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Virus cases soar in Russia amid Delta resurgence
MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record death tolls as the…
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Russia, China frustrating world response to Myanmar crisis: EU
YANGON: Russia and China are frustrating the international response to the Myanmar crisis, a top European Union diplomat said on…
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Russia backs Taliban inclusion in future interim Afghan govt
MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday it backed the Taliban’s integration into a future interim government in Afghanistan, as global powers…
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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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Israel buys vaccines for Syria in secret deal with Russia
JERUSALEM: Israel paid Russia $1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirus vaccines as part of a deal that…
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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 air strikes kill 21 IS jihadists in Syria
BEIRUT: A wave of air strikes by government ally Russia killed at least 21 Islamic State group jihadists in the…
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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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