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Orthodox Christians have defied coronavirus lockdown measures to gather for Easter services as Russia’s infection rate today soared by 6,060 to 42,853. Worshippers stood near to churches across Russia in a celebration of the festival on Sunday, as priests led processions around churchyards to mark the occasion. Patriarch Kirill, who leads 150 million believers, held a … Read more
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have had four phone calls in the last two weeks as D.C. and the Kremlin try and ease tensions during the coronavirus choas Since March 30, President Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke four times over the phone as the coronavirus pandemic rages on Their last call came on Easter Sunday … Read more
Russia said on Saturday its death toll from the novel coronavirus had risen to 313, an overnight increase of 40, as it posted a new record daily jump in new cases. The authorities reported 4,785 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 36,793. Moscow, which was the first region in … Read more
China reports 27 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as it tries to stem an upsurge in infections in a north eastern province bordering Russia Twenty cases in Heilongjiang, including 13 Chinese who come back from Russia China’s death toll has risen to 4,632, reflecting revision of the figures for Wuhan In a social media post, … Read more
Workers at a Chinese city bordering Russia have spent six days converting a 13-storey building into a makeshift coronavirus hospital for patients without symptoms as Beijing faces a fresh flare-up in its far-flung north-east. Russia has become China’s largest source of imported cases, according to state media. Most of the patients are Chinese citizens doing … Read more
China has recorded 108 new coronavirus cases, marking the highest daily tally for more than five weeks and fanning fears of a second wave. More than 90 per cent of these infected people have entered the country from abroad following the lift of travel restrictions. Having largely stamped out domestic transmission of the disease, China … Read more
China’s economy is predicted to suffer its worse crash for 60 years with a shrink of nearly 10 per cent due to the coronavirus lockdown. Compared to the previous three months, China’s economy is forecast to be almost 10 per cent down and could see a 6 per cent drop on last year. Financial data … Read more
Russia sees its largest rise in new coronavirus case yet with 1,786 new infections bringing the total to 11,917 Deaths also rose by 18 to 94, according to Moscow’s crisis response centre Doctors are treating all pneumonia patients for Covid-19 without waiting for test Russia has a relatively low outbreak but is building new coronavirus … Read more
Senior church mystic close to Putin flies over Moscow in business jet to perform a blessing ‘to protect Russian from coronavirus’ Orthodox elder Iliy Nozdrin flew above Moscow and St Petersburg to bless cities He was seen flying alongside another prominent priest with icons and a cross The trip in an executive jet was designed to … Read more
Mexico has exited talks on a massive oil production deal involving a group of 23 countries, jeopardizing the final pact and causing the price of oil to fall drastically. There were hopes Thursday that the end of a month-long feud between Saudi Arabia and Russia would lead to a final resolution on the 23-nation coalition which … Read more