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Facebook pays fines to Russia over banned content
Add a CommentFacebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, but with the threat of a potentially larger fine looming. Facebook parent Meta, along … Read more →
Biden warns Russia against ‘harmful activities’ at start of first official trip
Add a CommentUS President Joe Biden has launched his first official overseas trip with a warning to Russia that it faces “robust and meaningful” consequences if it engages in “harmful activities”. Mr Biden made clear his intention to strengthen ties with US … Read more →
Is Russia going to war with Ukraine and other questions
Add a CommentSabre-rattling or preparations for war? Since mid-March, there have been many warnings from Ukraine and Western governments that Russia is massing troops in Russian-annexed Crimea and around the eastern Ukraine conflict zone. Russia’s intentions are far from clear, but here’s … Read more →
Russia approves world’s first COVID-19 vaccine
Add a CommentRussia has today approved the world’s first Coronavirus vaccine. The approval is seen as a major breakthrough for the fight against the pandemic. Russian President, Vladimir Putin announced the approval on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, in a televised address monitored … Read more →
Russia to approve COVID-19 vaccine August 10
Add a CommentRussia is expected to approve the world’s first coronavirus vaccine come August 10, 2020. But, according to reports monitored on CNN, there are safety concerns being raised over the vaccine. News about the planned approval of the vaccine comes as … Read more →
Ghana, Russia to sign visa-free access deal
Add a CommentThe Governments of Ghana and Russia are looking forward to signing a visa-free access for holders of diplomatic and service passports between Ghana and Russia. The move is to further deepen the two nations bilateral relations. Ghana’s Minister of Foreign … Read more →
US pulls out of nuclear treaty with Russia
Add a CommentThe US is formally withdrawing from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. It banned … Read more →
ISIS threatens Ronaldo, Messi at Russia
Add a CommentISIS fanatics have threatened to behead Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in sickening new posters warning of attacks at the World Cup. The two superstars are shown in a mocked-up image pinned down on the pitch in a packed stadium … Read more →
Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics
Add a CommentRussia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It … Read more →
Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Russia
Add a CommentAfter six days of hearings over the last two weeks, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation today upheld the claim submitted by the Ministry of Justice to liquidate the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia and 395 Local … Read more →
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