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Belarus leader seeks Putin’s help as pressure builds
The opposition in Belarus kept up the pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko with a new demonstration in Minsk on Saturday, while the ...Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine
Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been ...Belarus sees walkouts, calls for weekend protests over vote crackdown
The main challenger in Belarus’s disputed presidential election called for mass weekend rallies and factory workers walked off the job on Friday ...EU to enter contract talks with J&J over 200 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission has concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> to buy 200 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, ...Russia vaccine claim faces scepticism as nations renew virus battle
Russia claimed Tuesday it has developed the world’s first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness ...Russia approves world’s first COVID-19 vaccine
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. ...Belarus election challenger flees to Lithuania after more clashes
The main challenger in Belarus’s disputed presidential election had fled to Lithuania on Tuesday after a second night of street clashes between ...Clashes in Belarus after claims of rigged election
Police in Belarus broke up crowds of protesters with stun grenades and rubber bullets as long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko looked set to ...Russia reports more than 5,100 new coronavirus cases
Russian authorities confirmed 5,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, pushing the national case tally to 892,654, the fourth largest ...Russia aims to produce ‘millions’ of vaccine doses by 2021
Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine next month and turn out “several million” doses per ...













