Moscow, June 11 The US "with its own hands" pushed the countries, which are not participating in "sanctions wars", to form a "new Big Eight" group with Russia, the Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday. In a Telegram post, Volodin included a table with IMF data on ...

Brussels, June 11 The European Union (EU) is taking further steps to enhance its research and innovation system. The three sets of conclusions adopted by the Council of the EU establish "political guidelines on international cooperation in the field of research and innovation, on the promotion of open science policies ...

Tokyo, June 10 For the first time in two years, Japan on Friday reopened its borders to some foreign tourists as it continues to take steps to increase inbound tourism to support the economy as concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic ease. The government initially opened its borders to tourists from ...

Moscow, June 9 Western countries are increasingly pushing Moldova to cooperate with NATO, despite the neutral status enshrined in the constitution of the state. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the media reported. Earlier, the ex-president of Moldova, Igor Dodon, warned that ...

Washington, June 8 Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect that the monkeypox virus may be airborne at least for "short distances" and thus have asked people and healthcare workers in close contact to wear masks, media reports said. The CDC, in its updated guidance last ...

Moscow, June 8 The US has revealed its "hypocrisy" by announcing a ban on Russian oil, while continuing to purchase it in large quantities, Russia's Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said, media reports said. Washington claimed it had moved to restrict all imports of Russian crude oil, some petroleum products, ...

Moscow, June 8 Private military companies (PMCs) from the US and Britain are involved in the selection and dispatch of mercenaries to Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, RT reported. "For them (mercenaries) shipments are attracted by the PMCs in the ...

Kiev, June 8 Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday that the country saw a successful grain sowing campaign despite the challenges caused by the conflict with Russia. "The government has taken all possible measures to successfully carry out the most difficult sowing campaign in history," Shmyhal said on ...

Colombo, June 8 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva over the country's economic crisis, the prime minister's office said in a statement Wednesday. The discussions, held on Tuesday, came as Sri Lanka has decided to seek IMF assistance to ...