Thousands of paddle boarders rode down the canals of St Petersburg at the annual Fontanka-SUP festival on Saturday (August 8).

Thousands of paddle boarders ride thorugh St Petersburg canals

Locust swarms have invaded Russia's southern regions causing colossal damage to the local agriculture. According to regional authorities, the damage is estimated at over 13 million US dollars.

Locust swarms invade southern Russia

Russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in October, the health minister has said.

COVID-19: Russia plans mass vaccination campaign in October

US President Donald Trump has alleged that India, China and Russia do not take care of their air, while America does. He said this to justify his decision of withdrawing from the "one-sided, energy-destroying" Paris climate accord which would have made it a "non-competitive nation".

Trump takes a dig at India and China's air quality

Russia has been spreading misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic in the United States as election season nears, reports claim. First reported by the New York Times, the report refers to declassified intelligence which claims that the Russian military intelligence, or the GRU, may have tied up with this resource centres like InfoRos to peddle misinformation regarding the pandemic.

Are Russian intelligence agencies running a disinformation campaign to influence US voters?

Is Russia distancing itself from China? A report claims that Russia has postponed the delivery of S-400 Missile System to China. It comes weeks after Moscow accused Beijing of spying. What does this mean for India?

Gravitas: Why Russia suspended the delivery of S-400 to China

Ukrainian government and Russia backed rebel forces have begun a full and comprehensive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. This attempt is the latest in the series of peace efforts between the two sides. Watch report.

Ukraine-Russia ceasefire: Germany and France welcome the decision

Tens of thousands marched in the Russian far east on Saturday, the third such weekend protest in a row, to express their anger over what they say is President Vladimir Putin's mishandling of a local political crisis.

Thousands protest against Putin in Russia's far east

The US says Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon in space on July 15. The US says that Russia's actions are consistent with its doctrine to attack US space assets.

US reacts sharply to Russian mystery projectile

Residents of Khabarovsk, around 3,800 miles (6,110 km) and seven time zones east of Moscow, are unhappy about the detention this month of the wider region's popular governor, Sergei Furgal, who was arrested on murder charges he denies.

Tens of thousands protest against Putin in Russian far east, 26 detained in Moscow

A Russian court on Wednesday convicted a respected Gulag historian in a controversial sexual abuse case, but handed down a sentence that should see him freed in the autumn.

Russia convicts Gulag historian on sex charge despite outcry

Russia has for the first time conducted a successful flight test of a 3D-printed aircraft engine, and its production is scheduled for 2021-2022. The press service of the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry told Sputnik: "Russia has for the first time conducted flight tests of the MGTD-20 gas turbine engine made by 3D-printing.

Russia successfully holds flight test of 3D-printed aircraft engine

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has rejected the report on Russia and ruled out a demand for an investigation. The statement comes hours after UK's intelligent security committee accused Russia of interference in the 2019 elections.

House of Commons see details of 'Russia Report': Rules out investigation into it

Russian firefighters from the Aerial Forest Protection Service have travelled to the Sverdlovsk Region to assist in tackling wildfires, according to a statement released by its press service on Tuesday (July 21).

Controlled explosions used to tackle Russian forest fires

States of emergency have been declared in the regions of Krasnoyarsk and Yakutia, and in parts of several other Russian regions.

Siberia: Wildfires causing release of more Greenhouse Gases

Russia will be contesting for a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council. Russia's candidacy does not come as a surprise as Putin's government has long been eager to return to the forum from which it was dropped nearly 4 years ago. Watch report.

Russia eyes a spot on the UNHRC: Worst human rights abusers on the run

The report on Russian influence in politics, published by political website Guido Fawkes, said there was credible open source commentary suggesting that Russia undertook influence campaigns in relation to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.

WION Dispatch: Kremlin rejects accusations of meddling in UK election

Russia sees the United Kingdom as the main target in the West, as per the Intelligence and Security Committee's report. The new report said that Russia's influence in the UK is "the new normal".

UK 'top target' for Russia, says intelligence report

UK Holds Russia responsible for meddling in elections | UK Report on Russian Meddling

One of the world’s largest fast-food chains specialising in chicken - KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is set to take on an almost unbelievable task. The chain is undertaking 3D printing of its chicken nuggets.

KFC will start testing its environment friendly 3D-printed chicken in Russia by end of 2020

The race to produce and deploy vaccinations against COVID-19 has amped up across the world. Be it “Operation Warp Speed” in the US, India’s Novaxin trials starting July 20, or Russia’s promise to begin vaccinating people starting next month - administrations across the globe are getting impatient and want to roll out the vaccine as quickly as possible to curb the ill effects of the virus, and somewhat return to a pre-pandemic lifestyle.

Elite club: Russia secretly tested its coronavirus vaccine among the affluent as early as April

Russia hopes to finish trials of a coronavirus vaccine in August and aims to produce 30 million doses with the help of international partners by the end of this year, the chief its sovereign wealth fund on Monday said.

Hope to produce 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses this year: Russia

Russia's famous Bolshoi theatre went back to rehearsals after the coronavirus lockdown in the capital, preparing for the performance in the annexed Crimea.

Bolshoi gets ready for opera and ballet festival in Crimea

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk in new protests in support of a popular governor and in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin.

Russia: Protests over arrest of regional governor in Moscow

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