Follow RT on The recent price growth of both bitcoin and gold has been raising questions about which one is the real safe haven. RT’s Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert voice their views on the issue. If it wasn’t for bitcoin, there would be no current rally in gold, says Max, noting that the cryptocurrency…
‘Unacceptable & scandalous’: IKEA faces probe in Poland after sacking anti-LGBT worker
Click:high quality geotextile Follow RT on A Polish branch of home furniture retailer IKEA is facing a public backlash and an official inquiry, after it fired a worker who refused to support and posted a denunciation of a pro-LGBT corporate event. A man named in Polish media as Tomasz K., a long-term employee at IKEA’s…
Beijing urges Washington to reject transit stop in US by Taiwan president
Follow RT on The United States should not allow Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to transit through the country en route to the Caribbean, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday. Tsai will visit St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, as well as Haiti on her July 11-22 trip,…
Russia’s floating nuclear power plant ready to heat up the Arctic
Follow RT on The world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), built by Russia and called the ‘Akademik Lomonosov,’ has received a license for operation. It is to provide heat and energy to Russia’s remote regions in the Arctic. According to Rosenergoatom, at the end of August the vessel will be towed to Pevek, a…
The ‘greatest country in the world’ can’t afford soap for kids – and it’s not Sarah Fabian’s fault
Follow RT on A single DOJ lawyer has become a lightning rod for anger over conditions for kids in US border detention facilities – but let’s not gloss over the utter absurdity of having debates over soap and toothpaste in 21st century America. A video of lawyer Sarah Fabian arguing that children at migrant detention…
S. Korea scrambled jets to intercept ‘unidentified object’ over the DMZ after Trump-Kim meeting
Follow RT on Is it a bird? Yes, actually. After US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met at the DMZ, South Korea scrambled jets to intercept an “unidentified object,” which turned out to be a flock of birds. With the impromptu meeting between Trump and Kim being described in the media…
2 people possibly exposed to sarin at Facebook mail facility in California – official
Follow RT on Authorities say two employees may have been exposed to sarin, after a machine designed to detect harmful substances at a Facebook mailing center alerted employees to the presence of the lethal nerve agent. Several buildings in the Menlo Park, California area, the location of the mailing facility, have been evacuated, according to…
Argentina and Chile to be cloaked in darkness as total solar eclipse looms
Follow RT on Both Argentina and Chile will experience a total solar eclipse on Tuesday, July 2, in a breathtaking natural event which is expected to last a total of four minutes and 33 seconds. Only a narrow, 6,000-mile long band in the Pacific Ocean and in South America will experience totality as the moon…
‘It was horrific’: Body falls from plane into a GARDEN in south London
Follow RT on A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a Kenya Airways flight as it approached Heathrow Airport and landed in a south London garden, police and airline officials have confirmed. London Metropolitan Police say they came across a body on Sunday and believe the victim had fallen out of an airplane. The flight…
Hong Kong protesters occupy parliament building, spray graffiti (PHOTOS)
Follow RT on Protesters in Hong Kong breached the city’s parliament building after violent clashes with police. They at least partially occupied the structure, and riot police have used batons and tear gas against them. The demonstrators used a metal trolley to break into the Hong Kong Legislative Council building after a standoff with riot…