Follow RT on Whether or not his fists are classified as deadly weapons remains to be seen but mixed martial artist turned boxer Neeraj Goyat has showed off a different type of arsenal altogether in his bid to secure a matchup with Amir Khan. READ MORE: Amir Khan set to face ex-MMA fighter in $9…
Month: August 2019
‘The Great Hack’ expert warns that Facebook data-grabbing puts ‘power over people’
Follow RT on Facebook is hoarding the data of millions of users, vesting the firm with immense power over the discourse itself. A consultant on the Netflix film ‘The Great Hack’ told RT why this practice is not based on “legitimate interest.” The social network came under immense pressure last year to reign in its…
‘Rains will fall’: Shamans to hold massive ritual to save Siberia from raging wildfires
Click:integrated circuit distributor Follow RT on Shamans claim they will ‘unite their powers’ to stop wildfires that have affected millions of hectares of forest in isolated areas in Siberia. Meanwhile, the military is sending planes to extinguish the flames. Every shaman will hold a ceremony at their homes on Friday, after which “the rains will…
Saudi Arabian women can now hold passports and travel alone without men’s blessing
Follow RT on Saudi Arabia has announced a new landmark reform which significantly weakens the so-called ‘male guardianship’ rules governing Saudi women’s autonomy and mobility. Women over 21 can now hold their own passports and travel freely. At present, adult Saudi women are essentially considered legal minors who are subject to the arbitrary authority of…
After cornering GMO crop market with Monsanto takeover, Bayer turns its eyes to imitation ‘meat’
Follow RT on German drugs maker Bayer is closely watching the plant-based meat market which has seen booming demand in recent years. The company says it could potentially enter the market as a provider of an alternative protein source. According to Bob Reiter, Bayer’s head of research and development at its crop science division, plant-based…
Ronaldo says Juve teammate Dybala ‘must move to Man Utd to become a champion’ – reports
Follow RT on Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly implored his teammate Paulo Dybala to join his former club Manchester United this summer if he wants to ‘become a champion’ amid interest in the Argentine from Old Trafford. Ronaldo is said to have made the comments in a Juventus players’ WhatsApp group as the club’s…
‘It slipped out of my hand!’ Tennis bad boy Kyrgios hurls water bottle at umpire’s chair (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Australia’s Nick Kyrgios added another episode to his litany of on-court outbursts by hurling a bottle of water at the umpire’s chair during his third-round match at the Citi Open – before claiming “it slipped out of his hand.” The 24-year-old recorded a confident 6-2 7-5 victory over 77-ranked Yoshihito Nishioka of…
India doesn’t need to talk with anyone but Pakistan about Kashmir – FM to Pompeo
Follow RT on Shortly after Donald Trump offered himself as a mediator to fix the bitter Kashmir conflict, India’s foreign minister made it clear to Mike Pompeo that Pakistan is the only interlocutor New Delhi needs to talk to about the issue. Speaking “in clear terms,” India’s top diplomat Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told Secretary of State…
India marks ‘new era’ in transport by approving $10bn HYPERLOOP project
Follow RT on One of India’s busiest transit routes is getting a serious upgrade with the announcement of a $10bn hyperloop project, expected to be the world’s first, which will ferry passengers 117.5km from Mumbai to Pune in just 23 minutes. The Maharashtra provincial cabinet approved the Rs 70,000 crore (~US$10bn) project in a meeting…
New twist in Butina case possible after FBI informant denied she posed threat to US – lawyer to RT
Follow RT on A new development in the case of the Russian gun activist Maria Butina has emerged after an FBI informant, with whom she had an affair, revealed that he repeatedly told the agency that the woman posed no threat to the US. Butina’s lawyer, Robert Driscoll, issued a statement last week, saying that…