that the race had been “manipulated” as he lost the F1 world title to Max Verstappen in astonishing circumstances in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, a newly-released radio message has shown. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia explains why it vetoed climate change resolution at UN
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Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, linking climate change to security threats. Russia's ambassador to the body claimed the document would have set a dangerously one-sided approach to future conflicts. Read Full Article at RT.com
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov says he might not be Dagestan's most famous export for long after revealing that diminutive blogger Hasbulla Magomedov has a lengthy list of suitors seeking his signature. Read Full Article at RT.com
There’s an urgent need for talks to stop NATO’s eastward expansion and prevent the bloc’s deployment of offensive weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British leader Boris Johnson, citing the situation in Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.c
Biden confirms when he will visit tornado-struck Kentucky
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US President Joe Biden has said he will visit disaster-struck Kentucky this week, after a tornado cluster took dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of properties in the state. More than 100 people remain missing. Read Full Article at RT.com
Replacement for canceled Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ unveiled
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The trailer for the latest film in J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe, ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’, has given viewers a look at Johnny Depp’s replacement, Mads Mikkelsen. Read Full Article at RT.com
US nuclear sub pulls in for repairs after collision in South China Sea
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The US Navy submarine that stoked international tensions after colliding with an underwater mountain in the South China Sea pulled into the California coast on Sunday, bearing visible surface damage from the crash in October. Read Full Article at RT.com
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov says he might not be Dagestan's most famous export for long after revealing that diminutive blogger Hasbulla Magomedov has a lengthy list of suitors seeking his signature. Read Full Article at RT.com
There’s an urgent need for talks to stop NATO’s eastward expansion and block the alliance’s deployment of offensive weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told British PM Boris Johnson, citing the situation in Ukraine. Read Full Article at RT.com
Is Julianna Pena’s destruction of Amanda Nunes really the biggest upset in MMA history? (VIDEO)
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If Julianna Pena's seismic upset win against Amanda Nunes taught us anything it is that in MMA, the bigger they come, the harder they fall - and this has been a lesson learned the hard way by several fighters down the years. Read Full Article at RT.com
Money-laundering probe linked to former king dropped
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Swiss prosecutors have dropped a money-laundering case linked to Spain’s ex-King Juan Carlos. Despite finding that his offshore fund got $100 million from Saudi Arabia, they failed to prove it was an “illegal commission” payment. Read Full Article at RT
Germany risks ‘complete loss of credibility’ if it caves in to US on Nord Stream 2 pipeline – former Austrian FM
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There’s a lot of confusion and “unilateral verbal threats” around the Nord Stream 2 project, according to the former foreign minister of Austria, Karin Kneissl. She has described the whole situation as “very ambiguous.” Read Full Article at RT.com
What’s next if Belarus delivers on threat to cut off gas transit to EU?
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Belarus is threatening to cut off European gas supplies from Russia via the country’s pipeline network if more Western sanctions are imposed over the ongoing migrant crisis on its western border. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s ‘Wagner mercenary group’ hit with EU sanctions
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The EU has imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, a private paramilitary organization deployed around the world, which Western observers have long claimed is secretly aligned with the Kremlin. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian boxing great accused of lacking patriotism with flag gesture
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has angrily called out fellow Ukrainian ring star Vasiliy Lomachenko for not posing with the country’s flag after his victory in New York at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com
Death toll from harrowing Kentucky tornadoes announced
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At least 64 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky after a devastating tornado cluster tore through the state over the weekend, Governor Andy Beshear has announced. At least 105 Kentuckians remain unaccounted for. Read Full Article at RT.com
Manchester United shut down training after Covid outbreak
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Manchester United have temporarily halted first-team operations at their training base as the club grapples with an outbreak of Covid-19. The team’s Premier League meeting with Brentford on Tuesday could be canceled. Read Full Article at RT.com
The problem of rising prices is the latest worry for the global economy, causing hardship for billions of people. Why is this happening and what can be done to prevent things spiraling out of control? Read Full Article at RT.com
Heavy Covid jab-booking traffic crashed NHS website
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The NHS website for booking Covid-19 vaccinations went down as tens of thousands of people logged on to reserve their booster shot after the UK government rolled out its plan to offer one to all adults by the end of the year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Take two: Messi & PSG handed tough assignment in repeated Champions League draw
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Defending champions Chelsea were again handed a meeting with French team Lille in a re-run of the Champions League last 16 draw in Switzerland, which also produced a clash between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Read Full Article at RT.com
WATCH: More than 100 alleged 'Ukrainian Nazi' supporters arrested in Russia
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More than 100 alleged supporters of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth ‘murder cult,’ thought to be planning to carry out attacks, were detained in an operation spanning across Russia, the country’s security service has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
The founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, has been named Time’s 2021 Person of the Year for being a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman, and cad.” Read Full Article at RT.com
New details emerge on deadly Amazon warehouse collapse during tornado
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An Illinois Amazon warehouse worker’s girlfriend claimed in a Sunday interview that her boyfriend was not allowed to leave his work site during Friday’s storm. He later died when the building collapsed in the tornado. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine boxing great accused of lack of patriotism with flag gesture
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has angrily called out fellow Ukrainian ring star Vasiliy Lomachenko for not posing with the country’s flag after his victory in New York at the weekend. Read Full Article at RT.com
In December 1991, the Soviet Union came to an end. Thirty years on, its last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has taken much of the blame. Russians may not want a return to communism, but they blame him for the way it ended. Read Full Article at RT.com
Take two: Repeated Champions League draw reveals new fate for clubs
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Defending champions Chelsea were again handed a meeting with French team Lille in a re-run of the Champions League last 16 draw in Switzerland, which also produced a clash between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Read Full Article at RT.com
WATCH: 'Ukrainian Nazi' supporters arrested in Russia
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More than 100 alleged supporters of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi youth ‘murder cult,’ thought to be planning to carry out attacks, were detained in an operation spanning across Russia, the country’s security service has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
The White House reportedly ordered that a Taiwanese minister’s video feed be cut during the US-led ‘Summit for Democracy’ last week, after her presentation featured a map that marked the island in a different color to China. Read Full Article at RT.com
Hillary Clinton forecasts when US democracy could end
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Hillary Clinton has warned that American democracy may not survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, should the Republican win the 2024 election. Read Full Article at RT.com
Jail time for ex-immigration minister over asylum mandate rule
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Former Danish immigration minister Inger Stojberg has been handed a 60-day prison sentence for illegally ordering the separation of underage couples who sought asylum in the northern European nation. Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO expansion will lead to ‘dire consequences’ – Russia
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Attempts to expand NATO eastwards will lead to “dire consequences” for the US-led bloc, and there is no way Moscow will shift from its position opposing the alliance’s enlargement, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday. Read Full Article at
Russia icon Arshavin trolled after Champions League draw fiasco
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UEFA has been forced to order a re-run of the draw for this season’s Champions League last 16 after a botched ceremony in Switzerland – and some fans pointed the finger at Russian legend Andrey Arshavin. Read Full Article at RT.com
UK blood supplies in ‘critical’ state due to Covid & flu
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The UK’s NHS Blood and Transplant service has warned it’s facing a “critical” situation over the winter, as seasonal viruses such as cold and flu halt donations, leaving blood stocks at a dangerously low level. Read Full Article at RT.com
US shadow unit’s deadly ‘self-defense’ strikes in Syria revealed – media
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The secret strike cell behind a bombing that killed 70 civilians in Syria reportedly had a habit of playing fast and loose with the rules to keep Hellfire missiles raining down on militants, regardless of collateral casualties. Read Full Article at RT.com
Thailand has said it will reduce the period between the second and third Covid-19 shots, as it strives to boost immunity amid a fresh wave of infections sparked by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com
Outrage after ‘botched’ Champions League draw pairs Man Utd with PSG (VIDEO)
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There are demands for UEFA to repeat the draw for the Champions League last 16 after an apparent mistake involving Manchester United, who ended up being paired with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Read Full Article at RT.com
J.K. Rowling responds to police logging of male rapists as women
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‘The penised individual who raped you is a woman,’ J.K. Rowling tweeted on Sunday, in response to Police Scotland’s decision to log male rapists as women if that is how they self-identify. Read Full Article at RT.com
The novel Omicron strain has claimed its first victims in the UK, prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed during a visit to a vaccination clinic in west London. Read Full Article at RT.com
