Witcher star schools talk-show host on Warhammer 40k
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During a recent appearance on the Graham Norton show, Henry Cavill, promoting the upcoming 2nd season of The Witcher, diverted into explaining to the show host that World of Warcraft and Warhammer are not the same. Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin announces military partnership between Russia and India
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Russia and India have plans to work together across a range of military matters, including joint exercises, President Vladimir Putin revealed on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia pick this nation to produce state of art Kalashnikov assault rifles
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Moscow and New Delhi sealed a deal on Monday that will let India produce more than 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles, according to Russian weapons maker Kalashnikov. Read Full Article at RT.com
Hostile rhetoric for Moscow, no word of warning for Kiev ahead of Putin-Biden talks – Kremlin
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The talks between the Russian and the US presidents come at a very “complex” moment, with strained relations further complicated by «fakes» of looming Russian invasion into Ukraine, the Kremlin spokesman told RT. Read Full Article at RT.com
Human rights activists use football kit with code inside it to expose Qatar allegations
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty International and Norwegian club Tromso have released a shirt featuring a QR code which they say highlights violations in Qatar a year out from the 2022 World Cup. Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin explains whether Russia will force people to be vaccinated
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Russian officials should try to convince people to sign up for vaccinations before they talk about forcing them to roll up their sleeves, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country grapples with more Covid-19 deaths. Read Full Article at RT.com
Going green may lead to lights going out – Austria's former FM
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EU states have been busy trying to contain the energy crisis and soaring electricity bills, but their actions might not be enough as the main flaw is the lack of a unified energy policy, Austria’s former foreign minister tells RT. Read Full Article at RT.co
TikToker leaks gamer-style 'achievements' at Amazon warehouse
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TikTok user @chutuo has posted a video allegedly showing a game-like achievement board used at one of Amazon’s warehouses, featuring goals like “Pick 1,000,000 units” and “Get a fast start 10 times.” Read Full Article at RT.com
One in five Russians missing important piece of Communist history – new poll
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Around 20% of Russians don’t know what the acronym USSR stands for, and one in four can’t name a single republic that made up the colossal Soviet Union before its collapse at the end of the 20th century, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.co
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on arms sales revealed
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The pandemic doesn’t seem to have affected the global demand for weapons, according to a new report, which reveals the defense industry’s top 100 companies made $531 billion in 2020 – 1.3% more than in the previous year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Workforce shortage forces Canadian businesses to rethink Covid mandate
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Staffing shortages have forced some of Canada’s businesses to drop vaccine mandates and adopt more flexible policies in terms of safety requirements. Read Full Article at RT.com
'Pacifist' Japan explores options to strike ‘enemy bases’
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Tokyo is looking for ways to boost its defense posture, including getting the ability to strike “enemy bases,” the country’s PM has said, signaling a potential formal shift from the nation’s post-WWII pacifist stance. Read Full Article at RT.com
Suspected ‘incubator’ of new Covid-19 strains identified
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African nations cannot ramp up their vaccination rates fast enough without foreign help and may become “a perfect incubator for variants” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a new report says. Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin-Biden: What to expect from Russian & American leaders online 'summit'
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The presidents of the US and Russia are set to have another one-on-one «summit,» which is expected to focus on Ukraine and the West’s claims that Moscow is planning to invade its neighbor. Read Full Article at RT.com
Health watchdog urges limits on jabbing children against Covid
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Children aged between five and 11 should get a Covid-19 jab only if there is a “high risk” of severe infection for them or for someone in their inner circle, Finland's health watchdog has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
NHL star pulls out of Beijing Olympics over toll Covid restrictions could put on mental health
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Vegas Golden Nights goaltender Robin Lehner has pulled out of Sweden's ice hockey team ahead of February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying that concerns over a Covid lockdown are «not ideal» for his mental health. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia rejects rights of sexual minorities & gender diversity – Putin ally
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The Russian people are opposed to the “imposition” of ideas like the rights of sexual minorities and “gender diversity,” the speaker of the country’s upper house said on Sunday, calling them “alien values.” Read Full Article at RT.com
US Vice President Kamala Harris’s leadership style has been criticized by her former staffers, with some saying they had to deal with “constant soul-destroying criticism” from her. Read Full Article at RT.com
A Chinese Yutu 2 rover has spotted an odd object on the far side of the Moon, and it’s been described in initial reports by media outlets as a “mystery hut.” Yutu 2 is now poised to take a closer look at it. Read Full Article at RT.com
Mysterious street artist Banksy has offered to raise £10 million ($13.28 million) to turn Reading Prison, where Oscar Wilde was incarcerated, into an arts center, by selling a stencil used to paint a sketch onto the building. Read Full Article at RT.com
Jake Paul’s scrap with Tyson Fury’s brother Tommy ‘is off’ – ex-UFC fighter could step in
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Boxing braggart Jake Paul's prophecies about Tommy Fury failing to turn up for the showdown of two social media sensations in 12 days' time has come true, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com
Finnish leader explains what’s important in relations with Russia
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Despite worsening relations between Moscow and the West, Russia’s interests cannot be ignored, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has said, explaining how his nation has built relations with its much larger neighbor. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘Harry Potter’ 20th-anniversary reunion teaser drops, but one VIP is noticeably omitted
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HBO Max has dropped a teaser for its ‘Harry Potter’ 20th-anniversary special, which brings together many of the actors from the original movie's production – but not the author of the books, J.K. Rowling herself. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘Good, not great’: McGregor issues stinging criticism of arch-rival Khabib
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Khabib Nurmagomedov may have beaten Conor McGregor en route to retiring undefeated from MMA, but that doesn't seem to have been enough to impress the Irishman – who has savaged the Russian ex-champ in several since-deleted tweets. Read Full Article at RT.co
Republicans, businesses, and social media users have blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for an interview in which the Democrat questioned the existence of organized retail theft, calling her remarks “tone-deaf.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Covid jab creator explains why next pandemic could be more fatal
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Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the people behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, has warned that future pandemics could be more fatal than coronavirus if officials don’t address failures in pandemic preparedness. Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO risks crossing Russian ‘red lines’ – influential German diplomat
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Ukraine’s hopes to join NATO fly in the face of Russia’s long-declared boundaries, the head of the influential Munich Security Conference has said, amid concerns from officials in Moscow that the bloc is edging further eastwards. Read Full Article at RT.c
Serbian basketball star, 32, dies weeks after collapsing in training session
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A Serbian basketball player has died three weeks after suffering a stroke while undergoing individual training as he recovered from an ankle injury. Read Full Article at RT.com
First-ever ‘suicide pod’ approved, promises no choking feeling
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A 3D-printed pod, intended for use in assisted suicide, has successfully passed a legal review in Switzerland and should be ready for operation in the country next year, its creator has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
China vows ‘countermeasures’ to US Olympic boycott
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Beijing has warned Washington against affecting cooperation in “important areas” by calling for a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in China and brushing off the US behavior as “grandstanding.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Kremlin spills beans on Tuesday's Putin-Biden talks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak to his American counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday via a secure video link, and the first part of the discussion will be broadcast to the public, the Kremlin has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Certifying Nord Stream 2 would ‘make mockery’ of EU rules – Ukraine
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The head of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz has called on Germany’s regulatory agency to reject certification of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, calling it a “mockery” of EU regulations. Read Full Article at RT.com
The UK government has unveiled a 10-year plan to tackle drug dealers and users, giving police new powers to strip passports and driving licenses from citizens, as drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales reach record levels. Read Full Article at RT.com
US mortgage lending startup Better.com fired 900 employees via a Zoom webinar with no prior notice and just days before the holidays. The firm’s CEO accused them of “stealing” from colleagues and customers by being unproductive. Read Full Article at RT.
Myanmar leader ousted by military junta sentenced to prison
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Myanmar’s deposed state counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been sentenced to four years in prison on the first charges leveled against her by the ruling military junta. Former President Win Myint received a similar sentence. Read Full Article at RT.com
Sony fires exec who allegedly tried to hook up with 15-year-old for sex
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George Cacioppo, a PlayStation executive, has been fired from his job after an internet sting group published a video of him allegedly attempting to meet up with a decoy actor posing as a 15-year-old boy. Read Full Article at RT.com
ITF won’t axe events in China over Peng Shuai scandal because it would ‘punish a billion people’
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will not follow the WTA's shock step of suspending events in China over Peng Shuai, earning derision from critics after claiming that pulling tournaments would «punish a billion people». Read Full Article
Babies hospitalized after getting Covid-19 vaccine by mistake
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Two Brazilian babies have ended up in hospital after a nurse confused the vials and mistakenly injected them with Pfizer coronavirus vaccine instead of their intended infants’ jabs. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia prepares for a post-fossil fuel future in Arctic
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When news first broke a few years ago that Russia's state nuclear energy company was working on a floating nuclear power plant, some took it as a joke. Others mocked it as the worst idea ever. Read Full Article at RT.com
