‘High-quality migrants’ wanted: Russian Deputy PM says pandemic has given Moscow time to rethink immigration policy

Russia has long been notorious for its difficult immigration policy, with various bureaucratic hoops famously frustrating even the most ardent Russophiles who attempt to run the gauntlet. Now, this looks set to change. … Read More >‘High-quality migrants’ wanted: Russian Deputy PM says pandemic has given Moscow time to rethink immigration policy

Ex-journalist Ivan Safronov charged with high treason, after allegedly passing secret information to NATO

van Safronov, a former journalist and a current adviser to the head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, has been charged with treason. He is alleged to have passed secret information to the Czechs at the behest of the US. … Read More >Ex-journalist Ivan Safronov charged with high treason, after allegedly passing secret information to NATO

‘Black Forest Rambo’: German police in manhunt for suspect who disarmed four officers & fled into the wild armed ‘with a bow’

German police have launched a huge manhunt involving hundreds of officers, special forces and helicopters, to locate a man who’d earlier disarmed four of their colleagues, in a brazen broad daylight attack. … Read More >‘Black Forest Rambo’: German police in manhunt for suspect who disarmed four officers & fled into the wild armed ‘with a bow’

Latin America OVERTAKES US & Canada as second-worst affected region in Covid-19 pandemic – AFP tally

A surge in Covid-19 cases across Latin America has made it the second-worst hit region for virus deaths, outpacing the US and Canada and trailing only Europe. The situation has been exacerbated by poverty and lack of mass testing. … Read More >Latin America OVERTAKES US & Canada as second-worst affected region in Covid-19 pandemic – AFP tally