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Oct 27, 2020 10:03
Russia's Covid-19 measures are set to tighten after the country's chief sanitary doctor called to shut down nightlife between 11pm and 6am nationwide.
- Politicians from pro-Putin party propose chemical castration for convicted pedophiles in Russia, prepare draft law for parliament
Politicians from Russia's ruling party have proposed a bill that would add chemical castration as a possible punishment for those convicted of pedophilia. Sex with a minor is currently dealt with by a lengthy prison sentence.Oct 26, 2020 16:43 - Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is ‘foreign aggression,’ says BakuAzerbaijan will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets to defend itself from “foreign aggression,” President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, insisting that the planes were in the country prior to the recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.Oct 26, 2020 18:50
- Bolivia promises to buy Russian Covid-19 vaccine as new leader pledges to restore relations that ‘deteriorated’ after 2019 coupThe newly-elected President of Bolivia Luis Arce has pledged to improve ties with Russia, and plans to order its Covid-19 vaccine once it's ready for sale, saying relations with Moscow 'deteriorated' under the previous government.Oct 26, 2020 18:42
- New Russian invasion? Coronavirus fallout fuels domestic e-commerce boom, with companies poised to expand across EuropeRussia’s “new economy” is booming, but no one seems to have noticed. The only European country with real domestic alternatives to the leading US tech giants has seen a surge in innovation, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.Oct 26, 2020 10:44
- Russia advises closure of all nightclubs, introduces 11pm curfew for bars & restaurants as Covid-19 deaths surge to new highsRussia's Covid-19 measures are set to tighten after the country's chief sanitary doctor called to shut down nightlife between 11pm and 6am nationwide.Oct 27, 2020 10:03
- Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is ‘foreign aggression,’ says BakuAzerbaijan will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets to defend itself from “foreign aggression,” President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, insisting that the planes were in the country prior to the recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.Oct 26, 2020 18:50
- Bolivia promises to buy Russian Covid-19 vaccine as new leader pledges to restore relations that ‘deteriorated’ after 2019 coupThe newly-elected President of Bolivia Luis Arce has pledged to improve ties with Russia, and plans to order its Covid-19 vaccine once it's ready for sale, saying relations with Moscow 'deteriorated' under the previous government.Oct 26, 2020 18:42
- Politicians from pro-Putin party propose chemical castration for convicted pedophiles in Russia, prepare draft law for parliamentPoliticians from Russia's ruling party have proposed a bill that would add chemical castration as a possible punishment for those convicted of pedophilia. Sex with a minor is currently dealt with by a lengthy prison sentence.Oct 26, 2020 16:43
- ‘In the spirit of goodwill’: Moscow won’t deploy controversial 9M729 missiles in European Russia if NATO reciprocates, says PutinRussia will delay deployment of its much-debated 9M729 missiles in the European part of its territory, as a goodwill gesture, if NATO takes reciprocal steps. Monday's proposal comes after the US withdrew from the INF treaty.Oct 26, 2020 16:34
- ‘Not the case at all’: Kremlin lambasts Biden’s assertion that main threat to US is Russia, wants further cooperationKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rubbished claims by US presidential candidate Joe Biden that Russia is the greatest threat to the United States. The 77-year old Democrat told CBS that Moscow endangers the country's security.Oct 26, 2020 14:42
- Ultimatum day in Belarus: Tikhanovskaya announces strike after Lukashenko refuses to resign, Minsk denies work has stoppedFormer Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, now exiled in the EU, called a nationwide strike Monday after long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko refused to step down following an ultimatum from the opposition.Oct 26, 2020 11:26
- New Russian invasion? Coronavirus fallout fuels domestic e-commerce boom, with companies poised to expand across EuropeRussia’s “new economy” is booming, but no one seems to have noticed. The only European country with real domestic alternatives to the leading US tech giants has seen a surge in innovation, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.Oct 26, 2020 10:44
- Another Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire fails: Warring parties trade bitter accusations over who violated latest US-brokered truceArmenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating a Monday truce in Nagorno-Karabakh, with heavy artillery fire. Reports of renewed hostilities came after a fresh attempt to reach a ceasefire was announced in Washington.Oct 26, 2020 07:35
- Putin says Hunter Biden ‘made very good money’ in Ukraine, but Moscow isn’t aware of ‘anything criminal’ in his dealings with KievBusiness that Joe Biden’s son Hunter “had or might have” in Ukraine has nothing to do with Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said, on Sunday, adding that Biden made “good money” there and Russia sees “nothing criminal” in it.Oct 26, 2020 02:40
- Third time’s the charm? Armenia & Azerbaijan pledge to resume ceasefire on Monday after weekend talks in WashingtonYerevan and Baku have renewed their commitments under a ceasefire deal agreed on earlier this month in Moscow, but which was plagued with violations from both sides, after separate meetings with US officials in Washington.Oct 25, 2020 23:23
- Putin says American presence in Afghanistan is beneficial to Moscow's interests, rubbishes claims of ‘Russian bounties to Taliban’Moscow has long been supportive of the presence of American troops in Afghanistan as it believes they contribute to the region’s stability and ultimately aid Russia’s national interests, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.Oct 25, 2020 20:01
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