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Russia reports record coronavirus deaths, recoveries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 05:19 PM

Health officials said Russia's total death toll from the pandemic had reached 3,807 and its number of cases had hit 362,342, the third-highest in the world after the United States and Brazil. Read more »

Four dead as Russian helicopter crashes at airport

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 03:17 PM

MOSCOW - A military helicopter crashed Tuesday at an airport in Russia's remote eastern Chukotka region, killing all four people on board, the governor said. Read more »

Are oil prices over the worst of the crisis?

Benoît Pelegrin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 11:23 AM

World crude prices have staged a modest recovery from last month's dizzying collapse, prompting analysts to wonder whether the worst of the 2020 oil crisis is over. Read more »

Trump to withdraw US from world superpowers' 'Open Skies' treaty

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 08:26 AM

President Donald Trump said Thursday he was planning to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact Trump has abrogated since coming to office. Read more »

US says donating ventilators to Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 07:02 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States said Wednesday it was donating 200 ventilators to help Russia in the coronavirus pandemic, turning the tables a week after a high-profile shipment by Moscow. Read more »

Russia's coronavirus cases surge to 300,000 but WHO says situation is stabilizing

Reuters
Posted at May 20 05:41 PM

Russia's 8,764 new novel coronavirus infections took the nationwide total to 308,705. But the daily increase was the lowest since May 1. Read more »

Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 10:18 AM

Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.   Read more »

Russia registers more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 16 09:31 AM

Russia registered more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections on Friday, as Moscow unveils mass antibody testing and a national lockdown eases. Read more »

Russia probes FT, NYT after virus death toll reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 03:09 AM

Russia on Thursday launched a probe into the Financial Times and the New York Times after the newspapers said local authorities could be vastly under-reporting deaths from the coronavirus in the country.   Read more »

Putin's spokesman tests positive for coronavirus - Ifax

Reuters
Updated as of May 12 09:34 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was receiving treatment at hospital, the Interfax news agency reported. Read more »

Overloaded ventilator fire kills five 5 coronavirus patients in Russia - media

Reuters
Posted at May 12 02:17 PM

MOSCOW - A fire apparently started by an overloaded ventilator killed five novel coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit in a Russian hospital on Tuesday, news agencies reported. Read more »

Saudi to cut oil output by another 1 million barrels a day

Reuters
Posted at May 11 09:46 PM

Saudi Arabia said Monday it had asked oil giant Aramco to cut an additional one million barrels per day from June, to support prices that have crashed during the coronavirus crisis.   Read more »

Nine die in care home fire outside Moscow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 08:16 PM

RUSSIA - A fire broke out in a retirement home in the Moscow region, killing at least nine people, local authorities said Monday. Read more »

Putin to address Russians as country sets new daily virus record

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 07:45 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the nation about the coronavirus on Monday, as a new record of daily confirmed infections was set and number of deaths surpassed 2,000. Read more »

US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies

Francesco Fontemaggi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 09:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - The United States on Friday accused China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by Moscow.  Read more »

Russia open to cooperate with PH in COVID-19 vaccine development

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:42 PM

MANILA - Russia is ready to work with the Philippines in finding a vaccine against the coronavirus as it called for unity and for countries to set aside differences to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

New Russia virus cases top 10,000 for 6th day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 05:54 PM

Russia on Friday registered more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row, after emerging as a new hotspot of the pandemic. Read more »

'The lies were insignificant': US Justice Dept drops case against ex-Trump aide Flynn

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 09:50 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department withdrew its case against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn Thursday, handing President Donald Trump a major political victory.  Read more »

Russia registers record rise in coronavirus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:00 PM

Russia on Thursday reported another record increase in coronavirus infections with more than 11,000 new cases as Moscow imposes new virus restrictions and ramps up testing. Read more »

Russia to begin withdrawing military virus experts from Italy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 05:44 PM

Russia on Thursday begins withdrawing military experts and medics sent to Italy during the height of the coronavirus pandemic as part of an aid effort that critics said carried political overtones. Read more »