Новости за 11.08.2021

A double Olympic wrestling champion appears to have struck gold again courtesy of a politician, claiming he received a $1 million reward from a Russian State Duma official for his heroics at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate or weekly testing for teachers and school staff, saying it is “the right thing to do” and making his state the first to pass such a requirement.
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Turkey’s northern provinces have been inundated by devastating floods, turning streets into mud-laden streams. The disaster struck as the country continues to reel from major wildfires in the south.
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The boss of a top bare-knuckle fighting promotion has accepted that events in New York could be difficult if the state presses ahead with potentially mandating Covid-19 vaccinations – and plans showdown talks with one fighter.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have adjusted their Covid-19 tracking data for the state of Florida after state officials complained their case numbers were artificially high.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suffered a defeat in Congress, failing to change the country’s electronic voting system to one with a paper ballot. The leader has claimed the current system can be manipulated.
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Paris Saint-Germain have always followed fair play rules, the club's Qatari supremo has insisted after they handed Lionel Messi a whopping deal to join them – and motormouth Piers Morgan says shirts sales alone can cover the cost.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has demanded Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, arrested in China for alleged spying, be released “immediately and unconditionally” after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday.
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Journalist Richard Medhurst claims that he initially didn’t recognize Julian Assange, who looked “awful and ill,” as the WikiLeaks founder appeared in London’s High Court while the United States pushes to have him extradited.
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CNN’s Brian Stelter is getting a roasting following a late-night appearance where he worked overtime to defend his network’s handling of host Chris Cuomo and his former governor brother.
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The Kenyan government has ordered all civil servants to get a Covid vaccine dose by late August or face disciplinary action, as the country weighs up introducing a coronavirus cert or health passport.
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Ice hockey fans have been divided by a swift U-turn on a hiring. Just three days after his new role for an American Hockey League was announced, a coach has been axed over controversial tweets that caused a mob to criticize him.
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Indigenous leaders have cautiously welcomed Ottawa's $320-million funding pledge to support communities looking for unmarked graves at former residential school sites and to help survivors, deeming it a “long overdue step.”
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it is investigating three new possible side effects that may be linked to mRNA Covid vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, after reports of allergic skin reactions and kidney disorders.
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Spain’s drug regulator has approved the first human trials of a domestic Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has revealed, and will be administered in a two-dose regimen.
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Ukraine’s ongoing culture wars have found a new target in the country’s own government officials, who are being forced to demonstrate proof of competency in the Ukrainian language, rather than the widely spoken Russian tongue.
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The BBC has come in for some heavy criticism online for apparently overreporting stories about vaccine sceptics hospitalised with Covid-19 who are since urging others not to make the same mistake they did.
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The French government has unveiled plans to provide a third shot to people considered most at risk from Covid-19 as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country.
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Josh Kelley was born with serious birth defects after his US Marine father was exposed to Agent Orange, a highly toxic chemical Americans sprayed in Vietnam. He told RT how the war has taken a toll on his whole life.
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The attempted revolution in Belarus has failed because the street has been lost. That’s according to opposition activist Roman Protasevich, who spoke to RT’s Russian service about his involvement with last year’s protest movement.
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In an abrupt U-turn, Berlin said on Wednesday it will halt deportations to Afghanistan for security reasons just days after it urged the EU not to block deportations. The decision follows a similar reversal by the Netherlands.
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A former kickboxing champ told a court he wants to represent Belarus after being sentenced to a colony for causing bodily harm to police officers following a protest – and his wife in Russia says she will fight for his freedom.
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The Swiss government has dismissed calls from the Glacier Initiative referendum drive to ban fossil fuels, saying the country is on course to meet its pre-established target of hitting net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Brosussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has revealed himself as a fan of Russian comedy mixed martial arts sensation Hasbullah by printing an image of the social media star onto his mug.
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The seismic impact of six-time Ballon d'Or-winning superstar Lionel Messi joining PSG is already being felt, with the Argentina icon more than doubling the club's Instagram following as "embarrassing" reporters chanted his name.
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