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Navalny case: Evidence could have been removed from Russia

Editorial Bureau September 18, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny could have been an evidence in his case. However, it was instead taken out of Russia by his supporters. Navalny’s team said on Thursday that the water bottle

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Russian authorities give nod for R-Pharm COVID-19 drug Coronavir

Editorial Bureau September 18, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian authorities have given approval for R-Pharm’s Coronavir drug for outpatients with mild to moderate infection and it is likely to be distributed to pharmacies across the country by next week, said the firm on Friday. The approval for Coronavir comes after Russia gave the nod for another drug Avifavir in May. […]

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Belarus authorities detain protesters

Editorial Bureau September 13, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Authorities in Belarus started to detain protesters as they took to the streets for another march on Sunday after the country’s controversial elections last month. The Interior Ministry said a total of 114 people were held across the country last night, and it saw at least 99 of them detained in the […]

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One billion Russians to get vaccinated in 2020-21: Interfax

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – More than one billion Russians will receive Sputnik-V shots in 2020-21 said the country’s sovereign wealth fund on Friday. The Interfax news agency reported that Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has already inked two agreements to export the vaccine overseas and the state of Bahia in Brazil has agreed to conduct Phase […]

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5,185 new coronavirus cases in Russia, 51 fatalities

Editorial Bureau September 7, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – As many as 5,185 new coronavirus cases were reported in Russia on Monday and this takes the national tally to 1,030,690, which is the fourth largest in the world. According to health authorities, there were 51 fatalities in the last 24 hours and the tally has risen to 17,871.

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Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine produces antibody response: The Lancet

Editorial Bureau September 4, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Moscow on Friday hailed the results of its “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine, which produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, published by The Lancet medical journal. The Lancet said the results of the two trials held in June-July this year involving 76 participants demonstrated 100% of participants developing

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Russia confirms 5,110 new coronavirus cases

Editorial Bureau September 4, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia recorded 5,110 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing its national tally to 1,015,105. This makes it the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 121 people had lost lives in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 17,649.

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Prosecutors in Russia seek Navalny treatment details from Germany: Newspaper

Editorial Bureau September 2, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – A local daily reported on Wednesday that Russian prosecutors have asked Germany to provide details of the medical tests done on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in Berlin after being allegedly poisoned in Siberia last month. The RBC daily said the office of the general prosecutor had contacted […]

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Russia’s coronavirus case tally marks one million

Editorial Bureau September 1, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia’s coronavirus case tally touched one million on Tuesday as educational institutions reopened across the world’s largest country with new mandatory safety precautions in place. Russia has the fourth highest case tally in the world after the United States, Brazil and India, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks the

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Foreign ministers of Russia, Belarus to hold discussions

Editorial Bureau August 31, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Foreign minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov is slated to hold discussions with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow on Wednesday, said the Interfax news agency. This comes in the wake of the controversial election that sparked protests in Belarus. During the weekend, Kremlin announced that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will hold