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12.05.2020 / 19:59

Coronavirus hits world superpowers as some look to reopen

As health officials issued warnings Tuesday against reopening economies too quickly, the coronavirus struck inside some of the world’s superpowers, with a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin diagnosed just days after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary also tested positive.

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Vladimir Putin’s spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus

MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has been hospitalized with the coronavirus, the latest in a series of setbacks for President Vladimir Putin as Russia struggles to contain the growing outbreak.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman tests positive for coronavirus

MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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Vladimir Putin's 'highly trusted' spokesman in hospital with coronavirus

One of Vladamir Putin's most highly trusted aides is in hospital with coronavirus.

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Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus.

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Vladimir Putin plans to ease restrictions in Russia as Covid-19 cases rise

President Vladimir Putin has said that stay-at-home orders for most workers in Russia will be eased this week, despite a record increase in new Covid-19 infections.

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Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Putin marks Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Putin awards commemorative WWII medal to Kim Jong Un

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday.

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Coronavirus could shatter Putin's 'president for life' dream, say experts

Early reports from Russia suggested that self-styled “president for life” Vladimir Putin’s early action to close the country’s borders had prevented a major outbreak in the country.

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Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin tests positive for coronavirus

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.

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Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin has coronavirus as country reports 100,000 cases

Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has fallen ill with coronavirus.

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Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin reveals testing positive for Covid-19

MOSCOW : Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says he has tested positive for the new coronavirus and has told President Vladimir Putin he will self-isolate.

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Facing disaster, Russian businesses find Kremlin aid lacking

MOSCOW – Desperate business owners in Russia have been pleading with the Kremlin for help in the pandemic shutdown. The response, however, has been slow and largely focused on big industries, leaving most smaller companies to fend for themselves and raising the prospect of massive unemployment and social unrest.

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Putin's problems mount as coronavirus hits Russian economy

It was meant to be the day Russians voted to change the constitution to allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036.

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Coronavirus around the world: April 20, 2020

Today’s top COVID-19 headlines: China rejects Australia’s questions on its handling of COVID-19 Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says peak of COVID-19 crisis in Russia is still ahead Up to 138 coronavirus cases in Lisbon hotel housing refugees South Koreans return to work as social distancing rules ease With just a canary for company, Russian artist self-isolates in gallery

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Russia to unleash hypersonic nuclear 'Satan-2' weapon despite coronavirus outbreak

Russia is pressing ahead with plans to test and deploy new deadly hypersonic "Satan-2" despite a worrying coronavirus outbreak at space corporation Roscosmos.

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Coronavirus upends Putin’s political agenda in Russia

MOSCOW – Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned it.

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Putin to 'exploit' coronavirus and cause 'Soviet-style mayhem in West' says ex spy chief

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will use the coronavirus crisis to recruit an unknowing army of Western sleeper agents, an ex-spy chief has warned.

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Vladimir Putin certain Boris Johnson's 'sense of humour' will help him beat coronavirus

Vladimir Putin said Boris Johnson’s “energy, optimism and sense of humour” would help him defeat coronavirus.

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UFC have thrown Khabib under a bus - Tony Ferguson cancellation is all their fault

Khabib Nurmagomedov has every right to be mad at the UFC over their handling of his showdown with Tony Ferguson, which has fallen through for a fifth time.

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Russia can reduce oil output by 10% if the U.S. joins cuts: Report

Russia would target a 1 million barrel-a-day cut in any new deal with other key oil producers, on condition the U.S. joins cuts, according to four people familiar with the sentiment in the industry.

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OPEC+ meeting to be delayed on new Saudi, Russia rift

The OPEC+ alliance needs more time for negotiations, a delegate familiar with the matter said, noting the meeting may still happen a few days later

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Russia sends 'spies' to Italy disguised as coronavirus doctors with 'useless' aid

Italy has accused Russia of sending spies "disguised as coronavirus doctors" in a fierce exchange of words.

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Russia to the rescue? US, Moscow spar over aid deliveries

WASHINGTON – An odd new front in the U.S.-Russian rivalry has emerged as a Russian military cargo plane bearing a load of urgently needed medical supplies landed this week at New York’s JFK airport.

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Italy and Russia spar over alleged coronavirus spies

Italy was engaged in a war of words with Russia over allegations Moscow hid spies among doctors it had sent to the country's coronavirus epicentre near Milan.

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Trump says he expects Russia, Saudis to cut oil production

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia will end an oil war and dramatically cut production.

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Vladimir Putin 'disappears' during coronavirus crisis after meeting infected doctor

Russia has escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic according to official figures – but rumours have been circulating that President Vladimir Putin has disappeared from public view.

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Trump, Putin discuss oil, Japan stops some postal services

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Wedy related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.

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Trump says world’s biggest oil producers to meet on market crashes

Trump, speaking at the White House Tuesday, said he’s raised the issue in conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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US death toll from COVID-19 eclipses China's official count

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as New York's mammoth convention center started taking patients to ease the burden on the city's overwhelmed health system and the tennis center where the U.S. Open is held was being turned into a hospital.

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Russian doctor who met Putin last week diagnosed with coronavirus

MOSCOW : A doctor who gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a tour of Moscow's main coronavirus hospital last week said on Tuesday he had himself been diagnosed with the virus.

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Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same

MOSCOW – The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents to stay home, and many other regions of the vast country quickly followed suit to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Putin calls for sanctions on essential goods to be lifted at G20 summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for fellow G20 countries to come together and lift sanctions on essential goods amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule

MOSCOW – Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change potentially allowing him to stay in office until 2036.

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Putin wears hazmat suit at hospital, Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks

President Vladimir Putin donned a full-body hazmat suit and respirator on Tuesday during a visit to a hospital treating coronavirus patients, and the mayor of Moscow said the outbreak in the Russian capital was much worse than official figures showed.

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Vladimir Putin, 67, exempts himself from coronavirus isolation for over-65s

Vladimir Putin has been granted an exemption to a rule demanding all over 65s in Moscow self-isolate at home amid the coronavirus scare.

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No, Putin is not using lions in Russia’s coronavirus lockdown

Russian President Vladimir Putin has done some wild things over the years, but he has definitely not unleashed hundreds of lions and tigers to keep his citizens indoors during a coronavirus lockdown.

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Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia votes for president

MOSCOW – The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia is holding a presidential election Sunday to replace the leader who stepped down in January under pressure from the opposition.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0