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RT News (August 8, 2021)

From the whining over Russians winning medals to transgender weightlifting – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have taught us much

Sport News

08 August

From the whining over Russians winning medals to transgender weightlifting – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have taught us much

After two weeks, 33 sports, and around 11,000 athletes doing battle for 339 gold medals, the curtain is coming down on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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World News

08 August

Taliban overruns most of Kunduz as Afghan military clings to strategic city’s airport – reports

Taliban militants have captured another provincial capital, Sar-e Pul, and most of the fifth-largest city of Kunduz, according to local officials. Afghan special forces have been deployed in a bid to re-take the latter.

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USA News

08 August

‘The Obama variant’: VIDEO of maskless former president at ‘scaled-back’ birthday bash causes outrage

Former president Barack Obama is facing further scrutiny over his allegedly “scaled-back,” celebrity-filled birthday party, with footage of the maskless Democrat at the shindig causing massive outrage.

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USA News

08 August

‘Facebook has officially jumped the shark’: New tool allowing users to ‘REQUEST PRAYERS’ met with mockery

Facebook has introduced a new feature allowing users to request prayers – an update that has been roundly mocked and skewered by critics, who say Facebook has far larger issues to focus on.

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08 August

Why does the left deny that people like me, a young ethnic minority woman, are middle class and insist we’re victims of racism?

I’m a young woman from a comfortable background, with all the advantages that flow from that. Why does the left reject that and say my skin colour automatically makes me oppressed and disadvantaged?

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World News

08 August

#FakePoos: Aussies fume after Victoria’s premier concedes ‘Covid in wastewater’ used to justify statewide lockdown never existed

Australians are airing their grievances with Victoria Premier Dan Andrews after he admitted he cited non-existent coronavirus-tainted sewage in his decision to lock down the state.

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08 August

The arrogant mentality that saw Galileo derided still exists today, claims Harvard professor who wants to prove aliens exist

A new initiative aims to finally find out if we really are alone by investigating UFO sightings. Some think it’s a waste of time but what if the mainstream dismissal of aliens has blocked astronomers from pursuing their theories?

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Russia & Former Soviet Union

08 August

Navalny ally Sobol leaves Russia after court ruling finds her guilty of organising unauthorised protests during Covid-19 – reports

One of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s closest allies, Lubov Sobol, has left Russia days after she was sentenced to a year-and-a-half of restrictions over her role in organizing unauthorized protests in early 2021.

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USA News

08 August

Black gamers claim zombies in new video game called them the N-word, sparking controversy

A heated debate exploded online after several gamers reported hearing what sounded like the ‘N-word’ from zombies in the new video game Back 4 Blood.

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Sport News

08 August

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to meet athlete & armed forces sergeant after she hugged Russian rival who beat her to Olympic gold

Ukraine's defense ministry will meet a high jumper "immediately" upon her return from Tokyo, condemning her hug with a Russian because of the civil conflict in the country’s east, which it called the "Russian-Ukrainian war".

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