Charles Maynes
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An art project to shake the lockdown blues has become an online sensation as pent-up Russian speakers from across the globe reenact classic artwork to pass the time amid the pandemic.
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The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart.
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Russia has the world's second-highest confirmed coronavirus case number but ranks 18th in officially reported fatalities from the virus.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the pandemic as mass "psychosis" — a disease easily cured with a bit of vodka, a hot sauna or spending time playing hockey or doing farm work.
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The Russian president says his country is making progress in its battle against the novel coronavirus, even as the number of Russians infected continues to rise.
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Some Russians are miffed at seeing high-profile deliveries of lifesaving gear to other countries when they know their own health services are under-equipped to handle the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Muscovites will have their movements followed through a program required on their smartphones. They will also have to carry a new QR code with their personal data.
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman visited American Paul Whelan on Wednesday at Moscow's Lefortovo prison. Whelan is being held on suspicion of being a spy.
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At least two explosions on a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg have left at least 10 people dead, with many others injured.
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Thousands of Russians protested against corruption in what appears to be the largest public demonstrations in the past few years. The crowds gathered to protest government corruption, many calling for Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's resignation. The main leader of the anti-corruption movement, Alexei Navalny, was detained.