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Russia, Malta agree to raise withholding tax on interest, dividend payments to 15%

Russia and Malta have agreed to amend their taxation treaty, Russia's finance ministry announced on Friday, raising the withholding tax rate for interest and dividend payments to 15%, with exceptions…

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Russia starts production of COVID-19 vaccine

Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry. Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute…

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Russian doctors wary of rapidly approved COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows

A majority of Russian doctors would not feel comfortable being injected with Russia's new COVID-19 vaccine due to the lack of sufficient data about it and its super-fast approval, a…

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Russia reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 5,065 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing its nationwide tally to 912,823, the fourth highest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said…

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Germany and Russia share common position to solve Libya’s issue

Moscow and Berlin confirmed the existence of several common interests and approaches between both capitals regarding the nature of the political solution in Libya. This came during a joint press…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 907,000

Russia reported 5,057 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing its nationwide tally to 907,758, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 124 people…

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Philippines eyes clinical trials for Russian COVID-19 vaccine in October

The Philippines plans to start clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October, with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May 2021, the presidential spokesman…

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Russia’s coronavirus case tally passes 900,000

Russia's confirmed coronavirus case tally, the fourth largest in the world, rose to 902,701 on Wednesday after officials reported 5,102 new infections. Authorities said 129 people had died in the…

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Russia says allegations COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe are groundless

Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of its Covid-19 vaccine would be ready for some medics within two weeks and rejected as "groundless" safety concerns aired by some experts…

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German health minister says he’s sceptical about Russian COVID-19 vaccine

German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Wednesday said Russia's COVID-19 vaccine had not been sufficiently tested, adding the aim was to have a safe product rather than just being first…

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WHO lacks info to evaluate Russian COVID-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization has not received enough information on the Russian COVID-19 vaccine to evaluate it, the assistant director of its regional branch, the Pan American Health Organization, Jarbas…

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Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of…

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Russia reports more than 5,100 new coronavirus cases

Russian authorities confirmed 5,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, pushing the national case tally to 892,654, the fourth largest in the world. The official death toll rose…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 885,000

Russia reported 5,189 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 887,536, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 77 people…

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Photo Story: The fires in Russia’s eastern Siberia from space

A handout satellite image made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows smoke plumes billowing from fires burning in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), in the eastern Siberian…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 875,000

Russian authorities reported 5,241 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, pushing its national tally to 877,135, the fourth largest in the world. The official death toll rose to…

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Russia reports more than 5,200 new coronavirus cases

Russian authorities reported 5,267 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, pushing its national tally to 871,894, the fourth largest in the world. The official death toll rose to…

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Russia in talks with Netherlands on changing tax deal

Russia's Finance Ministry said it had proposed to the Netherlands to revise the countries' bilateral tax agreement and raise taxes on dividends to 15%. President Vladimir Putin proposed this year…

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Russia introduces COVID-19 express tests at major airports

Russia is expanding COVID-19 express tests to other major air hubs in Moscow after using them at the country’s busiest airport, Sheremetyevo, in the capital, the Russian Direct Investment Fund…

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Russia’s coronavirus cases surpass 865,000

Russia reported 5,204 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing its nationwide tally to 866,627, the fourth largest caseload in the world. Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 139 people…

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Russia to deliver COVID-19 drug to S.Africa, Latam countries – wealth fund

Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an anti-viral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund said on…

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Russia reports more than 5,300 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 5,394 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, pushing its national tally to 856,264, the fourth largest in the world. Officials said 79 people had died in the…

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Russia to scrap Cyprus tax deal after talks fail

Russia's finance ministry said on Monday it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify the deal failed, and that legal changes would…

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Russia to resume travel to Geneva

Russia said on Saturday it would allow flights to resume to Geneva starting from Aug. 15, a first air link to be reopened between Russia and a continental European since…

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Thousands protest against Kremlin in Russian far east for fourth weekend

Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for the fourth weekend in a row, protesting at President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a local…

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Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus from October

Russia's health minister is preparing a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus for October, local news agencies reported on Saturday, after a vaccine completed clinical trials. Health Minister Mikhail…

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Belarus, Ukraine beef up border controls after detention of alleged Russian mercenaries

Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged Russian mercenaries near Minsk ahead of Belarus' presidential…

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Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 840,000

Russia reported 5,482 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, pushing its national tally to 839,981, the world's fourth largest caseload. Officials said 161 people had died in the…

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Russia reports more than 5,500 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 5,509 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, pushing its national tally to 834,499, the world's fourth largest caseload. Officials said 129 people had died in the…

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Belarus suspects Russian mercenaries preparing acts of terrorism

Belarus said on Thursday it suspected a group of alleged Russian mercenaries it detained the previous day of plotting "acts of terrorism" ahead of a presidential election in August and…

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Former Russian anti-doping boss says no Russian athletes should take part in Olympics

Former Russian anti-doping boss turned whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov said that no Russian athletes should be allowed to take part in next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics. WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency…

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Ukraine says separatists violated ceasefire within hours

A full and comprehensive ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists that entered into force in eastern Ukraine on Monday has already been violated by separatists, Ukrainian military said.…

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UPDATED: Russia says it thwarted planned militant attack in Moscow

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had thwarted a planned militant attack in Moscow and shot dead an unnamed man it said was plotting a mass shooting…

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Russia reports lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late April

Russia reported 5,635 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, its lowest daily rise since April 23, pushing its national tally to 818,120, the fourth largest in the world.…

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Germany against US push to let Russia back 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…

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Putin and Zelenskiy pledge support for ceasefire in Ukraine starting tomorrow

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and both expressed support for a ceasefire that starts on July 27, their offices said on…

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Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their…

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Russia reports 5,765 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Russia on Sunday reported 5,765 new coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths, a steep decline from the 146 deaths reported a day earlier. The nationwide tally of infections has risen…

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UK Defence Secretary to boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, China

Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign, security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK…

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Thousands protest against Kremlin in Russian far east for third weekend

Thousands of people marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for the third weekend in a row, protesting at President Vladimir Putin's handling of a regional…

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US claims Russia is sending military equipment to Libya

The United States military has said Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including in the flashpoint city of Sirte, in breach of an arms…

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Estonia summons Russian Ambassador in connection to ‘legitimisation’ of Estonia’s annexation by Soviet Union

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Petrov to Estonia in connection with recent statements seeking to portray the occupation of Estonia and…

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Russia’s coronavirus case tally passes 800,000

The total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Russia passed 800,000 on Friday, as the country reported 5,811 new infections in the past 24 hours. The country's coronavirus…

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Russia to resume international flights from August 1

Russia plans to resume some international flights from Aug. 1, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday, but the list of destinations will initially be limited to Tanzania, Turkey…

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Baltic countries, US reaffirm opposition to Russia’s attempts to rewrite history

On the 80th anniversary of the Welles Declaration, the foreign ministers of the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement reaffirming their opposition to Russia's attempts to…

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Russia’s coronavirus tally nears 800,000

Russia reported 5,848 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, pushing its national tally to 795,038, the fourth largest in the world. In their daily readout, officials said 147…

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Deal reached for east Ukraine ceasefire from July 27

Ukrainian, Russian and OSCE negotiators reached an agreement for a full ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine from Monday, Ukraine’s president’s office said. A simmering conflict…

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Turkey, Russia mull joint working group on Libya

Turkey and Russia agreed at talks in Ankara to continue joint efforts to create conditions for a lasting and sustainable ceasefire in Libya and are considering the creation of a…

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Russia reports close to 6,000 new coronavirus cases

Russia reported 5,862 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, pushing its total infection tally to 789,190, the fourth largest in the world. The country's coronavirus crisis response centre…

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No evidence of Russian meddling in Brexit vote

There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britain's spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said…

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Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Ready,’ Military Says

The Russian military announced that its experimental coronavirus vaccine which has not yet completed Phase II trials and is yet to begin Phase III is “ready.” The Defense Ministry, which…

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Russian anti-corruption foundation’s activity thwarted by hefty court fines

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he would shut down his Anti-Corruption Foundation due to hefty court fines imposed over one of its investigations, but would try to…

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Russia reported 6,109 new coronavirus cases

Russia on Sunday reported 6,109 new cases and 95 more deaths from the coronavirus. The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 771,546 cases, Russia's coronavirus crisis response centre said.…

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Income of Russians falls most in 20 years

Russians' real disposable income plunged the most in 20 years in the second quarter, while the economy shrank by 9.6% year-on-year as the country has been hit by low…

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Ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz docking

A series of photos during a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the docking of a US Apollo space module with a Soviet Soyuz space capsule, at the Museum…

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Biden warns of 2020 US election interference from Russia and China

Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden expressed his worries on Friday about the fate of the 2020 election, after confirming that he has received classified intelligence briefings. "We know from…

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Russians to be offered free plots of land in the Arctic

Russians will be able to obtain plots of land in Russia's Arctic free of charge to build homes and set up businesses under a draft law drawn up by the…

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