Russia

Putin will not attend COP 26 climate summit: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to next month's landmark UN climate summit, the Kremlin…

Putin expected to order new virus restrictions as deaths soar

by Ola CICHOWLAS MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia reported Wednesday a record 1,028 Covid deaths in a single day, with…

Russia reports record daily Covid deaths

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Wednesday 1,028 people died of Covid over the past 24 hours, a new record,…

Russian film crew says shooting in space a ‘huge challenge’

by Anna SMOLCHENKO MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Their movie props floated around and they used Velcro to keep objects in…

Russia’s Saint Petersburg tightens virus controls

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's second city, Saint Petersburg, announced Monday it would tighten restrictions to battle a surge…

Eighteen dead in Russia from drinking bootleg alcohol

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian authorities said on Saturday they had arrested two people as part of an investigation…

Russia reports record daily virus cases, deaths

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday reported a pandemic high for both new coronavirus infections and fatalities over 24…

Putin says, ‘very important’ to ‘stabilize’ gas market

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was "very important" to stabilize the gas market, as…

Sixteen killed in Russian parachutists’ plane crash

Sixteen people were killed when a plane carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said. The…

Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

  by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Investigative journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry…

Bootleg alcohol kills 17 in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Seventeen people in Russia have died after drinking surrogate alcohol containing highly toxic methanol, officials said…

WHO set to restart Sputnik Covid vaccine analysis

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of…

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