Tag: Russia

• Monday, October 25th 2021 - 17:54 UTC

  Russia decrees “soft” quarantine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading

  

  Russian health authorities decreed a shutdown from Oct. 28 to Nov. 7 in a move to curb COVID-19 infections, it was announced, after 1,036 deaths in the last 24 hours were reported.

• Monday, October 25th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  Bolivia's FM says no lithium deal discussed with Russia's Gazprom

  

  Bolivia's Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta Sunday denied press reports according to which he had reached an agreement with the Russian government to exploit lithium from the Salar de Uyuni during his recent trip to Moscow.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:11 UTC

  Alexei Navalny awarded the European Parliament 2021 Sakharov Prize

  

  On Wednesday the Vice President of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala announced the decision by the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents to award Alexei Navalny with the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Argentine Defense Ministry announces new military base in Catamarca

  

  Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and Governor Raúl Jalil of the province of Catamarca signed late last week an agreement whereby the national Army will set up a military unit in the provincial capital.

• Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:41 UTC

  Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires seeks to sell fighter jets

  

  Russia's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitri Feoktiskov met with Defense Minister Jorge Taiana to convey yet again his country's interest in selling military equipment to the South American country, it was reported Friday.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  BRICS issues New Delhi Declaration calling for investigations on coronavirus to be free from political influences

  

  Leaders of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Thursday agreed on the use of science-based methods to determine the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  OPEC and Russia keep steady on original plan; ignore US request to pump more oil

  

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus a group led by Russia, OPEC+1 ignored requests from United States president Joe Biden and agreed on Wednesday to continue raising oil output in measured steps as originally agreed.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 11:04 UTC

  Bolivia no longer needs Sputnik V and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

  

  Bolivian authorities Monday announced that with the last purchase of COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccines, the country was fully supplied with immunizers and would no longer need to import any more doses of Sputnik V and AstraZeneca despite contracts already signed.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Sputnik V vaccine cleared to land in Chile

  

  Chile's Public Security Institute (ISP) Wednesday authorized the emergency use of the Russian anticoronavirus Sputnik V vaccine by 5 votes in favour, two abstentions and one against, it was announced.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  OPEC and Russia+10 will increase output, 400,00 bpd, as of August first

  

  The world's leading oil-producing countries agreed on Sunday to continue with the gradual increase of output, 400,000 barrels per day, beginning August first, to help global economic recovery following the pandemic, according to a release from the group's meeting in Vienna.