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…
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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…