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Workers from the Minsk tractor plant (MTZ) walked off the job in solidarity with the Belarusian opposition protesters

Belarus Leader Says Putin Offers Help As Pressure Builds

Belarus leader says Putin offers help as pressure builds

Returning Brits Begin Quarantine While Russia Rolls Out Vaccine

Washington said it would distribute any vaccine proven to be effective to all Americans for free

Returning Brits begin quarantine while Russia rolls out vaccine

Trump To 'Take A Look' At Pardoning Snowden

Edward Snowden, shown here speaking via video link during a European meeting on whistleblowers in 2019, has said he would like to return to the United States if he can get a fair trial

Trump to 'take a look' at pardoning Snowden

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen here in November 2019, has defended "restraint" on Venezuela

Trump Vows 'Snapback' To Force Return Of UN Iran Sanctions

Trump vows 'snapback' to force return of UN Iran sanctions

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A laboratory technician holds a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Free For Americans: Officials

COVID-19 vaccine will be free for Americans: officials

Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya at a press conference in Minsk the day after Sunday's election. On Tuesday she left the country

Tens Of Thousands Rally In Belarus Against Post-vote Crackdown

Tens of thousands rally in Belarus against post-vote crackdown

US officials say they arrested the mastermind of a Russian cyber "storefront" which sold stolen data to hackers and criminals

FBI, NSA Reveal Details Of Russia Hacking Capabilities In Rare Public Disclosure

The report detailed a sophisticated program able to infiltrate Linux-based systems.

Kamala Harris sought to tap into the nationwide upheaval over police violence and racial disparities as she and Joe Biden launched their joint White House campaign

Joe Biden Affiliated With Antifa? Bogus Web Link Potentially Connected To Russia

A potential Russian misinformation scheme briefly connected Joe Biden's campaign website to antifa.

'Anti epidemic officials' were seen spraying disinfectant at Pyongyang Railway Station

Countries Tighten Rules As World Coronavirus Deaths Pass 750,000

Countries tighten rules as world coronavirus deaths pass 750,000

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar (right), sign declaration to bar "untrusted" companies -- an apparent reference to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei -- from 5G systems

US, Slovenia To 'Exclude Untrusted Vendors' From 5G

US, Slovenia to 'exclude untrusted vendors' from 5G

Oil firms are reckoning with the drop in demand and crude prices as lockdowns to contain the coronavirus have hammered economic activity

IEA Warns Global Oil Demand Will Contract More Than Expected This Year Due To Ongoing COVID Impact

IEA partly cited a weakening recovery in transport-aviation sector for its projection

Russia's coronavirus vaccine has been dubbed 'Sputnik V' after the pioneering Soviet satellite of the 1950s

Duterte To Skip Philippine Trial Of Russia Virus Vaccine

Duterte to skip Philippine trial of Russia virus vaccine

Travel to or from Azerbaijan's capital Baku remains tightly locked down

'Love Is Not Tourism': Hope For Couples Kept Apart By Virus

'Love is not tourism': hope for couples kept apart by virus

Mozambique soldiers patrol the northern town of Mocimboa da Praia, which has been reportedly taken over by jihadists

Jihadists Seize Key Port In Gas-rich Northern Mozambique

Jihadists seize key port in gas-rich northern Mozambique

Two women wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus stand in July 2020 in front of the Kremlin -- which the United States accuses of spreading conspiracy theories over the pandemic

Russia Defends Coronavirus Vaccine Development, New Zealand Orders Auckland To Lock Down, New Jersey Schools Go Remote

Russia defends its vaccine approval while New Zealand's Auckland goes back into lock down. Here's what you need to know.

President Vladimir Putin declared Russia the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine (shown in a handout picture taken on August 6, 2020 and provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund), even though final testing had not yet started

WHO Keen To Review Russian Vaccine Trials

WHO keen to review Russian vaccine trials

French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured August 11, 2020), who was the first world leader to visit Beirut after the explosion, has taken the lead role in coordinating the international response

Macron Warns Iran Against 'Interference' In Lebanon

Macron warns Iran against 'interference' in Lebanon

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has held out hope that a US bid to extend a UN arms embargo on his country will fail

Iran's Rouhani Hopeful US Arms Embargo Push Will Fail

Iran's Rouhani hopeful US arms embargo push will fail

The vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya research institute in coordination with the Russian defence ministry

Russia Defends COVID-19 Vaccine After 6 Years Of Development

The country said it will begin inoculations of the COVID-19 vaccine in August before it completes Phase 3 clinical trials.

Roberto Firmino (left) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (centre) scored in Liverpool's 2-1 win at Chelsea

Liverpool’s $13M Star Striker Could Move To Italy’s Serie A This Summer: Report

Liverpool FC ended their 30-year wait and clinched the 2019-20 Premier League title.

US Health Secretary Alex Azar has expressed scepticism about Moscow's claim that Russia has developed the first safe coronavirus vaccine

US Health Chief Sceptical Of Russia's Virus Vaccine Claim

US health chief sceptical of Russia's virus vaccine claim

Rodrigo Duterte has expressed 'huge trust' in Russia's efforts to stop the contagion

Philippines' Duterte Says Will Be Russia Vaccine 'Guinea Pig' As Talks Begin

Philippines' Duterte says will be Russia vaccine 'guinea pig' as talks begin

Russia's Kursk submarine, launched in 1994, sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000

Kursk: Russia's Deep-sea Drama

Kursk: Russia's deep-sea drama

The vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya research institute in coordination with the Russian defence ministry

Russia Names Coronavirus Vaccine After Historic Space Mission

Russia named its first approved COVID-19 vaccine after the first satellite sent to space, which sparked the Cold War space race.

While Europe is bracing for a flare-up in virus cases, World Health Organization boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was 'never too late to turn the outbreak around'

European Stocks Gain, But Wall Street Rally Fizzles

European stocks gain, but Wall Street rally fizzles

The vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya research institute in coordination with the Russian defence ministry

Russia Claims Coronavirus Vaccine; Big Ten, Pac-12 Cancel Fall Sports; Case Count Tops 20 Million

Russian claims of an effective vaccine against coronavirus are being met with skepticism.

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