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EU member states will be allowed to use only official EU-approved Covid-19 vaccines, Brussels said in response to remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Budapest was negotiating for shots with Russia and China. Read Full Article at RT.com

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said he would welcome the participation of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General Fernando Arias in the next UN Security Council open meeting on the Syrian chemical dossier.

Russia hasn't got enough doctors and paying them more should be a priority. That’s according to Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, who said medics are working in “extreme conditions" during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Diego Maradona, a renowned football player who led Argentina's national team to victory in 1986 FIFA World Cup, has said that he believes Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will supply a coronavirus vaccine soon.

Russian celebrity and former presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak has condemned Khabib Nurmagomedov for his verbal attack on the French leader Emmanuel Macron, which she suggested could be interpreted as a call to violence. Read Full Article at RT.com

As the wild U.S. presidential election campaign winds down, the dirty tricks and disinformation machine is only ratcheting up. In recent weeks, social media posts falsely suggested thousands of mail-in ballots had been found in a Dumpster in California. Another post widely circulated on Facebook claimed a ballot could be invalidated if a poll worker wrote on it — also wrong. And it’s expected to get worse. Political observers say they are bracing for a flood of “false narratives” to emerge on Election Day Tuesday that suggest widespread voting fraud or a rigged election. “Nov. 3 is still likely to be a chaotic day, with countless stories of problems at the polls — some legitimate, but many fabricated,” says the Election Integrity Partnership, a coalition of U.S. research institutions. Social media giants Facebook and Twitter, which have also been dealing with widespread disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, say they

An angry crowd has gathered outside the French embassy in Moscow on Friday to decry French President Emmanuel Macron for defending caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. The rally resulted in several arrests. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW(Sputnik) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in conjunction with Tsifromed IT company — a subsidiary of state tech developer Rostec and Rostelecom network provider — as well as Doctis online medical consultation service is creating a joint venture (JV) to develop a unified telemedicine platform, the RDIF stated.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund and pharmaceutical company Uniao Quimica have filed for the registration of the coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V with Brazilian regulator, the fund said Friday.

Russia has derided an accusation by a Spanish judge that Moscow offered military support for Catalonian independence during the 2017 political crisis, calling the willingness to believe the story “off the scale in its absurdity.” Read Full Article at RT.com

While the global economy is trying to stay afloat amid the Covid-19 pandemic, investors should look to emerging markets like Russia and India, as well as at physical gold. That’s the advice from veteran investor Mark Mobius. Read Full Article at RT.com

The danger is growing that the war between the two former Soviet republics in the Caucasus could escalate into a war involving Russia, Iran, and the NATO powers.

Entry into the country from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine is now restricted for most people.

While the coronavirus outbreak triggered the deepest crisis in decades, “overreacting” politicians have only exacerbated the situation, legendary investor Jim Rogers has told an international forum hosted by Russia. Read Full Article at RT.com

Umar Nurmagomedov, the cousin of UFC lightweight champion Khabib, has reportedly been discharged from an Abu Dhabi hospital and has returned to his homeland after he was forced to withdraw from UFC 254 through illness. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has savaged French President Emmanuel Macron as the leader continues to come under attack from the Muslim world. Read Full Article at RT.com

America has become just as cynically transactional in its foreign dealings as Russia and China.

A 16-year-old Russian man was shot dead early on Friday morning in the Republic of Tatarstan, after he’d thrown Molotov cocktails and attacked a law enforcement officer with a knife. Police are treating it as an act of terrorism. Read Full Article at RT.com

Don't panic (for now, at least), but epidemiology research specialists have detected unknown coronaviruses in bats on Russian soil. The discovery is particularly notable given it's believed Covid-19 emerged a similar source. Read Full Article at RT.com

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 6:35 a.m. Customs agents in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong have seized 100,000 counterfeit face masks and arrested one person in what the government called the largest operation of its kind on record. The masks were set to be shipped overseas and had a market value of almost $400,000, the government’s Information Services Department reported Friday. The masks were seized at a storehouse in Hong Kong on Wednesday after agents received a tip-off, the department said, leading to a further raid on a trading company where a 71-year-old manager was arrested “Initial investigations revealed that unscrupulous merchants intended to transship the batch of masks overseas for sale and profit. Customs is looking into the source of the face masks involved in the case. Samples have also been sent to a

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he expects Hungary to get over its coronavirus crisis next spring, when it should have access to two or three vaccines. Talks with Russia and China on vaccine shipment are underway. Read Full Article at RT.com

Scientists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI have created a pilot plant to develop advanced hydrogen storage. According to its creators, the system has no analogues in the world and will improve the technology to produce the safest and most efficient solid-state hydrogen storage tanks, the university's press service reported.

MOSCOW(Sputnik) - A criminal proceeding on the attempt to commit a terrorist attack has been initiated in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan after a teenager attacked the police officer, the Investigative Committee of Russia said on Friday.

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UFC boss Dana White has suggested that lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov could be tempted back into the octagon despite the Russian's announcement that he was retiring following his victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Read Full Article at RT.com

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIY, Russia (Sputnik) - Russia's Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday reported eruptive activities of the Karymsky volcano located in the country's Kamchatka Territory, including a 3.7-mile ash column.

China was one of two countries, along with Russia, named in a 2018 Pentagon report as posing the most significant military challenge to the United States. Two years on and that challenge has only grown.

As the world looks for a game-changing medication to finally end the Covid-19 nightmare, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has admitted there is no silver bullet that could save the planet from the coronavirus pandemic. Read Full Article at RT.com

Healthcare in the Siberian city of Omsk is under the microscope after ambulances carrying seriously ill patients were turned away by hospitals due to a lack of beds. The Russian Health Ministry has launched an investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com

After his government imposed some of the world's harshest measures to suppress the spread of coronavirus last spring, Vladimir Putin made it clear on Thursday that there are no plans in place for a repeat lockdown this winter. Read Full Article at RT.com

Territory surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh is a central element in the stalled peace negotiations

Russia has allowed thousands of people to attend sporting events in recent weeks including Champions League games and an F1 race.

The United States should threaten to retaliate — and I’m not talking about economic sanctions or legal indictments.

Players from Russian team Krasnodar have predictably faced accusations of racism online after some of them did not take a knee before their 4-0 defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO countries too hastily rejected the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), Moscow characterises the situation in the missile sector as a crisis, and the United States is fully responsible for it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Trials of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India will be backed by the government after a local company which has partnered with Russia for testing signed a cooperation agreement with the authorities. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Ksenia Shakalova - Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said on Thursday that Yerevan did not implicitly agree to withdraw its forces from Karabakh during Moscow talks, contrary to a recent statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

The economic decline in Russia due to the Covid-19-related crisis will be around four percent this year, which is less than in other countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Russia Calling investment forum. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that he would rather not make comments regarding the upcoming presidential election in the United States to not give reasons to blame Russia for interfering in Washington's affairs.

Earlier on Thursday, three people were killed and several more injured in a stabbing attack in Nice.

The fashion-loving daughter of under-pressure Zenit coach Sergey Semak has accused fans of being fickle and sending her abuse on Instagram after the Russian champions' run of defeats continued, causing anger among some supporters. Read Full Article at RT.com

MMA fighter Vyacheslav Ptitsyn scored a rare ‘standing knockout’ when he dismantled his opponent inside the first round of their recent contest in the far east of Russia. Read Full Article at RT.com

The treatment of journalists in the US is again under the spotlight after Russian correspondent Georgy Olisashvili and his cameraman were attacked on the streets of Philadelphia, and received minimal support from the police. Read Full Article at RT.com

There is no plan to introduce a nationwide lockdown despite a surge in coronavirus infections in Russia, as the government perfectly understands what steps need to be taken, President Vladimir Putin said at the Russia Calling investment forum.

Dr. Reddy’s stated they are accelerating their efforts to bring the Russian vaccine to the second worst-hit country in the world, India. Dr. Reddy’s will be distributing 100 million doses of the vaccine in India following the successful completion of trials and regulatory approval.

It used to be simple: The Nazis and their allies were the bad guys, and the Americans, British, and Soviets were the good guys. Then contemporary politics took over and the narrative around WW2 became a modern battleground. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard praised billionaire owner Roman Abramovich after he made a rare appearance to watch his team in their Champions League group stage victory at Krasnodar. Read Full Article at RT.com

Marking 75 years of Russia's nuclear industry, we took the opportunity to hear from a person that guided the International Atomic Energy Agency through one humankind's darkest hours - the Chernobyl Disaster. Read Full Article at RT.com

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Russia’s diplomatic mission in Madrid has scoffed at allegations that Russia was willing to send troops to aid Catalonia if it would become independent. Locals have mocked the alleged conspiracy with some jokes of their own. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Channel One Correspondent Georgy Olisashvili and his cameraman Maxim Kataev went to film the consequences of the looting of shops in Philadelphia amid the ongoing civil unrest that was sparked after a black man was fatally shot by police this week.

Russia’s crude oil exports dropped by 7.9 percent year over year in the period January to August, according to Russian federal customs data cited by local cargo analytics outlet SeaNews. Read Full Article at RT.com

Frank Lampard says he "always feels the support" of owner Roman Abramovich after the owner made a rare appearance at their game in Russia.

Federal agencies have warned of an impending wave of cyber attacks on US hospitals they say could affect operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as corporate media outlets race to find ways to blame Moscow free of any evidence. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States said that journalists arriving from Russia to the US should take into account biased treatment by the country's authorities and the high risk of provocation there.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia asked the Supreme Court of the Netherlands to suspend the enforcement of rulings on lawsuits by ex-shareholders of the Yukos oil company, hearings are scheduled for 30 October, the Russian representative at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Deputy Justice Minister Mikhail Galperin told Sputnik.

Earlier in the day, the Trump Administration announced Washington would deploy its ballistic missiles in Europe if necessary to deter Russia.

With coronavirus cases far outpacing their May peak, outbreaks are hitting medical facilities and cultural institutions across the country.

At least three major claims in the infamous ‘Russiagate’ dossier reportedly originated with a Russian PR executive angry with her company in Cyprus, a childhood friend of the primary sub-source for British spy Christopher Steele. Read Full Article at RT.com

MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA—The Appalachian Mountains, silhouetted against a cobalt blue sky, are swathed in morning mist. Eternally serene. Venture down into the hidden hollers and there’s a decent chance of stumbling across a meth lab — hillbilly heroin. Which is arguably the only local industry that hasn’t fallen into an economic abyss as deep as the coal mines that once studded West Virginia. From the second-largest coal-producing state in America to, now, the highest rate of drug abuse in America. And in the valley, along the Little Coal River, it’s this entire town that is dying. Yet still Trump country — unabashedly, unapologetically — where Rust Belt meets vilified black carbon. Was a time when coal was king here and everybody benefitted from the boom, succeeding generations descending into the pits straight out of high school, because the jobs were plentiful and profitable, high-paying. There was a distinct sense of

The former national security adviser H.R. McMaster’s new book, “Battlegrounds,” examines recent foreign policy and charts a path forward.

Less than one year on from its creation, the US Space Force is contemplating a future in which it provides security for private sector investments between Earth and the Moon against a backdrop of conflict with Russia and China. Read Full Article at RT.com

By creating its own monetary and financial system, an economic and trade bloc backed by Russia is looking to reduce its reliance on the US dollar and euro for internal trading and in deals with China.The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a counterpart to the European Union, has five member states – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – and ensures the free flow of goods and economic cooperation among them, but it does not have a single currency like the 19 of the 27 EU states do…

Russia's been accused by Sweden of entering its airspace and territorial waters without permission.

Edouard Mendy's stand-out performance in goal has helped Chelsea ease to a 4-0 win at Krasnodar in the Champions League, with fans serenading the new signing on Twitter after he pulled off several excellent saves along the way. Read Full Article at RT.com

It could be a while before U.S. efforts to develop coronavirus vaccines benefit the developing world. China and Russia are trying to fill the void.

Forward Hakim Ziyech scores his first Chelsea goal as Frank Lampard's side pick up a comfortable win in Russia.

Deploying hypersonic missiles to Europe and Asia will deter Russia and China and strengthen Washington’s hand in arms control talks, says National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien. Trouble is, the US doesn’t have such missiles yet. Read Full Article at RT.com

Furious Russian MMA star Magomed Ismailov has labeled former presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak a "stupid animal" over her support for Emmanuel Macron, who the heavyweight called an Islamophobe over his remarks about terrorism. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has taken the rare opportunity to watch his team as they travelled to the south of Russia to face Krasnodar in the Champions League. Read Full Article at RT.com

Members of Russia's Security Council will be forbidden from keeping their money and valuables in banks outside of Russia, after the country's parliament passed a law restricting financial freedoms for the most powerful officials. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's coronavirus vaccines will not be offered commercially and won't be given to tourists, the health ministry pledged on Wednesday after reports emerged in foreign media that “vaccination tours” are now on sale abroad. Read Full Article at RT.com

Fifty-eight years ago this week saw the most dangerous moment in the Cold War when the world was brought to the brink of nuclear destruction, only to be averted by the brave actions of Russian naval commander Vasily Arkhipov.

The acting head of Russia's far-eastern Khabarovsk Region, Moscow-appointee Mikhail Degtyarev, believes that monuments to President Vladimir Putin should be put up “wherever possible,” across the country and especially in Crimea. Read Full Article at RT.com

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will deploy its ballistic missiles in Europe if necessary to deter Russia, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said on Wednesday.

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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - The Dr Reddy's Laboratories pharmaceutical company, which was just given a green light to begin trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in India, said on Wednesday that its IT systems had been attacked by hackers earlier in the month, possibly resulting in a breach of personal data.

The current findings come as part of the international Siberian Shelf Study (ISSS) Program, a Russian-Swedish led collaboration seeking to investigate subsea and coastal permafrost thawing on the extensive East Siberian Arctic Ocean Shelf, as well as processes that result in the release of greenhouse gases such as methane

After Khabib Nurmagomedov called time on his octagon career, attention has turned to what the UFC legend does next - and Russia's boxing chief has suggested he has the answer. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino could take over at Zenit should the club's uncertain form continue under Sergey Semak, who was not first choice when he was appointed and has no room for error, according to an agent. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian quad-jumping sensation Alexandra Trusova continues to wow her fans with mind-blowing figure skating tricks, executing enormously difficult jumps which have never been done by any female skater. Read Full Article at RT.com

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After a giant crater was discovered on the Yamal Peninsula south of the Kara Sea in the Russian Arctic in 2014, it rapidly became world famous as the Yamal crater, sparking a plethora of hypotheses to explain the formation of these craters, including a hit by a meteorite or a UFO.

It's perhaps over Russia the two men differ most strongly. Trump has seemed reluctant to criticise President Putin at times, even when US intelligence concluded the Kremlin had interfered in the 2016 election. Whereas Biden has signalled he would take a much firmer line with Moscow

The Russian President says he agrees with the suggestion that comparing the actions of the USSR and Nazi Germany should be banned, after the publication of books examining the historical leadership of both nations. Read Full Article at RT.com

Joe Biden’s belief that Russia is the greatest danger to the US is based on emotion and outdated ideology. It should alarm Europeans as they could find themselves on the frontline of a 'struggle' that makes little or no sense. Read Full Article at RT.com

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France has taken into account the proposals made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Europe after the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), and expects more data on the matter from Moscow, French Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Russians are relying less and less on television as their main news source, with just 23% now saying they see it as the most trustworthy form of media. The box has been pushed out by the internet, including social media (55%). Read Full Article at RT.com

Krasnodar are preparing for the biggest night in the club's fledgling existence as they welcome Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

Emerging entrepreneurs and businesses that are already actively working in export markets often require the help of the Moscow Region Foreign Economic Activity Fund, according to Investment and Innovation Minister of the Moscow Region Ekaterina Zinovieva.

In the Champions League on Wednesday, Chelsea come up against a club who go against the grain in Russian football.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Monday that US exit from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was a "grave mistake" which creates the risk of a renewal of the nuclear arms race.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Speculations about Russia’s "harmful influence" in the Western Balkans have nothing to do with reality and are being promoted by the countries that seek to disguise their own selfish interests in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Glas Srpske newspaper in an interview.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea plans to send a special presidential envoy to Moscow to enhance interaction with Russia, the office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far East Yury Trutnev said.

Clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops have entered a fifth week as both countries battled to control Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region in the South Caucasus. Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan but is de facto administered by ethnic Armenians. The war over the region had been considered a “frozen conflict” for decades, leading to international dismay when the long-simmering dispute reignited late last month. While reported death tolls have been…

The Trump administration’s policy of shredding international agreements has driven many nations into the camp of US adversaries such as Russia and China, a former Pentagon senior analyst told Sputnik. However, even if Joe Biden wins the election, Washington’s assumptive position as global center of gravity won’t be immediately restored.

The US corporate media has turned from Russiagate to demonizing China using the very same playbook, Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of “Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents,” told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits on Tuesday.