Europe

Russia confirms 23,807 new COVID-19 cases, 792 deaths

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia confirmed 23,807 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including 3,514 in Moscow, taking the national tally of infections to 6,265,873. Russia’s coronavirus task force said that 792 more deaths of coronavirus patients had been confirmed in the past 24 hours,

Tech

Russia opens case against WhatsApp for breach of personal data law

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia on Friday initiated administrative proceedings against Facebook’s WhatsApp for what it said was a failure to localise data of Russian users on Russian territory, the Interfax news agency reported. There was no immediate comment from Facebook. A day earlier, a Russian court fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google 3 million roubles for

Europe

Russia confirms 25,116 new COVID-19 cases, 787 deaths

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russia confirmed 25,116 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 4,561 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,933,115. Russia is in the grip of a surge in cases that authorities have blamed on the contagious Delta variant and the slow rate of vaccinations. The government coronavirus task […]

Europe

Near-record heat waves in Moscow, temp anticipated at 30-35 degree Celsius

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Heatwave has swept western Russia, driving temperatures in Moscow towards record highs. People are heading to lakes to cool off amid reports from a news agency that the capital’s daytime temperatures are forecast at 30-35 degrees Celsius in the coming days Report also suggests that the temperature could break record highs on […]

Europe

Russian regions go low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases spike

Editorial Bureau June 26, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) -A central Russian region on Saturday suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a shortage of doses, local officials said, as the country reported its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since mid-January. Russia is facing a surge in new cases that authorities blame on the highly infectious Delta variant and slow […]

UK

British warship was acting legally in Crimea, UK PM Johnson

Editorial Bureau June 24, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Commenting about the rift the Russian military off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “”I think it was wholly appropriate to use international waters. The important point is that we don’t recognise the Russian annexation of Crimea.” “These are Ukrainian waters and it was entirely

World

Mixed reactions come in the way of Iran’s new hardline president

Editorial Bureau June 19, 2021

Following are some early reactions from world leaders to the election of Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran. Raisi, 60, is a hardline judge who is loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and complies with US sanctions for alleged human rights abuses. VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Putin congratulated Raisi and expressed hopes for the […]

Sport

After limping from Eriksen shock, Denmark aims for last 16 ahead of must-win match vs Russia

Editorial Bureau June 19, 2021

ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) – Denmark are determined to squeeze into the knockout stage of Euro 2020 with a win against Russia in their final Group B match on Monday, after recovering with poise from the shock of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest. Despite losing 2-1 to a Belgian side aided by the return of Kevin de […]

Sport

Russia go for new goalkeeper in match against Finland

Editorial Bureau June 16, 2021

ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) – Russia will go for a new goalkeeper as they look to rejuvenate their defence in their Euro 2020 Group B match against Finland on Wednesday. This has come a hurtful 3-0 loss to Belgium in their opening match. Matvei Safonov, 22, takes over from Anton Shunin in goal while defender Andrei […]

Europe

U.S. threats smack of Soviet Union’s fatal mistakes, says Putin

Editorial Bureau June 5, 2021

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States was wrong to think that it is “powerful enough” to get away with threatening other countries, a mistake, he said, that led to the downfall of the former Soviet Union. Putin made the comments during a press briefing late on Friday as he spoke […]