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Family Wants Russian Hospital Investigated For Its Handling Of COVID-19

A Russian family believes the death of a relative from the coronavirus was both unnecessary and uncounted by the state.

Family Wants Russian Hospital Investigated For Its Handling Of COVID-19

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Putin Announces A Date For Constitutional Referendum As Moscow Starts To Reopen

The city of Moscow has eased its coronavirus lockdown Monday. President Putin used the occasion to set a date for a constitutional referendum that would allow him to remain in power until 2036.

Putin Announces A Date For Constitutional Referendum As Moscow Starts To Reopen

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Official COVID-19 Death Tally In Russia's Dagestan Masks 'Catastrophe,' Residents Say

Russian Emergency Situations Ministry employees carry out the disinfection of a mosque in Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital. Musa Salgereyev/TASS hide caption

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Official COVID-19 Death Tally In Russia's Dagestan Masks 'Catastrophe,' Residents Say

Russia has sent crews to assist in Dagestan, where the official number of COVID-19 deaths is 29. "It long ago became clear the official statistics have no basis in reality," a resident says.

U.S. Sends Ventilators To Russia In $5.6 Million Coronavirus Aid Package

A shipment of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators, appears inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane Thursday at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Sends Ventilators To Russia In $5.6 Million Coronavirus Aid Package

The U.S. government delivers 50 American-made ventilators on Thursday and will send another 150 next week.

Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

Nurses and newborns in Hotel Venice, a facility owned by BioTexCom clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Dozens of babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus restrictions prevent foreign parents from collecting them. Gleb Garanich/Reuters hide caption

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Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart.

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Russia Reports A High Number Of Coronavirus Cases But A Low Death Toll

Russia has reported nearly a quarter of a million infections from the coronavirus but says only 2,200 people have died. It is a much lower death toll in comparison with other countries.

Russia Reports A High Number Of Coronavirus Cases But A Low Death Toll

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The Pandemic Cancels The Celebration Of Victory In WWII In Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin had celebrations to mark victory in WWII and a constitutional vote to keep him in power till 2036 planned for this spring. But the pandemic has canceled both events.

The Pandemic Cancels The Celebration Of Victory In WWII In Russia

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In Belarus, World War II Victory Parade Will Go On Despite Rise In COVID-19 Cases

World War II veterans Pyotr Vorobyev (left), 90, and Pavel Yeroshenko, 94, attend a performance in Minsk by the 120th Rogachev Guards Mechanized Brigade of the Belarusian Armed Forces ahead of the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II. Belarus is raising eyebrows — and concerns — by going ahead with a mass military parade marking the anniversary on Saturday. Natalia Fedosenko/TASS hide caption

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In Belarus, World War II Victory Parade Will Go On Despite Rise In COVID-19 Cases

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the pandemic as mass "psychosis" — a disease easily cured with a bit of vodka, a hot sauna or spending time playing hockey or doing farm work.

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Three Russian Frontline Health Workers Mysteriously Fell Out Of Hospital Windows

Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition.

Three Russian Frontline Health Workers Mysteriously Fell Out Of Hospital Windows

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Coronavirus Pandemic Cases Continue To Spike In Russia

Russia reported its third consecutive day of more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases. The continued surge comes as warmer weather, and May holidays, challenge authorities efforts to enforce a lockdown.

Coronavirus Pandemic Cases Continue To Spike In Russia

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A Soviet-Era Poem Resonates With Russians Under The Lockdown

A Soviet-era poem about people isolating in their apartments from the harsh realities of communism is resonating with Russians once again.

A Soviet-Era Poem Resonates With Russians Under The Lockdown

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Health Care Workers In Russia Pay Deadly Price Fighting COVID-19

As coronavirus infections continue to increase in Russia, the virus is taking the lives of Russian health care workers, who complain of a lack protective equipment and political support.

Health Care Workers In Russia Pay Deadly Price Fighting COVID-19

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Russian Regions Lack Resources To Deal With The Coronavirus

The number of coronavirus cases is rising at an alarming rate in Russia, particularly in smaller cities — many of which lack even the basic resources to deal with the crisis.

Russian Regions Lack Resources To Deal With The Coronavirus

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