MOSCOW, March 31 — Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against Covid-19 for animals, its mass production could be launched in April, Konstantin Savenkov, deputy head of Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has told reporters, according to Sputnik.

MOSCOW, March 18 — Approximately 10 per cent of people across the globe do not develop an immune response after vaccination, Anna Popova, the head of Russia's public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Wednesday, stressing the importance of shielding the majority of the population from the coronavirus disease.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 — The US has formally pulled out of the Open Skies Treaty, the State Department said Sunday, six months after President Donald Trump announced his decision, Anadolu Agency reported.

MOSCOW, Nov 17 — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will open new opportunities for Russian enterprises, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s reporter in Moscow.

MOSCOW, Nov 13 — The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday it had signed an agreement with South Korean bio-tech company GL Rapha to produce over 150 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in South Korea annually, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported.

MOSCOW, Oct 15 — Two Remdesivir drugs against the coronavirus infection were registered in Russia, according to the Russian Health Ministry.

MOSCOW, Sept 15 — Russia has registered 5,529 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours (5,509 yesterday), which brings the cumulative total to 1,073,849, the country's coronavirus response center said on Tuesday, reported Sputnik News Agency.

LONDON, Aug 21 — Russia's plan to roll-out its "Sputnik-V" Covid-19 vaccine even before full trials show how well it works is prompting concern among virus experts, who warn a partially effective shot may encourage the novel coronavirus to mutate.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The proactive steps taken by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in carrying out public health activities have succeeded in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in Sarawak, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

MOSCOW, Aug 12 — The vaccine, known as “Sputnik-V” was developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute, and its mass production has already begun at AFK Sistema's Binnopharm pharmaceutical factory.

MOSCOW, August 12 — Russia has received a request for the production of 1 billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology from 20 states, said head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev during an online conference.

MOSCOW, Aug 12 — The world's first registered vaccine against the coronavirus infection which was developed in Russia was named Sputnik-V, the official vaccine website launched on Tuesday said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a Covid-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess.

MANILA, Aug 11 — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russia's efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials, as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge.

LONDON/GENEVA, June 25 — Pine trees are bursting into flames.

MOSCOW, June 1 — The Russian Health Ministry has approved the first domestic drug, called Avifavir, for treating coronavirus patients, according to a new entry to the national drug registry, Sputnik news agency reported.

BEIJING, April 25 ― China's northwestern province of Shaanxi reported today seven new imported cases of the novel coronavirus, all in citizens returning home from Russia, even as domestic cases in the country were largely curbed.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Malaysian Foreign Ministry has emphasised that all 124 Malaysians, most of whom are students and professionals residing in Moscow, Russia, are in good health and high spirits.

BEIJING, April 15 — China reported today a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities.

SINGAPORE, March 10 — Oil prices jumped more than 6 per cent on Tuesday, clawing back some ground on hopes that a price war by top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia that sparked the biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War will not be sustained.