Day: August 21, 2020
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Russian Doctors Allow Navalny to Be Evacuated to Germany for Treatment
Russian doctors have given permission for opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be evacuated for medical treatment in Germany after appeals by his team that included his wife writing directly to President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Navalny, 44, fell violently ill and lost consciousness an hour into a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to…
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Scientists of Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences Deliver Lecture Based on Materials of Project of Black Sea Dolphins Research Carried Out with Rosneft Support
Scientists of the Marine Mammal Laboratory of the Shirshov Institute delivered an online lecture on results of the three-year-long research of Black Sea dolphins carried out with the support of Rosneft Oil Company.
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Lukashenko Rival Calls on Belarus Workers to ‘Expand’ Strikes
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main challenger to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in this month’s disputed elections, has urged workers of state-owned factories to continue striking against state violence and in favor of new elections despite pressure to stop. Tikhanovskaya’s video address took aim at Lukashenko’s traditionally loyal support base in the wake of strikes at major plants…
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Doctors Bar Navalny’s Evacuation to Germany as Confusion Surrounds Presence of Poison in System
A day after Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in an apparent poisoning attempt, doctors are barring his evacuation to Germany citing his unstable condition, while confusion surrounds the presence of poison in the prominent Russian opposition leader’s system. Navalny, 44, lost consciousness an hour into a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow on…
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Mexico to Test Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine
Mexico will receive at least 2,000 doses of Russia’s candidate coronavirus vaccine as part of the injection’s Phase 3 clinical trials, Mexico’s foreign minister said Thursday. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard told Russia’s ambassador Wednesday that Mexico wanted to conduct trials of Russia’s “Sputnik V” Covid-19 vaccine, which President Vladimir Putin says is the first in…
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Russia’a Coronavirus Cases Surpass 950K
The highest number of new cases were in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia’s fatality rate has remained low compared to other badly-hit countries, raising speculation that Moscow could be underreporting figures. Russian authorities began easing anti-virus measures in June ahead of a massive World War II military parade in Moscow and a nationwide vote on…
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Russia Records Nearly 950K Coronavirus Cases
The highest number of new cases were in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia’s fatality rate has remained low compared to other badly-hit countries, raising speculation that Moscow could be underreporting figures. Russian authorities began easing anti-virus measures in June ahead of a massive World War II military parade in Moscow and a nationwide vote on…
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Rosneft and Russian Arctic National Park Start Second Phase of Project to Restore Arctic Ecosystems
Rosneft and the Russian Arctic National Park have started the second stage of a comprehensive project to study the impact of human economic activities on the ecosystems of the northernmost territories of Russia–the protected Franz Josef Archipelago.