Follow RT on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for Covid-19 after a routine pre-travel test, his department said on Tuesday. He was due to travel to Colombia with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mayorkas is experiencing “mild congestion,” according to a statement from Department of Homeland Security…
British aircraft carrier stops in Singapore, amid Asian allies tour, demonstrating UK’s ‘tilt’ to Far East
Follow RT on Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier has made a stop in Singapore as the UK showcases its military strength in the Indo-Pacific amid increasing tensions with what it sees as China’s increased assertiveness in the South China Sea. On Monday, the HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in Singapore after taking…
New York police evacuate some areas of Times Square due to ‘suspicious package’ amid bomb threat situation in Washington, DC
Follow RT on New York City’s Times Square has been partially evacuated after a mysterious container was thrown at folks enjoying the area’s famous ‘red steps’, popular among tourists. The areas were later re-opened after no threat was found. Two blocks, 45th to 47th Street, were evacuated in response to…
‘Turn off those big a** billboards!’: New Yorkers fume over alert to save energy as massive screens blaze in Times Square
Follow RT on Residents of the Big Apple vented their anger after an official notice urged them to limit their energy usage amid a major heat wave, asking why they should swelter without AC as Times Square remains lit up like a Christmas tree. A notice from the city’s energy…
Small child & two bystanders shot as New York City’s wave of gun crime arrives in Times Square
Follow RT on A small child and two other people reportedly have been shot in broad daylight in New York’s Times Square, continuing a wave of gun violence across America’s largest city and marring one of the world’s largest tourist attractions. The three victims – a four-year-old girl, a 23-year-old…
Boom Boom Says Skillibeng Now The Top Dancehall Artist But Lacks Versatility
Skillibeng has, no doubt, continued to aim high and make moves in the entertainment industry. But talks about the artiste’s declining song quality are once again popping up. Veteran selector Boom Boom recently expressed that while he believes Skillibeng is the “big name in Jamaica right now,” the deejay should…
Two women attacked WITH A HAMMER in Times Square, marking New York City’s latest assault on people of Asian descent
Follow RT on Two Asian women were assaulted with a hammer in New York City’s Times Square, a hub of tourism in pre-Covid times, but now apparently the latest dystopian scene in a wave of vicious and apparently unprovoked alleged hate crimes. The incident occurred on Sunday evening, when a…
‘I would take jab at any time’: German regional leader urges Berlin to use Russia’s Sputnik V in vaccination campaign
Follow RT on The head of eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, has called on Berlin to consider using Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to accelerate the domestic vaccination campaign, adding he would gladly take the jab himself. “We should do everything possible to accelerate vaccination in Germany,” Haseloff, who…
Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid-19 vaccine shown to be 66 percent effective against virus in phase 3 trials
Follow RT on The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by US company Johnson & Johnson has been found to be 66 percent effective at treating moderate and severe infections 28 days after vaccination, a large-scale phase 3 clinical trial has found. The one-dose vaccine, made by Johnson & Johnson’s Belgian subsidiary…