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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said the country has passed the peak of coronavirus infections as he ordered a World War II parade, postponed due to the pandemic, to be held next month. The Victory Day parade, marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945,…

Putin proposed changes to the constitution in January Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the country's electoral law, allowing Russians to vote electronically or by mail in future polls, according to the Kremlin. Opponents to Saturday's move say an electronic system will be easier to manipulate and will…

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Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Latin Americas infection rate overtakes US and Europe Latin America has reported more new coronavirus cases than either the United… Read More

By Tom Balmforth and Maria KiselyovaMOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it would start delivering 200 medical ventilators this week to Russia, which has the world's second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.Russia reported 9,263 new infections on Tuesday, pushing its total to 299,941, and 115 more…

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Sales of new cars in Russia plummeted by 72.4% in April compared with a year earlier, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said on Tuesday, as the coronavirus outbreak slowed production and halted some dealer operations. Just 38,922 new cars and light commercial vehicles were sold in Russia in April,…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and see more COVID-19 deaths and economic damage alike if they lift coronavirus stay-at-home orders too fast — a sharp contrast as President Donald Trump pushes to…

By Gleb Stolyarov and Gabrielle Tétrault-FarberMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as a new surge in infections gave Russia the third highest number of reported cases in the world after the United States.Peskov, the fifth…