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Indonesia to deport Russian social media star who held party

4:33 pm January 24, 2021

Denpasar: A Russian social media celebrity was being deported from Indonesia on Sunday after he held a party at a luxury hotel on the resort island of Bali attended by more than 50 people despite coronavirus restrictions. The party held on January 11 violated health protocols put in place to fight the spread of the […]

Europe’s court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

11:11 pm January 21, 2021

Tbilisi: Europe‘s top human rights court on Thursday found Russia responsible for a swathe of violations in Georgia’s breakaway regions after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Georgia hailed the verdict by the European Court of Human Rights as a major victory. President Salome Zurabishvili described the ruling as “historic,” noting that Georgia was “recognised as a victim of this war and it is a […]

Woman accused of helping steal Pelosi laptop freed from jail

10:42 pm January 21, 2021

Harrisburg: A Pennsylvania woman facing charges that she helped steal a laptop from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the attack on the US Capitol will be released from jail, a federal judge decided Thursday. US Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson released Riley June Williams into the custody of her mother, with travel restrictions, and instructed her to […]

Russia: gas pipeline to Germany at risk after US sanctions

11:30 pm January 19, 2021

Moscow: Russian state gas company Gazprom acknowledged there is a risk that its undersea pipeline to Germany could be suspended or canceled after the U.S. on Tuesday imposing sanctions on a Russian ship involved in its construction. Germany’s Economy Ministry said it had been informed in advance of the new U.S. sanctions against the Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna and its owner. ”We take note of this announcement with regret,” the ministry […]

Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

3:26 pm January 17, 2021

Belgrade: Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories. In countries like the Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have included former presidents and even some doctors. Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic was among those who said […]