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In what appeared to be another radical step in global vaccine development, Russia informed Sri Lanka that its Sputnik V could even be used as a single shot vaccine

Sri Lanka’s former envoy to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga says he is aiming to bring in at least 2,500 Russian tourists per month to Sri Lanka after the country re-opens its borders and approval is received from the Health authorities.

Russia started human trials of single dose Sputnik Light in January, and the studies are still on-going,

President Joe Biden said he wants a “stable, predictable relationship” with Russia after imposing sanctions in response to allegations that Moscow was behind a hack on SolarWinds Corp. and interfered with last year’s U.S. election.

India has approved the use of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday, confirming earlier reports of its imminent endorsement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036, the government said on Monday.

Sri Lanka has begun negotiations with Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute, that produces the Sputnik V vaccine, to finalise a price to purchase the vaccines for the local population as the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) envisages to purchase at least seven million doses.

Russia on Saturday announced that it has identified the first cases of H5N8 avian influenza in humans, according to multiple reports.

ussia on Monday said its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities in the world.

It was an unexpected series of developments in the world that made India change its modest objectives and for the capital city of Dhaka