RUSSIA

Bus crash in western Russia kills 4, leaves 11 injured

6:49 pm December 25, 2020

Moscow: An intercity bus veered off a road in western Russia, killing four people and injuring another 11, authorities said Friday. The bus driving from Moscow to Volgograd veered into a ditch and overturned in the Ryazan region, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Moscow. At least four people, including the bus driver, died and at […]

Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to Bosnia

8:24 pm December 19, 2020

Moscow: Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia’s three-member presidency, Milorad Dodik, gave the icon to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when he visited Sarajevo earlier this week. The icon, which was said to be 300 years old, is believed […]

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6 officers injured in suicide attack in southern Russia

10:32 pm December 11, 2020

Moscow: At least six Russian law enforcement officers were injured Friday in the country’s south when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a local office of the top security agency, authorities said. The explosion occurred outside the building of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Uchkeken in the Karachayevo-Cherkessiya region of Russia’s North Caucasus, Russia’s Anti-Terrorism […]

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking

Russia conducts drills of its strategic nuclear forces

11:58 pm December 9, 2020

Moscow: The Russian military on Wednesday conducted sweeping drills of its strategic nuclear forces that featured several practice missile launches. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the maneuvers included the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Karelia nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea. As part of the drills, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

Russian vaccine Sputnik V has efficacy of over 95 per cent: RFID CEO

6:51 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been found to be over 95 percent effective, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF ) Kirill Dmitriev said on Tuesday. In a virtual conference from Moscow, Dmitriev said Sputnik V is not only “one of the most effective” but also among the “affordable” vaccines in the world. The Sputnik V vaccine has been […]