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BEAR with us: Indian border guards take extreme measures to scare off mischievous monkeys (VIDEO) Indo-Tibetan border guards have employed a special tactic to ward off wayward monkeys, as footage shows a new trend to deal with curious chimps may be taking hold in the sub-continent. Troupes of snooping simians have proven to be a scourge across India, including in the nation’s military bases and airports. Video purportedly taken at the Mirthi ITBP camp in eastern India’s Uttarakhand province shows frustrated frontier guards deciding to try something a little unorthodox, donning bear costumes in a bid to terrify the nosy monkeys. #WATCH: 2 Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel at ITBP Camp-Mirthi, Uttarakhand dressed in 'bear' costume to s...

Reasons behind market panic investigated: Has Saudi Arabia learned from its past oil gambling mistakes? The country that pulled the final trigger to send oil prices into a freefall, Saudi Arabia, may suffer most from the oil market turmoil, analyst Kamel Wazne says, noting that Riyadh has already made such an error before. Global markets were already on edge due to slowing economic growth and the coronavirus epidemic, when OPEC and allied oil-producing states failed to come to an agreement last week. As Russia turned its back to deeper output cuts fearing that the US would just take its market share, Saudi Arabia decided to restrain itself from cutting production and offer a discount for its crude exporters. Also on rt.co...

'Heeeelp!' Khabib MOCKS Conor McGregor in Twitter war of words after Irish star slams Islam Makhachev for tweet A war of words ignited when Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped in on Twitter when Conor McGregor criticized the Russian's teammate Islam Makhachev over his controversial now-deleted tweet about women in MMA. Makhachev, a teammate of Khabib, posted a now-deleted tweet during the Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk bout at UFC 248 on Saturday night, stating "this is not a woman's sport," before later deleting it after receiving a stream of negative replies. But the tweet didn't escape the attention of former two-division UFC champ McGregor, who let rip at the Russian in a Twitter post responding to the comment. Also on rt...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch-lighting ceremony to be held WITHOUT SPECTATORS due to ongoing coronavirus fears The iconic start to Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games will be held without spectators as it was announced the traditional torch-lighting ceremony will take place with no fans in attendance. The Greek Olympic Committee announced Monday that the torch-lighting ceremony – the symbolic start of each Olympic Games – will be staged at a scaled-down, behind-closed-doors event due to the ongoing fears over the spread of coronavirus in the region. The Committee announced the Olympic torch will be lit during a smaller-scale ceremony in ancient Olympia on Thursday, March 12 before heading off on a seven-day relay, ending in an official handover ceremony in Greece ...

‘Additional push to the wheel of change’: Sudan’s PM tweets that he is fine after surviving assassination attempt Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has confirmed that he is safe and well after a blast shook the capital city, Khartoum. Officials confirmed it was an attempt on the leader’s life. “I assure the Sudanese people that I am well and completely healthy,” Hamdok wrote in a tweet shortly after the attack on Monday.  I would like to assure the people of Sudan that I am safe and in good shape. Rest assured that what happened today will not stand in the way of our transition, instead it is an additional push to the wheel of change in Sudan. pic.twitter.com/zeC2A4k2N0— Abdalla Hamdok (@SudanPMHamdok) March 9, 2020 https://platform....

‘No fault or negligence’: US champion long jumper Jarrion Lawson cleared of doping by CAS American long jumper and sprinter Jarrion Lawson has had a four-year doping ban annulled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which ruled that a prohibited steroid entered the athlete’s body through “contaminated beef.” The 25-year-old jumper failed an out-of-competition doping test in June 2018, after performance-enhancing drug epitrenbolone was detected in his system. READ MORE: IOC confirms Rodchenkov didn’t personally sign documents used as evidence in doping case against Russians, lawyer says Following an investigation conducted by World Athletics, Lawson was slapped with a four-year ban for violating doping rules. Lawson denied any wrongdoing, insis...

'Not a chance!' Australian Grand Prix organizers say there's no way fans will be stopped from attending Formula 1's season opener While the ongoing coronavirus crisis continues to wreak havoc with the world's sporting calendar, one event – the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix – will go ahead, as planned, with all fans welcome to attend. The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix is set to take place this weekend, on Sunday, March 15, and despite calls from some quarters for all sporting events to be held behind closed doors to help stem the spread of the virus in large public gatherings, the organizers of the race – the traditional Formula 1 season opener – have said there's no way fans will be denied access. "Not a chance," Australian Grand Prix Corporation ...