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  Melbourne imposes curfew as South Africa tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 06:04pm on August 02, 2020

  Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne imposed an overnight curfew on Sunday to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, as South Africa’s infection topped half a...

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  US accuses Russia of firing anti-satellite weapon in space

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:13am on July 25, 2020

  The United States accused Russia of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington’s systems was ‘real, serious and increasing.’ US...

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  Russia to resume some int’l flights in August

  | Updated at 10:24pm on July 24, 2020

  Russia said on Friday that it would resume some international flights on August 1 after a four-month pause to slow the spread of the coronavirus....

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  Russia says hoping to produce 200m vaccine doses this year

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 09:43pm on July 20, 2020

  Russia hopes to complete trials of a coronavirus vaccine in August and produce 200 million doses with foreign partners by the end of the year,...

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  UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of vaccine research hacking

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 01:16am on July 18, 2020

  Britain, the United States and Canada on Thursday risked worsening fraught diplomatic ties with Russia by accusing Moscow-linked hackers of targeting labs in their countries...

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  200 years since the discovery of the continent

  Sofia Pale | Updated at 12:00am on July 14, 2020

  THE ice-covered continent, Antarctica, spanning the Earth’s South Pole is rarely covered in news reports. For now, policies of the world’s leading nations do not...

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  Volunteers doing good after 14 days of COVID-19 vaccine trials

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha / TASS . Moscow | Updated at 01:15pm on July 07, 2020

  Volunteers, who tested a vaccine against the coronavirus two weeks ago at Burdenko military hospital, are feeling well and have not experienced any side effects,...

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  India nears Russia toll

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 12:43am on July 06, 2020

  India added a record number of coronavirus cases Sunday, approaching Russia as the world’s third-most infected nation as it opens a mass treatment centre in...

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  Russians votes to extend Putin’s rule

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 12:47am on June 26, 2020

  Russians were casting early ballots Thursday in a nationwide vote on controversial constitutional reforms that could keep president Vladimir Putin in power until 2036. Election...

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  Russia’s central bank cuts key rate to historic low

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 11:21pm on June 19, 2020

  Russia’s central bank on Friday announced a 1.0-per centage-point cut to its key interest rate, taking it to 4.5 per cent, the lowest level in...