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Russia is planning to set up a research base on the moon, most likely in collaboration with China, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said in an interview. SEE ALSO: U.S. sanctions Chinese nationals, entities over drug…

Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, ROSATOM, says it is set to provide an intermediate solution to parts of South Africa that lacked access to clean water. SEE ALSO: 19 Potential Coronavirus Vaccines Currently In Clinical…

Russia said, on Monday, it has detained five suspected members of the Islamic State terrorist organisation in the country’s southern Rostov region. SEE ALSO: Wife Of Rayshard Brooks Speaks, "I’m Already In Enough Pain” The Russian Federal…

A Russian LGBT activist said she was fined 75,000 roubles (1,000 dollars) on Friday on charges of spreading “gay propaganda” among minors by publishing drawings of same-sex couples with children online. SEE ALSO: Homosexuality was not a…

Governor Sergei Furgal of Russia’s far-eastern Khabarovsk region was detained on Thursday on suspicion of having ordered multiple murders allegedly committed by an organized criminal group about 15 years ago. Furgal, governor for the…

Russia added 6,632 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 674,515, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Saturday. SEE ALSO: Germany’s Merkel Warns Residents against Nonchalant…

Russia is not in talks with Washington about its potential role at an expanded Group of Seven summit later this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday, insisting that China should also be included in the event. SEE…

Russia on Monday said it was preparing to supply its coronavirus vaccine to the global market, with its military reporting that tests among volunteer soldiers have been successful. SEE ALSO: Nigerians Need To Form Their Own Cryptocurrency…

The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russia’s military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with Democratic rival Joe Biden…

Russians on Thursday opened polling stations for early voting on a constitutional referendum on whether to let President Vladimir Putin run for re-election twice more and potentially remain in power for the next 16 years. SEE ALSO: Sagay…

Russia recorded 7,176 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 606,881, the country’s coronavirus response centre said on Wednesday. “The death toll grew by 154 to 8,513, while 368,822 people have recovered, including…

There have been over 6,000 forest fires in Russia in recent weeks, which have consumed more than 9,900 square km of woodland, the prosecutor general’s office announced on Saturday. SEE ALSO: Turkey’s Erdogan says he and Trump agreed ‘some…

Russia’s Rosatom State Corporation says it has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Framatome SAS, France and General Electric on investors’ selection for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bulgaria. SEE ALSO: Indonesia’s…

The U.S. on Wednesday delivered a shipment of 60 million dollars worth of military equipment to Ukraine, including anti-tank missiles, in support against Russian aggression. SEE ALSO: Borno Attack: President Buhari Orders Military to…

A court in Russia has sentenced an ex-US Marine and businessman to 16 years in prison with hard labour for spying and stealing state secrets. Paul Whelan was arrested in a hotel room while preparing for a wedding 17 months ago by Russian…

Twitter on Friday said it has removed thousands of "state linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own propaganda, sow misinformation or attack critics. Twitter wrote: “We’re disclosing new state-linked information…

Russia recorded 8,779 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 502,436, the country’s coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Journalists, Security operatives should undergo COVID-19 test-…

The European Union wants social media platforms to do more to counter harmful health hoaxes and conspiracy theories linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of it from Russia or China. SEE ALSO: After Trump tweet debate, Facebook to review…

The United States and Russia will discuss arms control in Vienna on June 22, months before a key nuclear weapons agreement expires, Russia announced on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: "Don’t let people rush you into marriage"- Reno Omokri The…

The leaders of OPEC+ gave fellow members an ultimatum: stop cheating on oil-output quotas or the strict measures that have revived oil prices may start to be phased out.  Saudi Arabia and Russia’s hard line -- which came after they already…

Russia has confirmed 8,946 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its total infections to 353,427, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Monday. The death toll grew by 92 to 3,633, while 118,798…

Russia has partly eased its coronavirus-related entry ban, allowing the return of foreign athletes and coaches, the Russian Government said in a statement on Sunday. “Foreign athletes and coaching staff members will soon return to Russia…

Moscow, which has accounted for about half of Russia’s coronavirus caseload, is to begin mass-testing volunteers for antibodies on Friday in an effort to discern the extent of the outbreak. SEE ALSO: Presidency reveals post-COVID-19 Plans…

Russian Prime Minister , Mikhail Mishustin has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus and will therefore be going into self-isolation. Speaking during a televised meeting, Mishustin recommended that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey…

Construction of the Russian military’s main Christian cathedral is to be finished next week on Victory Day, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. SEE ALSO: Film adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s book “Ake” on…

Russia’s coronavirus caseload on Tuesday surpassed 50,000,  according to the official daily statistics. There are more than 52,700 identified cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, an increase of more than 1,800 per cent since…

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday defended ally China over demands in the West that Beijing should pay reparations for the coronavirus pandemic. “Such demands are completely unacceptable, my hair stands on end when I…