#Argentine lawmakers debated far into the night Thursday over a bill that would #legalize#abortion in most cases as demonstrators for and against the initiative gathered in separate areas outside the congress building.
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast
#Lebanon‘s investigating judge charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut #port#blast that killed 200 people and ravaged the capital in August...
No-trade deal Brexit now more likely than a deal
British Prime Minister Boris #Johnson said on Thursday there was “a strong possibility” Britain and the #EU would fail to strike a new trade deal, hours after Brussels published contingency plans to protect...
Ending the stigma of miscarriage: Why do people shy away from talking publicly about it?
It’s a social #taboo; very few people talk openly about it and yet around one in four women will experience a #miscarriage. In a special edition focusing on reproductive health, we look at how to end the stigma...
Culture left out in the cold as French lockdown lifts progressively
French Prime Minister Jean Castex dashed hopes among art lovers and industry professionals when he announced that theatres, museums and cinemas in France would not be permitted to open before the New Year. Olivia...
The 1 percent | US billionaires’ wealth grows by $1TRN during pandemic
While the US suffers COVID-related losses equal to – and even exceeding – those caused by World War II, it hasn’t stopped the rich from getting richer, as the net worth of American billionaires has soared by $1 trillion...
UK microbiologist on AstraZeneca’s move to cooperate with Russia’s Sputnik V producers
Dr Simon Clarke, a microbiologist at the UK’s Reading University, speaks to RT about the recent move by Britain’s AstraZeneca to team up with Russia to tackle the coronavirus pandemic by joining efforts on the COVID...