The main goal of the peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan is to help maintain stability and keep strategic facilities well-guarded, the head of a Russian-led security alliance said, as violent unrest continues to sweep the country. The details of the joint military deployment by the Moscow-based Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) …
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has attempted to explain why President Joe Biden refers to the Capitol riot as an “insurrection,” a crime no individual, including former President Donald Trump, has been charged with. Biden referred to January 6 as an “armed insurrection” in his Thursday morning address. He …
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More than half of Germans no longer trust official Covid-19 statistics issued by the country’s disease control and prevention authority, the Robert Koch Institute, a new poll has found. A whopping 57% of those surveyed said they didn’t trust the data, while 32% still deem government figures on the spread …
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A Covid-19 vaccine potentially able to give lifelong protection has proved effective on mice and primates and is set for clinical trials. Production is planned for 2024, Japanese scientist Michinori Kohara told the Japan Times. With all the existing Covid-19 vaccines requiring booster shots to remain effective, the emeritus investigator …
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The UK Health Security Agency has said that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is much less likely to cause hospitalization than the Delta variant. The latest data suggests the risk is one-third of that for Delta. On Friday, Susan Hopkins, the chief medical advisor at the UK Health Security Agency …
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Suzanne Massie, who advised the US government in the 1980s, has appeared on RT’s Worlds Apart program, explaining why she’s applying for Russian citizenship and revealing some details about her former boss, Ronald Reagan. Massie, who first visited the USSR in 1960s, had been writing about Russia all her life. …
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Brussels should put politics aside when faced with crucial issues such as vaccination uptake and energy supplies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT, calling for “better cooperation” with the East. Speaking to RT on Friday, Szijjarto said the EU should work with the likes of Hungary and Russia to …
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Russians are fearful about the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, including vaccine requirements and new restrictions on those who haven’t had a jab – but they’re less concerned about the prospect of being infected themselves. That’s according to CROS, which published its National Anxiety Index on Wednesday, revealing the biggest …
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Covid-19 directly infects kidney cells and can cause severe damage to the vital organ, according to a scientific study which proves a link between serious infection and organ failure. In a report published in the scientific journal Cell Stem Cell on Friday, a group of researchers suggested that Covid-19 can …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared to have undergone a dramatic weight loss when he spoke at a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party. Kim’s physique has noticeably slimmed down in recent months amid reported food shortages. Kim spent this week chairing a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party …
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