Russia’s coronavirus spread rate plunges to lowest level since this spring

The figure declined from 0.91 to 0.89, according to TASS estimates
Serbian parliament speaker, interior minister receive Sputnik V vaccine
It is necessary to make sure that the use of a certain vaccine does not turn into political pressure, they said
New coronavirus strain, first detected in UK, is found in 41 countries, territories
According to the WHO bulletin, from December 28 to January 3 the number of people infected with COVID-19 increased globally by 4,035,226
OPEC+ agrees on oil production cuts for February and March
However, Russia, Kazakhstan will increase oil output. This increase will be offset by a proportional and voluntary production cut by Saudi Arabia
Belarus' Lukashenko says only election can decide the future of his presidency
Belarusian President also explained his decision to declare 2021 as Popular Unity Year
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Gold mine collapse in Russia’s Kamchatka leaves two dead
Five people were under the rubble, three of them escaped to the surface themselves
Russia’s COVID-19 case tally climbs by 24,217, crisis center reports
The total case tally hit 3,308,601
Bitcoin surpasses $34,000 updating all-time high
At 23:59 Moscow time on January 5, Bitcoin was trading at $33,843
US breaks all rules in international politics - Kremlin
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that "experience shows that there are no such ‘red lines’ left at all"
Armenian president contracts COVID-19
Armen Sarkissian is spending the New Year holidays in London with his family
Russia reports 518 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 24,246
Russian ice hockey juniors lost semi-final game to Canadian team
The Canadian team will play its final with the winner in the game between the US and Finland, the Russian team will be the party to the bronze medal match
Johnson declares new lockdown as cases surge
UK Prime Minister added that the lockdown would continue until the middle of February
WHO reports over 583,000 new daily cases of COVID-19
The coronavirus-related deaths increased by over 7,900
Serbia to launch vaccination with Russia’s Sputnik V on Jan. 5
According to State Secretary in the Health Ministry Mirsad Djerlek, Serbian citizens are showing a much greater interest in vaccination than expected
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London court rules against Assange’s extradition to US over risk to his life and health
The judge acknowledged that WikiLeaks founder had autism spectrum disorder and suffered from depression and could commit suicide
Russia sees record low daily COVID-19 cases since mid-November
The growth rate in new cases slowed to 0.7%
Nord Stream 2 will be completed thanks to EU support, Novak says
US sanctions against this project are blatant protectionism aimed at advancing its liquefied natural gas on the European market, Russian Deputy Prime Minister said
Nine people killed in attack on bus in Syria - newspaper
Militants attacked a passenger vehicle following the Salamiyah-Raqqa highway
Nancy Pelosi wins reelection as Speaker of US House of Representatives
She received the support of a majority of Congressmen
Kiev’s statements on Sputnik V vaccine go against interests of Ukrainians - politician
Earlier Ukraine’s chief sanitary doctor Viktor Lyashko said that Ukraine would use "only those coronavirus vaccines that passed Phase 3 of clinical trials with success"
Dmitry Sotnikov’s crew wins Stage 1 of 2021 Dakar Rally
The first stage covered a distance of 277 kilometers
The Pope accepts resignation of head of Catholic Church in Belarus
The archbishop retires on January 3, 2021
Russia reports 24,150 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours
The overall number of infections has amounted to 3,236,787
New York State’s coronavirus case count surpasses 1 mln
The death toll has hit 38,273
Iran and Russia preparing meeting on coronavirus vaccines, envoy says
Kazem Jalali noted that although Tehran had declared the launch of the first phase of testing the first Iranian vaccine on humans, the republic was still considering all vaccines being produced
Transit of Russian gas to EU through Ukraine down 38% to 55.8 bln in 2020
The average daily transit volume since the beginning of the year amounted to 153 mln cubic meters per day
Russia ready to transfer Sputnik V technology to Ukraine - RDIF
RDIF ready to start testing Sputnik V - AstraZeneca combination vaccine in Ukraine
Bitcoin surpasses $33,000 updating all-time high
Bitcoin rose by 13%
Over 1.5 mln doses of coronavirus vaccine delivered to Russian regions
Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko added that over 800,000 residents of Russia have already been vaccinated against coronavirus
Bitcoin surpasses $32,000 updating all-time high
It rose by 9.8%