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Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow
India and Russia have concluded an air-bubble arrangement and it will come into effect from Friday
 "Air-bubble arrangement between India, Russia to kick in from tomorrow")
Turkey may launch production of Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19
Russian Direct Investment Fund, which promotes Sputnik V in the international market, signed an agreement with a leading Turkish pharmaceuticals developer to produce the Russian vaccine
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Russia wants Alexei Navalny ally arrested abroad; Lithuania refuses
Volkov, a chief strategist for Navalny, was charged with encouraging minors to take part in unauthorized rallies, which could land him in jail for up to three years
 "Russia wants Alexei Navalny ally arrested abroad; Lithuania refuses")
Pakistan approves Russia's Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Another candidate, developed by CanSino Biologics Inc(CanSinoBIO), has also completed clinical trials in the South Asian nation of 220 million people
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Russia interested in restoring European Union ties: Kremlin spokesman
Peskov's comments came the same day after Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made pessimistic remarks on Russia-EU ties
 "Russia interested in restoring European Union ties: Kremlin spokesman")
Oil recovery too fast for its own good; crude prices testing $60 a barrel
Recent increases in crude prices and the rapid drawing down of visible stockpiles will undoubtedly lead to calls for a more rapid raising of production targets than was envisaged in December
 "Oil recovery too fast for its own good; crude prices testing $60 a barrel")
Russia coronavirus update: 16,048 fresh Covid-19 cases reported
Russia confirmed 16,048 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total to 3,967,281, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Sunday
 "Russia coronavirus update: 16,048 fresh Covid-19 cases reported")
Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end, says President
A group of Russian experts is expected to visit Serbia next week for talks about local production of the Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year
 "Serbia sees production of Sputnik V by the year-end, says President")
US will not hesitate to raise cost on Russia, defend vital interests: Biden
Biden said the politically-motivated jailing of Alexei Navalny and the Russian efforts to suppress freedom of expression and peaceful assemblies are a matter of deep concern to the United States
 "US will not hesitate to raise cost on Russia, defend vital interests: Biden")
Russia's coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V approved for use in Mexico
health ministry signed a contract Monday for 400,000 doses of Sputnik V that will arrive this month. That is still a tiny amount for Mexico''s 126 million people
'Deeply concerned': World leaders call for Putin critic Navalny's release
Navalny has been at the forefront of the anti-corruption struggle in Russia and has organised several demonstrations in the past against President Vladimir Putin
 "'Deeply concerned': World leaders call for Putin critic Navalny's release")
Moscow court hands Putin critic Alexey Navalny over 2.5 year jail term
The prison sentence stems from a 2014 embezzlement conviction that he has rejected as fabricated
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US: Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Joe Biden's foreign policy
President Joe Biden is being confronted with two serious challenges in two disparate parts of the world that had either been neglected or the subject of inconsistent messaging during the Trump era
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Russia arrests over 1,000 people demanding critic Navalny's release
Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia's vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up a wave of nationwide protests
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Russia registers 18,359 new coronavirus cases, tally reaches 3,850,439
Russia registered 18,359 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 19,032 the day before, taking the tally to 3,850,439, the coronavirus response centre said on Sunday.
Russia warn Alexei Navalny supporters not to attend Sunday protests
Russian police have issued a strong warning against participating in protests planned for Sunday to call for the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe
US calls on Russia, Turkey, UAE to halt military interventions in Libya
The United States called on Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to immediately halt their military interventions in Libya
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Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny's appeal; several allies detained
A Russian court on Thursday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his arrest while authorities detained several of his allies and issued warnings to social media companies
Vladimir Putin stresses importance of coordinating national interests
He said different "development centres" have emerged in the world with their own political and social characteristics
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US concerned about human rights situation in Russia: Antony Blinken
Across the board, he said the US is reviewing all of these actions that are of deep concern to the US, whether it is the treatment of Navalny or apparent use of a chemical weapons to assassinate him
