Day: June 3, 2021

Categories Russia

As Covid-19 restrictions soften, Russia to resume passenger flights to multiple countries, including Britain, Austria & Hungary

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Russian authorities have decided to resume passenger air travel to the United Kingdom, which has been halted since December 2020. Moscow cited the improving epidemiological situation in Britain as the reason for the decision. … Read More >As Covid-19 restrictions soften, Russia to resume passenger flights to multiple countries, including Britain, Austria & Hungary

Categories Asia & Pacific

Academic paper reveals Hong Kong student protesters were paid to be guinea pigs in bizarre experiment that may have gone wrong

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Allegations that pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been paid for their activities have swirled for years but have always been strenuously rubbished by the Western media. Now, an academic study seems to confirm just that. … Read More >Academic paper reveals Hong Kong student protesters were paid to be guinea pigs in bizarre experiment that may have gone wrong

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Russia has great investment opportunities for Europe despite sanctions & Covid crisis – former French presidential envoy

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Cooperation between France and Russia is historically very high and has been developing despite sanctions and the pandemic, says Jean-Pierre Thomas, president of Thomas Vendôme Investment and France’s former presidential envoy. … Read More >Russia has great investment opportunities for Europe despite sanctions & Covid crisis – former French presidential envoy

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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

Categories World

‘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