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- Vladimir Putin orders mass anti-Covid vaccination to begin in Russia NEXT WEEK
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of mass-scale vaccination against coronavirus in Russia by the end of next week. Medics and teachers will be the first to get the shot.Dec 2, 2020 13:44Russia & Former Soviet Union - China sees huge potential in trade with Russia, aims at expanding cooperationThe trade turnover between China and Russia has been only slightly affected by the coronavirus pandemic while global trade has been declining this year, China’s Premier Li Keqiang has said.Dec 2, 2020 13:11Business News
- Germany may have found loophole to dodge US sanctions against Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – reportGermany may create a special fund to bypass restrictions imposed by the US government on the Russian-led gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2, Bild tabloid has reported, quoting unnamed sources.Dec 2, 2020 09:02Business News
- Russian diplomatic staff injured in IED bombing in Afghan capital Kabul - Foreign MinstryEmployees of the Russian diplomatic mission in Afghanistan have suffered minor injuries after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the capital Kabul, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow confirmed on Tuesday.Dec 1, 2020 17:47Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Opposition figure Navalny could face investigation for calling for ‘violent overthrow’ of Putin’s governmentAuthorities in Moscow could open a new file on opposition activist Alexey Navalny after he made a series of statements earlier this year that, they say, condone extremism against the Russian state.Dec 1, 2020 14:11Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Russia’s Gazprom books massive losses for 2020 on falling energy prices & ruble depreciationRussian energy major Gazprom has seen a dramatic fall in net profits for the first nine months of 2020, which fell to 218 billion rubles ($2.9 billion) from nearly 1.1 trillion rubles ($14.5 billion) a year ago.Dec 1, 2020 13:34Business News
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