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A controversial statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that stood outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York has been removed. The monument was criticised in recent years, as according to the museum, it ‘communicates a racial hierarchy’. The statue showed Roosevelt on horseback, flanked by a Native American man and an African man.
Statues of other historical figures have also drawn criticism across the country. Find out who and why in our video.
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A controversial statue of President Theodore Roosevelt that stood outside the American Museum of Natural History in New York has been removed. The monument was criticised in recent years, as according to the museum, it ‘communicates a racial hierarchy’. The statue showed Roosevelt on horseback, flanked by a Native American man and an African man.
Statues of other historical figures have also drawn criticism across the country. Find out who and why in our video.
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Just look how extraordinary the snow looks on the dunes of the Sahara Desert. Algerian photographer Karim Bouchetata was lucky to catch the rare phenomena as any snowfall melts quickly.
It's the fifth time in 42 years temperatures have dropped, and snow has fallen on the Saharan town of Ain Sefra in Algeria. The desert saw snow in 2021, 2018, 2016 and again in 1979. Though January is one of the coldest months there, it's exceptional this time. It may be hard to believe the desert, which has seen highs of 58C, now has overnight temperatures reaching -2C.
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Just look how extraordinary the snow looks on the dunes of the Sahara Desert. Algerian photographer Karim Bouchetata was lucky to catch the rare phenomena as any snowfall melts quickly.
It's the fifth time in 42 years temperatures have dropped, and snow has fallen on the Saharan town of Ain Sefra in Algeria. The desert saw snow in 2021, 2018, 2016 and again in 1979. Though January is one of the coldest months there, it's exceptional this time. It may be hard to believe the desert, which has seen highs of 58C, now has overnight temperatures reaching -2C.
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#video #Russia
2021 saw an abysmal record in Russia for wildfires, with 17 mln hectares of forest destroyed. It's only one of the problems that cause deforestation. Illegal logging, slash-and-burn agriculture, contraband forest exports add to the disturbingly rapid forest extinction.
Uncontrolled logging disrupts ecosystems resulting in landslides and soil erosion. Dry and damaged trees carry pests that can travel long distances and infect healthy areas. While volunteers and WWF reps are struggling against illegal activity, it's not enough to save the remaining woodland.
Deforestation is a big issue. But, unfortunately, by the 21st century, half of the Earth forest had already been destroyed. And regardless of efforts to rescue and protect the remaining woodland, the prospects are bleak. Watch the premiere of Forests Under Attack right now on RT Documentary.
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2021 saw an abysmal record in Russia for wildfires, with 17 mln hectares of forest destroyed. It's only one of the problems that cause deforestation. Illegal logging, slash-and-burn agriculture, contraband forest exports add to the disturbingly rapid forest extinction.
Uncontrolled logging disrupts ecosystems resulting in landslides and soil erosion. Dry and damaged trees carry pests that can travel long distances and infect healthy areas. While volunteers and WWF reps are struggling against illegal activity, it's not enough to save the remaining woodland.
Deforestation is a big issue. But, unfortunately, by the 21st century, half of the Earth forest had already been destroyed. And regardless of efforts to rescue and protect the remaining woodland, the prospects are bleak. Watch the premiere of Forests Under Attack right now on RT Documentary.
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Avangard is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of anti-aircraft missiles and turned 80 in January 2022. This is where guided missiles are assembled for Russia's renowned S-400 Triumph air defence system. RT's Yulia Shapovalova toured the facility to see behind the scenes.
The plant was built in the middle of the Second World War. There are dozens of workshops at Avangard, and most of them are secret or top-secret. Russia's S-400 Triumph air defence system relies on the products made there. The system's primary uniqueness lies in its guided missiles.
The S-400 systems are supplied to the Russian Army and exported as part of military-technical cooperation with China, India and Turkey.
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Avangard is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of anti-aircraft missiles and turned 80 in January 2022. This is where guided missiles are assembled for Russia's renowned S-400 Triumph air defence system. RT's Yulia Shapovalova toured the facility to see behind the scenes.
The plant was built in the middle of the Second World War. There are dozens of workshops at Avangard, and most of them are secret or top-secret. Russia's S-400 Triumph air defence system relies on the products made there. The system's primary uniqueness lies in its guided missiles.
The S-400 systems are supplied to the Russian Army and exported as part of military-technical cooperation with China, India and Turkey.
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#video #India
Jharia lies at the heart of India’s largest coalfield. Toxic fumes rise from the ground, and coal fires burn around the clock. They suffocate locals and can consume entire houses at any moment, but thousands of locals don’t leave.
Learn more about Jharia’s hellish coalfields and why people stay in our documentary, Inferno Village.
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Jharia lies at the heart of India’s largest coalfield. Toxic fumes rise from the ground, and coal fires burn around the clock. They suffocate locals and can consume entire houses at any moment, but thousands of locals don’t leave.
Learn more about Jharia’s hellish coalfields and why people stay in our documentary, Inferno Village.
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Eden for the Homeless
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Rows of tiny, colourfully painted houses make Eden Village look like an exemplary community. It's a home for the long-term homeless. Residents of Eden Village have to follow a strict no-drug, no-crime policy. Locals hang on to their community because it's their first permanent home for a long time. Eden Village provides homes for the homeless with disabilities.
Over half a million Americans sleep rough, and millions more are one paycheck away from becoming homeless. Jean hadn't had a roof over her head for a long time, but she finally got keys from her new house in Eden Village. Unfortunately, there are only 31 houses available, and there's a long waiting list.
Why was Jean lucky? Watch our new documentary, Eden for the Homeless, right now to find out. https://youtu.be/zyR5ti5vlPg
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#video #USA
Rows of tiny, colourfully painted houses make Eden Village look like an exemplary community. It's a home for the long-term homeless. Residents of Eden Village have to follow a strict no-drug, no-crime policy. Locals hang on to their community because it's their first permanent home for a long time. Eden Village provides homes for the homeless with disabilities.
Over half a million Americans sleep rough, and millions more are one paycheck away from becoming homeless. Jean hadn't had a roof over her head for a long time, but she finally got keys from her new house in Eden Village. Unfortunately, there are only 31 houses available, and there's a long waiting list.
Why was Jean lucky? Watch our new documentary, Eden for the Homeless, right now to find out. https://youtu.be/zyR5ti5vlPg
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#photo #Honduras
This woman kills for a living. She’s an assassin in one of the gangs in San Pedro Sula, once known as the most dangerous city in the world with the highest murder rate. RT Documentary’s Natalya Karachkova interviewed her during a trip to Honduras.
She had to kill three people in a week to become a gang member, which she joined when she was only 12. During the interview, she put a gun between her legs to have quick access to it just in case.
Members of the gang like her don’t get paid. Everything she gets has to be brought to the boss, who distributes it among the gang members. If you’d like to learn more about the criminal gangs in Honduras, subscribe to our channel on Telegram and YouTube. You’ll be the first to find out about the film premiere ;)
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This woman kills for a living. She’s an assassin in one of the gangs in San Pedro Sula, once known as the most dangerous city in the world with the highest murder rate. RT Documentary’s Natalya Karachkova interviewed her during a trip to Honduras.
She had to kill three people in a week to become a gang member, which she joined when she was only 12. During the interview, she put a gun between her legs to have quick access to it just in case.
Members of the gang like her don’t get paid. Everything she gets has to be brought to the boss, who distributes it among the gang members. If you’d like to learn more about the criminal gangs in Honduras, subscribe to our channel on Telegram and YouTube. You’ll be the first to find out about the film premiere ;)
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Living in a Faraday cage
#video #USA
For Sue, mobile phones, WiFi routers, radio, TVs and other devices are a silent killer. Sue lives with electromagnetic hypersensitivity, a mystery illness linked to technology. Sue built a Faraday cage to block manufactured radiation. She missed her daughter’s graduation because she couldn’t travel far from her ‘silver room’.
Her symptoms include headaches, nausea, a burning sensation on the skin and a metallic taste in the mouth. There’s no cure, and only distancing yourself from electronic devices can alleviate the pain. Sue is not alone. More and more people around the world claim they have the same condition.
Have you ever heard of the hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields? Is technology killing us, or does this illness even exist? For more, check out our documentary, WiFi Refugees.
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#video #USA
For Sue, mobile phones, WiFi routers, radio, TVs and other devices are a silent killer. Sue lives with electromagnetic hypersensitivity, a mystery illness linked to technology. Sue built a Faraday cage to block manufactured radiation. She missed her daughter’s graduation because she couldn’t travel far from her ‘silver room’.
Her symptoms include headaches, nausea, a burning sensation on the skin and a metallic taste in the mouth. There’s no cure, and only distancing yourself from electronic devices can alleviate the pain. Sue is not alone. More and more people around the world claim they have the same condition.
Have you ever heard of the hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields? Is technology killing us, or does this illness even exist? For more, check out our documentary, WiFi Refugees.
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#photo #India
On this day, 74 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi was fatally shot in Delhi. A Hindu zealot killed India’s most revered leader. A year before Gandhi’s assassination, India won its independence from Britain but was partitioned into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.
Religious violence immediately broke out. Gandhi appealed for peace by fasting and praying. Gandhi’s killer, Nathuram Godse, accused the ‘Father of the Nation’ of having betrayed Hindus by being too tolerant to Muslims and blamed the bloodshed on Gandhi.
To learn more about Gandhi’s life and legacy, check out our documentary.
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On this day, 74 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi was fatally shot in Delhi. A Hindu zealot killed India’s most revered leader. A year before Gandhi’s assassination, India won its independence from Britain but was partitioned into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.
Religious violence immediately broke out. Gandhi appealed for peace by fasting and praying. Gandhi’s killer, Nathuram Godse, accused the ‘Father of the Nation’ of having betrayed Hindus by being too tolerant to Muslims and blamed the bloodshed on Gandhi.
To learn more about Gandhi’s life and legacy, check out our documentary.
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Don’t sell me, mama!
#video #Afghanistan
Afghanistan is considered to have the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. There is virtually no economy, while the local currency is rapidly losing its value. According to various estimates, about two million families are economic migrants.
This is why many parents in Afghanistan are forced to consider selling their daughters to survive. The average price ranges from $1,500 to $2,000, but this is a lot for people deep in debt earning an occasional dollar a day. They say that they will starve and freeze to death if they don't do it.
Boys are not up for sale because they can be valuable in the parental home, but girls are given away and married off very often still underaged. Unfortunately, girls don't have a say in the matter of selling.
Tune in for the premiere of Don't Sell Me, Mama on RT Documentary.
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#video #Afghanistan
Afghanistan is considered to have the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. There is virtually no economy, while the local currency is rapidly losing its value. According to various estimates, about two million families are economic migrants.
This is why many parents in Afghanistan are forced to consider selling their daughters to survive. The average price ranges from $1,500 to $2,000, but this is a lot for people deep in debt earning an occasional dollar a day. They say that they will starve and freeze to death if they don't do it.
Boys are not up for sale because they can be valuable in the parental home, but girls are given away and married off very often still underaged. Unfortunately, girls don't have a say in the matter of selling.
Tune in for the premiere of Don't Sell Me, Mama on RT Documentary.
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The Year of the Tiger 🐅 🎉
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Happy Lunar New Year! 2022 marks the Year of the Tiger, third in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. The holiday, widely known as the Chinese New Year, isn’t celebrated just in China. It’s also observed in South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Buddhist regions of Russia.
This beautiful animal is featured in our documentary, Freed to Wild, about how Amur tigers are protected in Russia.
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Happy Lunar New Year! 2022 marks the Year of the Tiger, third in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. The holiday, widely known as the Chinese New Year, isn’t celebrated just in China. It’s also observed in South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Buddhist regions of Russia.
This beautiful animal is featured in our documentary, Freed to Wild, about how Amur tigers are protected in Russia.
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#video #Afghanistan
After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, life in Afghanistan changed drastically. The former government fled the country, and sharia law was imposed. As a result, creative people, like artists, musicians, singers, practically became outlaws and struggled to find their place under constant threats.
Abbas Alizada, whose story was told in the RT Documentary’s film Dragon of Afghanistan, couldn’t leave the country and now has to hide and change his appearance, so the Taliban doesn’t recognise him.
Musicians are having just as hard a time. Under the Taliban, playing music was pronounced ungodly, and musicians were deemed sinners. Singer Aryana Sayeed would have been killed by the Taliban for her art and especially for daring to practice it since she was a woman. Instead, she escaped Afghanistan on a USAF plane the day after Kabul fell.
How do the arts survive under the Taliban? Tune in for the premiere of Afghan Déjà Vu on RT Documentary
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After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, life in Afghanistan changed drastically. The former government fled the country, and sharia law was imposed. As a result, creative people, like artists, musicians, singers, practically became outlaws and struggled to find their place under constant threats.
Abbas Alizada, whose story was told in the RT Documentary’s film Dragon of Afghanistan, couldn’t leave the country and now has to hide and change his appearance, so the Taliban doesn’t recognise him.
Musicians are having just as hard a time. Under the Taliban, playing music was pronounced ungodly, and musicians were deemed sinners. Singer Aryana Sayeed would have been killed by the Taliban for her art and especially for daring to practice it since she was a woman. Instead, she escaped Afghanistan on a USAF plane the day after Kabul fell.
How do the arts survive under the Taliban? Tune in for the premiere of Afghan Déjà Vu on RT Documentary
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#video #Japan
Good thing January is over. It’s commonly considered the most depressing month of the year. But for many Japanese students, stress is permanent.
For example, Ryoji Tani was constantly bullied at school and pressured at home. ‘I was raised in an environment where my personality didn’t exist; it was missing’, he says. As a result, Ryoji suffered from a nervous tic and constant stress until he decided not to go to school anymore one day.
In Japan, there is even a term for children who refuse to go to school - futoko. But quitting school had a long-term consequence for Ryoji. He withdrew from society and shut himself away in his room for eight years. Social recluses like Ryoji are known as hikikomori.
Learn more stories of Japanese hikikomori in our documentary here.
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Good thing January is over. It’s commonly considered the most depressing month of the year. But for many Japanese students, stress is permanent.
For example, Ryoji Tani was constantly bullied at school and pressured at home. ‘I was raised in an environment where my personality didn’t exist; it was missing’, he says. As a result, Ryoji suffered from a nervous tic and constant stress until he decided not to go to school anymore one day.
In Japan, there is even a term for children who refuse to go to school - futoko. But quitting school had a long-term consequence for Ryoji. He withdrew from society and shut himself away in his room for eight years. Social recluses like Ryoji are known as hikikomori.
Learn more stories of Japanese hikikomori in our documentary here.
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#video #China
Liu Heng is a talented Chinese percussionist who can make any object sound like a musical instrument. Besides experimenting with sounds and composition, Liu Heng is the principal percussionist in Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, the largest theatre in Asia.
Young Chinese artists talk about their works in the new episode of, This is China.
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Liu Heng is a talented Chinese percussionist who can make any object sound like a musical instrument. Besides experimenting with sounds and composition, Liu Heng is the principal percussionist in Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, the largest theatre in Asia.
Young Chinese artists talk about their works in the new episode of, This is China.
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AristoCats of the Hermitage 🐈
#video #Russia
Did you know that one of the world’s largest and most prestigious museums, the Hermitage, has a ‘cat house’? About 65 cats live in the Winter Palace basement, the former Russian Tsars’ official residence and the Hermitage Museum.
The furry museum workers are on mice-catching duty. They’ve been keeping over three million artworks, including Rembrandt, Michelangelo and Van Gogh, safe from mice.
The museum first opened its doors to the public on this day in 1852. Have you ever been to the Hermitage? If not, watch our documentary, Secret Hermitage Helpers.
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#video #Russia
Did you know that one of the world’s largest and most prestigious museums, the Hermitage, has a ‘cat house’? About 65 cats live in the Winter Palace basement, the former Russian Tsars’ official residence and the Hermitage Museum.
The furry museum workers are on mice-catching duty. They’ve been keeping over three million artworks, including Rembrandt, Michelangelo and Van Gogh, safe from mice.
The museum first opened its doors to the public on this day in 1852. Have you ever been to the Hermitage? If not, watch our documentary, Secret Hermitage Helpers.
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