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Russia has promising vaccines & antiviral drugs to fight Covid-19, but no miracle cure exists, warns country’s health minister

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

As the world looks for a game-changing medication to finally end the Covid-19 nightmare, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has admitted there is no silver bullet that could save the planet from the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Russia has promising vaccines & antiviral drugs to fight Covid-19, but no miracle cure exists, warns country’s health minister

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Putin rules out another strict Covid-19 lockdown in Russia, citing economic concerns, says ‘we don’t have a kind Aunt to help us’

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

After his government imposed some of the world’s harshest measures to suppress the spread of coronavirus last spring, Vladimir Putin made it clear on Thursday that there are no plans in place for a repeat lockdown this winter. … Read More >Putin rules out another strict Covid-19 lockdown in Russia, citing economic concerns, says ‘we don’t have a kind Aunt to help us’

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Indian government partners with Dr. Reddy’s company to support testing of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

Trials of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India will be backed by the government after a local company which has partnered with Russia for testing signed a cooperation agreement with the authorities. … Read More >Indian government partners with Dr. Reddy’s company to support testing of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine

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Time for Western media to retire its Russian ‘state TV’ obsession? Russians now overwhelmingly use internet as main news source

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Russians are relying less and less on television as their main news source, with just 23% now saying they see it as the most trustworthy form of media. The box has been pushed out by the internet, including social media (55%). … Read More >Time for Western media to retire its Russian ‘state TV’ obsession? Russians now overwhelmingly use internet as main news source

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Keep your cash in the country: New law means Russia’s most important officials will be banned from having foreign bank accounts

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Members of Russia’s Security Council will be forbidden from keeping their money and valuables in banks outside of Russia, after the country’s parliament passed a law restricting financial freedoms for the most powerful officials. … Read More >Keep your cash in the country: New law means Russia’s most important officials will be banned from having foreign bank accounts

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Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020By Editor

Russia’s coronavirus vaccines will not be offered commercially and won’t be given to tourists, the health ministry pledged on Wednesday after reports emerged in foreign media that “vaccination tours” are now on sale abroad. … Read More >Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

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Endangering European security: Joe Biden’s assertion that Russia is number one ‘threat’ to US flies in face of all facts & reason

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden’s belief that Russia is the greatest danger to the US is based on emotion and outdated ideology. It should alarm Europeans as they could find themselves on the frontline of a ‘struggle’ that makes little or no sense. … Read More >Endangering European security: Joe Biden’s assertion that Russia is number one ‘threat’ to US flies in face of all facts & reason

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World’s largest FRIDGE is (unsurprisingly) in Russia

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020By Editor

Created by hand to store enormous amounts of fish in the 1950s, the fridge of Novyi Port is still the largest one in the world. … Read More >World’s largest FRIDGE is (unsurprisingly) in Russia

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Putting Benjamin to bed? In major move, China & Russian-led EEU bloc to replace trade in dollar & euro with domestic currencies

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an analogue to the EU in the post-Soviet space, should begin using its own currencies in trade, rather than the Euro and Dollar, which dominate commerce between the member states and China. … Read More >Putting Benjamin to bed? In major move, China & Russian-led EEU bloc to replace trade in dollar & euro with domestic currencies

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Veteran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov self-isolates after coming into contact with person diagnosed with Covid-19

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that the country’s most senior diplomat Sergei Lavrov has entered self-isolation after coming into contact with a person infected with Covid-19. The veteran minister is 70-years-old. … Read More >Veteran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov self-isolates after coming into contact with person diagnosed with Covid-19