Tsunami alert issued for several regions in Russia's Far East following Japan's earthquake
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:36 pm
Several regions in Russia's Far East were on tsunami alert on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the central part of Japan, generating waves as high as five metres in some areas.
Luna-25: Russia's first lunar mission in four decades crashes into the Moon
Aug 20, 2023, at 09:53 pm
Moscow: Russia's lunar exploration mission, Luna-25, which marked the country's return to the Moon after over four decades, has crashed during pre-landing maneuvers, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
Russia's Luna-25 in race with India's Chandrayaan-3 to become first in reaching Moon's south pole
Aug 08, 2023, at 06:19 pm
Russia is likely to clash with India's Chandrayaan-3 launching Luna-25 to reach the south pole of the Moon, media reports said.
Russia to conduct first space launch in 2023 on Feb 5: Space Center
Jan 22, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia's first space launch in 2023 will take place on Feb 5, when a Proton-M rocket will carry the fourth Elektro–L meteorological satellite into orbit, the Yuzhny Space Center of the Baikonur cosmodrome said.
Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to be sent to International Space Station
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:30 am
Moscow: The Soyuz MS-23 rescue spacecraft will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) via unmanned mode on February 20, the Soyuz MS-22 with a damaged cooling system will return to Earth without a crew, Russian state space agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.
Russia records over 3,500 Covid cases in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:48 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: More than 3,500 new cases were confirmed in Russia in the past 24 hours and 45 people have died from Covid-19, including seven in Moscow alone, the federal response centre said.
Russian health watchdog detects Omicron subvariant BA.4 in population
Jun 12, 2022, at 01:25 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A more contagious subvariant of the Covid-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said.
Russian Soyuz carrier with Galileo satellites lifts off from Kourou
Dec 05, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with two Galileo satellites has successfully taken off from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana.
Russia may launch Sputnik Light Covid Vaccine in India by next month: Reports
Nov 25, 2021, at 04:23 am
Moscow/IBNS: The Russian Direct Investment Fund on Wednesday informed that Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be launched in India by December this year.
Russia confirms 36,818 new Coronavirus cases
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia has confirmed 36,818 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,145,912, the response center said on Tuesday.
After South Africa, Namibia also suspends use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Oct 25, 2021, at 01:05 am
After South Africa, Namibia has stopped Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine citing concerns that it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men, a claim the vaccine's manufacturer says is unfounded, according to media reports.
South Africa rejects Russian made Sputnik V amid fears of HIV among men
Oct 19, 2021, at 04:52 am
Johannesburg/IBNS: South Africa's health regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia's Sputnik V amid concerns that the Covid-19 vaccine could increase the risk of HIV infection among men.
SII to start production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine from September
Jul 13, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Pune/IBNS: World's largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India (SII), is all set to start the production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in India from September, said the CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev.
India to accept single-dose vaccine Sputnik Light's trial data from Russia: Dr. Reddy's
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A government expert panel has provided green signal to Russian-made single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine to submit its phase 3 trial data, the vaccine's India-partner Dr Reddy's said on Thursday.
Russia: Sputnik V highly effective even against new coronavirus strains, says developer
Jun 22, 2021, at 09:08 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine guarantees almost 100 percent protection against grave and fatal cases even taking into consideration new coronavirus strains, Vladimir Gushchin, the head of the population variability mechanisms laboratory of the Gamaleya research center that developed the vaccine, assured on Tuesday.
Mumbai gets three bids from Russia's Sputnik V vaccine developers
May 25, 2021, at 02:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai on Monday received three bids for the supply of Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine, media reports said.
Russia to send 30 lakh Sputnik V doses to India by May-end
May 23, 2021, at 08:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Russia has sent over 2 lakh doses of Sputnik V vaccine to India, and the number will reach 30 lakh by May-end, said DB Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia.
Russia approves single-dose version of Sputnik Covid vaccine for use
May 07, 2021, at 04:24 am
Moscow/IBNS: Health officials in Russia have approved a single-dose version of its Covid vaccine Sputnik V, reports said on Thursday.
Sputnik V vaccine doses to arrive in India today as country liberalises inoculation drive
May 01, 2021, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The first consignment of anti-Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine doses will on Saturday arrive in India as the Asian country expanded the inoculation drive to all adults, media reports said.
Russia to send medical aid to India
Apr 28, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia will send medical aid to India in the next few days to help in fight against second COVID wave, Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Russia’s Sputnik-V given conditional approval in Nepal
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:58 pm
As Nepal struggles to procure vaccines from India, authorities in Nepal have given emergency use approval to Russia’s Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines, as per a report in the Kathmandu Post.
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine may also effectively protect animals from COVID-19, says developer
Apr 16, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine may also effectively protect animals from COVID-19, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Russian Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology Microbiology that developed the drug, told Sputnik.
Armenia receives 1st batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine: Russian Embassy
Apr 08, 2021, at 08:12 pm
Yerevan/Sputnik: The first batch of 15,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 has been delivered to Armenia, the counselor of the Russian embassy in Yerevan, Pavel Kurochkin said on Thursday.
Germany to hold bilateral negotiations on Sputnik V supplies with Russia: Spahn
Apr 08, 2021, at 08:05 pm
Berlin/Sputnik: Germany will hold negotiations with Russia on the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in order to learn when and in what amount it can be supplied, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday.
Over 80 cases of British COVID-19 strain confirmed in Russia
Apr 06, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: More than 80 cases of the British coronavirus variant have been registered in Russia, all of them are imported cases, Anna Popova, the head of the Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said.
COVID-19 affected 1 in 30 Russians during first year of pandemic
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:27 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The COVID-19 infection has affected nearly one in 30 Russians since the first case was registered in the country on March 1, 2020, according to the data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) and the coronavirus response center.
Avian Flu : Russia reports first case of H5N8 transmission to humans : Report
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:16 am
Moscow/IBNS : Russia on Saturday said it has detected the first case of transmission of H5N8 strain of avian flu virus and alerted the World Health Organization, said an AFP report.
Russia begins vaccination for COVID-19 virus in Moscow
Dec 05, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia on Saturday started its vaccination programme for COVID-19, with clinics in the capital Moscow inoculating those most at risk from the virus.
RDIF agrees on producing 100 mln doses of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India
Nov 27, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Moscow/UNI: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Friday that it reached an agreement with India's pharmaceutical company Hetero on producing over 100 million doses of Russia's Covid vaccine Sputnik V per year in India.
One dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to cost less than $10 for int'l markets - RDIF
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: One dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will cost less than $10 for the international markets, which is two or more times cheaper than alternatives by Pfizer and Moderna, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Tuesday.