Russia

An extremely rare, vivid purple-pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 million (R600m) when it goes under the hammer on November 11, the auction house Sotheby’s said on Monday. The oval gem, which is named after a…

Russia announced on Tuesday that it would approve a Covid-19 vaccine – a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. The vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute will be known as “Sputnik V” when it hits the…

Former president Jacob Zuma has defended his lobby for a proposed R1 trillion nuclear energy deal with Russia‚ saying it would have solved the country’s electricity crisis. “The fact of the matter is nuclear could solve our problems‚ once…