The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid shot as a booster jab for people aged 18 and over, to be administered at least two months after they received their previous dose. Read Full Article at RT.com
Necrophiliac killer sentenced for murders & abusing 100 bodies
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A former hospital worker has been handed two whole life sentences to be served concurrently with a 12-year jail term for murdering two women and sexually abusing 100 female corpses. Read Full Article at RT.com
Report reveals how many Brits may spend Christmas in isolation
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A record number of people in the UK might have to spend Christmas Day in isolation this year after contracting Covid-19 due to the fast-spreading Omicron strain, according to the British media, citing government forecasts. Read Full Article at RT.com
Omicron transmission speed compared to Delta’s revealed
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The ‘super mutant’ Omicron strain of Covid-19 can multiply 70 times faster in the human bronchus than the Delta variant or the original coronavirus, but it results in less severe symptoms, a new study has found. Read Full Article at RT.com
UN nuclear watchdog strikes spy camera deal with Iran
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The UN’s nuclear watchdog has agreed a deal with Iran to replace surveillance cameras at a centrifuge-parts workshop in the TESA Karaj complex after they were removed in an apparent sabotage attack in June. Read Full Article at RT.com
Twitch bans left-wing streamers for using an anti-white racial slur
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The Amazon-owned Twitch streaming service has blocked several prominent left-wing streamers for using a derogatory term aimed at white people. The word in question – ‘cracker.’ Read Full Article at RT.com
A misunderstanding between NATO & Russia could cause a catastrophe
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If you can read only one article about international relations theory, it should be Columbia Professor Robert Jervis’ “Hypotheses on Misperception.” Jervis died last week, but his work explains recent Russia and NATO tensions. Read Full Article at RT.co
Germany expels two Russian diplomats over Berlin park murder
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Two Russian diplomats working at the country's embassy in Berlin have been declared persona non grata, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has announced. The move is linked to a high-profile murder case blamed on Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
The UK Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge brought against the government over its failure to provide gender neutral passports after an LGBTQ rights campaigner claimed the lack of an 'X' option breaches human rights laws. Read Full Article at RT.com
German police have foiled a radical anti-vaxxers’ plot to kill the minister-president of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, and other officials, after six people were investigated and several properties searched. Read Full Article at RT.com
French lawyers demand ‘dignified’ work conditions (VIDEO)
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French magistrates and public sector legal professionals went on strike on Wednesday, demanding more funding and better working conditions. Read Full Article at RT.com
English football club beats government Covid rules by reducing stadium capacity
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English side Carlisle United have announced they are working around mandatory Covid rules set by the UK government for any crowd of 10,000 people or more – by reducing their stadium capacity to 9,999. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of George Floyd in the events that led to his death. Chauvin has already been convicted of murder and manslaughter. Read Full Article at RT.com
US ally Saudi Arabia «would be well advised» to look at Russian missile – RT analyst
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An anti-missile system developed by Almaz-Antey, a Russian defense contractor, for foreign buyers is specialized hardware that would be of particular interest to Saudi Arabia, an RT military expert has explained. Read Full Article at RT.com
Two of America’s largest real estate search engines have removed neighborhood crime data from their websites. While prospective buyers use this data to find safe addresses to live in, the companies involved say it’s racist. Read Full Article at RT.com
Six more current and former Tesla employees have sued the car manufacturer over alleged sexual harrassment in workplace. The women say the company ignored their complaints against co-workers and superiors. Read Full Article at RT.com
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Southeast Asia has been cut short after a member of the press corps escorting him tested positive for Covid-19. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian anti-missile system could shove US out of Saudi Arabia – RT military analyst
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An anti-missile system developed by Almaz-Antey, a Russian defense contractor, for foreign buyers is specialized hardware that would be of particular interest to Saudi Arabia, an RT military expert says. Read Full Article at RT.com
Woman burned to death in alleged car crash involving ex-NFL star
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The 23-year-old woman who died in an alleged crash involving a former NFL player who is accused of driving under the influence burned to death in her car, a Nevada coroner has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
Whistleblowers claim widespread sexual harassment at SpaceX
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Five ex-employees have alleged sexual harassment at the iconic SpaceX, claiming the work environment is hostile and unresponsive to women, according to two separate reports about the company’s culture. Read Full Article at RT.com
Germany convicts Russian of murdering Chechen separatist in Berlin
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A German court has sentenced a Russian man to life in prison after he was found guilty of murdering Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, two years after a killing that caused a diplomatic rift between Berlin and Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
Leering and catcalling now listed as prosecutable offences
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British police have been given a new toolkit to fight back against an “epidemic” of misogyny and sexual harassment, with acts such as leering and wolf-whistling being included in a list of prosecutable misdemeanors. Read Full Article at RT.com
Women’s basketball team takes knee, star claims racial discrimination in row about hair
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A women's basketball star has claimed that an apparent order for players to tie up braided hair was «clear racial discrimination» after her team took a knee in protest. Read Full Article at RT.com
A huge blaze has broken out at a school for Italy’s national gendarmerie in Rome, with one person reportedly injured. Footage from the scene shows much of the building engulfed in flames. Read Full Article at RT.com
ECHR orders Russia to pay $418,000 to woman after hands cut off by husband
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Russia must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to victims of domestic violence, including a woman who had her hands hacked off in a brutal attack by her partner, Europe’s top civil liberties court has demanded. Read Full Article at RT.com
Most Russians blame NATO for Ukraine crisis – poll
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Just 4% of Russians believe the recent increase in tensions with Ukraine has been caused by Moscow, with the majority blaming either the US, NATO, or Kiev, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Despite his free-scoring form for Liverpool in 2021, Mohamed Salah has been sensationally excluded from the FIFA FIFPRO World XI squad – and his legions of fans across the globe aren't happy about it. Read Full Article at RT.com
Grindr, an LGBT+ online dating application, has been fined around $7.14 million by the Norwegian regulator for not complying with the data protection rules on consent. Read Full Article at RT.com
US Olympic queen reveals baby news with Russian wife after secret 2-year marriage
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A two-time Olympic women's basketball champion has revealed that she married her Russian wife and fellow female player two years ago in secret – and they are expecting a baby. Read Full Article at RT.com
A multimillion dollar attempt to eliminate mice from the South Atlantic Gough Island for the sake of endangered seabirds has failed, leaving the island’s conservationists “devastated.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Florida-sized ‘Doomsday Glacier’ melting at alarming rate
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A massive glacier in Antarctica, seen as crucial to the global sea level rise, could lose its ice shelf in “as little as five years,” a team of scientists has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com
Iran releases Israel map with multiple targets marked
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Iran has decided to bolster its traditional threats against archrival Israel with visual materials, publishing a map of the Jewish state marked with numerous possible targets Tehran could hit in response to its foe's aggression. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia & China to create new financial system outside Western control – Kremlin
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Russia and China will develop shared financial structures to enable them to deepen economic ties in a way that foreign states will be unable to influence, the Kremlin has announced following talks between the countries’ leaders. Read Full Article at RT.com
Barcelona star Aguero breaks down as he confirms retirement aged 33 with heart problem (VIDEO)
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Argentina icon Sergio Aguero's has held a tearful press conference confirming that he has retired from football after he was hospitalized while complaining of chest pain and dizziness during a Liga game against Alaves in October. Read Full Article at RT.com
Inflation in Britain surged to 5.1% in November, hitting a high unseen since September 2011, as consumer prices keep increasing ahead of another policy-setting meeting of the Bank of England later this week. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Africa’s High Court has ruled that granting medical parole to Jacob Zuma was unlawful. The 79-year-old former president, who had been convicted of contempt of court, must now return to prison. Read Full Article at RT.com
For Russia, the 2021 Davis Cup title ended a 15-year wait for the trophy. That show-stopping win is the latest act of a set of stories that could be just beginning. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘No red lines’ in Germany’s war on Omicron, govt warns
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Germany’s new leader, Olaf Scholz, has announced that his government will take all necessary measures to control the spread of the new Omicron strain of Covid, declaring no step to be too great in that fight. Read Full Article at RT.com
Hockey player dies from cardiac arrest after passing out during game
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Hockey league bosses have announced that a player who fell ill on the bench during a game died on his way to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the ambulance. Read Full Article at RT.com
A patron of an aquatic-themed arcade-games bar in New Orleans threatened employees, locked them inside, smashed windows and later used an ax to destroy everything inside. Read Full Article at RT.com
