Russia sets records for virus cases, deaths
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday registered record numbers for daily infections and deaths from the coronavirus, as…
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Telegram messaging app to launch pay-for services in 2021
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov…
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Putin congratulates Biden, says ready for ‘collaboration’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election in November,…
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11 elderly dead in Russian nursing home fire: investigators
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fire erupted in a retirement home in central Russia overnight, killing 11 people who were trapped…
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AstraZeneca to use part of Russian Covid vaccine in trials
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's Russian branch said Friday it would use part of Russia's homemade Sputnik…
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Moscow starts inoculating vulnerable workers against coronavirus
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at…
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Putin orders ‘large-scale’ vaccinations to start next week
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin told health officials Wednesday to start widespread vaccinations next week, adding that Russia…
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Russia says India to produce 100 million doses of Sputnik vaccine
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- One of the developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that India-based drugmaker…
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Frontrunners emerge in race for Covid-19 vaccine
PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and…
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Venezuela to buy 10 million doses of Russian Covid-19 vaccine
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses…
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Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…
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Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…
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