Russia: The Philippines was “a great priority” in the delivery of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses. Russia said that the Philippines was “a great priority” in the delivery of Gamaleya Research Institute’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses. In a report on CNN Philippines, Russia had committed the first delivery of Gamaleya’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
Russia was likely to ban YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter over “censoring content”, according to a report. Russia was likely to ban YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter over “censoring content” as the country had smelled dubious activities of US tech giants. In a report on Financial Express, the Russian Parliament had drafted legislation against the tech giants … Read more
Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was “more than 90%” effective, according to Russia’s health ministry. A representative of Russia’s health ministry on Monday said that Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine was “more than 90%” effective. This, after Pfizer and BioNTech announced that a jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine was “90% effective” in its ongoing Phase 3 trials. In a … Read more
The FBI and the US NSA had exposed a hacking tool from Russia The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States National Security Agency (US NSA) on Thursday said in a rare public report that they had exposed a hacking tool from Russia. This, as they offered a new insight about the Russia’s … Read more
Russia rejected proposals to cut oil output at an OPEC+ (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-member Russia) meeting, as reported by media. This, as the delegates of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-member Russia — known as OPEC+ — have been in Vienna for a “joint technical committee” meeting in … Read more
A Palace official said Monday that the Philippines can seek military aid from Russia or China should it end its Visiting Forces Agreement with the US. According to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Duterte did say that the Philippines can go to Russia or China for military assistance “in battling these terrorists.” He added that it … Read more