Russia

Russia starts giving Covid vaccine to homeless

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Forty homeless people in Saint Petersburg received coronavirus vaccine jabs on Sunday, under a charity…

Russia detects first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans

  by Anna SMOLCHENKO and Amélie BAUBEAU Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Saturday that its scientists…

Russia’s virus caseload passes four million

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia officially surpassed four million coronavirus infections Wednesday, days after the country dramatically revised upwards…

PHL to get additional Sputnik V doses after Lancet review showing 91.6 percent efficacy

(Eagle News) – The Philippines said it is looking forward to the acquisition of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines after the…

Europe warms to Russian jab after positive trial results

  by Gina DOGGETT and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Final-stage trial results published on Tuesday…

Putin says Russia to start mass vaccinations next week

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tasked officials with launching mass coronavirus vaccinations from next week,…

Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigns

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, resigned Monday amid rising…

Strong quake hits Mongolia-Russia border: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday in northern Mongolia not far from the border with…

Moscow metro hires first women train drivers

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Moscow metro said Sunday it had hired female drivers for the first time in its…

Search ongoing in Arctic Russia for 17 fishermen

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian rescuers on Tuesday were continuing to search for 17 missing fishermen after their trawler capsized…

Belarus starts coronavirus vaccination with Sputnik V

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Belarus on Tuesday began a vaccination drive against coronavirus using the Sputnik V jab, becoming…

Argentina first in Latin America to approve Russian vaccine

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's health ministry said Wednesday it has given the controversial Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine…

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