Russia’s national death toll from coronavirus could be 70 percent higher than the government’s official data show, as the Kremlin struggles to curb the spread of Covid-19 despite a seven-week Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures despite a new surge in infections which took Russia’s tally past Italy’s, making it the fourth-highest Continue Reading
Ever since the coronavirus took hold globally, researchers have been puzzled by Russia’s mortality rate of only about 13 deaths per million, far below the world average of 36 in Continue Reading
UK electricity demand fell to 15.347 GW early Sunday morning, 12.3% below last year’s minimum demand and close to a record low, initial out-turn figures from National Grid showed Monday. Continue Reading
Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted by 72.4% in April from a year earlier after a 4% rise in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said Continue Reading
When Vladimir Putin tapped Mikhail Mishustin in January to become prime minister, the little-known tax official was meant to spearhead a push for stimulus spending to help Russia’s president remain Continue Reading
When the coronavirus first struck, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain agonized long and hard before closing stores, pubs, and restaurants as part of the country’s fight against the disease. Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian authorities said on Sunday they had recorded 11,012 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 209,688. Russia’s Continue Reading
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday outlined his government’s “conditional plan” for reopening British society in the coming months, including the possible return to school for some young children Continue Reading
Germany has introduced a mass testing regime, including drive-through centres like this one in Berlin Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased Continue Reading
