MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russians with children received cash payments on Wednesday (July 1) on the final day of a vote on constitutional changes that could…
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Pompeo pushes Iran arms embargo at UN, Russia says U.S. knee on Iran's neck
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before…
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Putin, promising stability, tells Russians to vote for changes that could extend his rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Russians to vote for constitutional changes that would allow him to run again for president twice, calling…
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Russia fury: Moscow denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
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Russia denies report spy unit paid Taliban to attack NATO forces
The Taliban also denies the New York Times report, which it denounced as an attempt to defame the armed group. Russia and the Taliban have…
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Russia holds WW2 victory parade in virus shadow
Russia will on Wednesday celebrate its biggest public holiday, Victory Day, with a military parade that was meant to be held on 9 May. President…
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Russians throng river cruises as Moscow lockdown eases ahead of vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians soaked up the sun on boat cruises on the river Moskva on Tuesday for the first time in three months after…
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Russia President Vladimir Putin to host WWII parade ahead of key vote
MOSCOW (AFP) – Thousands of Russian troops will march in Moscow on Wednesday (June 24) as President Vladimir Putin brushes off virus fears to host…
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Russia cuts rates to record low amid coronavirus crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank slashed interest rates on Friday to the lowest level since the collapse of the Soviet Union, pledging to consider…
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Putin has 'disinfection tunnel' to protect him from coronavirus
MOSCOW (AFP) – Visitors meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence must first pass through a walk-through device that sprays them with disinfectant,…
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Major petroleum spill spreads toward Arctic Ocean in Russia's north
MOSCOW (NYTIMES) – Floating barriers hastily laid across rivers in the far north of Russia have failed to contain a major diesel fuel spill that…
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Facebook places state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Facebook will start labelling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organisations, and later this summer will block any ads from such…
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Rosenstein testifies in Republican-led Senate Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was unaware of any factual problems with…
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U.S. senators expected to introduce sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2
(Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are expected to introduce next week sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that Russia is trying to…
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