Tag: Russia
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Russia tests Zircon hypersonic missile that can destroy US cities
Russia has successfully tested the Zircon hypersonic missile capable of destroying US cities in the event of a nuclear war. The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement released on November 26 that it had launched the hypersonic missile, also called Tsirkon, from the White Sea against a target in the Barents Sea. Russia…
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Serviceman kills 3 fellow soldiers at airbase
A Russian serviceman was caught by law enforcers after he shot dead three of his fellow soldiers at the Baltimore airbase near the Russian city of Voronezh on Monday. TASS news agency reported, citing the press service of the country’s Western Military District adding that “at present, investigative actions are being carried out with the…
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JUST IN: Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine lands in Nigeria, FG expresses interest
The Nigeria’s government has expressed interest in the Coronavirus vaccine produced by Russia in the battle against the pandemic. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire received samples of the vaccine from the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey L. Shebarshin in Abuja on Friday. Details of the meeting could be found on the twitter handle of…
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Coronavirus vaccine undergoes final testing phase in Russia
Russian Deputy Health Minister, Oleg Grinev, says a state laboratory vaccine for the novel coronavirus is undergoing final testing phase, expected to be registered next week. According to him, the vaccine is currently in its final testing phase, which is extremely important. “We need to understand that the vaccine will be safe,” he said in…
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Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to invite Russia into G7
Germany has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview published today. Trump raised the prospect last month of expanding the G7 to again include Russia, which had been…
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Russian hacking group trying to steal UK’s coronavirus vaccine research
Russian hackers who are “almost certainly working for the country’s intelligence services have targeted coronavirus research facilities in the US, UK and Canada, according to information released by the UK government. UK security officials told journalists on Thursday that the group, known as APT29, or “Cozy Bearwere launching “persistent, highly targeted and ongoingcyber-attacks on organisations…
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Governor detained for allegedly ordering murders 15 years ago
Gov. Sergei Furgal of Russia’s far-eastern Khabarovsk region was detained on Thursday on suspicion of having ordered multiple murders allegedly committed by an organized criminal group about 15 years ago. Furgal, governor for the past two years, is considered the “organiser of an attempted murder and the murder of a number of business people” in…
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Amazing! Russian chefs protest naked as COVID-19 lockdown diminishes their income
Russian restaurant owners, whose income dropped due to the COVID-19 lockdown, have campaigned to reopen shops by posting photos of themselves naked on social media. On Tuesday, pictures of residents said to be owners of bars, restaurants, and cafe employees, with carefully positioned plates, saucepans, bottles, and napkins, circulated on social media platforms. …
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Russia to build new space station, says ISS becoming obsolete
Russia plans to build a new space station because the current International Space Station (ISS) will last only another decade at most, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Monday. “It’s still unclear whether the new station will be international or national,’’ Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said in comments carried by the…
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Russia’s COVID-19 burden hits new high
Russia has confirmed 8,946 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its total infections to 353,427, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Monday. The death toll grew by 92 to 3,633, while 118,798 people have recovered, including 5,499 over the last 24 hours, according to the statement. Moscow, the country’s…