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Miami to hand out free bitcoin
Follow RT on The mayor of Miami, Florida vowed to distribute the proceeds generated from an innovative cryptocurrency project – ‘MiamiCoin’ – to city residents, saying the “revolutionary” system could eventually replace traditional taxation. According to Francis Suarez, who won reelection earlier this month, every citizen that sets up a…
BioNTech shares nosedive on news of whistleblower report & Covid pills
Follow RT on Shares of German biotech company BioNTech, which co-developed a Covid-19 vaccine with US company Pfizer, took a dramatic 20% plunge on Friday in the wake of a damning whistleblower report. The price of BioNTech shares traded on the NASDAQ exchange briefly fell by around $60, and stood at…
US turns into battlefield for crypto innovation contest as NYC mayor wants to out-bitcoin mayor of Miami
Follow RT on New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced plans to take his first three paychecks in bitcoin, saying that he would make his city the “center of the cryptocurrency industry.” “In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in bitcoin when…
Don’t feed the trolls! MMA fighter Ulysses Diaz accused of tracking down internet troll, punching him in the mouth
Follow RT on MMA fighter Ulysses Diaz, who also dabbles in bare knuckle boxing, has been charged with battery after he allegedly hunted down an online critic and punched him in the mouth, causing what media reports say was a “big laceration”. Diaz, who is engaged to WWE superstar Dana…
With darknet FLOODED with fake vaccination certificates, Kaspersky Lab says it knows one solution
Follow RT on The darknet market for fake vaccination certificates is booming, a security researcher with Kaspersky Lab has told RT. Fake documents are offered for $300 on average, but what the buyers get for their money is another story. A new spike in the trade of phony Covid-19 papers…
Energy crisis averted? Russia begins pumping gas to Moldova under new contract
Follow RT on Russian state energy giant Gazprom has begun exporting gas to Moldova after both parties agreed a new contract to secure supplies. The country had declared a national emergency over shortages and steep price rises for consumers. On Monday, the firm began re-supplying the Eastern European nation after…
Armed, masked activists burn hijacked bus in pro-British unionist town of Newtownards
Follow RT on Two masked and armed men hijacked a bus in County Down before covering it in fuel and burning it, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said. A local politician claimed it was “a protest against the NI Protocol.” The incident occurred in the Abbot Drive…
US mother accuses school board of teaching her daughter she was ‘BORN EVIL’ because she is WHITE
Follow RT on The Virginia school board at the center of a row over its gender-affirmation policies and alleged critical race theory (CRT) curriculum has been accused by a parent of teaching primary schoolers that white people are “born evil.” At a Loudoun County School Board meeting last week, a…
Spur of the moment: Tottenham sack Nuno after just four months in charge with ex-Chelsea boss Conte tipped as possible replacement
Follow RT on Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur have fired Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach just 10 games into the new season following a 3-0 home defeat to Manchester United. The Portuguese was booed by Spurs fans on Saturday after taking off Lucas Moura for Steven Bergwijn during their…
‘Guy’s lost the plot’: Man United boss Solskjaer mocked for channeling Tyson Fury… as he calls Liverpool hammering ‘punch-drunk’
Follow RT on Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been mocked for urging his struggling stars to channel their inner Tyson Fury and rise from the canvas like the Red Devils fan and world heavyweight champion boxer. In his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow’s away clash at…
Chinese foreign ministry blasts NBA star who called Xi Jinping ‘brutal dictator’ over ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet (VIDEO)
Follow RT on The NBA’s Chinese broadcast partner has erased its Boston Celtics coverage after one of the team’s players savaged Xi Jinping over “cultural genocide” in Tibet, with the foreign ministry accusing the star of “clout-chasing”. In a message addressed to the Chinese president and his “henchmen”, Turkish social justice…
DC AG adds Zuckerberg as defendant in Facebook privacy lawsuit, claims he was ‘personally involved’ in Cambridge Analytica debacle
Follow RT on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been personally added to a data protection lawsuit against the social network, which could result in a penalty of up to $1.7 billion, DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Wednesday. “I just added Mark Zuckerberg as a defendant in my lawsuit…
Russia & Hungary agree on terms of Russian gas supply for 15 years
Follow RT on Hungary and Russia have reached a new long-term agreement on the supply of Russian gas, which will come into force on October 1 this year, Hungary’s foreign minister announced on Monday. “The new agreement with [Russia’s state gas producer] Gazprom is designed for 15 years, with the…
The Shab-solute best: Swimming sensation Shabalina smashes her own world record to win Paralympic Games gold for the first time
Follow RT on Russian paralympic swimmer Valeriia Shabalina has won the first Olympic title of her astonishing career, setting a new world record time in the women’s 100m butterfly race in Tokyo. Merited Master of Sports of Russia Shabalina broke her record in stunning style, finishing in one minute and…
Bangladesh rolls out Covid vaccination campaign to almost 1 million Rohingya refugees in cramped camps
Follow RT on The Bangladesh government has begun working in concert with aid workers on a mass vaccination campaign to provide Covid inoculations to nearly one million Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps. On Tuesday, the government in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district began working with some 500 Bangladesh Red…
Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to ‘stand in the way’ of Biden lockdowns and mask mandates
Follow RT on Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida fired back at the White House telling him to ‘get out of the way’ of its Covid-19 policies, saying he doesn’t want to hear people letting in infected illegal migrants lecture him about the virus. The Biden administration and the corporate media…
Hitting the spot: Swiss star beats Olympic Games record to hold off Russian rifle rivals as Karimova & Zykova take medals in Tokyo
Follow RT on Yulia Zykova pushed champion Nina Christen to an Olympic record in the women’s 50-meter three-position rifle in Tokyo, with the Russian taking silver and compatriot Yulia Karimova winning bronze for her second medal of the Games. Krasnoyask-born Zykova added another accolade to her haul of medals, which…
‘You decide your own destiny’: Russian sharp shooter Elena Osipova admits heart skipped a beat on way to Olympic archery silver
Follow RT on Silver sensation Elena Osipova has become the first Russian archer to win an individual medal at the Olympics for 33 years, earning her second honor of the Tokyo Olympics following an epic final against an ultra-cool rival. According to figures from the final – a thriller against South…
3-year travel ban for those who visit Covid ‘red list’ countries, Saudi Arabia warns
Follow RT on The Saudi government has threatened its own citizens with a three-year travel ban if they undertake trips to countries deemed unsafe by the kingdom’s authorities due to the prevalence of Covid-19. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said that travel to prohibited countries was a serious violation…
‘I hadn’t fired’: Freak judging howler almost lost Russian shooting star crucial points on her way to nation’s 1st Olympics gold
Follow RT on Vitalina Batsarashkina, the air pistol hotshot who is the first Russian to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, has revealed that a bungle by bosses almost cost her – and her mom has revealed how she has been a hunter from childhood. Omsk-born Batsarashkina set an Olympic…
Guitarist Eric Clapton says he’ll CANCEL shows at venues that ‘discriminate’ by requiring vaccination
Follow RT on Reacting to the British government requiring Covid-19 vaccine passes for access to live venues and nightclubs, musician Eric Clapton said he would cancel shows at places that discriminated against the unvaccinated. Saying he felt “honour-bound to make an announcement of my own,” after PM Boris Johnson announced…
Snowden grills WaPo for ‘embarrassingly weak’ reaction to NSO spyware scandal, says it’s untrue Pegasus can’t target US phones
Follow RT on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has berated the Washington Post for not taking a more forceful stance on the Pegasus spyware scandal, and said it was untrue to claim the now-infamous malware can’t infect US phones. The former US intelligence contractor expressed dismay over a WaPo editorial in…
France doesn’t rule out localized curfews to tackle Covid-19 outbreaks, secretary of state says
Follow RT on France’s secretary of state has revealed that localized curfews could return, as coronavirus cases are rising above a proposed incidence threshold in many regions. Clement Beaune said the re-imposition of regional curfews could be used to combat Covid-19 outbreaks in certain areas across France, claiming that the…
Miami mayor calls for US to bomb Cuba… because airstrikes have worked so well in the past
Follow RT on Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has called for US military intervention following a weekend of protests in Cuba, arguing that previous US attacks elsewhere – from Panama to Kosovo – have gone swimmingly. His idea was not popular. Cuba, Suarez told Fox News during a Tuesday interview, is…
Russia raises GDP growth outlook as economy recovers faster than expected
Follow RT on The Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has raised its forecast for the growth of the country’s economy in 2021, despite new administrative restrictions on business activity due to the third wave of the pandemic. The ministry now expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) this…
Over 100 medics and scientists pen warning letter on UK govt’s ‘premature’ unlocking of England on July 19
Follow RT on More than 100 scientists and doctors have written a letter slamming the UK government’s decision to lift all Covid restrictions in England on July 19 as “unethical”, with cases rising and vaccines not yet giving herd immunity. The letter, entitled “Memorandum Against Mass Infection” and signed by…
‘No chance of life’ for dozens missing in Miami high-rise collapse, fire dept says, as rescue effort shifts to recovering remains
Follow RT on Emergency workers will stop looking for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise in Miami, the city’s fire department said, noting that the weeks-long search would now transition to recovering victims’ remains. “We noticed the stress, the force of the pressure of the walls and the…
French ace Paul Pogba parties with Ronaldinho in Miami as he puts Euro 2020 misery behind him (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Paul Pogba isn’t letting France’s shock Euro 2020 elimination at the hands of Switzerland get him down as footage emerges of the Manchester United star partying it up with Brazil icon Ronaldinho at a Miami nightclub. Despite bending one of the best goals of the tournament into…
Man arrested after trying to smuggle explosives through Afghanistan airport in MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Follow RT on A man was arrested after he was caught attempting to smuggle explosives hidden in a musical instrument onto a plane at Afghanistan’s Herat International Airport. Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Friday that the suspected terrorist, Sayed Idris, had “skillfully planted a…