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Less than half of Russians worried about catching Covid-19, poll shows, but only one in three say they have had vaccine or virus

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The majority of Russians believe they haven’t yet had Covid-19, new research reveals, but more than half of people say they aren’t actually worried about catching the virus and far fewer say they’ve signed up for a vaccine so far. … Read More >Less than half of Russians worried about catching Covid-19, poll shows, but only one in three say they have had vaccine or virus

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Moscow among top 3 cities worldwide for tackling Covid-19 crisis while keeping life going & economy open, Ernst & Young says

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Moscow dealt with Covid-19 better than almost every major city in the world by allowing businesses to remain open, avoiding mass unemployment, and preventing an economic catastrophe, all while keeping the virus under control. … Read More >Moscow among top 3 cities worldwide for tackling Covid-19 crisis while keeping life going & economy open, Ernst & Young says

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Russia enters global top ten for house price growth, with real estate values shooting up as elites bring money home from abroad

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With properties changing hands for more and more cash, and a fast-growing real estate sector, Russia is now among the top ten nations for rising house prices, overtaking historic safe bets for investors such as the United Kingdom. … Read More >Russia enters global top ten for house price growth, with real estate values shooting up as elites bring money home from abroad

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‘We’ve got to run this thing to ground’: Australia extends Covid lockdown for 2nd-largest city

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Covid lockdown measures covering five million residents in Melbourne have been extended for a further seven days, as officials work to “run this thing to ground” and contain a cluster of cases in Australia’s second-largest city. … Read More >‘We’ve got to run this thing to ground’: Australia extends Covid lockdown for 2nd-largest city

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Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days

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The Australian state of Victoria will extend a snap lockdown into a second week amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections, with the state’s premier warning the outbreak will “explode” if the restrictions aren’t kept in force. … Read More >Australia’s Victoria state pushes ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown into 2nd week after 15 new Covid cases in last 2 days

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Vijay Prashad slams ‘China created Covid-19 in a lab’ conspiracy, Prof. Forrest Hylton on Colombia’s protests

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Director of the Tri-Continental Institute Vijay Prashad. He discusses the conspiracy peddled by Western intelligence agencies of Covid-19 being created in a lab by China despite the fact scientific research has shown the virus jumping from animals to humans is the most likely way Covid-19 came to spread around the world, China’s changing foreign policy and defiance of arguably hypocritical positions by the West … Read More >Vijay Prashad slams ‘China created Covid-19 in a lab’ conspiracy, Prof. Forrest Hylton on Colombia’s protests