Follow RT on Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has again questioned Covid vaccines after claiming that he was denied entry to a football match because he had not been jabbed. Vaccine skeptic Bolsonaro, who is currently being investigated by the Brazilian Senate for his handling of the pandemic in a country where…
US cuts staff at Kabul embassy down to ‘core presence’ as Taliban closes in
Follow RT on The US State Department is cutting staff at its Kabul embassy down to a “core diplomatic presence,” as the Taliban closes in on the Afghan capital. Meanwhile, American citizens in Afghanistan have been urged to flee the country. Speaking at a briefing in Washington on Thursday, State…
‘An important symbol of peaceful protest’: Team GB women’s footballers call taking knee for BLM at Olympics a ‘huge opportunity’
Follow RT on Less than a week before their campaign begins at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Team GB’s women’s football squad have insisted they intend to take full advantage of rules around protesting that will allow them to take a pre-match knee. The contentious gesture, which has been particularly prevalent before high-profile…
EU gives TikTok a month to respond to concerns over ‘aggressive’ child-targeted ads
Follow RT on TikTok has been given a month to respond to EU regulatory authorities over a string of concerns raised by consumer groups, including claims that kids are being bombarded with ads on the video-sharing app. The platform, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, must address several areas…
Biden admin backs proposal to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines, Pfizer & Moderna stocks slip
Follow RT on The Biden administration has announced its support for waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines “to help end the pandemic.” Pfizer and Moderna stocks immediately took a hit. “These extraordinary times and circumstances call for extraordinary measures,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai tweeted on Wednesday. “The US…
Weezer – All the Good Ones Lyrics
[Verse 1] I met her buying ice tea At the corner mini-mart She was thirsty, I was hungry for a start With somebody who wouldn’t break my heart like the last one But this one She plays for all the marbles Her Nietzsche books are conversation starters And damn I…