Month: جنوری 2020

French coach accused of rape admits ‘intimate relationship’ with former skater Sarah Abitbol French figure skating coach Gilles Beyer, who was accused of sexual assault, has admitted to having an ‘intimate relationship’ with Sarah Abitbol, who was underage at the time. On Thursday, renowned athlete and ten-time French pairs skating champion Abitbol accused Beyer of systematic sexual assault and rape between 1990 and 1992, when she was between the ages of 15 and 17. READ MORE: French champion figure skater accused of sexually abusing 13yo US female athlete “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 seven-time European medalist said. The 62-year-old coach admitted t...

Scientists turn bee guts into medicine factories to FIGHT OFF deadly pathogens In a development that could save the US economy tens of billions of dollars, researchers have developed a technique to immunize honey bees against two major pathogens using bioengineered bacteria. Last winter, US beekeepers lost 40 percent of their honey bees; it was the highest mortality rate since national surveying began 13 years ago. Honey bees contribute approximately $20 billion-worth of value to US crop production, so safeguarding them is huge from both an economic and conservation standpoint.  Also on rt.com Not the bees! Pentagon wants to use swarms of AI-powered drones for ‘rescue’ missions Like many of the best solutio...

Macron’s Brexit blues: Britain quitting EU is ‘historical alarm signal’, says French leader on ‘sad day’ of UK withdrawal In a televised address to mark Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, French President Emmanuel Macron branded Brexit a “historic alarm signal” which should “spur” deep EU reform to build a powerful and efficient European Union. Describing Friday as a “sad day”, Macron said the 2016 Brexit campaign was based on lies, exaggerations, and cheques that were promised but will never materialize. He said the UK leaving the bloc was a shock, but that it came about because Europe had been used as a scapegoat for difficulties “all too often”. Also on rt.com Remainers’ last stand: British pro-EU cheerleaders m...

‘New dawn’ or ‘leap into the unknown’? How the UK’s partisan press marked Brexit day As the sun sets on the UK’s 47 years in the European Union, Britain’s famously partisan newspapers are offering wildly different takes on the country’s prospects as Brexit finally comes into effect. Naturally Brexit dominated the front pages on the last day of Britain’s membership of the EU. After more than three years of political and legal wrangling the UK finally exits the bloc at 11pm local time on Friday.  Also on rt.com ‘Like storming the beaches all over again’: Brexit Party evokes WWII rhetoric as MEPs leave Brussels to sound of bagpipes (VIDEOS) The country’s more conservative news outlets adopted euphoric tones, w...

Remainers’ last stand: British pro-EU cheerleaders mourn Brexit day with black armbands British citizens mourning the imminent departure of the UK from the European Union have expressed their sadness by making Brexit day black armband day, in a final gesture of pro-EU unity. While some Brexiteers prepare to pop the champagne bottles at 11pm GMT on Friday to celebrate the UK’s exit from the bloc, pro-EU advocates have been treating the historic occasion as if someone significant has died. Arch Remainers were seen out in force on social media, posting pictures of themselves wearing black armbands to commemorate the UK’s official final day as a member of the EU, before it embarks on trying to forge new relations with the rest of the world. ...

China condemns ‘truly mean’ US travel warning, as coronavirus runs rampant Beijing has slammed the US for issuing a warning against traveling to virus-stricken China, calling the decision “truly mean.” Earlier, the World Health Organization urged countries not to restrict travel. “The World Health Organization urged countries to avoid travel restrictions, but very soon after that, the United States did the opposite,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement. “It’s truly mean.” Also on rt.com While other countries evacuate citizens from Wuhan, China is to bring over 200 people from Thailand, Malaysia back home Earlier on Friday, the US State Department issued its highest-level tr...

Controversial Nike shoes ESCAPE full ban ahead of Olympics – but marathon star Kipchoge’s modified versions will NOT be allowed World Athletics has announced new rules regarding athletes’ footwear, with the controversial Nike prototype shoes worn by Eliud Kipchoge during his sub-2-hour marathon being banned. On Friday athletics governing body published a list of new mandatory requirements on footwear for professional athletes, stressing that the step to modify the rules was aimed at ensuring fair competition for all competitors. READ MORE: Out of stock: Sportswear giant Nike sells out of all Kobe Bryant-related items in wake of tragedy “It is not our job to regulate the entire sports shoe market, but it is our duty to preserve the integrity of elite...

Astronomers spot two-star system spinning so fast it’s BENDING space & time (VIDEO) Astrophysicists spend their time working on some truly mind-bending stuff but after two decades of observations, scientists have witnessed a pair of stars spinning so fast they literally bend both space and time. The team has been tracking the orbit of the extraordinary binary star for about 20 years, using the CSIRO Parkes Observatory’s 64-metre radio telescope.  The researchers, from the ARC Centre of Excellence of Gravitational Wave Discovery, caught the spinning celestial bodies “frame-dragging” or, in other words, twisting both space and time with their immense gravity. //www.youtube.com/embed/GOb3MCAg9zM The re...