A professor who in an experiment infected himself with Covid-19 to become ill with the virus for a second time says hopes for herd immunity are overblown. Dr Alexander Chepurnov, 69, first caught coronavirus on a skiing trip to France in February. After recovering back home in Siberia without requiring hospitalisation, he and his team … Read more
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames TV show Dallas for the fall of the USSR because it opened people’s eyes to western lifestyles Dave Stewart said Mikhail Gorbachev told him that the 1980s soap opera Dallas ‘had more effect’ in bringing about Soviet collapse than anything else Gorbachev said the show opened people’s eyes to Western … Read more
Trump threatens to destroy any Iranian missiles shipped to Venezuela after President Maduro announced plan to buy more weapons after UN arms embargo expired ‘The transfer of long-range missiles from Iran to Venezuela is not acceptable and will not be tolerated or permitted,’ State Department Special Rep. said A UN embargo on Iran buying and … Read more
A Russian medical worker has revealed the grim toll that coronavirus is taking on the country as he filmed the bodies of dozens of victims packed into a morgue. ‘Corpses everywhere, corpses, corpses,’ the man can be heard saying as he gives viewers a tour of a corridor and dissection room that is typically used … Read more
Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic – as Putin reopens missile base near UK targets Britain’s nuclear submarines are outnumbered by Russia in the North Atlantic Vladimir Putin has reopened a cruise missile base within range of UK targets Head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral … Read more
The story is told (it may even be true) of the old woman who lived alone with her cat in a small wooden shack on the border between Russia and Belarus. One day, soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union made these two places into separate countries, an official banged on her door. ‘Sorry … Read more
Britain has carried a series of covert attacks on Russia‘s leaders and their allies, the former cabinet secretary has disclosed. Lord Sedwill said the UK Government had launched cyber attacks to punish President Vladimir Putin and his senior allies. He said the aim of such actions had been to ‘impose a price greater than one they … Read more
Two young children found in flat with lifeless bodies of their parents who ‘died from eating poisoned pickles’ Two children have been found alive in their home in Russia after parents died Girl, five, and her one-year-old brother were discovered after three days alone Alexander and Viktoria Yakunin died after allegedly eating ‘poisoned pickles’ By … Read more
Ageing rock star! ’70-year-old’ Russian climber descends mountain crevasse head-first without ropes – before doing a show-off stretch for his audience The veteran Russian climber skilfully descended a vertical cliff face – head first Incredible footage shows Andrey deftly dropping down and ending in the splits The clip was filmed at the Stolby Nature Reserve … Read more
Nato experts are building a ‘space hub’ to track Chinese and Russian weapons amid fears the countries may try to ‘shoot down satellites’ Jens Stoltenberg warned two countries were developing anti-satellite systems General Sir Patrick Sanders said the UK was not ‘fit for information age warfare’ Space centre, at the Ramstein air base, Germany, will … Read more