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Russia Becoming a New Coronavirus Hotspot
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Mongolia Confirms First Coronavirus Case
Mongolia said on Tuesday that a French national working in the country has been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus that has spread throughout the globe, marking the country’s first case.
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Returns to Earth After Historic 328 Days in Space
U.S. astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-13 space capsule about 150 km ( 80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. A Soyuz space capsule with U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, Italian astronaut […]
Jews from Around the World Gather to Celebrate the Beginning of Hanukkah with Giant Menorahs Lit in London, Berlin, Moscow and Jerusalem
Jewish people from around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival today, lighting the first candles of the menorah which symbolizes triumph over oppression.
Concern for Syria’s Christians Remains Despite Deal Between Turkey and Russia to Stop Attacks
A deal hammered out by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recip Tayyip Erdogan saw Turkish troops halting their advance into the Kurdish-run area of northern Syria.
China’s Peng and Jin Maintain Lead to Win 1st Grand Prix Gold at 2019 Skate America
China’s Cheng Peng and Yang Jin maintained their overnight lead to win their first Grand Prix gold as a team at 2019 Skate America on Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, Nevada. Russia’s Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin pocketed the silver, while USA’s Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier rose from fourth to […]
Thousands in Kiev Protest Zelenskiy-Moscow Autonomy Plan for Eastern Ukraine
Thousands of people gathered in Kiev’s main square on Sunday to protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s deal with Moscow to grant autonomy to Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel-held east as part of efforts to end a five-year conflict there.
Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton Over ‘Strong Disagreements’
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton amid disagreements with his hard-line aide over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.
Russia’s Ruling Party, Which Supports Putin, Loses Third of Its Seats in Moscow Election After Protests
Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has lost one third of its seats in the Moscow city assembly, final polling data cited by Russian news agencies showed on Monday, in an awkward setback for the Kremlin.
Russia, Ukraine Swap Prisoners in First Step to ‘Finish This Horrible War’
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.
A Miracle Greater Than The Miracle on The Hudson; Pilot Now Called a Hero Belly-lands Flaming Russian Jet on Farmland Sparing the Lives of 233 People
Ural Airlines A321 plane was taking off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport Thursday when it hit a flock of birds
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Set to Win Presidential Election in Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the interim president of Kazakhstan hand-picked by veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev as his successor, will confirm his position on Sunday in an election triggered by Nazarbayev’s resignation.
