As Moscow enters the third week of a strict lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a businessman from the Russian capital was tired of being stuck at home and decided to temporarily switch to the low-paid but physically active job of delivering meals, The Associated Press...
Sheremetyevo International Airport has been named Airport of the Year in the annual Wings of Russia National Aviation Awards program for the second year in a row.
The awards, which recognize excellence in 13 aviation and aviation-related categories, were announced April 15 in a ceremony held in a video broadcast...
By the end of 2020, about 7 trillion rubles will remain in the National Welfare Fund (NWF), said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. As of April 1, the volume of the NWF was 12 trillion 855 billion, Kommersant reported.
“Taking into account all the expenses of the current year, at the...
All levels of power in the situation with coronavirus work rhythmically, in an organized and responsible manner, President Vladimir Putin asserted.
"The situation is under full control. Our whole society is united in front of a common threat," the president said as he extended Easter greetings, RIA Novosti reported.
According to...
Russia could temporarily halt grain exports until the end of June if shipments reach limits introduced by the government much ahead of schedule, the country’s agriculture ministry said on Friday, according to Interfax.
“The quota was introduced for the period from April 1 to June 30, 2020. After it is...
The head of the Bank of Russia has given her strongest hint yet that the regulator will cut interest rates to help the economy weather the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg informs.
At a press conference Friday, governor Elvira Nabiullina said “we will already be able to substantively consider the issue of reducing the...
The Russian government has authorized the use of an anti-malarial drug to treat coronavirus patients despite international concerns over its safety and effectiveness, DW in Russian reported.
The government published an order late Thursday allowing the use of hydroxychloroquine on patients after China donated more than 68,000 packs of the tablets...
Russian enterprises are ahead of the plan of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and are already producing over 8 million masks per day, said the head of the department Denis Manturov, as reported by RIA Novosti.
"Masks alone now produce more than 8 million per day. This is already...
The spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 concerns not only Moscow but every region of Russia said Russian President Vladimir Putin. He urged the governors to be prepared to overcome difficulties. The President noted that the peak of coronavirus in Russia has not yet been passed.
"It is important for us...
Russia and Saudi Arabia are firmly committed to fulfilling the fresh OPEC+ deal on cutting oil output, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Thursday, according to TASS.
The statement came after a telephone conversation earlier in the day between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Abdulaziz...
