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Russia reports nearly 9,000 new coronavirus infections, 92 deaths

6:41 pm May 25, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s coronavirus caseload exceeded 350,000 on Monday, with health officials reporting almost 9,000 new infections over the past 24 hours and 92 deaths, which brought the overall death toll to 3,633. The country’s comparatively low mortality rate raises questions among experts both in Russia and in the West, with some suggesting the government may […]

Russia ready to start testing coronavirus vaccines on humans in June

1:01 am April 8, 2020

Moscow : The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June. Rinat Maksyutov, head of the Vektor State Virology and Biotechnology Centre, said his facility proposed first-phase clinical trials of three vaccines from June 29, […]

All S-400 missiles to be delivered to India by 2025: Russian deputy chief of mission

12:03 pm January 17, 2020

New Delhi: Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin on Friday said all S-400 air defence missile systems will be delivered to India by 2025. The production of S-400 missiles to be delivered to India has started, he said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Russia on March 22 and March 23 to attend […]

Putin hails ‘huge’ progress in talks with Syria’s Assad

9:00 pm January 7, 2020

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said enormous progress had been made in Syria as he met on Tuesday with President Bashar al-Assad on a surprise visit to Damascus, Russian news agencies reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the agencies that in talks with Assad, Putin had underlined “that a huge distance has been travelled towards […]

Merkel to meet Putin in Moscow for talks on Mideast crises

9:24 pm January 6, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere, officials said Monday. Merkel and Putin will discuss “current international questions,” said Steffen Seibert, the chancellor’s spokesman. Those will include Syria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Ukraine and bilateral ties. […]