While #France is still Europe’s agricultural powerhouse, the number of #farmers is steadily falling, by almost 2 percent every year. Worse, an ageing workforce and a lack of new blood mean that around...
Moscow cancer specialist becomes first Russian member of US surgical association
A pioneer of keyhole surgery for cancer treatment in Russia has become the country’s first doctor to be made a member of the prestigious American Surgical Association. RT got a chance to speak with him.
TV series show: Tahar Rahim embodies notorious hippy trail serial killer
We take a look at the new Netflix series which retraces the steps of a true-life, cold-blooded killer in “The Serpent”. Yena Lee tells us why actor Tahar Rahim is the major draw in this dramatisation of...
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai among five Hong Kong democracy activists jailed
#HongKong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 14 months on Friday along with four other veteran #democracy activists for their roles in protests that helped trigger a sweeping #crackdown on dissent by #China.
Lebanon-Syria border: Smuggling and sanctions, the new frontline
Despite being on the brink of collapse, the Lebanese economy is keeping a troublesome neighbour afloat: Bashar al-Assad’s Syria. In order to dodge international sanctions on the Assad regime – notably the US...