Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Moscow identified 1,572 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, this is the lowest number since April 16, the national anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters Tuesday, TASS reported. The daily increase rate dropped to 0.8% in Russia’s capital. Yesterday, 2,001 new infections were identified in Moscow. Overall, Moscow has...
Eximbank of Russia, a part of of the Russian Expo Center Group, opened the first correspondent account in Uzbek currency for Russian banks, at the same time opening several accounts in rubles for Uzbekistan's banks, which is aimed at expanding the capabilities of exporters and importers of the Russian products, the Russian...
Sheremetyevo International Airport is one of the ten best airports in the world in the in the category of airports serving 40-50 million passengers per year, according to the World’s Best Airports by Passenger Numbers 2020 ranking. The rating is based on a survey of passengers by the Skytrax international...
Russia’s energy major Gazprom has announced a record tender to purchase almost 100 billion rubles worth of pipes ($1.5 billion) for its natural gas projects, including the Power of Siberia mega pipeline, Russia Today reported. Deliveries are expected to start this year and continue till the end of 2022, according...
The first freight train left Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui Province, on Saturday for Tiburg in the Netherlands loaded with 82 containers. The route is part China’s ambitious One Belt One Road project, Russia Today writes. Marking the launch of a new rail cargo service between the two cities,...
Germany is under tremendous pressure from the United States, which demands Berlin revise its energy policy towards Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday, TASS informs. "Obviously, it is a colossal pressure over energy matters. When day after day the US ambassador in Berlin threatens the German...
The price for Brent crude futures for August 2020 supply at London’s ICE exchange has risen by 1.7% to reach $43.02 be the end of the session, the trading data at 01:58 Moscow time shows, TASS informs. The last time the Brent crude traded above $43 per barrel was on...
Sheremetyevo International Airport hosted prominent representatives of modern Russian culture on its social media pages on June 6 to honor the life and works of Alexander Pushkin on his birthday. Titled “Everybody Has His Own Pushkin,” the program featured Russian actors, actresses, writers, TV anchors and others, paying homage...
Russians have started to pile into stocks, with the number of private investors hitting a new record. The explosive investment interest came as Covid-19 and falling oil prices rattled the global economy, Russia Today reported. Crisis times often force people to rethink their financial strategies and look for new sources...
Russia confirmed 8,984 daily coronavirus cases, bringing the total tally to 467,673, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday. According to the crisis center, the daily growth reached 2% like the day earlier, TASS informs. Some 3,458 new COVID-19 patients (38.5%) have not shown any symptoms. Now more than...