A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK has been reported in seven more countries over the past week, bringing the total to 101. The 501Y.V2 strain, first detected in South Africa, has spread to 41 countries, and the P.1 strain that was...
Bitcoin during the trading session is down 16.38%, reaching $45,615 according to data from the CoinDesk portal at 14:57 Moscow time released on Tuesday, TASS informed.
As of 15:10 Moscow, the bitcoin rate was at $46,369 (-14.5%).
On February 21, the price of the cryptocurrency exceeded $58,000 updating the historical maximum....
Ukraine has accused Russia of targeted assassinations of "perceived opponents" in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights, the latest salvo by Kiev in a barrage of legal complaints against Moscow, The Moscow Times reports.
The case, which was filed last week, accuses Russia of carrying out...
In a Monday article for the U.S. news outlet Politico, the foreign ministers of Poland and Ukraine called upon U.S. President Joe Biden to do his best "to put an end" to the Russian-Western European energy project Nord Stream 2, as they warned that Russia was strengthening "its grip...
Republican senators in the US have fired a barrage of criticism over a new State Department report that failed to include new entities as targets for sanctions over their participation in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, RT informed.
“The Biden administration is signaling it is willing to let...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping the republic’s economy, TASS informed.
"Of course, I am very grateful to you for the support you are providing for the economy of Belarus. I need to inform you, this is not in vain, the money is...
Investing in bitcoin has already yielded US electric car producer Tesla its first gains of around $1 billion. The figure leaves the company’s profits from selling its electric vehicles (EV) far behind, RT reported.
Earlier this month, Tesla revealed that it had bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin in a filing...
The Russian embassy in Austria has conveyed to the Austrian government information about readiness of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to produce the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the country, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Lyubinsky told TASS on Saturday.
"I can confirm that the government of Austria was informed on...
Russia’s COVID-19 cases hit below 100,000 this week, for the first time since early October 2020, according to TASS estimates based on the anti-coronavirus crisis center’s data.
From February 15 to 21, the crisis center reported 92,843 coronavirus cases (compared to 104,602 a week earlier). Last time Russia registered fewer...
Russia’s Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology has received more than 45 inquiries from foreign countries for tests and possible production of its anti-coronavirus vaccine, Epivaccorona, the Center’s director, Rinat Maksyutov said on Sunday, TASS informed.
"We have more than 45 inquiries from abroad, from various funds and...
