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Cutting Russia off from SWIFT would mean declaration of war – Russian PM

Cutting Russia off from SWIFT would mean declaration of war – Russian PM Restricting Russia’s access to the SWIFT international banking payment system would virtually mean a declaration of war, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Medvedev recalled the West once seriously considered the option, and Moscow is aware of it. “This would in fact be a declaration of war, but nevertheless it was discussed,” the Russian prime minister said, adding that this is one of the reasons why the government is looking into ways to protect the Russian part of the internet. Also on rt.com Russia’s national payment system MIR looks to expand to Europe The global interbank SWIFT system fa...

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Not from a family of onion-eaters? India’s finance minister takes heat for ‘insensitive’ remark during vegetable price hike debate

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Not from a family of onion-eaters? India’s finance minister takes heat for ‘insensitive’ remark during vegetable price hike debate India’s finance minister has been lambasted for telling MPs that she doesn’t eat many onions, during a discussion about the vegetable’s rising cost. But many point out that her comments may be less scandalous than first reported. Nirmala Sitharaman told India’s lower house of parliament that the government was taking measures to address the skyrocketing cost of onions, which are currently selling at more than 100 rupees ($1.40) per kilogram in many states. Unfortunately for the finance minister, her words of reassurance ended up sparking an avalanche of internet outrage after she was heard commenting on her own eating ha...

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At least 6 people killed after multiple pipeline explosions rip through Lagos suburb (VIDEOS)

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At least 6 people killed after multiple pipeline explosions rip through Lagos suburb (VIDEOS) At least six people, including two children, have reportedly died after a pipeline exploded in the Ipaja area of Lagos, Nigeria early Thursday morning. Authorities are on the scene attempting to bring multiple fires under control. The explosion and subsequent firestorm was reportedly caused by people interfering with a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline that runs through the area, according to eyewitnesses. Two suspects have reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident. Currently happening at idowu egba bus stop, along lasu Igando road, pipeline burning due to vandalism, Na we dey kill ourselves for this country...

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US warns partners of risks from ‘untrusted’ 5G networks, Pompeo says

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US warns partners of risks from ‘untrusted’ 5G networks, Pompeo says Washington has spent “the past couple years” working to make sure its allies around the world are aware of the risks of working with companies such as Huawei, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in Lisbon on Thursday. “The United States’ mission has been to share what we know, what we understand and then how America’s thinking about decision we will have to make in light of where America's information travels,” Pompeo told reporters. He made the statement when asked about the Chinese electronics giant’s “involvement in Portugal,” Reuters reported. He did not cite the company by name, instead referring to “untrusted networks.” The US respects every country’s right to make its own decisions, Pompeo added, sp...

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Hugh Grant tweets own infamous LA mugshot as British actor faces down trolls angry at his anti-Tory election campaigning

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Hugh Grant tweets own infamous LA mugshot as British actor faces down trolls angry at his anti-Tory election campaigning British actor Hugh Grant has responded to Twitter trolls outraged at his promotion of anti-Tory general election candidates by cheekily tweeting out a picture of his 1995 arrest with a sex worker in a Los Angeles police station. Grant has been out on the streets of Britain, pulling in large crowds, for both Liberal Democrat and Labour parliamentary candidates contesting seats with their main rivals – the Conservatives. Also on rt.com No love, actually: Hugh Grant in handshake row with UK finance minister Javid after ‘incredibly rude’ jibe A leading voice for the ‘Hacked Off’ group which c...

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'RT if you're calling travel on the champ!' UFC troll Khabib for 'Dagestani basketball' match at new gym

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'RT if you're calling travel on the champ!' UFC troll Khabib for 'Dagestani basketball' match at new gym It's not often the UFC troll their champions and cash cows, but the organization couldn't resists a dig at unbeaten lightweight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov's version of basketball played at his newly opened gym. READ MORE: ‘I’m going to make him p*ss blood’: Ferguson claims he’s already ‘in Khabib’s head’ as mind games begin ahead of April showdown Khabib opened a new state-of the-art gym along with his father Abdulmanap, whose name the school bears, in his native Makhachkala, Dagestan, something which he admited was a "dream come true". Also on rt.com ‘A dream come true’: Khabib opens own gym to train Dage...

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UFC legend Tito Ortiz wants Conor McGregor to LOSE at UFC 246: 'Karma's a b*tch!' (VIDEO)

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UFC legend Tito Ortiz wants Conor McGregor to LOSE at UFC 246: 'Karma's a b*tch!' (VIDEO) UFC legend Tito Ortiz has nailed his colors to the mast and pledged his backing for Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone ahead of the American's clash with Conor McGregor at UFC 246 in January. Speaking to Australian outlet Submission Radio ahead of his own upcoming fight with former WWE champion Alberto Rodriguez (aka Alberto Del Rio) for Combate Americas, Ortiz said McGregor's unsavory behavior over the past year played a big part in him siding with Cerrone in their upcoming clash in Las Vegas on January 18. Also on rt.com ‘It’s a miscalculation’: UFC pundit Sonnen reveals why McGregor might be making major mistake with Cerrone bout ...

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US-China trade talks are a ‘shadow boxing game that isn’t real,’ Prof. Wolff tells Boom Bust

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US-China trade talks are a ‘shadow boxing game that isn’t real,’ Prof. Wolff tells Boom Bust Nothing fundamental in the US-China trade spat is going to change in the near future, according to Richard Wolff of the Economic Update. He talks to RT’s Boom Bust, saying: “What we’re left with is little details here or there… Each side will claim that they stuck to their guns and they did really well, that’s for their domestic political support but we are watching a shadow boxing game here that isn’t real.” //www.youtube.com/embed/EK9sJgEnZuE The stock market is the “stuff that nobody cares about,” according to Professor Wolff. President Trump is busy playing a political game, he says, adding that the US leade...

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Hungary says it will block Ukraine from joining NATO over controversial language law

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Hungary says it will block Ukraine from joining NATO over controversial language law Budapest has signaled that it will not support Ukraine’s bid to join NATO until Kiev reverses a law that places language restrictions on ethnic Hungarians and other minorities living in the country. Legislation that limits the use of Hungarian, Russian, Romanian, and other minority languages in Ukraine must be repealed before Hungary backs Ukraine’s NATO membership, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday. “We ask for no extra rights to Hungarians in Transcarpathia, only those rights they had before,” Szijjarto told Hungarian state media at a NATO summit in London. He alleged that 150,000 ethnic Hungarians living in the region have been “serious...

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Russia expels Bulgarian embassy employee ‘in response to Sofia’s actions’

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Russia expels Bulgarian embassy employee ‘in response to Sofia’s actions’ Moscow has expelled a Bulgarian embassy employee in a tit-for-tat response to Sofia’s move to declare a Russian diplomat persona non grata, TASS reported on Thursday, citing a Russian Foreign Ministry source. “This is a tit-for-tat response, which we have warned about,” the source said. On October 29, Bulgaria declared a Russian embassy employee persona non grata, saying he was suspected of espionage. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko said at the time that Moscow would consider retaliatory measures “in accordance with diplomatic practice.” Russia expels Bulgarian embassy employee ‘in response to Sofia’s actions’ Source: RT

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