Hungarian court rules on how national laws may override EU
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Hungary can apply its own laws in jurisdictional grey areas where “incomplete effectiveness” of EU rules exists, the country’s top court has decided – adding a wrinkle to Budapest’s tussle with Brussels over illegal immigration. Read Full Article a
‘And just like that’ woke tokenism drags ‘Sex and the City’ to new levels of awful
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Old HBO warhorse ‘Sex and the City’ is back with the new show ‘And Just Like That…’, devoutly committed to absolution from its original sin of ‘whiteness’ … and also apparently to being dreadful. Read Full Article at RT.com
UK wants to give Assange to people who ‘contemplated killing’ him – WikiLeaks editor-in-chief to RT
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It’s “shameful in every respect” that the UK wants to extradite Julian Assange to the US, the nation where top officials had purported plans to snatch or even assassinate him, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks told RT. Read Full Article at RT.com
Julian Assange’s extradition battle: What you need to know
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A British High Court has ruled that Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage charges. Here’s how the WikiLeaks co-founder ended up behind bars and what could come next. Read Full Article at RT.com
Haaland agent reveals clubs in running to land star
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Football super-agent Mino Raiola has shared the clubs he believes are in line to sign Norwegian sensation Erling Haaland once the forward makes a widely expected move from Borussia Dortmund, which could happen in the summer. Read Full Article at RT.com
Musk sells Tesla shares at market prices, buys them right back for peanuts
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to offload his company’s shares, selling another bulk worth $963.2 million, according to Thursday regulatory filings. However, the billionaire bought back Tesla shares for pennies on the dollar. Read Full Article at RT.com
Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ cast and crew address conditions on ill-fated set
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Following the fatal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ which claimed the life of Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins, 25 cast and crew members have penned a letter saying the set was “professional.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Human rights and press freedom activists have fiercely condemned a UK court ruling paving the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US where he faces espionage charges. Read Full Article at RT.com
Opposition gets ratings boost after Tory Christmas party scandal
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has seen his party’s ratings drop in the wake of the political crisis caused by a scandal over last year’s Downing Street Christmas celebrations. Read Full Article at RT.com
A Russian national has been sentenced to four years in prison in the US. He is accused of running a service that promised to render malicious software undetectable to anti-virus programs. Read Full Article at RT.com
Clubs told to segregate footballers based on vaccine status – report
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The English Football League has issued advice to clubs to segregate their players depending on their Covid vaccination status or if they have previously been infected, reports have claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia slams British verdict on Assange extradition as ‘shameful’
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The decision of the High Court in London to allow the extradition of the journalist Julian Assange to the US is “shameful,” Moscow said on Friday. Read Full Article at RT.com
MMA fighter on the run in Russia after attacking counter-extremism officials, fleeing custody
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Russian police are hunting an Uzbek amateur MMA fighter after he escaped custody in St. Petersburg following an attack on security officers from the Interior Ministry. Read Full Article at RT.com
France threatens UK with lawsuit unless ‘gesture of goodwill’ made
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France will ask the European Commission to launch legal action against the UK unless Britain agrees to provide “a few dozen” licenses to French fishermen today, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune said. Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO members infuriated as Biden seeks detente with Russia – report
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US President Joe Biden has come under fire from Eastern European members of NATO after proposals to organize a meeting between the American-led bloc and Russia for discussions to ease the tensions between Moscow and Brussels. Read Full Article at RT.com
The US-led international coalition created to fight Islamic State militants has announced the end of their combat mission in Iraq. Foreign service members will stay to assist Iraqi security forces. Read Full Article at RT.com
Australia snubs EU arms producers again after submarine scandal
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Australia is to scrap its fleet of 47 Taipan multipurpose military helicopters and replace them with US Lockheed Martin-designed Black Hawks at a cost of $4.8 billion. Read Full Article at RT.com
A first edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ set a world record at auction on Thursday when it sold for $471,000, making the book “the most expensive commercially published 20th-century work of fiction ever sold.” Read Full Article
Epica 2021: RT Creative Lab takes Gold at world’s only prize for creativity judged by journalists
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RT Creative Lab has snatched Gold at Epica 2021 for its project, #VictoryPages: Social Media History, dedicated to the defeat of Nazism in World War II. It's the second consecutive year RT Creative Lab has taken the top award. Read Full Article at RT.com
The world of American football is in mourning after the sudden death of five-time Pro Bowl star and Super Bowl winner Demaryius Thomas at the age of 33 just months after his retirement. Read Full Article at RT.com
The UK High Court has granted the US government’s appeal over the refusal to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, opening the door for his eventual trial on American soil on espionage charges. Read Full Article at RT.com
Consumer prices in the US surged 6.8% year-on-year in November, which may be the highest since June 1982, analysts surveyed by DailyFX say. Read Full Article at RT.com
Basketball mom could be jailed after ‘ordering teenage daughter to attack rival’ (VIDEO)
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The mother of a teenage girl who launched a vicious attack on a basketball opponent could face up to one year in jail after being criminally charged in California over accusations that she provoked the violent scenes. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine responds to Russian claims about Kerch incident
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The Ukrainian Navy ship Donbass did not enter restricted waters in the Kerch Strait, and accusations that it was a threat to navigation safety are “fake,” Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation said on Thursday night. Read Full Article at RT.com
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has vowed “solidarity” with China and accused the US of leading a “smear campaign” after the White House confirmed a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Read Full Article at RT.com
Kiev slams Russian accusations over navy ship as ‘fake’
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The Ukrainian Navy ship Donbass did not enter restricted waters in the Kerch Strait, and accusations that it was a threat to navigation safety are “fake,” Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation said on Thursday night. Read Full Article at RT.com
The oldest Latino civil rights group in the US is mulling dropping the word “Latinx” from its official communications. A fresh poll showed the term is perceived negatively by some 40% of Latino voters. Read Full Article at RT.com
Alexa Internet, Amazon’s pioneer web-ranking service, will be discontinued in 2022 after two decades in operation, the tech giant has announced. It was once an essential tool for online businesses and advertising. Read Full Article at RT.com
Alexa Internet, Amazon’s pioneer web-ranking service, will be discontinued in 2022 after two decades in operation, the tech giant has announced. It was once an essential tool for online businesses and advertising. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘F**k him’: Trump rips former ally Netanyahu for disloyalty
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Former US President Donald Trump tore into his ousted Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of interviews, using an expletive and accusing the former prime minister of betraying him. Read Full Article at RT.com
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants to resign from all his current positions and become a full-time influencer – or at least to hear what Twitter has to say about the idea. Read Full Article at RT.com
US-Japan military drills held amid rising tensions over China
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The United States and Japan are conducting joint military drills with thousands of troops this month as tensions between the two countries and China rise. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian Communist Party proposes canceling online voting
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The top brass of Russia’s Communist Party has submitted a bill that would abolish online voting, insisting that the new electronic election system caused serious problems during parliamentary polls, held in September. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the country’s “foreign agent” laws, which have drawn criticism from a number of media outlets, should be reviewed with input from the “professional community.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Israel heads ‘hack simulation’ on global financial markets
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Israel has taken point on a 10-country exercise which simulated a crippling cyber attack on financial markets around the world, attempting to create a realistic scenario of the panic and chaos that would ensue, Reuters reported. Read Full Article at RT.com
Dozens killed after cargo truck carrying migrants crashes & rolls over
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At least 53 people were killed and dozens more injured in a car accident after a vehicle that reportedly carried over a hundred of migrants from Central America rolled over and hit a bridge in Mexico. Read Full Article at RT.com
The New York City Council has approved legislation to give city residents who are not US citizens the right to vote in local elections – a move which could permanently alter New York politics. Read Full Article at RT.com
Court rules injury on way from bed to desk a ‘workplace accident’
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A German court has ruled that a man who wiped out and cracked his spine on the way from his bed to his home office while working remotely is entitled to compensation, deeming his brief and painful journey an “insured activity.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Million-strong rave planned after govt Covid lockdown Christmas party scandal
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A massive rave at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s residence with over a million potential attendees is being organised on Facebook in protest over an alleged Downing Street Christmas party last year as the country was locked down. Read Full Article at RT.com
