Oct 25 Russia-backed hackers are targeting cloud services, Microsoft says By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer. Continue reading
Oct 21 Moscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soar By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Restaurants, movie theaters and many retail stores in Moscow will be closed for 11 days starting Oct. 28, along with other new restrictions, officials said Thursday, as Russia recorded the highest numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the pandemic… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: NYC to mandate COVID vaccine for all public employees In our news wrap Wednesday, New York City ordered 46,000 police, firefighters and other city employees to get vaccinated by Nov. 1 — or get placed on unpaid leave. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered most Russian workers to take off… Continue watching
Oct 20 Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize By Raf Casert, Associated Press The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned. Continue reading
Oct 20 Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as deaths soar By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. That brought the total death toll to 226,353, which is by far the highest in Europe. Continue reading
Oct 18 Russia suspends its mission to NATO, foreign minister says By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the move is in response to last week's expulsion by NATO of eight members of Russia's mission to the military alliance. Continue reading
Oct 16 Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections. Continue reading
Oct 11 Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia's daily coronavirus infections and deaths are hovering near all-time highs amid a lagging vaccination rate and the Kremlin's reluctance to toughen restrictions. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 8:50 Fiona Hill reflects on impeachment testimony, Trump presidency and opportunity in America By Judy Woodruff, Gretchen Frazee Russia expert Fiona Hill captured national attention two years ago when she testified during then-President Donald Trump's first impeachment hearing. Now she's out with a new book, "There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century." She… Continue watching
Oct 08 The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Russia puts a film crew in space and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Russia launches a crew to film a movie in space for the first time, vaping rates among high schoolers plunged in 2021 and an all-female team leads the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,… Continue reading