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VETERAN SPORTSMAN

Russian Footballer Pogrebnyak Hospitalized With Coronavirus

The international striker’s wife believes he became infected on the way to training camp

Libya Unity Govt Says Russian Mercenaries Evacuating

UN experts confirmed earlier this month US media reports that a shadowy Russian paramilitary organization had sent its fighters to back Khalifa Haftar...

QUARANTINE REFUSAL

Moscow Makeup Artist Sees Clients Despite Coronavirus Infection

Police might bring criminal charges if any of the beautician’s customers have become ill.

High-Profile Trial

Russian Prosecutors Demand 18 Years for Ex-US Marine in Spy Trial

Paul Whelan's lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov told reporters that the prosecutor had requested 18 years "in a harsh regime colony" for his client.

FIDDLING THE FIGURES

In Leaked Recording, Russian Official Pushes for Changes to Coronavirus Data

Questions have been raised over the country’s low Covid-19 death toll.

Russian Police to Probe Siberia Street Party

Russians can face up to seven years in prison for violating anti-virus lockdown rules.

Siberia in Midst of Freak Heat Wave

Temperatures above the Arctic Circle have hit record highs.

Russia Surpasses 350k Coronavirus Cases

The number of new cases has fallen below 10,000 for the past eleven days.

News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

Remote vote. Pandemic feast. Moscow shootout.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 25

Uneasy lockdown removal. Rising infections. Mass random testing.

POLITICAL PRISONER

Concerns Raised for Detained Gulag Historian Yury Dmitriyev

U.K. calls for early release after court rejects lawyers’ argument Dmitriyev is at risk of the coronavirus in Karelian detention center.

Explainer: What Is the Open Skies Treaty and Why Is U.S. Quitting?

U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked both Moscow and European allies with plans to leave another major arms treaty.

Putin Warns of Second Coronavirus Wave for Russia This Fall

He noted that the country’s current outbreak is stabilizing but urged officials to be ready for another influx of patients.

Russia Expects 'Significant Increase' in May Deaths – Minister

"There will be a significant mortality increase" despite doctors trying to "save the maximum number of patients."

hidden epidemic

14% of Healthy Russians Have Coronavirus Antibodies, Private Lab Says

Experts warn that antibodies don't necessarily confer immunity against the infection.

educational values

Putin Adds Patriotism, War History to School Curriculum

His proposals follow a years-long trend of militarization of young Russians.

CONSPIRACY UPON CONSPIRACY

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish in Russia’s Republic of North Ossetia

The fringe Soviet Citizens movement has co-opted the pandemic for its agenda.

promising results

Developers Hail Self-Administered Russian Vaccine’s Success

The research center is awaiting the results of monkey trials in order to begin clinical trials on humans.

raising questions

1 in 3 Russian Medics Told to Doctor Coronavirus Data – Poll

The medics said they had been instructed to label pneumonia caused by Covid-19 as a different disease.

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