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US envoy is taking Putin's comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official says
Read full article: US envoy is taking Putin's comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official saysKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire
Read full article: US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefireThe Trump administration says it will immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.
Sabotage attempts reported at polling stations in occupied Ukraine as Russia holds local elections
Read full article: Sabotage attempts reported at polling stations in occupied Ukraine as Russia holds local electionsRussian authorities have reported multiple attempts to sabotage voting in local elections taking place in occupied areas of Ukraine.
Russia says Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones while Russian forces bombard Ukraine's south
Read full article: Russia says Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones while Russian forces bombard Ukraine's southRussian authorities have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow during which one of the aircraft fell near the Defense Ministry’s main headquarters.
Moscow drone attack exposes Russia's vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of military
Read full article: Moscow drone attack exposes Russia's vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of militaryA drone attack on Moscow has exposed breaches in Russia’s air defenses and underlined the Russian capital’s vulnerability amid expectations of a massive Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine's capital bombarded
Read full article: Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine's capital bombardedA rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against Ukraine.
Russia sticks US, UK embassies with 'unrecognized' addresses
Read full article: Russia sticks US, UK embassies with 'unrecognized' addressesMoscow is trolling both the U.S. and the U.K. by officially renaming the streets in front of their embassies for the two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine where fighting is now the fiercest.
Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people
Read full article: Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 peopleAuthorities and Russian media say a gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask.
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Moscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soar
Read full article: Moscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soarMoscow authorities have announced plans to shut restaurants, movie theaters and many retail stories for 11 days starting Oct. 28 as Russia registered the highest daily numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the pandemic began.
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Moscow lifts dining restrictions; Russia hits record deaths
Read full article: Moscow lifts dining restrictions; Russia hits record deathsAuthorities in Moscow have canceled their order that restaurants only admit customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, recovered from the virus or have had a recent negative test.
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Moscow orders new restrictions as COVID-19 infections soar
Read full article: Moscow orders new restrictions as COVID-19 infections soarMoscow’s mayor has ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled in the past week.
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The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers
Read full article: The Latest: More rules for returning New Zealand travelers(Peter Meecham/New Zealand Herald via AP)WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Travelers returning to New Zealand will face stricter rules at quarantine hotels as health authorities investigate how up to three people got infected with the coronavirus while isolating at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel. The record increase of 65 deaths is three more than the previous one-day record reported on Jan. 6, according to health department records. The university and county health department are asking students to limit leaving their residence to going to classes, getting food, work and other necessary in-person activities. The health department said in the news release that if the case counts continues to rise, stricter measures will have to be applied. The previous one-day record of 62 was reported Jan. 6, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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The Latest: Hong Kong, Singapore plan 'air travel bubble'
Read full article: The Latest: Hong Kong, Singapore plan 'air travel bubble'Hong Kong and Singapore say they have agreed to a bilateral air travel bubble, re-establishing travel links as coronavirus infections in both cities decline. -- Maryland will reduce indoor operations for bars and restaurants from 75% to 50% in response to rising coronavirus cases and increased hospitalizations. Maryland also reported 1,338 new coronavirus cases Tuesday — the seventh straight day of at least 1,000 cases. ___WASHINGTON — The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of November. The El Paso County sheriff’s office says two of the employees were hospitalized over the weekend as coronavirus cases surged at the facility.
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The Latest: Australia prioritizes air service to 3 countries
Read full article: The Latest: Australia prioritizes air service to 3 countriesThat means health care professionals account for about 15% of all Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus cases, and about 18% of all COVID-19 deaths. Active-service health care workers largely mirrored Mexico’s over-all fatality rate of almost 67 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The state’s average number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased from 476 cases a day on Sept. 29 to 685 cases on Oct. 13. Before then, the only confirmed coronavirus death in a Missouri veterans home was in April in north St. Louis County. There were an additional 1,121 confirmed cases, bringing the total to 102,614 since the pandemic began.
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The Latest: Concerns over coronavirus upticks in California
Read full article: The Latest: Concerns over coronavirus upticks in CaliforniaThe directive comes amid concerns about an uptick in coronavirus cases in certain Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish populations. New York City’s current overall infection rate remains low, but official figures indicate the affected neighborhoods accounted for 20% of the city’s coronavirus cases in recent weeks. ___BOSTON — An outbreak of coronavirus infections at a major Boston hospital has grown to 19 confirmed cases. ___DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa has reported a jump of 1,086 new coronavirus cases, the second consecutive day of new cases exceeding 1,000. There are currently nearly 985,000 worldwide coronavirus deaths.
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Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Moscow announces advanced trials for new COVID-19 vaccineIn this handout photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and provided by Russian Direct Investment Fund, a new vaccine is on display at the Nikolai Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia. Scientists around the world say any widely-used vaccine should first be tested in advanced trials involving tens of thousands of people to prove it is safe and effective before being licensed. In his invitation to the Russian capital's residents, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin appeared to announce those kind of broad studies would be launched soon. Sobyanin encouraged Moscow residents to sign up, arguing that the vaccine was based on longtime previous research and proven to be safe. Last month, the U.S., Britain and Canada accused Russia of using hackers to steal vaccine research from Western labs.
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Moscow lifts lockdown restrictions amid virus concerns
Read full article: Moscow lifts lockdown restrictions amid virus concernsAs of Tuesday, Moscow residents are no longer required to stay at home or obtain electronic passes for traveling around the city, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Monday. The lifted lockdown measures not only permitted Moscow residents to move about, but allowed beauty parlors to reopen Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday rejected the idea that lifting the lockdown in Moscow was premature. The head of each region makes the decision (on virus restrictions) based on expert assessment, Peskov told reporters. In recent weeks, the officially reported daily number of new coronavirus infections in Moscow has dropped from over 6,000 to under 2,000.

Russia's ruling party takes a hit in Moscow election
Read full article: Russia's ruling party takes a hit in Moscow electionCNN(CNN) - Russia's ruling party appears to have lost multiple seats in Moscow's city legislature, according to preliminary voting results reported by state news agency RIA-Novosti. Self-nominated candidates aligned with United Russia, which supports President Vladimir Putin, are set to occupy 26 of 45 seats in the Moscow City Duma, RIA-Novosti cited Valentin Gorbunov, head of the Moscow Election Commission, as saying. United Russia previously held 28 seats, along with 10 self-nominated candidates backed by the party. Gorbunov said the Communist Party won 13 seats, and the Just Russia party and the liberal Yabloko party won three seats each, RIA-Novosti reported. Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny claimed a tactical victory in the elections, saying that United Russia had suffered a major setback.