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Anna Shcherbakova performs INSANE quad-jumping routine to win Russian figure skating championship (VIDEO) First-year senior Anna Shcherbakova has successfully defended her title as Russian champion, demonstrating a jaw-dropping free routine which included three quadruple jumps. The 15-year-old captivated the crowd with her mesmerizing program to music from the Firebird ballet, showing off her incredible skating skills and outscoring all the competitors, including short program leader Alena Kostornaia. READ MORE: Ruined hopes: Evgenia Medvedeva withdraws from national figure skating championship Shcherbakova flawlessly nailed a quadruple lutz-quadruple toe-loop combination before adding a single quad lutz and a quad flip, becoming the first female sk...

When words are not enough: BRAWLS break out in Serbian & Montenegrin parliaments amid debates over church property law (VIDEOS) Lawmakers in Serbia and Montenegro punched and shoved each other as two separate fights broke out in the nations’ parliaments over the adoption of a law on the ownership of property by churches. In Serbia, the trouble started when the leader of the opposition Dveri party, Bosko Obradovic, and fellow lawmaker Ivan Kostic came to the floor while holding two politically-charged banners. One read “Serbia, why are you silent?” and the other – “Vucic and Milo – the twin brothers,” which was an attack on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his Montenegrin counterpart, Milo Djukanovic. Several offended lawmakers tried to rip...

MSM silence on OPCW Douma scandal ‘ridiculous’, says journalist gagged by Newsweek after latest leak The refusal of almost every Western media outlet to cover the leaks implicating the chemical weapons watchdog of doctoring its Syria report has become ridiculous, says a journalist who was barred from reporting it by Newsweek. “These documents are very conclusive in what they show,” Tareq Haddad told RT after the latest release of internal emails from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Friday. The latest batched indicated an effort by the OPCW management to silence dissenting voices and cover up the very fact that there was evidence contradicting the West-favored narrative about the April 2018 incident in Douma, Syria....

Ride’s too hot? Stolen STALIN LIMO found in Moscow day after the heist A luxurious, heavily-armored limousine that purportedly carried around Joseph Stalin himself was reportedly found stashed in a garage in Moscow. The armored vehicle is estimated to be worth $2.8 million. The grand theft rocked the Russian media on Friday, when it emerged that the ZIS-115 was snatched by a crew of six from a garage in the north of Russia’s capital. The suspects broke into an ordinary car shed where the limo sat and towed the 4.2-ton vehicle away.But they apparently did not make it far. The car was recovered on Saturday in another garage in the capital, social media outlet BAZA reported. It is not yet clear whether the thieves planned to move the vehicle or if they...

Huawei may sell up to 100 million 5G phones in China alone next year, Japanese supplier predicts As the 5G era comes closer with more and more operators preparing to switch to next generation networks, China’s telecom giant is set to satisfy enormous domestic demand, shipping 100 million smartphones in 2020. This is according to Shoichi Tosaka, chief executive of the Japanese materials and electronics company Taiyo Yuden, which supplies ceramic capacitors to various smartphone makers. In an interview, the CEO said that Huawei, together with another Chinese tech firm ZTE, placed the most orders for components to make more 5G base stations. Also on rt.com China’s Huawei to create alternative to Google services in In...

Fedor Emelianenko on his troubled brother Alexander: 'I pray he will finally find himself' Russian MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko cited the Parable of the Prodigal Son to explain his hope that his brother may one day leave his dark past behind and "come back to life" again. Fedor's brother Alexander has had a 16-year career as a professional fighter, but has been plagued by controversy over recent years. His lengthy criminal record includes a conviction for the 2015 rape of his house maid, for which he received a four-and-a-half year prison sentence. After serving his time, Emelianenko vowed to keep his life on the straight and narrow, something which he managed until March this year, when he was arrested for DUI after ramming two vehicles in his all-go...

ARTIFICIAL snow and Christmas trees in pots – did you ever imagine Russian winter holidays looking like THIS? As a snowless Moscow winter defies the image of the traditional Russian-style holiday season, piles of artificial snow have been brought to a central park in a last-ditch effort to raise local citizens' spirits. With temperatures of just -1 Celsius (33 Fahrenheit) on the streets of the Russian capital on Saturday, artificial snow had to be imported for a Christmas market at the Zaryadye Park, which is adjacent to the iconic Red Square and the Kremlin. Единственный сугроб в Москве, Зарядье pic.twitter.com/kr0oAoxdc5— Дикая Москва (@WildWildMoscow) December 27, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The snow was piled ...

Ruined hopes: Evgenia Medvedeva withdraws from national figure skating championship Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva has prematurely ended her performance at the national figure skating championship in Krasnoyarsk, pulling out of the competition shortly before the women’s free program. The tough decision, which will likely deny Medvedeva a chance to represent Russia at major figure skating events this season, was made after she broke her boot during a training session. READ MORE: Almost 90 points! Alena Kostornaia shows INCREDIBLE skating skills to take lead at Russian nationals (VIDEO) Having experienced severe pain after trying on a new pair of skates, the Olympic silver medalist decided to wear the broken boot again. The risky move didn’...

'I have to be ready and good in the playoffs': Alex Ovechkin declines NHL All-Star Game invite to stay fit for Caps' playoff run Washington Capitals star and Russian hockey icon Alex Ovechkin has once again taken the decision to decline his invitation to play in the NHL All-Star Game. Ovechkin's decision follows on from his move to miss the league's annual showcase game last year, and means he will be handed a one-game suspension, which will be served either immediately before or immediately after the All-Star weekend. The punishment mirrors the sanction imposed on Ovechkin last season, and means he will miss either the Jan. 18 road game at the New York Islanders, or the Jan. 27 clash at the Montreal Canadiens. Also on rt...