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It takes one to know one: Putin retorts after Biden calls him a killer
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin retorted on Thursday that it takes one to know one after US President Joe Biden said…
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‘We always hope for best but prepare for worst,’ says Kremlin on possibility of new Cold War
The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow always hoped for the best but prepared for the worst when it was…
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Moscow gives Twitter 30 days to remove ‘banned’ content
MOSCOW: Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor on Tuesday gave Twitter a one-month ultimatum to remove “banned” content, threatening to consider blocking…
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Russia slows Twitter over ‘illegal’ posts
MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday it was disrupting Twitter’s services because the platform had failed to remove “illegal” content, the…
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Facial recognition payment system launched in Russia
MOSCOW: Russia’s X5 group, the country’s leading food retailer, announced on Wednesday the launch of a facial recognition payment system,…
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Russia detects first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian…
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Russian women form Valentine’s Day chains to protest crackdown
MOSCOW: Several hundred women formed human chains in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Sunday, using Valentine’s Day to express support…
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‘Snow apocalypse’ descends on Moscow
MOSCOW: A record-breaking snowstorm descended on Moscow on Friday, paralysing traffic, grounding flights and straining efforts of local authorities to…
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Russia says it is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow is ready to sever ties with the European Union (EU) if the…
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Russia expels EU diplomats over Navalny protests
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from three European countries for taking part in protests in support of jailed Kremlin…
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