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
RAF war plane in 'unprecedented' engagement over Syria
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The Royal Air Force has shot down what it says was a “terrorist drone” over southern Syria. The encounter marked the first air-to-air missile engagement of the UK’s operation against Islamic State in Syria. Read Full Article at RT.com
Denmark to send foreign convicts abroad for jailing
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Scores of foreign criminals from Denmark will be imprisoned in Kosovo, the latter’s justice minister has announced. In exchange, the Nordic country will fund local green energy projects. Read Full Article at RT.com
Tesla has filed defamation claims against at least two Chinese individuals who complained about the safety and quality of its vehicles, insisting the rumors have “groundlessly damaged its reputation,” according to Bloomberg. Read Full Article at RT.com
Probe triggered over claims pharma firms pushed ‘unapproved’ drugs on trans kids
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating two pharmaceutical companies for allegedly promoting their drugs as puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender. Read Full Article at RT.com
Nord Stream 2 will not be certified in first half of 2022 – German regulator
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The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, will not make a decision on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline for at least another six months, the head of the governmental body revealed on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com
American senators propose branding Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
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A group of American senators has introduced legislation to provide additional military support to Ukraine, proposing to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” if Moscow aggressively strikes at its neighbor. Read Full Article at RT.com
England reveals measures to help schools battle staff shortages amid Covid
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The government has advised schools in England that they can prevent further disruptions to education caused by Covid-related staff shortages by bringing retired teachers back to work. Read Full Article at RT.com
Exactly how famous is Hasbulla, the viral sensation Khabib says will become a ‘billionaire’?
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Makhachkala native and TikTok star Hasbulla Magomedov has become one of 2021's biggest viral sensations, earning a devoted online following and drawing attention from some of the fight game's biggest names – but how famous is he? Read Full Article at RT.com
European Union member states have failed to reach an agreement over a unified approach to the Omicron variant during a summit in Brussels, as surging Covid cases spark new restrictions in some nations. Read Full Article at RT.com
Sickened wife of ‘robbed’ Hamilton’s boss rages at F1 – and ex-champ could quit sport
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The wife of Lewis Hamilton's boss, Toto Wolff, has accused F1 chiefs of lacking integrity and robbing the Brit of the World Championship – issuing a rant hours before the Mercedes chief hinted Hamilton could leave the sport. Read Full Article at RT.com
Claims of virtual groping hit Zuckerberg’s metaverse
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Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse can’t shake the problems of the real world, with a beta tester claiming she was sexually harassed in Horizon Worlds, his company’s virtual reality social platform. Read Full Article at RT.com
JK Rowling barely mentioned in the latest Fantastic Beasts trailer
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The trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore reduces the name of the story’s creator, J.K. Rowling, to barely a footnote in the last frame of the video. Read Full Article at RT.com
In a recent interview with artist Tino Sehgal, Kanye West – whose legal name is now Ye – talked about turning his homes into churches and moving away from capitalism. He also shared his thoughts on “the death of Kanye West.” Read Full Article at RT.co
African-American Barbie sparks calls for regulations on dolls
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A new member of Russia’s parliament has called for tougher standards to be imposed on what toys the country’s kids are playing with in educational settings after publicly expressing outrage at an African-American Barbie doll. Read Full Article at RT.com
China’s Xi thanks Putin for Russian partnership in face of Western pressure
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for maintaining strong ties between the two nations despite pressure from the US and its partners in Europe, as tensions flare between East and West. Read Full Article at RT.com
US fast food chain McDonald’s has settled a lawsuit against former CEO Steve Easterbrook involving the return of equity awards and cash worth over $105 million, amid a dispute about personal relationships during his tenure. Read Full Article at RT.com
Inflation is racking the US economy, and voters blame President Biden. Twice as many people think his actions are hurting the economy as helping, and nearly half think his policies will push inflation even higher, a poll shows. Read Full Article at RT.com
Man seeks help from NASA experts over lost bitcoins
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A UK programmer has been desperately trying for eight years to recover his old hard drive containing a password to a digital wallet. He is now in talks with a company that helped NASA recover data from an exploded space shuttle. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia's notorious criminal collective, the «thieves in law,» have reportedly declared that they won't expel members who have been raped or tortured by prison guards, after claims of horrific abuse inside correctional facilities. Read Full Articl
A judge in Louisiana is taking a leave of absence after a video was leaked of people using racial slurs inside her house. The video was reportedly filmed shortly after a foiled burglary attempt. Read Full Article at RT.com
The Iranian government has said it will start exporting its own Covid-19 shots to other countries, as Tehran reached an agreement with Hungary on the mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine passes. Read Full Article at RT.com
Europe’s largest emergency gas stockpile hits historic low
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Natural gas storage capacity in Germany has dropped below 60% for the first time in years, Sebastian Bleschke, executive director of the German association of underground gas storage operators INES, said. Read Full Article at RT.com
Brits told to ‘prioritize’ events amid ‘phenomenal pace’ of Omicron spread
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England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has urged Britons to cut down on the number of “less important” social interactions they engage in this festive season given the rapid pace of Omicron’s spread. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘All-time high’ number of guns seized in US airports
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seized more guns in 2021 than in any other year since its creation two decades ago. A whopping 5,674 firearms were intercepted by the agency at airport security checkpoints. Read Full Article at RT.com
TikTok could rival Amazon’s Twitch in game streaming
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While Twitch is completely dominating the streaming market, TikTok seems to be quietly working on its own alternative streaming software called TikTok Live Studio. Read Full Article at RT.com
A new global conflict is already breaking out in cyberspace, a top Russian defense official has claimed, adding that Moscow hopes to work with the US to reduce the risks stemming from back-and-forth digital skirmishing. Read Full Article at RT.com
