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Poroshenko ‘most corrupt president ever,’ Hunter Biden’s board job may have been bribe for his father – UkraineGate documentary

Poroshenko ‘most corrupt president ever,’ Hunter Biden’s board job may have been bribe for his father – UkraineGate documentary Former Ukrainian officials told a French journalist that President Petro Poroshenko was directly involved in corruption, and that Hunter Biden’s job at the gas company Burisma was a bribe to his father, the US vice president. US President Donald Trump is currently on trial in the Senate, having been impeached by the House over Democrat allegations that withholding military aid to Ukraine over corruption concerns amounted to an abuse of power. Former Ukrainian officials and anti-corruption activists, however, have testified that not only was there corruption involving Burisma, the natural gas firm tied to former vice presid...

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Global stocks fall over investor uncertainty as deadly virus continues to spread

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Global stocks fall over investor uncertainty as deadly virus continues to spread Concerns over the rapidly spreading coronavirus continued to spook investors across the globe on Thursday with the death toll and the number of those infected rising. Asian stocks closed in the red, with most key indices losing around 2 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slipped 2.62 percent, closing at 26,449.13 points. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.72 percent to end the trading day at 22,977.75, while the Taiex in Taiwan plunged 5.75 percent. Also on rt.com McDonald's shuts down restaurants in five Chinese cities as coronavirus spreads European markets also faced losses as they opened on Thursday. The Stoxx Europe 600 index, r...

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‘Found guilty of quoting Shakespeare by woke snowflakes’: Twitter triggered after TV presenter resigns over ‘angry ape’ race row

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‘Found guilty of quoting Shakespeare by woke snowflakes’: Twitter triggered after TV presenter resigns over ‘angry ape’ race row A British TV news presenter caught up in an online race row with a black man after quoting Shakespeare at him has apologized and resigned from his role, prompting anger on Twitter from those saying he has nothing to apologize for. Alastair Stewart, a news anchor for ITN, announced on Wednesday that he was stepping down from his duties, adding that he was sorry for his “errors of judgment,” during his debate with Martin Shapland on Twitter. Stewart has since deleted his social media account. Stewart and Shapland had engaged in a row over the relationship between the Crown and taxpayer funds. During their altercation, the TV...

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Dali artwork worth $520,000 stolen from Stockholm gallery in smash-and-grab heist

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Dali artwork worth 0,000 stolen from Stockholm gallery in smash-and-grab heist Sculptures and etchings by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali have been stolen from an art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, in what police say was a brazen smash-and-grab heist. Exhibition halls of the Couleur Art Gallery in Ostermalm were emptied on Thursday night, with a pair of unknown perpetrators smashing the windows and dragging Dali’s artwork away. Located in the capital’s upmarket district, the gallery had around 10 etchings and sculptures by the Spanish artist on display, all loaned from Switzerland. “They were worth 200,000 to 500,000 kronor [$21,000 to $52,000],” gallery owner Peder Enstrom told local media, describing the loss as “terrible.” Police have studie...

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Russia's Ministry of Health names three drugs that can treat new Chinese coronavirus

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Russia's Ministry of Health names three drugs that can treat new Chinese coronavirus While experts across the world search for a vaccine to tackle the dangerous new infection, Russian health bosses have identified a trio of existing medicines to combat 2019-nCoV in adults. The new coronavirus can be fought with ribavirin, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon beta-1b, they believe. These drugs are typically used to treat hepatitis C, HIV and multiple sclerosis respectively. The Ministry of Health advisory not only offers recommendations, but also describes how the treatments work and in what quantities they should be prescribed. The guidelines are intended for doctors in hospitals throughout the country. Also on rt.com ...

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China’s digital yuan will displace US dollar’s hegemony & bitcoin will join race, investor tells RT’s Keiser Report

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China’s digital yuan will displace US dollar’s hegemony & bitcoin will join race, investor tells RT’s Keiser Report US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently rejected suggestions that the Trump administration is weaponizing the dollar through its trade-restricting policies with other countries. Max Keiser is joined by American investor and the CIO of Morgan Creek Capital Mark Yusko to discuss media reports that weaponizing the greenback could kill its status as the world reserve currency. They also examine alternatives to the US dollar. “We’ve been on this path for decades; we’ve always weaponised the dollar and the United States,” says Yusko. Weaponizing currency can only be done by the world reserve currency which, historically, has been p...

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Kushner ‘hopes Israel waits’ on annexation steps in West Bank after Trump’s Mideast plan announcement

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Kushner ‘hopes Israel waits’ on annexation steps in West Bank after Trump’s Mideast plan announcement White House senior adviser Jared Kushner says Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank following the announcement of a US plan for the Middle East. Kushner is an architect of the peace proposal hailed by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians. “Let’s see what happens,” President Donald Trump’s son-in-law said when asked about the possibility that Israel would begin an annexation process as early as this weekend. “The hope is that they’ll wait until after the election and we’ll work with them to try to come up with something,” he told GZERO Media on Thursday. Israeli PM Benjamin Netan...

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Deadliest day for China: Coronavirus claims record number of victims in 24 hours as more countries confirm infections

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Deadliest day for China: Coronavirus claims record number of victims in 24 hours as more countries confirm infections China has suffered its deadliest day since the coronavirus outbreak began, with 38 related deaths recorded. The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to discuss declaring a global health emergency. Record fatalities Thirty-eight new deaths in China were reported over the last 24 hours, marking the deadliest day since the outbreak began in Wuhan. The virus has now spread to every region in China, killing 170 nationwide. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in China has jumped to 7,711, while an additional 81,000 people are under observation. //www.youtube.com/embed/14d326UnvEM ...

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‘It was the first time that a man touched me’: French 10-time skating champ Sarah Abitbol claims she was raped by former coach

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‘It was the first time that a man touched me’: French 10-time skating champ Sarah Abitbol claims she was raped by former coach Renowned French pairs skater Sarah Abitbol, who won multiple international awards together with her partner Stephane Bernadis, has claimed she was raped by a former coach. In an interview with the newspaper L’Obs, Abitbol, the 2000 world bronze medalist, accused her former coach Gilles Beyer of systematic sexual assault and rape between 1990 and 1992, when she was between the ages of 15 and 17. “He started doing horrible things… sexual abuse and I was raped when I was 15. It was the first time that a man touched me,” the 44-year-old said. The seven-time European medalist said that neither her parents nor French figure skatin...

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Australian Open: Clinical Djokovic beats Federer to set up chance of record-extending 8th title

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Australian Open: Clinical Djokovic beats Federer to set up chance of record-extending 8th title Novak Djokovic set up the chance for a record-extending eighth Australian Open title as he beat Roger Federer in straight sets in their semi-final meeting in Melbourne. In the 50th match between the pair, second seed Djokovic had too much power and intensity for the 38-year-old Swiss, winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena. The Serb will face either Austrian fifth seed Dominic Thiem or German seventh seed Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final. Eyeing off 8️⃣ Australian Open finals and the right to claim sole ownership of the all-time record for most #AusOpen finals ?@DjokerNole | #AO2020 pic.twitter.com/4rFF8wSYXi— #AusOpen (@AustralianO...

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