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FIFA says no evidence of doping among Russian soccer players

Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 09:43 AM

FIFA on Sunday rejected a British media report alleging doping cover-ups among Russian national team soccer players, saying it had not found any evidence of doping among Russia's players as the country hosts the World Cup finals. Read more »

Sweden's Forsberg can hurt Germans in World Cup crunch match

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 08:58 AM

SOCHI, Russia - An early German exit from the World Cup seems unthinkable, but that could be the grim reality for the reigning champions unless they get the better of Sweden this weekend. Read more »

Time for play

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 08:47 AM

Aurora, an eight-year-old female polar bear, plays with a ball in a pool during a hot summer day at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Read more »

FIFA World Cup: Russia blitzes Egypt for 2nd win

Simon Evans, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 20 08:34 AM

ST. PETERSBURG - World Cup hosts Russia virtually booked their place in the second round with a 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday that moved them to top of Group A with six points from two games. Read more »

Jehovah’s Witnesses cry for end to religious persecution in Russia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 12:36 PM

Members of the Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin's adviser to intervene in the alleged "campaign of terror" against the sect following the arrest of at least 17 members. Read more »

Russia, Saudi seek raised OPEC output of 1.5 million bpd

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 07:49 AM

Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to hike production by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday. Read more »

Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring 8

Jack Stubbs, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Maria Kiselyova, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 07:45 AM

A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow's Red Square on Saturday, injuring 8 people including 2 Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. Read more »

US warns Americans of terrorism threat at World Cup in Russia

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 10:01 AM

The US State Department warned Americans on Friday that terrorists may target World Cup venues in Russia, which is hosting the month-long football tournament, but did not point to any specific threat.   Read more »

Russia defies critics to throw World Cup party

Dmitry ZAKS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 10:51 AM

The World Cup kicks off in Russia on Thursday as years of preparations dogged by diplomatic scandals give way to a month of action on the field in football's global showpiece. Read more »

WATCH: Team PH cruises past Russia in FIBA 3x3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 10:47 AM

The Philippines concluded its campaign in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Basketball World Cup on a winning note, thoroughly dominating third-seeded Russia in its final game. Read more »

Neymar, Brazil arrive in Russia as clock ticks down to World Cup start

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 11:44 AM

Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russian soil in the early hours of Monday morning, fresh from beating Austria 3-0 in their final warm-up outing ahead of the World Cup. Read more »

As G7 feuds, Xi and Putin play up their own club

Becky Davis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 02:54 PM

The leaders of China and Russia Sunday praised the expansion of their regional security bloc at a summit which put on a show of unity contrasting with the acrimonious G7 meeting. Read more »

Xi Jinping welcomes Putin

Jason Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 06:04 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday. Read more »

Xi, Putin meet as US tensions brings them closer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 03:49 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping treated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to a state visit on Friday Read more »

Russia-OPEC collaboration could bring down world oil prices: DOF official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 09:10 PM

The increase in the production of petroleum products would result in lower prices of oil in the coming months, a finance official said Thursday.    Read more »

A cosmonaut’s goodbye

Vyacheslav Oseledko, AFP
Posted at Jun 06 07:21 PM

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev gestures from inside a bus before the launch of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome on Wednesday. Read more »

Russian man accidentally digs up bones of partner's murdered ex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 08:44 AM

MOSCOW - A Russian man digging a vegetable patch in Siberia found human bones that turned out to be those of his partner's ex-boyfriend, whom she murdered 21 years ago, investigators said Tuesday. Read more »

Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses: U.S. special counsel

Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 09:24 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday. Read more »

Apple approves update to messaging app Telegram amid Russia flap

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 08:38 AM

Telegram Chief Executive Pavel Durov announced the turnabout on Twitter, thanking Apple and CEO Tim Cook for getting the latest Telegram version "to millions of users, despite the recent setbacks." Read more »

Telegram accuses Apple of blocking updates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 07:34 AM

Secure messaging app Telegram accused Apple on Thursday of blocking its updates for users worldwide after Russian authorities imposed a ban on Telegram for refusing to hand over keys to decrypt messages. Read more »