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Ben & Jerry’s co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company’s decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. Read Full Article at RT.com

Flash floods ripped through villages in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, destroying dozens of homes and burying people in mud and water. The militant group said 150 people have been killed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Any good kayaker will know that they must have a life jacket and paddle to compete, but Aussie star Jessica Fox has revealed that her Olympics were saved when she used a CONDOM for some last-minute running repairs on her vessel. Read Full Article at RT.com

Millions of dollars that were supposed to go to Canadian residential school survivors as part of a 2005 settlement were reportedly spent by the Catholic Church on lawyers, fundraising, administration costs and unapproved loans. Read Full Article at RT.com

HarperCollins, the American publishing house behind a widely contested account of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s time in office, has agreed to edit future copies in the face of legal action from two top Moscow businessmen. Read Full Article at RT.com

Suni Lee of the US has claimed gold in the women's individual all-round gymnastics competition, succeeding compatriot Simone Biles after the 24-year-old declined to defend her title while citing mental health concerns. Read Full Article at RT.com

The United States “likely” had intelligence about the deadly threat to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi prior to his murder at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, says the former UN official who investigated the incident. Press TV: The dissident journalist was murdered on October 2, 2018, after he entered the Saudi consulate to The post Trump, Pompeo ‘likely’ knew of threat to WaPo’s Khashoggi before his murder: UN investigator first appeared on Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services.

Images and videos of a rare snow event in Brazil, with temperatures falling to almost -8C, have been flooding social media. Authorities earlier warned of an approaching severe cold snap. Read Full Article at RT.com

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that nuclear deal negotiations “cannot go on indefinitely�, but says the White House is still willing to engage in diplomacy with Tehran over the issue. Read Full Article at RT.com

Daniel Cormier, a former training partner of ex-UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, says that Conor McGregor 'absolutely crossed the line' in his since-deleted tweet in which he referenced the passing of the Russian star's father. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese stocks fell as the world’s second-largest economy dials up its clampdown on business. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann analyzes what is behind the regulations that are driving the dip. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) secured another gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, this time through a quartet of their women beating rivals France by a score of 45-34 in the foil fencing final on Thursday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pakistani government has said it will mandate vaccinations across a number of settings from August, including government offices, schools, restaurants, and shopping malls, despite less than 5% of citizens being inoculated. Read Full Article at RT.com

The German Olympic Sports Confederation has announced that cycling coach Patrick Moster has been sent home from the games after making racist comments during the men’s time trial on Wednesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Team ROC, the name under which Russian athletes are competing in Tokyo, plan to lodge a complaint against questions aimed at Daniil Medvedev by a journalist in which he asked if Russian athletes are 'cheaters'. Read Full Article at RT.com

Met Office researchers have warned that the impact of global warming is “already changing� the UK’s climate, with extreme weather, such as heatwaves and floods, set to hit the nation on an increasingly regular basis in the future. Read Full Article at RT.com

Paris has slammed the UK’s decision to maintain quarantine measures for travelers from France, arguing that it is “discriminatory,� as double-jabbed citizens across the European Union (EU) are able to forgo the requirement. Read Full Article at RT.com

Denmark and Inter Milan star Christian Eriksen is reportedly ready to return to his club for medical checks almost two months after the midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian court has sentenced five men to multiple years behind bars after they were found guilty of participating in unauthorized rallies, protesting against restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in spring last year. Read Full Article at RT.com

Karen Khachanov secured a semi-final berth but countryman Daniil Medvedev was unable to join him on a day of contrasting fortunes for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) tennis team at Tokyo 2020. Read Full Article at RT.com

The plan to require digital vaccine certificates for entry to clubs and other venues will help pressure young people into getting the shot, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has acknowledged. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.6% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, exceeding expectations, the Economy Ministry has announced. Read Full Article at RT.com

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the data suggesting US consumers are showing ‘no resistance’ to surging prices, as money-printing and stimulus checks encourage Americans to pay whatever the ticket says without negotiation. Read Full Article at RT.com

Records released by the Department of Justice provide new details about Trump’s campaign against whistleblowers and leakers. The post CIA Drove Spike in Media Leak Investigation Requests Under Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called on Moscow to deploy more peacekeepers to his country’s border with Azerbaijan, as both nations accuse each other of violating an agreed ceasefire after a day of bloody fighting. Read Full Article at RT.com

The lawyers of French President Emmanuel Macron are suing a man who depicted the head of state as Adolf Hitler, amid recent protests opposing France’s health pass and Covid vaccine restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

An investigation into fatal floods has been launched in Belgium’s Wallonia region, the worst hit by the disaster earlier this month. Prosecutors are looking into “involuntary homicide by lack of foresight or precaution.� Read Full Article at RT.com

Footballers from the Argentina and Brazil national football teams have been exchanging digs on social media after the former's exit from the Olympic games, in a reignition of one of the sport's most heated rivalries. Read Full Article at RT.com

US presidents are a mass of contradictions. Donald Trump spoke of improving relations with Russia, but dragged them to new lows with sanctions. Joe Biden, by contrast, has overseen a thaw, while saying nasty things about Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com

Sydney authorities have been blasted for “militarizing a public health crisis,� after the New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller requested the support of 300 soldiers to ensure greater compliance with Covid restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has defended his position on vaccine hesitancy, saying that he and fellow NFL players reluctant to receive the jab want to see 'proper information' ahead of a 'very personal choice'. Read Full Article at RT.com

New Orleans Pelicans star Jaxson Hayes was booked for a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer and hospitalized to treat minor injuries after allegedly being involved in a violent altercation, according to reports. Read Full Article at RT.com

Eight provinces on the Thai border are set to enter lockdown after Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the measures. The temporary regional shutdown comes as Thailand sees record-high coronavirus deaths and cases. Read Full Article at RT.com

Italian tennis star Fabio Fognini says the oppressive heat in Tokyo caused him to shout homophobic slurs at himself during his defeat to Daniil Medvedev. Read Full Article at RT.com

Asian stock markets traded mostly higher on Thursday, following reports that China would not ban domestic companies from going public in the US. Read Full Article at RT.com

China could play a constructive role in Afghanistan if it helps secure a political settlement between Kabul and the Taliban, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

This blows a major hole in their vaccine push

An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale has struck just south of the Alaskan Peninsula. The authorities issued warnings and advisory notices about a possible tsunami. Read Full Article at RT.com

US gymnastics icon Simone Biles has thanked fans for their “love and support� after she withdrew from two events at the Tokyo Games, watching on as America settled for second behind the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

The world’s third-largest crude oil importer, India, could join China in tapping into its strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to sell lower-priced crude to its refiners amid rallying international oil prices. Read Full Article at RT.com

Tunisian President Kais Saied, who seized control of the government last weekend, said that billions of dollars had been stolen from the country and offered businessmen an option to return the money if they wanted to avoid prison. Read Full Article at RT.com

Pelosi says "On almost every subject that you can name, science is the answer," without explaining the what the science is

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington’s suffocating economic restrictions. Read Full Article at RT.com

Charges Democrats of engaging in "Kabooki theater"

American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will be forced to miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid, with the knock-on effect sending the entire Australian track and field team into a brief period of isolation in Tokyo. Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Food and Drug Administration has agreed to extend the expiry date of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine to six months, pushing it out for the second time as states “drowning� in jabs struggle to get rid of them. Read Full Article at RT.com

And Biden will today mandate all federal employees to take vaccines

Some two million residents living in Sydney, Australia, which is currently in the middle of an extended lockdown, have been told to mask up outdoors and not travel further than five kilometers from home, as cases rise. Read Full Article at RT.com

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