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Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that it is necessary to revise the country's current strategy for scientific and technological development. "We need to concentrate our human, financial and infrastructure resources on a…

Russia : A gas leak caused a blast in a residential building in western Russia's Tula region on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring three others, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said. The five-storey building…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the country's oil production increased by 2 per cent over the past year despite Western sanctions, according to the Kremlin. "I would especially like to talk about the oil and gas…

London : Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered yet another shake-up of his war cabinet, demoting the head of his forces in Ukraine after only three months on the job, the media reported. General Sergei Surovikin, who earned the…

Moscow : The combat capability of the Russian armed forces is "increasing day by day" and Russia will certainly step up this process, President Vladimir Putin said. "Today, our goal is to implement the entire scope of necessary measures to…

Russia : At least two people were killed and five others injured on Thursday due to a fire at an oil refinery in Russia Eastern Siberia's region, authorities said. The fire erupted at the refinery in Angarsk, Irkutsk, at about 6 a.m.,…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual year-end news conference will not take place for the first time in 10 years, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed. Addressing media persons here on Monday, Peskov said that there…

Kiev : Two civilians were killed five others injured in Russian strikes in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast in the past 24 hours.Kherson Oblast Military head Yaroslav Yanushevych on Telegram posted that Russia shelled Kherson Oblast 45 times and…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Moscow had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first. Speaking at Russia's annual human rights council meeting, he also…

San Francisco : Google has purged thousands of YouTube channels in China, Russia and Brazil as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations.The tech giant terminated 5,197 YouTube channels and 17 Blogger blogs as part of…