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Anger in Russia after captain Artem Dzyuba abused by OWN FANS during Euro qualifier There has been outrage in Russia after captain Artem Dzyuba was subjected to abuse from his own fans during a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier in San Marino on Tuesday. Already guaranteed a spot in next year’s pan-European footballing showpiece, Russia secured a comfortable 5-0 win against minnows San Marino – although much of the talk centered on the abuse Zenit St. Petersburg forward Dzyuba endured from sections of the Russian crowd. Footage broadcast live on Russia’s Channel One clearly picked up chants of “Dzyuba, Dzyuba, f*ck you” during parts of the match in Serravalle.   WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS LANGUAGE RUSSIAN SPEAKERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE   Russia fans ch...

Ideal wedding gift? Pakistanis respond to historic surge in TOMATO prices with memes & satire (VIDEO) Bewildered Pakistanis are responding to historic spikes in the price of tomatoes with wistful wit and hungry humor as the fruit fiasco reaches fever pitch. The beleaguered and tomato-scarce country is considering buying tomatoes from Iran after supplies dwindled due to heavy rains, which hampered domestic production, as well as the suspension of trade with India over the Kashmir issue.  The lack of imports amid its ongoing spat with its neighbor has hit particularly hard, with prices of the vine fruit skyrocketing to record highs of Rs400 ($2.56) per kilogram in certain parts of the country. pic.twitter.com/tLIrqf9a8Z— SyedIrfanSha...

Forget OPEC: China now moves the oil markets Not so long ago, oil prices would surge or plummet on just a whisper from OPEC, who at the time held all the supply cards. The mere hint that the world’s most powerful oil cartel was going to cut production could send oil prices up dramatically. Those days are over. When the cartel announced on November 30, 2016, that it would cut production for the first time in eight years amid a major oil-price crisis, the market cheered. Before any cuts even happened, the sentiment alone boosted prices from a $50.74 close on that day to $54.94 at the close on December 5th, 2016.  From that point on, at least up until recently, OPEC could drop the vaguest hint about production, or even think about production, and it wo...

‘Foreign-trained’ dual nationals among those arrested for stirring up violent fuel price riots – Iranian semi-official news agency Dual Iranian nationals were among those who helped fuel protests against rising gasoline prices that quickly snowballed into violent riots raging through the Islamic Republic, Fars news agency reported. Iranians also holding German, Turkish and Afghan passports were among those brought to custody last week, it reported on Wednesday citing unnamed security sources. “Special sabotage equipment” was recovered, it added. The dual nationals had ostensibly been “funded and trained abroad” to target Iran’s infrastructure and stage civil disobedience actions, it claims. These suspects reportedly “confessed their links with the f...

Insta earner: Forbes reveals amount UFC champ Khabib rakes in from social media posts Forbes Russia has released its annual list of the highest-paid Instagram stars who have converted their social media celebrity into real earnings through sponsorship posts, with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov making the top 10. The list is topped by Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak, while UFC lightweight ruler Nurmagomedov comes in at number seven as the best-paid Instagram stars. READ MORE: ‘These days she doesn’t need anything’: Khabib admits ‘regrets’ as UFC champ reveals his mother’s role in early training sessions Sobchak, who was also a presidential candidate in the 2018 elections, reportedly made $1.6 million through Instagram publications which were seen...

Physicists claim to have found NEW force of nature which may unravel one of the universe’s greatest MYSTERIES Hungarian researchers may have detected a new, fifth force of nature which could finally solve one of the greatest mysteries of the universe, namely the existence and nature of dark matter. The universe is governed by four fundamental forces: Gravitational force, Weak Nuclear force, Electromagnetic force and Strong Nuclear force. However, a fifth force has long been rumored to exist, scientists just couldn’t prove it. Until now. Maybe. A new study by Attila Krasznahorkay and his colleagues from the Institute for Nuclear Research in Hungary reveals that they spotted what they suspected might be a new type of boson in the decay of an isotope o...

No way, Jose? Mourinho takes over at Spurs despite vowing he would NEVER manage them because he 'loves Chelsea fans too much' Jose Mourinho is returning to football as he takes over from the sacked Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham – despite vowing back in 2015 that he would NEVER manage Spurs because he loves Chelsea fans too much. Mourinho stepped into the Spurs hotseat less than 24 hours after Argentine Pochettino saw his five-and-a-half-year reign at the club come to an end. The Portuguese has penned a deal until the end of the 2022-23 season and worth a reported £15 million a year. Also on rt.com Jose Mourinho appointed new Tottenham Hotspur manager But back when Mourinho was in his second spell as Chel...