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Russia coronavirus update: Moscow's death toll rises by 73 to 8,082

Moscow has registered 73 deaths of patients infected with Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 8,082

First batch of Sputnik V Covid vaccine to arrive in Kanpur medical college

The first batch of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for is likely to reach Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College by next week

Russia coronavirus update: Single-day high of 22,702 Covid cases reported

Russia has confirmed a record number of 22,702 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 19,03,253, the country's Covid-19 response centre said in a statement

Russian 'Sputnik V' vaccine arrives in India for human clinical trial

Containers with logos of Dr Reddy's and Sputnik V being unloaded from a small truck was seen

Sputnik V Covid vaccine: WHO in talks with Russian institute, says report

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday

Russia's Moscow registers 71 coronavirus deaths, pushing toll to 7,573

Moscow has registered 71 deaths of patients infected with Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 7,573

Russia to reopen trade mission in Syria by end of this year: PM Mishustin

Russia will reopen its trade mission in the Syrian capital of Damascus by the end of this year, according to a decree by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

Putin demands higher survivability of Russian nuke control systems

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered boosting the survivability of the country's nuclear forces control systems

Interim trial results show Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine 92% effective: Russia

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Monday their shot was more than 90% effective

Russia set to start post-registration trials for second Covid-19 shot

Russia in August became the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing

GOP presses ahead after election with FBI's Russia probe investigation

The latest burst of activity came Tuesday when the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee grilled former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan first announced the signing on social media in the early hours of Tuesday and the Kremlin and Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev later confirmed the news

Phantom buyers in Russia, advice from Iran help Venezuela skirt sanctions

Since the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela in 2019, the state firm and some shipping agencies have been ignoring protocols for checking tanker identity, sources close to PDVSA said

Putin reshuffles Russian cabinet, increases deputy PMs from nine to ten

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed appointing Energy Minister Alexander Novak as the tenth deputy prime minister, the official website of the cabinet said

Russia's Mi-24 helicopter shot down over Armenia outside combat zone

"Russian helicopter Mi-24 was shot down in the airspace over the territory of the Republic of Armenia outside the combat zone," Konashenkov said.

'Great day for humanity': Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine over 90% effective

President-elect Joe Biden said the news was excellent but did not change the fact that face masks, social distancing would be needed well into next year

Sputnik V vaccine is over 90% effective, says Russia's health ministry

The comments followed a statement earlier on Monday by vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, who said their experimental Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective

Russia reports 20,498 coronavirus cases, taking tally to 1,774,334

Russia registered 20,498 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 1,774,334

With 20,396 new infections, Russian Covid-19 cases rise to 1,753,836

Russia's cumulative number of coronavirus cases has grown to 1,753,836, including 30,251 deaths and 1,312,927 recoveries, the center said in a statement

Russia reports 20,582 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally now at 1.7 million

Russia has registered 20,582 new COVID-19 cases, which is the record high daily increase and brings the cumulative total to 1,733,440, the federal response centre said Friday