Click:HP2202 While the rugby world has been inspired by Christian Lealiifano, the playmaker has found as much inspiration from those who closest to him on his road back to Super Rugby. Brumbies prop Scott Sio is a close friend of Lealiifano’s and said the 29-year-old was quick to point to his friends and family as…
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EU extends ‘shipless’ Mediterranean naval mission for 6 months
Follow RT on The European Union is prolonging the mandate of its naval operation against human traffickers in the Mediterranean Sea for six months. However, the bloc still plans to scour its waters without any ships, AP reported. Italy’s previous government blocked Operation Sophia from using ships because its vessels were occasionally used to rescue…
Hungarian PM Orban defends his candidate for EU executive, ‘has solutions in pocket’
Follow RT on Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he has several solutions “in his pocket” after Hungary’s candidate for the European Commission was rejected. The EU transport commissioner-designate, Romanian socialist politician Rovana Plumb, and the proposed commissioner for EU enlargement, former Hungarian justice minister Laszlo Trocsanyi, were told their confirmation hearings could not go…
Doctors & drugs FOR LIFE: Big Pharma’s profit on the transgender craze
Follow RT on For trans people, the quest to create the body that matches their perceptions is a life devoted to drugs and doctors. For Big Pharma, the challenge is to serve the interests of this group without being blinded by big profit. Western society is currently witnessing something of a medical revolution, which many…
Check mates: Russian grandmaster Karjakin praises MMA legend Emelianenko after pair play chess game
Follow RT on Russian chess grand master Sergey Karjakin has called a chess game against Russian heavyweight MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko “memorable” – saying that the fighter has brains to match his undoubted brawn. “I recently played against Fedor Emelianenko in a simultaneous chess display,” Karjakin said. READ MORE: Ian Nepomniachtchi: Meet the football-loving, video game-mad…
Imran Khan’s jet turns around mid-flight, makes emergency landing in NYC after electronics glitch
Follow RT on Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly failed to return to his home country after the plane carrying him and his delegation malfunctioned hours into the return trip from the US, and was forced to land in New York. The crew discovered a technical problem on board the jet, four hours after…
The cringe is strong with this one! NYT tries its hand at Trump memes, falls flat on face & gets MEMED in return
Follow RT on The New York Times tried its hand at a Star Wars meme to celebrate the launch of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump – and proved what conservatives have been saying for years: the Left can’t meme. “A long time coming for a White House far from reality,” the clip reads, before…
‘This is war’: Trump’s critics & backers trade blows as Washington braces for impeachment showdown
Follow RT on With impeachment the talk of the town in Washington, President Donald Trump’s most fierce critics and defenders are squaring off, reacting to a Democratic initiative to remove him from office over an alleged abuse of power. On Tuesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said the House was “moving forward with an official impeachment…
Red alert! How Lewandowski has become the world’s most complete No.9
The Bayern Munich frontman takes on former manager Jurgen Klopp on Tuesday, having developed into the In the past few weeks, Dietmar Hamann has had to do more defending than former club Liverpool’s makeshift backline. The former Bayern Munich midfielder became the centre of attention for calling Robert Lewandowski a problem for his old club, as…
Columbus Crew 2019 season preview: Roster, projected lineup, schedule, national TV and more
The club will remain in Columbus under new ownership, and will start a new era under Caleb Porter after Gregg Berhalter’s departure to run the USMNT In 2018, the Columbus Crew advanced one round fewer than they had in 2017 and suffered a much worse defeat in their eventual elimination. And yet, optimism and hope…