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Russia's Covid vaccination drive picking up speed, over 18K get first dose

The goal is to vaccinate 290,000 people, or 60% of the region's adults, by summer, said Karelia Deputy Health Minister Galina Matveyeva

Russia confirms first case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu

"All the seven people that I have mentioned feel fine, they had only mild clinical symptoms," Popova assured

Israel: Netanyahu announces Russian-brokered prisoner swap with Syria

Official Syrian media first reported the emerging deal on Wednesday, saying that two Syrians were to be exchanged for the Israeli woman

Foreign Secy Shringla meets Russian Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow

Shringla later said the Russian Foreign Minister emphasised the importance he attaches to the special privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia

Russia rejects European rights court's order to free Alexei Navalny

The decision by the European Court of Human Rights had demanded that Russia free Navalny immediately and warns that failing to do so would mark a breach of the European human rights convention

Russia joins India to seek alternative to microblogging titan Twitter

This comes after Twitter was used to support protesters backing Russian dissident Alexei Navalny

Russia ready to foster constructive cooperate with new WTO chief: Minister

Okonjo-Iweala's extensive professional experience and strong international standing will help her solve the urgent challenges facing the WTO

Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021: India joins two-day navy exercise

The Indian Navy has also joined the exercise with a select group of vessels, Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, spokesman of the drill, was quoted as saying

Russia reports 14,185 new Covid-19 infections, 430 deaths in 24 hours

Authorities said 430 people had died of the disease in the last 24 hours

Ready to end EU ties: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on sanctions

The 27-member EU is working on a proposal to sanction Russia over the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny

Russia clashes with US and Wester allies over conflict in Ukraine

The United States and European allies France, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Norway, Belgium and the United Kingdom blamed Russia for fueling the conflict

Weeks after arrest, Police search Navalny headquarters in late-night raid

It was not immediately clear if the police took away items as potential evidence, but photos posted by Navalny''s staff on social media showed them bagging material including a coffee mug

Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow

India and Russia have concluded an air-bubble arrangement and it will come into effect from Friday

Turkey may launch production of Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19

Russian Direct Investment Fund, which promotes Sputnik V in the international market, signed an agreement with a leading Turkish pharmaceuticals developer to produce the Russian vaccine

Russia wants Alexei Navalny ally arrested abroad; Lithuania refuses

Volkov, a chief strategist for Navalny, was charged with encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies, which could land him in jail for up to three years

Pakistan approves Russia's Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Another candidate, developed by CanSino Biologics Inc(CanSinoBIO), has also completed clinical trials in the South Asian nation of 220 million people

Russia interested in restoring European Union ties: Kremlin spokesman

Peskov's comments came the same day after Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made pessimistic remarks on Russia-EU ties

Oil recovery too fast for its own good; crude prices testing $60 a barrel

Recent increases in crude prices and the rapid drawing down of visible stockpiles will undoubtedly lead to calls for a more rapid raising of prod­uc­tion targets than was envisaged in December

Russia coronavirus update: 16,048 fresh Covid-19 cases reported

Russia confirmed 16,048 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total to 3,967,281, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Sunday

Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end, says President

A group of Russian experts is expected to visit Serbia next week for talks about local production of the Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year