Russia rejects U.S. attempts to oppose the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project by forging a coalition of project opponents, spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, TASS reported.
"We condemn calls for forging a certain coalition against the pipeline, wherein German and other companies have already...
Moscow is hoping that the German government will remain committed to implementation of Nord Stream 2, a major gas pipeline project, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechayev said in an interview with Germany’s Berliner Zeitung late on Tuesday, TASS reported.
"It adheres to all European regulations and obtained all...
The International Space Station (ISS) has completed an avoidance maneuver to avert a crash into unidentified space debris, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said via Twitter Tuesday. "Maneuver Burn complete. The astronauts are coming out of safe haven," he noted.
Earlier, NASA reported that the ISS crew had to take a...
Sheremetyevo International Airport finalized coordinated procedures to be followed in the event of an aircraft accident during special tactical exercises held at the airport on September 17. The exercises were part of the current Training Plan for the personnel of JSC SIA, the handling operators, and associated organizations on...
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich used offshore companies to secretly invest in football players who were rivals to his Chelsea football club, The Moscow Times reported citing a BBC Panorama investigation published Monday.
The information was obtained during the FinCEN Files investigation, which is led by 108 media outlets worldwide and...
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday supported a plan by the finance ministry to increase taxes for some mining companies and the oil industry, as Moscow seeks to plug the holes in its budget left by lower oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.
Russia announced the plan, which is expected...
Russia said on Tuesday new U.S. sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscow’s cooperation with Tehran, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran’s defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear...
Russia expects to register a second potential vaccine against COVID-19 by Oct. 15, the TASS news agency cited Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Tuesday.
The vaccine has been developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last week.
Russia registered its first vaccine...
Sheremetyevo International Airport held a performance by two popular Russian musical groups, the Turetsky Choir and the female art group SOPRANO, on September 17 in its Terminal D.
The musical show, staged for the airport’s employees, guests and passengers, constituted a symbolic opening of a tour by the groups...
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 6,215 in the past day, reaching 1,115,810, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Tuesday, TASS reported.
According to its data, in the past four days the growth rate did not exceed 0.6%.
Some 980 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Moscow, 211 in St. Petersburg,...
