Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia has successfully registered coronavirus vaccine after the health ministry has given approval. Sharing the success new in a government meeting Putin thanked everyone who worked on the first vaccine against the coronavirus. Russian President said, ” I hope we will be able to start mass production of this medication in […]

Russian University Completes Human Trials Of World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine

The clinical trials of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University have been completed.  The aim of this stage of the trials was to determine the vaccine’s safety for human health. Alexander Lukashev, the director of the Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-Borne Diseases at Sechenov University stated […]

WADA Bans Russia from major Global Sporting events for four years

Russia has been banned from all major sporting competitions for four years after a string of controversies concerning its athletes’ use of banned drugs, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday. Russia would not be able to officially compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo or the 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar. The […]

Six Injured in Major Fire at Power Station in Moscow Region

A major fire broke out at a power station in the Moscow region on Thursday, injuring six to nine people, the energy ministry and Russian media reports said. Huge flames could be seen leaping into the sky from Thermal Power Station-27 in the Mytishchi district northeast of Moscow. An eyewitness quoted by the RIA news […]