Day: February 2, 2021

Russian court sentences opposition politician Alexei Navalny to three and half years imprisonment

A Russian court sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years in jail on Tuesday after ruling he had violated the terms of his parole, but said that his prison term would be shortened for time he had served earlier under house arrest. Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critics,… Read More Russian court sentences opposition politician Alexei Navalny to three and half years imprisonment

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UK’s fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore dies at 100

Captain Tom Moore, the British World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus, has died aged 100 after contracting COVID-19, his family said on Tuesday. Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden with the help of… Read More UK’s fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore dies at 100

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Scientists say Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting coronavirus

Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost 92% effective in fighting COVID-19 based on peer-reviewed late-stage trial results published in The Lancet international medical journal. Experts said the Phase III trial results meant the world had another effective weapon to fight the deadly pandemic and justified to… Read More Scientists say Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting coronavirus

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