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Russian authorities tell people in village near site of a deadly missile explosion to “leave the territory”

Russian authorities have told people in a village near the site of a deadly missile explosion involving a nuclear power test to "leave the territory", after the accident triggered a…

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Russia tells Google to stop promoting Moscow protests on YouTube

Russia’s state communications watchdog has called on Google to stop promoting “illegal mass events” on YouTube following renewed protests in Moscow. Several YouTube channels broadcast live as tens of thousands…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest headlines and news from Malta, Europe and around the world. Start Your Day Informed. British Prime Minister announced new plans in an…

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Thousands demand fair elections in Moscow

Tens of thousands have attended Moscow's largest opposition rally since 2011, independent monitors say. Up to 60,000 people reportedly gathered in the rain to demand fair elections. The protest was officially…

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20 years of Putin

On August 9, 1999, Russian history changed forever. Then-President Boris Yeltsin named Vladimir Putin, his former head of domestic intelligence, as acting prime minister. It seemed likely to be a…

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Moscow braces itself for more protests Russia

Russians are set to protest for the fourth consecutive weekend to demand that opposition candidates be allowed to run in Moscow's local elections in September — something authorities have so…

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New explosions in Siberia rip off ammunition depot

Two new explosions ripped through an ammunition depot at a Russian military facility in eastern Siberia on Friday, injuring eight people, according to state-run news agency TASS. A fire also broke…

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Radiation spike after rocket engine explosion in Russia

A radiation spike was registered after a rocket engine explosion on a naval test range in northern Russia on Thursday. In the explosion two people were killed and six injured,…

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Explosion at Russian military base kills two

Two people have been killed in an explosion at a Russian naval test facility. Both were civilian specialists, the Russian defence ministry said in a statement. Six other people -…

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US wanted to spy on Maltese PM and Keith Schembri over Russian refueling

Darren Debono, the suspected Maltese fuel smuggler currently facing charges in an Italian court in Catania, has alleged in court that officials from the United States embassy asked him for…

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First test flight of ‘Okhotnik’ Russian combat drone

Handout photos made available from a Russian Defense Ministry video showing the first test flight of the new Russian combat drone 'Okhotnik' (Hunter), 07 August 2019. The first flight, which…

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Estonia will not recognise Russian passports offered to residents in Ukraine

Estonia says it will refuse to recognise Russian passports controversially offered to residents in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. Vladimir Putin earlier this year promised fast-tracked citizenship to anyone living in Ukraine's…

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11,000 persons evacuated as arms depot explodes in Siberia

A series of blasts rocked an arms depot at a Russian military base in Siberia on Monday, injuring eight people and prompting aluminium producer Rusal to suspend operations at the…

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700 protesters detained in Russia in a military style operation

Russian police detained almost 700 protesters at a rally in Moscow on Saturday in a military-style operation designed as a show of force amid a sweeping crackdown against opposition leaders, POLITICO…

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Salisbury Novichok poisoning : US imposes new sanctions on Russia

The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to an alleged assassination attempt on a former Russian double agent in Salisbury in the UK, as Congress pressures…

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The woman driving Russia’s opposition protests

Sarah Rainsford BBC News Moscow correspondent writes about Lyubov Sobol, the main force behind Russia’s recent opposition protests. The young lawyer and popular video blogger is one of a group…

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Trump says new nuclear pact should include China

US President Donald Trump has said he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China. Mr Trump said he had spoken to the two countries…

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Transfer of Russian oil to Venezuela off Maltese coast

Various transfers of Russian oil products bound for Venezuela, had taken place off Malta’s coast during the first half of last year, media reports and data reveal. Media outlets Bloomberg…

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Landmark INF nuclear arms treaty is history: What now?

As the US withdrew from the landmark nuclear treaty known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Seda Serdar Deutsche Welle correspondent ask what’s next and gives a German perspective…

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UPDATED: US withdraws from Cold War-era nuclear pact with Russia

The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US…

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Photo Story: The Wildfires in Siberia

A handout picture made available by the press service of the Federation Service Aviation Forest Protection shows servicemen fighting wildfires in the taiga, or boreal forest, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia In…

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Russian hospital says Kremlin critic Navalny tested negative for poison

The Russian hospital which has treated opposition leader Alexei Navalny for an apparent allergic reaction says doctors did not find any traces of poison in his system. But his personal…

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HIV-Related Deaths on the Rise in Russia

More people have died from HIV-related causes in Russia last year than in 2017 as the country grapples with a rise in infections, according to Health Ministry data cited by…

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Fiat 500 for Carsharing in Russia

Users of the Russian carsharing service Delimobil will be able to drive the extraordinary Fiat 500. It is not often that we see this car on Moscow streets and it…

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Russian troops to help fight Siberia wildfires

Russia's military will join the combat against wildfires raging in Siberia as they rip through several remote regions in Siberia. As residents of several Russian cities struggle with the effects…

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Russia declares emergency over huge wildfires in Siberia

An area of 3.2 million hectares was engulfed by forest fires in remote regions of Russia on Monday and have continued to spread. In comparison, the total surface of the…

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The source of a mysterious radioactive leak that swept through Europe in 2017 identified as a nuclear processing plant in Russia

The source of a mysterious radioactive leak that swept Europe in 2017 has been traced to a nuclear processing plant in the southern Ural mountains in Russia, a new study confirms.…

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Possibility Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been poisoned

A doctor who visited Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says she cannot rule out he has been poisoned. Navalny was taken to hospital from prison on Sunday after suffering "severe…

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Russia’s opposition leader hospitalised suffering from acute allergic reaction just 4 days after being jailed by Kremlin

Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has been hospitalised following an acute allergic reaction just four days after being jailed by the Kremlin. The Independent reports that Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said…

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Photo Story: Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg

Despite the long history of the Russian Navy, its own holiday appeared in the Russian fleet only in the USSR, on June 22, 1939. The tradition to celebrate the Navy Day on the last…

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North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat

North Korea has released a Russian fishing boat, the Xiang Hai Lin 8, held after being accused of violating entry regulations, the Russian embassy in North Korea said on Sunday,…

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Over a thousand arrests at Moscow protest

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security…

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Ukraine seizes Russian tanker involved in Kerch Strait incident

Kyiv said it has detained a Russian tanker it alleges was involved in an incident in the Kerch Strait that saw three Ukrainian vessels seized. Ukraine's secret service (SBU) said…

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Turkey’s first S-400 shipment complete, second shipment being planned

The first shipment of Russia's S-400 defence missile system to Turkey has now been completed,Turkish officials said. Russia has completed delivery of the first shipment of its S-400 anti-aircraft missile…

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Escalation of tension between the Moscow and Kiev, Russian tanker involved in Kerch Strait confrontation captured

The Ukrainian government says it has detained a Russian tanker it alleges was involved in an incident in the Kerch Strait that saw three Ukrainian vessels seized. Their crews were…

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Facebook removes fake accounts from Thailand, Ukraine, Honduras and Russia

Facebook said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter deceptive political propaganda and other abuses of…

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Ex-FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies to Congress

Former FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify before two House committees on the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He…

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North Korea detains crew of Russian fishing vessel

North Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Wednesday. The crew…

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Photo story: The Lego Bugatti Chiron is presented in Moscow

People examine the world's first real Lego car with engine - a replica of a Bugatti Chiron - at Lego House in Moscow's Gorky Park, Russia. The car is…

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UPDATED: Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsula

Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets…

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South Korea fires warning shot at Russian military aircraft

The Ministry of National Defence in South Korea said that its military fired a warning shot at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday. It was…

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Photo Story: Russia Navy Day rehearsal in St. Petersburg

People look as Russian Navy small missile corvettes Serpukhov (R), Passat (2-R), Mytishchi (2-L) and the sailboat 'Poltava' attend a rehearsal for the 'Russia Navy Day' parade in St.…

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Air strikes kill 18 in Syria’s Idlib

Air strikes killed at least 18 people, including seven children, in rebel held Idlib region in north western Syria on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The northwest…

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Italy should clear up whether Salvini’s Lega got Russian kickbacks from oil deals – Merkel

Italy should clear up whether the nationalist League party sought or received funding from Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. "Clarification is up to Italy," she said. "I think that…

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Russia alarmed by large fall in bee populations

Large areas of central and southern Russia have seen a major decline in their bee populations in recent months. The head of the Russian beekeepers' union, Arnold Butov, said 20…

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Photo Story: The sailboat ‘Poltava’ in St. Petersburg

A view of the sailboat 'Poltava' on the Neva river and Isaac's Cathedral with Admiralty on the background in St. Petersburg, Russia, 17 July 2019. The sailboat 'Poltava" is a…

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Reports of Russian special forces fighting in Idlib in Syria

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two-month assault in north western Syria to…

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FBI asked to investigate Faceapp

Chuck Schumer, the leading Democratic senator and Senate Minority Leader, called on the U.S. FBI and FTC – the Federal Trade Commission that protects American consumers - to launch…

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Photo Story: The 5th anniversary of the downing of flight MH-17

Tags with the names of all 298 passengers who lost their lives onboard MH17 are seen hanging between trees out the front of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation…

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Air raids kill 11 civilians in northwest Syria

Syrian government air strikes on Tuesday killed 11 civilians in opposition-held northwest Syria, the target of months of bombardment by the government and its ally Russia, a war monitor said.…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today. Developing Story: Planning Authority's CEO Johann Buttigieg, in a post on his Facebook page announced that there is a major operation is currently…

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Russia and the Ukraine agree to prisoner exchange

A senior Ukrainian official announced his country and Russia had agreed to exchange prisoners from the conflict in eastern Ukraine over the next month. Kiev’s forces have been battling pro-Russian…

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Turkey received first shipment of Russian made air defence missile system equipment

The first shipment of the Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system equipment has arrived in Ankara, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry. Turkey's decision to purchase the Russian system solidifies…

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11 injured as blaze engulfs power plant near Moscow

More than a hundred firefighters battled to contain a blaze at a power station near Mytishchi in Russia's Moscow region on Thursday. According to a statement from Russia's Emergency Situations…

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Political storm over allegations Salvini’s party took money from Russians

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini denied a media report that his League party had sought millions of euros from Russian investors via a secret oil deal. The U.S. website…

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Malta issues 1,973 citizenships in 2017 – 464 to Russians, 342 to Saudi Arabians and 195 to British

In 2017, Malta issued 1,973 citizenship. This was stated in a Eurostat publication which shows that these included 464 Russians who qualified for citizenship, the majority through the citizenship investment…

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Ukraine’s President Zelensky ready to meet Putin in Minsk

Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Monday he was ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Minsk for talks that he said should also involve Germany, Britain, the…

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