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Russia receives invitation to attend Joe Biden's presidential inauguration

The US has sent an invitation to Russia to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden scheduled for January 20, the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. confirmed in a statement on Tuesday

Russia confirms first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

Russia detected its first case of the new coronavirus strain, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom (UK) last month

Production of Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V to begin in Brazil on Jan 15

Brazil will begin manufacturing the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus disease on January 15, according to the vaccine's Twitter account

OPEC+ deadlocked over raising oil output, to resume talks on Tuesday

OPEC+ will resume talks after reaching a deadlock over February oil output levels as Saudi argued against pumping more due to new lockdowns while Russia led calls for higher production

Russia ready to trial combined AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccine in Ukraine

Russia's sovereign RDIF, which is marketing the Sputnik V vaccine abroad, announced in December trials to test a combination of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Sputnik V

Russia to carry out around 30 non-military space launches in 2021

Russia is going to carry out around 30 civilian and commercial space launches in 2021, a source in space and rocket industry told Sputnik

Putin battles to sell Russian Covid-19 vaccine amid new rift with the west

President Vladimir Putin has pushed the inoculation in calls with other world leaders since touting Russia's approval of Sputnik V in August as the globe's first Covid-19 vaccine

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Belarus first country after Russia to start Sputnik-V vaccination

Belarus has become the first country after Russia to begin vaccination of people with Sputnik-V against Covid-19

Argentina to begin rollout of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V

Argentina will begin vaccinating its population against coronavirus on Tuesday, using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

NATO scrambled around 350 times for Russian military jets in 2020

NATO says that Russian military activity in the alliance's airspace increased slightly this year as its jets across Europe scrambled more than 400 times to escort or shadow unknown aircraft.

2021 will be a political balancing act for Putin's new prime minister

Mishustin, little known until he was handpicked by Putin, already embodies a regime that is entering its sunset years

Russia registers 28,284 fresh Covid-19 infections in past 24 hours

Russia has registered 28,284 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 29,258 the day before

Russia always ready to provide humanitarian aid to other countries: Putin

He added that Russia is proud of its rescuers who will certainly continue to carry out their duties responsibly.

Russia registers 29,258 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, total tops 3 million

Moscow confirmed 7,480 new coronavirus cases over the given period, followed by St. Petersburg with 3,755 cases, and the Moscow region with 1,615 new cases

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin hacked, services disrupted

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced it was hacked and lost control of some of its servers, as cybercriminals modified exchange rates to 10-15 times their normal values

Moscow's death toll from coronavirus rises by 77 over past day to 10,840

Moscow has registered 77 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 10,840

Trump vetoes $740.5-bn defence bill, calls it 'gift' to Russia, China

Pelosi said in a statement shortly afterward that Congress would begin voting to override on Monday.

Argentina registers Sputnik V vaccine based on Russian trial data

The Russian Direct Investment Fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund, announced that Argentina has registered the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V

Russia counts 29,900 fresh coronavirus cases, a daily high

Russian authorities reported 29,935 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily spike in the pandemic