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19 months into pandemic, Russia’s daily official Covid-19 death toll surpasses 1,000 for first time since deadly virus emerged

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Russia has officially registered more than 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time since the start of the killer pandemic, with the skyrocketing number of registered infections now beating one grim record after another. … Read More >19 months into pandemic, Russia’s daily official Covid-19 death toll surpasses 1,000 for first time since deadly virus emerged

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Damned if you do: Russia has nothing to gain by cutting off ties with Ukraine. But, sadly, talking to Kiev doesn’t help either

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There’s no point talking to Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says, arguing Russia should wait for a friendlier government in Kiev. The only problem is there’s almost no chance of that happening any time soon. … Read More >Damned if you do: Russia has nothing to gain by cutting off ties with Ukraine. But, sadly, talking to Kiev doesn’t help either

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Shoot for the stars: Russian duo making world’s first space feature film set to return to Earth

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A two-person film crew, who became the first to shoot footage for a feature film in Earth’s orbit, are set to travel home from the International Space Station on Sunday. They also helped out with the regular work in space. … Read More >Shoot for the stars: Russian duo making world’s first space feature film set to return to Earth

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US Navy insists its destroyer was on a ‘routine’ mission after Russia summons military attache over Sea of Japan warship incident

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Responding to Moscow’s protests over the approach of the warship USS Chafee to Russian territorial waters, the US Pacific Fleet has labelled Moscow’s account as false and insisted its guided missile destroyer did nothing wrong. … Read More >US Navy insists its destroyer was on a ‘routine’ mission after Russia summons military attache over Sea of Japan warship incident

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Moscow summons US military attache after Russian Navy ‘intercepts’ American warship close to country’s borders in Sea of Japan

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America’s military attache has been summoned to the Russian Defense Ministry to explain an “unprofessional” incident in which a US destroyer reportedly attempted to violate the country’s territorial waters, Moscow said on Friday. … Read More >Moscow summons US military attache after Russian Navy ‘intercepts’ American warship close to country’s borders in Sea of Japan

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US warship intercepted by Russian Navy while trying to sail into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says amid drills with China

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Russian sailors were scrambled to head off the American missile destroyer USS Chafee as it set course to violate their country’s maritime borders in waters closed off for military exercises, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense has said. … Read More >US warship intercepted by Russian Navy while trying to sail into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says amid drills with China

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Moscow to become first major city on planet with entirely electric transport as Russia’s capital phases out diesel-fueled buses

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Moscow is set to become the world’s first major city to have its public transport entirely powered by electricity, the capital’s mayor revealed on Thursday, explaining that there will be no diesel buses in Moscow at all by 2028. … Read More >Moscow to become first major city on planet with entirely electric transport as Russia’s capital phases out diesel-fueled buses

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Putin: Russia ready for talks with NATO, but against reporting on national military drills

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“It is true that we recently held military drills, the Zapad-2021 , and it was a large-scale military exercise. I reiterate that we are holding our [military] exercises on the territory of our own country,” the Russian President stressed … Read More >Putin: Russia ready for talks with NATO, but against reporting on national military drills

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Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports

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A wave of new impending sanctions aimed at Moscow will reportedly not target the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with the Kremlin expressing hope that relations with the US could recover in the wake of negotiations. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t face further sanctions now construction is complete, as US backtracks on policy, Politico reports

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One-shot Sputnik Light shows 70% efficacy against Covid-19 Delta variant & strong potency as booster for other vaccines – study

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An extensive new study has shown that Russia’s one-dose Sputnik Light offers high protection against the dangerous Delta variant of Covid-19, and significantly boosts the immune response if used as a booster for other vaccines. … Read More >One-shot Sputnik Light shows 70% efficacy against Covid-19 Delta variant & strong potency as booster for other vaccines – study