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Exclusive: US set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system – sources
Middle East

Exclusive: US set to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian…
Turkey refutes report it ruled out Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, says could use if meets criteria
Middle East

Turkey refutes report it ruled out Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, says could use if meets criteria

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is ready to procure Russia’s coronavirus vaccine if it meets Ankara’s criteria, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca…
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers
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Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow…
Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials
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Russian state employees describe pressure to join vaccine trials

MOSCOW (Reuters) – In late September, Moscow municipal official Sergei Martyanov sent a series of text messages to his subordinates:…
Photos: Egypt receives 13 more new railway coaches from Russian Transmashholding
Egypt

Photos: Egypt receives 13 more new railway coaches from Russian Transmashholding

Alexandria port on Friday received 13 passenger railway coaches, with the Transport Ministry now having received a total of 151…
Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine will cost approximately US$10 a dose
Health & Fitness

Russia’s Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine will cost approximately US$10 a dose

A statement published on the official website of the Russian Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine announced that the price of a dose…
Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says
Middle East

Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace…
Russia’s health system under strain as the virus surges back
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Russia’s health system under strain as the virus surges back

MOSCOW (AP) — When Yekaterina Kobzeva, a nurse at a preschool in Russia’s Ural Mountains, began having trouble breathing, she…
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
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G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most…
Russia stops UN blacklisting of Libya militia, leader
Middle East

Russia stops UN blacklisting of Libya militia, leader

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russia on Friday stopped a UN Security Council committee from blacklisting a Libyan militia group and…
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