Tag: Russia
Russia has developed ’first’ coronavirus vaccine: Putin
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has developed the first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced ... Read More
Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has denied reports that it offered Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan. ... Read More
Russia denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come from one ... Read More
Paul Whelan, ex-US marine, jailed in Russia on spying charges
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ex-US marine Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges ... Read More
US says Russia sent jets to Libya ‘mercenaries’
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries ... Read More
181 stranded Sri Lankans return from Russia
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 181 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Russia due to the Corona-19 pandemic ... Read More
Number of Coronavirus infected persons in Russia increase to 272,043
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - With the identification of 9200 newly infected Coronavirus patients in Russia, the total number of infected ... Read More
Five Covid-19 patients die in Russia hospital fire
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care ... Read More
Europeans tell Syrian regime, Russia: Return to 2018 Idlib deal
(FASTNEWS | PARIS, ANKARA) - Foreign ministers from 14 European countries, including France and Germany, demanded on Wednesday that Syrian ... Read More
Russia says plane ‘almost hit’ by anti-aircraft fire in Syria
(FASTNEWS | Syria) - A passenger plane in Syria was forced to re-route after it was almost hit by the ... Read More
Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - President Donald Trump has signed a law that will impose sanctions on any firm that helps ... Read More
Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup over doping
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events ... Read More
Serbia accuses Russia of spy plot after video leak
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Serbian president has said his country's security services have uncovered spying by Russian agents. Aleksandar ... Read More
Unconvincing Ireland too strong for Russia at Rugby World Cup
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Ireland returned to winning ways at the Rugby World Cup but were far from impressive in ... Read More
Fidow fires Samoa to bruising win over Russia
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Marauding winger Ed Fidow bagged a quickfire double as Samoa beat Russia 34-9 in a bruising ... Read More