Nord Stream 2 AG, the project operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, has filed a request to the German federal navigation and hydrographic authority (BSH) for the immediate entry into force of the earlier issued permit to construct the gas pipeline in German waters, NDR radio station reports,...
Sheremetyevo International Airport has received the Russian Air Gateway 2021 National Award as the “Best Airport - Meeting Challenges 2020.”
The award ceremony was held on February 9 as part of the business program of the VIII National Exhibition of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS-2021 and was timed to coincide...
Russia has registered its third coronavirus vaccine named CoviVac developed by the Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Saturday, TASS reports.
"I want to start with some very good news. Today we are documenting that the third vaccine,...
A surge in production of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine combined with domestic distrust of the jab could lead to a boom in exports, pharmaceutical executives and industry specialists in the country told The Moscow Times.
After big promises and a shaky start to production ahead of a wide-scale rollout...
Moscow’s healthcare system has withstood the extreme burden of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his website on Friday, TASS reports.
"The pandemic is on the decline, and, although a great deal of work lies ahead, it is clear that the healthcare system has withstood that extreme burden,"...
Russian medical workers have conducted more than 108 million coronavirus tests, TASS reports, citing Russia's Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing.
"More than 108.3 million coronavirus tests have been conducted in the Russian Federation," its press service said. As many as 374,000 tests were conducted...
Fossil fuel-rich Russia may not be known as a leader on climate action - but in the country’s remote far east, authorities have launched an unexpected experiment: an effort to try out carbon trading and reach net-zero planet-heating emissions by 2025.
The government of the Russian island region of Sakhalin,...
The American authorities would be better off devoting their energies to solving the power outage crisis in Texas, where the population has been left without heat and other crucial daily utilities, rather than focusing on Nord Stream 2, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, as reported by TASS.
He...
Sheremetyevo International Airport hosted 1,351,000 passengers in January 2021, an increase of 9.4% over the December figure of 1,276,000, and performed 13,090 takeoff- and landing operations.
Passenger traffic on international airlines in January amounted to 267,000, while domestic airlines carried 1.84 million. The most popular international destinations in January were...
The CoviVac vaccine, which was developed by Chumakov research center, is expected to be registered on February 20, the official Russian website with COVID-19 data and advice said Thursday.
"The registration of the vaccine is expected on February 20, 2021," the website said.
Phase 2 research is expected to finish at...
