President Vladimir Putin said the spread of coronavirus in Russia is ‘under control’ today, after touring a new facility built to spot empty supermarket shelves and to track quarantined citizens. ‘We were able to contain mass penetration and spread’ of the pandemic, the Russian president told a government meeting. ‘The situation is generally under control … Read more
Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 611 after the country confirmed 97 more victims and a surge in the number of cases. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said ‘1,365 fresh cases have been added to the number of infections in the past 24 hours’, bringing the total to 12,729. Jahanpour told a televised news … Read more
Russia will close its land borders with Poland and Norway to foreigners to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the country’s prime minister has said. Mikhail Mishustin said the ban will come into force at midnight and apply to all international visitors travelling ‘for professional, private, study or tourist reasons’. It will not … Read more
The authorities in Moscow are rushing to build a dedicated £92 million hospital to cope with an expected major rise in coronavirus victims – despite the current number of cases in Russia standing at 34. City mayor Sergey Sobyanin has ordered the facility even though Russia currently has among the fewest victims among major countries. … Read more
Stunning moment B2 stealth bombers from the US fly in to RAF Fairford after carrying out training missions in Europe Three USAF B-2 stealth bombers landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire Deployment came from Lajes Field, Portugal and performed bombing runs USAR claims deadly B-2 bombers conducted NATO drills to ‘deter adversaries’ Exercises come amid … Read more
Russia has been accused of hacking Australian files on the MH17 probe as prosecutors say Moscow’s meddling has cast a ‘dark shadow’ over the trial of four suspects in the disaster. Moscow had tried to track down witnesses in the trial that started on Monday in the Netherlands, leaving some in fear for their lives … Read more
Climate change is causing trees and plants to take root in normally barren areas around the world – including the Arctic Circle, according to a new study. UK scientists found warmer and wetter weather makes more greenery grow on savannas and tundras, which collectively make up 40 per cent of the world’s land. Rapid warming … Read more
Vladimir Putin would be allowed to run for president again under constitutional amendment backed by Russia’s ruling party Russian President Putin is required to step down by the constitution by 2024 Putin, 67, has served 4 presidential terms and has done a stint as prime minister Valentina Tereshkova, a United Russia lawmaker, told parliament today … Read more
Asda kicks off new petrol price war by slashing the cost of a litre by 2p to 114.7p amid oil standoff between Saudi Arabia and Russia that sent the FTSE 100 tumbling to its worst day since the 2008 crash Prices have tanked across the world due to oil war between Saudi and Russia Asda … Read more
UK Government sets up ‘counter-disinformation unit’ over fears Russia is spreading fake news to stoke coronavirus panic Fears hostile state groups are exploiting coronavirus crisis by peddling myths British officials worried that Russia could exploit the crisis and spread fake news Experts to work with social media firms to protect UK from false information By Larisa Brown Defence … Read more