Day: August 11, 2020

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There is No Need to Delay Registration of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine, Top Epidemiologist Says

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The technology used to develop the Gamaleya Microbiology Research Centre’s vaccine against COVID-19 was earlier practiced while creating vaccines against other diseases, therefore there is no need to postpone registration, Nikolay Briko, the Russian Health Ministry’s chief epidemiologist, told Sputnik on Tuesday. … Read More >There is No Need to Delay Registration of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine, Top Epidemiologist Says

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Putin says Russia’s Health Ministry has approved world’s FIRST Covid-19 vaccine – his own daughter has been vaccinated

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Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday morning that Russia has registered the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus. He says the dose is effective in forming immunity against the deadly pathogen which has spread globally. … Read More >Putin says Russia’s Health Ministry has approved world’s FIRST Covid-19 vaccine – his own daughter has been vaccinated

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No more water pollution from oil? Russian scientists create method to effectively clean petroleum products from industrial waste

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Scientists from Siberia have developed a technique that effectively removes petroleum from wastewater. Using a sorbent, the new system separates impurities, meaning waste released into the environment will cause much less damage. … Read More >No more water pollution from oil? Russian scientists create method to effectively clean petroleum products from industrial waste

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Moscow protest leader Navalny could face large fine or compulsory labor after calling elderly WWII veteran a ‘traitor’

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Moscow prosecutors have approved an indictment against anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. He is accused of slandering a WWII veteran who spoke in favor of constitutional amendments, passed in a public vote, last month. … Read More >Moscow protest leader Navalny could face large fine or compulsory labor after calling elderly WWII veteran a ‘traitor’

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Putin congratulates Lukashenko after incumbent named winner of presidential vote in Belarus for 6th time

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Vladimir Putin has congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on retaining his job following Sunday’s election, expressing hope that he will continue to boost ties with Moscow during his next term as president. … Read More >Putin congratulates Lukashenko after incumbent named winner of presidential vote in Belarus for 6th time

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‘It’s not brotherly’: Russian Foreign Ministry condemns neighboring Belarus for violent police attacks on journalists

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized Belarusian law enforcement agencies for their “disproportionate actions” against Russian journalists working in Minsk, covering Sunday’s controversial election. … Read More >‘It’s not brotherly’: Russian Foreign Ministry condemns neighboring Belarus for violent police attacks on journalists

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Russian watchdog says Apple abused dominance of mobile app market, orders US tech giant to stop restricting competition

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Apple has been found guilty of exploiting its app market dominance by Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). The investigation began after leading anti-virus software developer Kaspersky Lab lodged a complaint last year. … Read More >Russian watchdog says Apple abused dominance of mobile app market, orders US tech giant to stop restricting competition

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Court in Sergey Brin’s home city slaps $20,000 fine on web giant Google for poor filtering of banned content in Russia

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The US internet behemoth Google has been fined 1.5 million rubles ($20,370) for insufficient search engine filtering of prohibited content, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court told news agency TASS on Monday. … Read More >Court in Sergey Brin’s home city slaps $20,000 fine on web giant Google for poor filtering of banned content in Russia