More than 23% of Russians think the coronavirus threat is not real and the epidemic is made up, according to a survey by Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, published on Thursday, Russia Today reported.
Conducted in May, the survey of 30,000 Russians found that 23.2% believe Covid-19 is a work...
As air pollution issues have long become an everyday struggle, officials in Kazakhstan are partnering with a Chinese manufacturer of commercial vehicles, Yutong, to get rid of traditional diesel buses in Kazakhstan’s streets, Caspian News reports.
Two cities in Central Asia’s largest country, Shymkent and Atyrau, will put into operation...
Sheremetyevo Airport quickly facilitated the dispatch of multidisciplinary teams of physicians yesterday to combat coronavirus infection in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Ingushetia, Dagestan and the Zabaikalye Territory, along with medication, personal protective equipment and medical equipment.
The physicians will spend about two weeks in those regions of the Russian...
The number of people who died from coronavirus in Russia increased by 174, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis said, TASS reported.
The same number of deaths were recorded on Tuesday, May 26, it is the highest single-day number of fatalities so far. The crisis center identified 161 deaths Wednesday.
Overall, 4,142 people...
The construction of the undersea Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline to Europe will be completed, the Kremlin said on Thursday amid threats of additional sanctions against the project from the United States, Reuters reported.
Two U.S. senators are considering drafting further sanctions on the Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline if Moscow...
Russian diamond producer Alrosa expects its sales for May to total tens of million dollars, down sharply from May 2019 but up from April 2020, when its diamonds sales were worth $16 million, its chief executive told Reuters.
The new coronavirus outbreak has largely spared employees of Alrosa’s main production...
Vagit Alekperov, president of Lukoil, is confident that the company will successfully overcome the cycle of low oil prices and continue to implement its strategy, he said in a statement in the company annual report released on Tuesday, as reported by TASS.
"I am sure that we will successfully overcome...
Russian internet giant Yandex has seen a surge in use of its contactless payments service at petrol stations during the coronavirus pandemic, sparking fears among some station owners of a plunge in business at their shops, Reuters reported.
The number of Russians using Yandex.Fuel has almost doubled in the past...
Russia confirmed 8,338 new coronavirus infections Wednesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 370,680, The Moscow Times reports.
Over the past 24 hours, 161 people have died, bringing the total toll to 3,968 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.
The number of people who have...
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak met with domestic major oil companies on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of global oil production curbs and the possible extension of the current level of cuts beyond June, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.
The meeting is a further sign that Moscow is...
