Russian oil companies reported lower refinery throughput in Q2 due to reduced demand for oil products, S&P Global reported.
Motor fuel demand was severely affected by movement restrictions introduced in April to combat the spread of coronavirus, although demand rebounded in June and by July reached or even exceeded last...
A total of 2,715 people used the EMG express diagnostic service for coronavirus at Sheremetyevo International Airport between July 20 and August 5, 2020. The service has been especially in demand among passengers departing and arriving on international flights.
From August 1 through August 5, Sheremetyevo's total international passenger traffic...
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has tested positive for coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Tuesday.
The Moscow Times says that Novak is at least the fifth Russian cabinet member to contract Covid-19 since the outbreak hit the country in March. He had been set to accompany Mishustin on a...
Russia reported 4,748 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its nationwide tally to 932,493, the fourth largest in the world, Reuters reported.
The country’s coronavirus crisis response center said 132 people had died of the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the official coronavirus death toll to 15,872.
Dutch Charge d’Affaires in Moscow Dominique Kuhling-Bakker was summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry over the spy equipment found in the car of the Russian military attache in The Hague, the ministry said on Monday, TASS reports.
"Russia’s Foreign Ministry lodged a resolute protest to the Dutch ambassador over the surveillance...
The head of a central Russian region has suspended all works at a limestone production site on a "sacred" natural landmark after violent clashes broke out between environmental activists and security personnel over the weekend, The Moscow Times reported.
Protests broke out at Kushtau hill in the republic of Bashkortostan...
Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday, hours after the ministry reported the start of manufacturing.
According to Reuters, some scientists said they fear that with this fast regulatory approval Moscow may be...
Russia reported 4,892 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, pushing its tally so far to 927,745, the fourth largest in the world, Reuters reported.
Authorities said 55 people had died across the country in the last 24 hours, increasing Russia’s official coronavirus death toll to 15,740.
Swiss Airlines resumed flights from Russia on Saturday, Domodedovo airport said in its official telegram channel, TASS informed.
"Domodedovo has served the first regular flight of Swiss Airlines after the resumption of flights between Russia and Switzerland. Flight LX 1327 took off today from Domodedovo to Zurich," the airport said.
Earlier,...
The Reserve Fund of the Russian government will grow by 1.8 trillion rubles ($24.7 bln) according to the Cabinet resolution signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, TASS reported.
The resolution was posted on the website of legal information on Saturday.
The Russian Finance Ministry is ordered "to introduce in due course...
