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Russia backing antiviral drug Avifavir for Covid fight good news for India

Avifavir, described by its developers in Russia as perhaps the most promising anti-Covid-19 drug in the world, is derived from Favipiravir.

India ninth on global Covid-19 list, overtakes China on death count

India added 7,466 cases, a record number in a single day, according to data shared on Friday morning. China has confirmed 84,106 infections and 4,638 deaths from Covid-19 so far

Russia postpones SCO, BRICS summits; new dates to be announced later

A high-ranking source familiar with preparations has recently told Sputnik that Russia has decided to postpone the SCO summit

Oil slides as US crude, gasoline, oil inventories rise more than expected

The decline extended losses from Wednesday on uncertainty about Russia's commitment to deep oil production cuts in the lead-up to a June 9 meeting of OPEC+

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days

Four Indian districts - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai - account for more than 50% of all cases reported so far in their respective states

Covid-19 Factoid: Assam's case count has seen 8-fold jump in just 15 days

In a worrying sign, the gap between India's net daily addition to case tally and daily recoveries is widening rapidly

Covid-19 Factoid: India sees its biggest single-day jump in active cases

The share of active cases in total tally is the highest in the US, Russia and India

Brazil overtakes Russia to become world no. 2 in Covid-19 cases, behind US

In Sao Paulo, the worst hit city, aerial video showed rows of open plots at the Formosa Cemetery as it rushed to keep up with demand

US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty; Trump accuses Russia of violating it

The treaty signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002, establishes a mutual program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of the 34 states who are party to the agreement

Sanctions on India over S-400 missile deal? A possibility, says US envoy

Last year, India made the first tranche of payment of around $800 million to Russia for S-400 missile systems, which are most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system

100 to 100k Covid cases in 64 days: Where does India stand on world curve?

Countries like Germany, France, United Kingdom, among others, which have more advanced healthcare facilities, saw the jump from 100 to 100,000 cases in a fewer number of days when compared with India

Covid-19 Factoid: J&K's tally of confirmed cases jumps 11% in a single day

Even as India saw its biggest daily jump in cases on Sunday, its new daily recoveries, at nearly 4,000, also saw a massive spike

Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases are doubling at one of the fastest rates

In a positive sign, meanwhile, the share of recoveries in total closed cases is rising rapidly, and that of deaths is reducing gradually

World coronavirus dispatch: Nations hailed earlier are seeing virus return

From Tesla defying official orders, to Boeing CEO predicting a US airline would fold up soon, and fire in Russia killing five Covid-19 patients - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Covid-19 Factoid: Rajasthan has best recovery rate among 5 worst-hit states

Russia has become the fifth country to report more than 200,000 Covid-19 cases; it took just 10 days to double its tally from 100,000 to 200,000

Covid-19 Factoid: Punjab's confirmed cases have tripled in just four days

Among the 10 most affected countries, Brazil and Russia are taking the shortest span of time to double their number of cases (10 days), while Italy is taking the longest (34 days)

Russia's coronavirus cases hit new high, Moscow warns of clampdown

Russia reported 9,623 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday; total cases reached 124,054

World coronavirus dispatch: 'Burning the house down to kill a rat?'

From the Covid-19 impact on US jobs, to progress on developing a vaccine, economies slipping into contraction, and coping with distress during isolation - read these and more in today's dispatch

Covid-19 Factoid: How India's most affected states fared during lockdown

While Iran, one of the first to be affected outside of China, has seen a remarkable improvement in its Covid-19 situation, Russia's growing cases seem to be becoming a cause for concern

World coronavirus dispatch: Will Covid-19 end up becoming a seasonal flu?

From more and more companies scrapping their financial outlooks, to the success of Australia, New Zealand and Germany in stopping the spread of the virus - read these and more in today's digest