Researchers who swabbed urban mass-transit systems in 60 cities have published data showing that each metropolis has a unique microbial fingerprint, allowing scientists to predict with 88% confidence where each sample comes from. Read F...

China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Thailand, becoming the fifth to be adopted by the country. Some one million doses are expected to be imported in June. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings hit a record high of $600.9 billion after a gain of more than 1% week-over-week, according to data published by the country’s central bank. Read Full Article at RT.com

The OPEC+ group is expected to confirm next week its May-July plan to ease the oil production cuts by the planned 840,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July, OPEC+ delegates and two dozen analysts told Bloomberg News on Thursday. Read Full A...

The South Korean government has slammed Japan for depicting disputed islands as its own territory on an official map of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Politicians suggested that Seoul should boycott the Games if Japan doesn’t back down. Rea...

Germany has formally acknowledged that its military committed ‘genocide’ against the African peoples who lived in what is now Namibia, and has announced that it will set up a fund to atone for its colonial-era crimes. Read Full Arti...

Virtual meetings seem to be the bane of maintaining decorum, at least for some people. A Canadian lawmaker, who last month briefly appeared stark naked during a parliament Zoom call, has issued a new apology after another gaffe. Read Fu...

Two lobbying groups representing a who’s-who of Big Tech giants have slapped the Florida government with a lawsuit, arguing that a newly signed bill targeting social media firms for ‘censorship’ is illegal and unconstitutional. Re...

California gubernatorial hopeful Caitlyn Jenner may have picked the wrong state in which to campaign on anti-political correctness, getting shouted down on Twitter after vowing to fight cancel culture and wokeness. Read Full Article at ...

Luis Elizondo, who ran the Pentagon’s UFO program for years and recently revealed it to the world, says the US military tried to intimidate and smear him. His complaint apparently triggered an inspector-general probe. Read Full Articl...

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors is leaving after nearly six years in the top spot, but insists her departure has nothing to do with recent controversy over her real-estate purchases. Read Fu...

The Daily Caller News Foundation and one of its reporters are suing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for discrimination after she allegedly ignored their requests under her policy of doing interviews only with non-white journalists. Read Fu...

California will hand out more than $116 million in cash prizes to residents who get vaccinated ahead of the state’s June 15 reopening, with Governor Gavin Newsom calling the incentive program the largest of its kind in the US. Read Fu...

Nate Silvester, the Idaho deputy marshal whose video mocking LeBron James garnered 6 million views on TikTok, has been fired from his job in a move so controversial that the local mayor is calling for “calm and understanding.” Read ...

Amazon is infamous for the grueling working conditions at its warehouses, and the company is now being mocked for giving employees a space to recharge their mental batteries: in a two-foot by two-foot box. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to launch an open-ended probe of alleged Israeli abuses in the Palestinian territories mocks international law and encourages terrorists worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Rea...

President Bashar Assad has been reelected to a fourth term with over 95% of the votes cast, defeating two challengers – including a former senior official of a rebel coalition, Syrian authorities have announced. Read Full Article at R...

Two police officers in the US city of Tacoma have been charged with murder and another with manslaughter over the death of a black man who died saying he “couldn’t breathe” as he was being restrained in March last year. Read Full ...

After previously declaring that Covid-19 started naturally, the clearinghouse for US intelligence agencies said the virus may have escaped from a lab – echoing the Trump-era theory that was squashed by social and mainstream media. Rea...

The UN Human Rights Council has voted to launch an inquiry into alleged human rights abuses committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel during recent fighting involving Israel’s military and Palestinian militant group Hamas. Read Full...

In search of ways to complement jabs or to treat patients who can’t be vaccinated, scientists have tested inhalable anti-Covid nanobodies on hamsters, saying they’re effective in fighting the virus by targeting its spike protein. Re...

The New York Knicks have issued a harsh punishment to one of their fans who was alleged to have spat on Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young, announcing that the offending supporter has been indefinitely banned from Madison Square Garden. Read Ful...

The US State Department has communicated to Moscow that Joe Biden's White House has no intention of rejoining the Open Skies treaty, which was one of the topics expected to come up at his Geneva summit with Vladimir Putin in June. Read ...

Former UFC foes Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich are set to renew their rivalry in the world of bare-knuckle boxing after it was confirmed that the two sirens will clash at BKFC's bumper event in July. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Coroners will probe whether BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died as a result of being inoculated with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. Shaw’s family say she was treated for blood clots shortly after her first dose. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have now developed antibodies against Covid-19, including over 90% of people aged 50 and above, data from the government’s Office for National Statistics has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A new poll shows that 15% of Americans support one of the QAnon conspiracy theory’s tenets: that the government and media are “controlled by a group of Satan-worshipping pedophiles.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Austrian Airlines has canceled a Thursday flight from Vienna to Moscow after the Russian authorities refused to accept the plane's new proposed route. The planned path was amended to avoid flying through Belarusian airspace. Read Full A...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will open talks on a new deal at Old Trafford despite his side coming up short once again in Wednesday's Europa League Final, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been released after being arrested by the military three days ago, a spokesperson for Vice President Assimi Goita, who led a coup last year, has said. Read Full Ar...

The Spanish postal service has introduced a set of skin-toned stamps: the darker the stamp, the lower the value. Though aimed at defending “diversity, inclusion and equal rights,” the campaign has been mocked as “tone deaf.” Rea...

The Indian government has suspended its local “trial requirement” for “well-established” Covid vaccines, focusing on fast-tracking imports from other states, as it struggles to secure supplies to bolster domestic production. Rea...

It's well known that it costs a pretty penny to sit cageside at a UFC event, but few would have predicted that the full price for Donald Trump's visit to UFC 244 reportedly ended up setting the taxpayer back more than $250,000. Read Ful...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden may discuss rescuing the Open Skies Treaty at their upcoming meeting in Geneva, where the two will meet for the first time since the American leader took office. Read Ful...

The BBC has committed to a full Proms schedule with “all the traditional elements” and Brits appear to be over the moon – although many haven’t forgiven the broadcaster for its 2020 faux pas and racism row over patriotic songs. ...

Fake news is facilitating the destructive power of Western imperialism, according to a new book, ‘What Is Iran?’ In an exclusive interview with RT, author Arshin Adib-Moghaddam explains how the process works in practice. Read Full A...

A New York Times report suggesting that the actual death toll from Covid-19 in India is much higher than official figures indicate has been dismissed as “false” and “distorted” by the country’s Health Ministry. Read Full Artic...

An intense discussion has broken out about the US proposal to hike the global corporate tax to at least 15%, with more than 130 nations currently involved in the debate. Read Full Article at RT.com

The government of India has hit back at Twitter after the social media site appeared to accuse police of launching a crackdown on free speech, with the company saying it was worried for its staff in the southern Asian country. Read Full...

Two months ago, Russia and China signed an agreement to create an international lunar research station, in what was seen by many as a move away from NASA. Now, Moscow and Beijing have invited other nations to join the project too. Read ...

A pesticide that has been partially banned by the European Union and blamed for decimating bee populations is expected to receive approval for use in Scottish salmon farms, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

David de Gea has been accused of “ignoring” a crucial note which could have handed Manchester United victory in their Europa League penalty shootout with Villarreal, but those claims overlook other aspects of the spot-kick drama. Re...

Boris Johnson shot back at the explosive revelations of former aide Dominic Cummings, who blamed the prime minister for thousands of Covid-related deaths. Some of his comments have no “relation to reality,” Johnson says. Read Full A...

Russia’s notoriously tough and uncompromising prisons hardly have a reputation as a one-way ticket to the top, but for some lucky lags, inmate labor is proving to be an extremely lucrative sideline while they’re serving time. Read F...

President Joe Biden will unveil a federal budget totalling $6 trillion, according to documents seen by the New York Times. The splurge will further raise the US’ national debt and accelerate inflation. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Chinese yuan pushed higher on Thursday, with the currency hitting its strongest level since March 2016 against a broad basket of peer currencies. Read Full Article at RT.com

A team of rescue workers based at a Moscow airport launched a quack response on Thursday in response to worrying reports that a baby duckling was stuck in a nearby drain, springing into action to save the bird from a fowl end. Read Full...

The head of the Japan Doctors Union, Dr. Naoto Ueyama, has warned that holding the Summer Games in Tokyo as planned could create an ‘Olympic’ strain of Covid-19, as the Asian nation battles a fourth wave of the virus. Read Full Arti...

Sleep researchers have, for the first time, observed the human mind consolidating and storing memories in incredible detail, in real time, reinforcing existing ideas about the function and importance of sleep to human cognition. Read Fu...

A group of German scientists claims to have found the cause of the rare blood clots linked to the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines – and they say the jabs could be altered to prevent the problem Read Full ...

RT Creative Lab’s ‘The Endless Letter’ Instagram series has nabbed a Wood Pencil at the 2021 Design and Art Direction (D&AD) Awards ceremony, the ultimate creative accolade, aspired-to by the best from around the world. Read Full ...

An irate Russell Westbrook had to be restrained by security after the Washington Wizards star became enraged when a Philadelphia 76ers fan appeared to throw popcorn over the nine-time NBA All-Star. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Twitter post from a British meteorologist has gone viral after he detected “mind-boggling” temperatures within the Arctic Circle in Russia, where the thermometer last week hit 30°C, hotter than almost everywhere else in Europe. R...

The US Senate has voted through legislation that requires the release of classified intelligence related to the origins of coronavirus, as Washington and Beijing trade barbs over what may have sparked the pandemic. Read Full Article at ...

Hong Kong’s legislative body has overwhelmingly backed the ‘patriots rule’ electoral reform system that restricts political positions in the autonomous region to people who support a united China. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

A study published in an American medical journal has shown that Sinopharm’s two jabs are 72.8% and 78.1% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19, but says there is insufficient trial data from elderly and vulnerable groups. Read ...

Those betting on the decline in price of GameStop and AMC Entertainment Holdings shares lost another $670 million on Wednesday, data traced by financial analytics firm S3 Partners shows. Read Full Article at RT.com

Open Russia, an organization founded by disgraced former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is to close its operations and shut its regional offices over concerns its members and supporters may soon be targeted for prosecution. Read Full Ar...

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has promised that it won’t siphon funds earmarked for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza, following days of devastating Israeli strikes on the territory. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Indonesia’s consumer watchdog has greenlit the use of an AstraZeneca vaccine batch which was suspended earlier this month after a man died shortly after receiving a shot. No link between his death and the vaccine was found. Read Full ...

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has ruled out doing press conferences at the French Open after claiming the media ‘have no regard for athletes’ mental health’ – but has faced claims of ‘grandstanding’ and ‘hypocrisy’ over the step...

A viral video posted to Twitter claims to show a pair of bees successfully unscrewing the cap of a bottle of soda. The amazing scene has baffled many online and drawn many skeptics, who suspect digital trickery may be afoot. Read Full A...

The French president has recognized France’s “overwhelming responsibility” for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed in the space of 100 days, and has asked for the survivors’ forgiveness. R...

With a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks pouring in and the economy continuing to recover, the US trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March, the Commerce Department reported on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Real Madrid have confirmed that Zinedine Zidane is leaving the Spanish giants after a largely disappointing season in which they relinquished their La Liga title to crosstown rivals Atletico and fell short in Europe. Read Full Article a...

A nationwide operation against county lines drug dealing has led to the arrest of 1,100 people and the seizure of more than 292 weapons, as authorities continue to crack down on the remaining 600 county gangs. Read Full Article at RT.co...

Juventus have reached agreement with former manager Max Allegri to return to the club with Andrea Pirlo set to depart after just one season in charge, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Months after a ceasefire ended the bloody Nagorno-Karabakh war, Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of staging incursions beyond their bitterly contested frontiers, after six Armenian soldiers were detained on Thursday. Read ...

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he received dozens of racist insults on social media after his team lost the Europa League final in a penalty shootout against Spanish underdogs Villarreal. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Beijing has called on the US to provide an explanation for a respiratory disease in northern Virginia and a large-scale outbreak of e-cigarette disease in Wisconsin after Washington launched a new probe into Covid-19’s origins. Read F...

Although many villages in India and Bangladesh have been cut off by the floods and high tides caused by powerful Cyclone Yaas, the storm itself is showing signs of weakening as it moves into India’s territory. Read Full Article at RT....

Arturo Murillo, who served as Bolivia’s interior minister following the 2019 ousting of Evo Morales, has been detained in the US on suspicion of trying to illegally enrich himself by trading government contracts for cash. Read Full Ar...

America’s Department of Defense has rejected suggestions that Serbia, a nation Washington considers to be a partner, is guilty of fraternizing with ‘the enemy’ after staging a series of military drills alongside Russian forces. Re...

US fintech giant PayPal has announced it’s planning to allow users to withdraw cryptocurrency holdings on its platform and move them to third-party wallets. Read Full Article at RT.com

The authorities in Congo have ordered a partial evacuation of Goma, with the region’s military governor warning that volcanic magma under the city, extending under Lake Kivu, could cause another eruption at any time. Read Full Article...

USA Today has been accused of capitulating to the woke mob after it edited out the word ‘male’ from an op-ed arguing against allowing transgender people to compete in women’s sports, reportedly without the author’s consent. Read...

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An unfinished mock-up of the historic Soviet Buran spaceplane, first conceived as a rival to the US Space Shuttle, has been vandalized by graffiti artists, who broke into the Baikonur Cosmodrome and painted slogans on the vessel. Read F...

Iran is banning electricity-sapping cryptocurrency mining until the end of September as it grapples with power blackouts due to electricity scarcity. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Australian state of Victoria will enter another seven-day lockdown after a new cluster of cases tied to a more infectious variant of the coronavirus emerged, restricting seven million residents to ‘essential’ work and travel. Re...

A New York woman who rose to fame as the ‘Central Park Karen’ has sued her former employer for discrimination, claiming she was fired unjustly over a viral video in which she called the police on a black birdwatcher without cause. R...

An Indian man in Uttar Pradesh has shocked locals after showing off a massive nail protruding from his hand, claiming the cops doled out the biblical punishment after he was spotted without a mask. Police say the man is lying. Read Full...

President Joe Biden used the occasion of America's latest mass shooting to renew his call for gun legislation, saying the murder of eight people at a San Jose, California rail yard was another urgent call for action by Congress. Read Fu...

Beijing has responded to US President Joe Biden’s announcement of a probe into Covid-19 origins by denouncing the “lab-leak” hypothesis as a conspiracy theory and urging an investigation into secret US bio-labs around the world. R...

Having spent months mercilessly removing any claims that the novel coronavirus may not have evolved naturally, Facebook said it will no longer do so. The move comes as Wuhan lab-leak theory is gaining mainstream attention. Read Full Art...

Google Cloud has signed a multi-year deal with one of the largest hospital chains in the US to create algorithms to store patient health records. The two companies maintain that all sensitive data will be kept completely private. Read F...

Jeff Bezos has announced that he will step down as Amazon's chief executive on July 5, freeing up time for his spaceship company, the Washington Post, philanthropic ventures and his nearly completed $500 million yacht. Read Full Article...

With its trillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet plagued with faults and delays, Lockheed Martin sent an executive in charge of the project away to learn about his “white male privilege.” Welcome to the Woke Industrial Complex. Read Full A...

Dying as a martyr in a targeted Israeli strike is a much better fate than succumbing to Covid-19, said Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar, as Gaza health officials warned of a “ticking bomb” with testing and vaccinations virtually halted. Re...

Club legend Zinedine Zidane has left his post as Real Madrid manager 'with immediate' effect, according to reports, following the club's first trophyless season since 2009/2010 where they fell short in both Spain and Europe. Read Full A...

Villarreal overcame Manchester United to win the UEFA Europa League title in a remarkable penalty shootout in which goalkeeper David de Gea missed the decisive spot-kick to hand the Spanish underdogs a first major trophy. Read Full Arti...

Bannon was pardoned at the last minute along with a slew of other presidential picks and still walks free – but with jail time potentially hanging in the air. Read Full Article at RT.com

Juan Foyth has earned the respect of football fans worldwide by soldiering on after a nasty collision in the Europa League final between his side Villarreal and Manchester United in Gdansk on Wednesday evening. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Mike Lindell, famed as the rare man who could combine politics and pillows profitably, was kicked out of a Republican conference, just hours after he promised to confront officials about 2020 election fraud claims. Read Full Article at ...

La Liga giant Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium - currently under reconstruction - caught fire on Wednesday with footage of the blaze already being circulated by the Spanish media and online across social media. Read Full Article ...

At least one person has died and more than 130 are still missing after a packed river boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi during stormy weather, according to local officials. Read Full Article at RT.com

Just over 40 days remain before we get a definitive conclusion in the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy, and McGregor has his sights set on repeating his 2014 first-round knockout of the American. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus cannot be introduced in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said, arguing that it was up to citizens themselves to weigh the risks of being infected with Covid-19 without getting a jab. Read Fu...

Football icon Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been fined $61,000 by UEFA for "having a financial interest in a betting company". The penalty comes in light of the Swede being appointed ambassador of Bethard, a Malta-based firm, in 2018. Read Ful...

President Joe Biden ordered a new analysis of how Covid-19 originated and said he will press China for transparency – one day after CNN reported that he killed a Trump-era probe into whether the virus started in a Wuhan lab. Read Full...