A new species of frog has been discovered in Ecuador, with researchers marvelling at its translucent skin and “completely exposed heart.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has died at the age of 83, Panama’s president, Juan Carlos Varela, tweeted late on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The South Korean military confirmed on Tuesday that it took part in joint war games with the US that featured a supersonic B-1B bomber. Pyongyang slammed the drills, threatening “the Yankees” with retaliation, while boasting the test of a new missile. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Britain has itself to blame for the Manchester attack because it colluded with jihadists and left a power vacuum in Libya, according to the son of the Lockerbie bomber. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Australian government wants to cancel the passports of convicted pedophiles to prevent them traveling abroad where they are out of reach of the country’s laws. Scores of child sex offenders left the country in 2016 without permission, officials said. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The mother of a US State Department officer killed in the 2012 attack on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya told RT she is determined to win a court battle against Hillary Clinton that would force the former Secretary of State to disclose all of the facts.
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After French President Emmanuel Macron labeled Moscow-based news outlets RT and Sputnik “deceitful propaganda,” social media users were quick to remind the new French leader of the “hypocritical” Liberation newspaper’s pro-Macron cover on the eve of his election win. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Production of Russia’s newest narrow-body airliner the MC-21 will start in 2019, according to the government press office. Irkut Corporation plans initial production of 20 planes a year, increasing to 70 by 2023. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Launching the Scottish National Party (SNP) election manifesto on Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon repeated her call for a second independence referendum. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he is open to talks if he becomes prime minister. Read Full Article at RT.com
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White House Communications Director Mike Dubke has resigned, he told US media. It comes just three months after his appointment by President Donald Trump. Read Full Article at RT.com
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US golfer Tiger Woods has said an “unexpected reaction to prescribed medications” was the reason behind his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida on Monday. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Veteran BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby has hit out at the British media for failing to give Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn “fair” coverage in the run-up to the June 8 general election. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Hugo Plaun, 97, had long claimed to be an SAS veteran. However, an investigation into his war record suggests not only did he fabricate his claims – he, in fact, had been a member of the Nazi’s Waffen SS in his native Denmark. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Donald Trump has slammed Berlin over its contribution to NATO and criticized the trade deficit between the two countries, after the German foreign minister claimed the US president’s current policy is weakening the West and putting Europe’s future at risk.
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A 17-year-old “jihadist” has been detained in northeast Germany, local police said. He is reported to be a Syrian national suspected of planning a terrorist attack, officials announced, according to DPA news agency. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The ‘Can’t be Arsed’ (CBA) party has released its own spoof party political broadcast to highlight the foolishness of not voting in the general election. The CBA prides itself on having more support than any other political party in the country. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow. It's the first meeting since the world’s two largest oil producers agreed last week to extend a deal to cut production. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Optimism in the euro area's economy declined unexpectedly in May from its post-financial crisis high, according to data from the European Commission. The decline came on the back of weak services’ and retail sectors. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Residents were forced to leave their homes in Wigan for the second time in five days as a bomb disposal unit was deployed in connection to the Manchester terrorism attack investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com
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In his latest attack on RT, French President Emmanuel Macron said the news outlet’s correspondents were not “real journalists.” Some of the people he dismissed as non-professionals deliver reports while under threat from bombs and bullets. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The owners of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania said they would close the facility by 2019 unless the state changes its energy policy, which gives preferential treatment to wind and solar power generation. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Satirical posters warning that a Tory election victory will bring on a breakdown in society and nuclear apocalypse have started appearing at London bus stops. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Canadian province of Ontario is celebrating the country’s 150th birthday with an enormous 6-storey-tall, 30,000lb giant rubber duck, prompting a debate over the CA$200,000 (US$150,000) cost involved. Read Full Article at RT.com
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At least 137kg of Captagon, dubbed a “jihadist drug” and “the drug of the Syrian conflict,” was seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in a first for France, customs officials said, adding that half of the illicit cargo was destined for Saudi Arabia. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Nordic Prime ministers raised the internet trolling bar to spectacular new heights – recreating Donald Trump’s viral orb photo with a football. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Gene-altering technology aimed at preventing deadly diseases such as cancer from entering the DNA chain may not be as accurate as first thought, with a new study suggesting CRISPR-Cas9 editing risks accidental mutations. Read Full Article at RT.com
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In an apparent jab at French President Macron, who has accused RT and Sputnik of false reporting, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Macron to come ‘search for truth’ in Russia’s southern republic, and bring Germany’s Angela Merkel along with him. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Texas State capitol building hosted a fiery stand-off Monday as lawmakers allegedly exchanged violent threats after a Republican legislator called immigration officials on protesters at the building. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The French police conducted a brief special operation in Paris, cordoning off a street and detaining “young men [who were] threatening to blow up” a bus, local media reported. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Swedish prosecutors have released documents related to the Scandinavian state’s attempts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. However, the papers have reportedly been fully redacted, with even the bullet points being blacked out. Read Full Article at RT.com
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With bombings in Paris and elsewhere across Europe and war in the Middle East, it’s strange to hear speculation about a fictional Russian threat, Vladimir Putin said in an exclusive interview with Le Figaro. Read Full Article at RT.com
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A Russian citizen detained in the Czech capital on charges of hacking US social networks, including LinkedIn, can be extradited either to the United States or Russia, where he is accused of cyber theft, a Czech court has ruled. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice in 2014 while the 12-year old was playing with a replica gun has been dismissed, but not because of the child's death. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The first ever test of an interceptor intended to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) has been successful, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. The long-planned trial comes amid increased tensions with North Korea.
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The US is now equipping Kurdish fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces with heavy machine guns, small arms and ammunition to battle Islamic State fighters near their stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Bernards Township, New Jersey, will pay $3.25 million and train its officials in anti-discrimination policy to settle lawsuits filed by the US government and a Muslim group that alleged the town improperly refused plans for a new mosque. Read Full Article at RT.com
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German lawmakers won’t be allowed to visit the Incirlik base hosting German troops until Berlin takes some “positive steps” toward Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Minister said. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Screenings of Hollywood superhero blockbuster “Wonder Woman,” starring former Miss Israel Gal Gadot in the titular role, are set to be canceled in Lebanon, following a months-long public boycott campaign. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, said that the Muslim preachers who have been recently approving singing and listening to music by worshipers were being insubordinate, local media report. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Taxi firm Uber has sacked its vice president responsible for its self-driving car project. Anthony Levandowski is out after refusing to follow court orders to hand over documents related to the technology Google’s parent company says he stole. Read Full Article at RT.com
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It may sound like the description of his latest movie, but “tragic, dumbass comedy” is actually how Hollywood actor Robert De Niro described life in the US at the moment. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The rupture of a water pipe in the Ukrainian capital resulted in a spectacular burst from underground, with a water jet reaching seven stories high, according to local media. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden offered an impassioned argument against terrorism being used as a pretext for introducing mass surveillance in a video-linked speech to a migration conference on Tuesday night. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Comedian Kathy Griffin now says she “went too far” in a gory photoshoot where she held up a bloodied, decapitated mock head of President Donald Trump. The backlash against Griffin even rose to the level of the Secret Service, which tweeted it was “on it.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Shadow Brokers, a group that is thought to have stolen classified documents from the NSA that have been used to write the WannaCry malware, have offered to publish more of their document trove in exchange for a monthly subscription fee. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The man charged in the fatal stabbing of two men after allegedly spewing hate at two young women in a Portland metro train took his first court hearing as an opportunity to blurt out ramblings about “patriotism” and told those in attendance to “die.” Read Full Article at RT.com
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Nine people were killed and more than 90 were taken to hospitals after a powerful explosion rocked Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, near the German and Iranian embassies, according to a public health official, as cited by Reuters. Read Full Article at RT.com
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In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, President Vladimir Putin described newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron as a pragmatic leader who could find common ground with Russia, allowing for rapprochement and cooperation in key areas. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Russian MoD has released footage of four cruise missiles being fired at Islamic State fighters and equipment that had been transferred from Raqqa to an area east of Palmyra. All of the targets have been destroyed. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Two teenagers were arrested for plotting "acts of violence" at their high school in Anaheim, California, "including the placing of bombs and committing shootings," police said. The authorities have not found any weaponry that could be used in the plot. Read Full Article at RT.com
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