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35-Year-Old Russian Blogger Welcomes Child With Her 21-Year-Old Stepson After Leaving 45-Year-Old…

Edna Wande Jan 20, 2021 0

A 35-year-old Russian lifestyle blogger, Marina Balmasheva, who split from her husband and married her 21-year-old stepson, has now given birth to his baby. The weight loss influencer, and her 21-year-old husband Vladimir Shavyrin, who…

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Developers Say Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective

Edna Wande Nov 24, 2020 0

Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have said it is 95 percent effective against the virus. Russia’s health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in a statement…

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Just In: NCDC Records 156 New Coronavirus Cases, 189 Recoveries, 3 Deaths

Edna Wande Sep 4, 2020 0

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 156 new cases, 189 recoveries and 3 deaths on Friday, September 4. NCDC in a tweet on its official Twitter handle announced; 156 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-36 FCT-35…

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Russia To Begin Vaccine Distribution In September

Edna Wande Sep 1, 2020 0

Russia has announced plans to begin the first mass deliveries of its coronavirus vaccine in September. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko made this known on Monday, August 31 saying; The vaccine will be supplied first and foremost to…

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Russia To Test COVID-19 Vaccine On 40,000 People

Edna Wande Aug 20, 2020 0

Russia has announced that it would start clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine next week, involving 40,000 people. It would be recalled that President Vladimir Putin earlier this month that Russia has become the…

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Brazil Approves Final Tests For J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

Edna Wande Aug 19, 2020 0

Brazilian health regulators have approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials. The country’s health regulatory agency (Anvisa) in a statement said the US…

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Russia Produces First Batch Of Virus Vaccine – Health Ministry

Edna Wande Aug 15, 2020 0

Russia has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine following President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that the country is the first in the world to approve a vaccine. Putin’s announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine has…

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Breaking: Total COVID-19 Toll Exceeds 47,000 As NCDC Confirms 423 New Cases

Edna Wande Aug 11, 2020 2

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 423 new COVID-19 cases as total toll surpasses 47,000 on Tuesday, August 10. This comes four days after the country recorded over 46,000 coronavirus infections. Between August 8…

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WHO To Review Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Edna Wande Aug 11, 2020 0

World Health Organization has said stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous safety data review. This is in reaction to Russia’s announcement on Tuesday about approving a COVID-19 vaccine.…

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Breaking: Russia Approves ‘World’s First’ Coronavirus Vaccine

Edna Wande Aug 11, 2020 5

Russia has approved ‘world’s first’ coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry. President Vladimir Putin announced this during a live teleconference with his cabinet ministers…

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Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine Undergoes Final Testing

Edna Wande Aug 7, 2020 0

Russian Deputy Health Minister, Oleg Grinev has said a laboratory vaccine for the novel coronavirus is undergoing final testing phase and is expected to be registered next week. According to him, the vaccine is currently in its final…

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11-Year-Old Boy Mauled To Death By Bears After Being Dragged Inside Cage At Holiday Resort

Edna Wande Aug 6, 2020 0

A 11-year-old schoolboy has been mauled to death by two bears that dragged him inside their cage at an holiday resort in Sochi, Russia. The youngster known as Nikita was reportedly thrown around ‘like a ball’ by the raging predators…

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COVID-19: Russia To Begin Mass Vaccination In October

Edna Wande Aug 1, 2020 0

Russia has announced plans to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination to its general population in October. This in the bid to become the first country to start mass vaccinations against the virus that has killed more than 679,000 people…

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Black Death Outbreak: Two Cases Of Bubonic Plague Confirmed In Mongolia

Edna Wande Jul 4, 2020 0

Mongolia has quarantined its western region near the border with Russia after identifying two suspected cases of the bubonic plague linked to the consumption of marmot meat. The country’s health ministry stated this on Wednesday after…

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NASA Astronauts Return From Space To Coronavirus-Ravaged Earth

Edna Wande Apr 17, 2020 0

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan, along with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka have returned from space to a coronavirus-ravaged earth on Friday morning. NASA made this…

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