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Russia to drop dual citizenship restriction, make acquiring passport easier with ‘revolutionary’ new bill – Kommersant

Russia to drop dual citizenship restriction, make acquiring passport easier with ‘revolutionary’ new bill – Kommersant Have you always fancied a Russian passport, but had doubts about relinquishing your current citizenship? Well, you may be in luck under new proposals apparently being drafted in Moscow. Newspaper Kommersant, citing sources in a working group to reform state migration, says the Kremlin is poised to ditch its long-standing restrictions on dual citizenship. The primary target is people from what Moscow considers “fraternal states,” such as Belarus, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics – many of which are mired in poverty. Russia, facing its own demographic issues, sees them as a convenient source of the migrant labor it needs to...

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France gets tough with UK, demands BoJo sign up to EU rules in return for Brexit trade deal – reports

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France gets tough with UK, demands BoJo sign up to EU rules in return for Brexit trade deal – reports France has warned the UK that they must agree to “dynamic alignment” on EU rules if they want a favorable post-Brexit trade deal with the bloc, in a move that could trigger tensions between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron has told the European Commission that British PM Boris Johnson needs to agree to abide by EU rules for tax, state aid, the environment and social standards, the Telegraph reports. Agreeing to dynamic alignment means Britain would change its laws to mirror Brussels’ rules, accordingly, over time, but without a say at the table over the drafting of those standards. Also on rt.com ...

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Largest city in Russia’s Far East to introduce ‘mask regime’ from Monday as coronavirus fears spread

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Largest city in Russia’s Far East to introduce ‘mask regime’ from Monday as coronavirus fears spread Located only 20km (12.4 miles) from China and straddling the banks of the shared Amur River, Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East is especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus sweeping its southern neighbor. So far, however, the city of over 600,000 people has not reported any infections. Nevertheless, officials are not taking any chances. From Monday, a compulsory “mask regime” will be introduced, as a precautionary measure. The move follows the closure of border crossings last week. The rule will apply to almost every category of worker who deals with the public including teachers, doctors, retail and bank staff, as well as couriers and taxi drivers. ...

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Guardiola speaks for first time on reports Man City could swoop for Messi amid Barca unrest

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Guardiola speaks for first time on reports Man City could swoop for Messi amid Barca unrest Despite his club being linked with a move for Lionel Messi, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said he hopes the Argentine star sees out his career at Barcelona. Speculation that Messi could quit Barcelona this summer was reignited this week after the Argentine icon was involved in a public spat with sporting director Eric Abidal. Abidal had accused certain members of the team of lacking effort under former coach Ernesto Valverde – prompting Messi to demand that the Frenchman name names or risk tarnishing the reputation of the entire squad. Also on rt.com ‘We shouldn’t throw sh*t at ourselves’: Alba wades into Messi-Abi...

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‘Of course we are not alone’: Russian scientist says we’re using wrong tools to hunt for aliens

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‘Of course we are not alone’: Russian scientist says we’re using wrong tools to hunt for aliens A Russian scientist believes that the only way we can finally discover extraterrestrial life is for experts and researchers from different branches to work together. Alexander Panov, a leading researcher at Moscow State University’s Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, has spent many years working on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) at the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Radio Astronomy. In a recent interview, he laments the lack of interaction between researchers involved in both the searches for biological and for intelligent life out in the universe, and called for greater cooperation and pooling of resourc...

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Russia’s largest oil company’s shares fall after reports of new US sanctions

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Russia’s largest oil company’s shares fall after reports of new US sanctions Rosneft stock slumped nearly five percent during Friday trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange after reports claimed that the US wants to slap the Russian oil giant with new sanctions over its cooperation with Venezuela. As of 2:49pm Moscow time (11:49am GMT) Rosneft shares were trading at 453.5 rubles (US$7.1) per share, down 4.65 percent from the previous session. Read more Rosneft inks deal with India’s top refiner on up to 2 MILLION tons of crude supplies The drop came less than two days after the Trump administration announced that it was going to ramp up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government. As...

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‘Exposure incident’: Police investigate Newcastle fan after viral ‘willy windmill’ celebration

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‘Exposure incident’: Police investigate Newcastle fan after viral ‘willy windmill’ celebration Police are investigating a Newcastle United fan who performed a 'willy windmill' on live TV as he celebrated his team’s extra-time winner against Oxford United in the FA Cup earlier this week. The fan was seen pulling down his jeans and swinging his penis around excitedly after Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin scored a 116th-minute stunner to hand his team a 3-2 win and send them into the fifth round of the competition on Tuesday. The action – dubbed a ‘helicopter’ or ‘willy windmill’, and which somewhat fittingly happened directly above an advertising hoarding for Viagra as the players celebrated in front of him – was picked up on live TV and soon went vir...

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Police ban Yellow Vests demonstration in Paris set for Saturday

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Police ban Yellow Vests demonstration in Paris set for Saturday French police on Friday banned an anti-government Yellow Vests’ demonstration planned for this weekend in central Paris. Police said in a statement that the planned demonstration could lead to trouble in the streets, with demonstrators planning to march near public institutions and tourist and shopping areas, according to Reuters. Since the Yellow Vests movement began in November 2018, demonstrations have frequently erupted into violence and clashes with riot police. The scale of the protests has diminished since the worst of the troubles seen in December 2018, but demonstrators have continued to gather on Saturdays to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s government, whose policies they say favor the riches...

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French surfing champion dies aged 24 just weeks after moving to Australia to start new life

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French surfing champion dies aged 24 just weeks after moving to Australia to start new life French surfing star Poeti Norac has died in Australia at the age of 24, just weeks after moving to start a new life in the country. As tributes poured in to the youngster, the circumstances of her death remain unclear. Norac, who had been living in Australia for just a few months, died last weekend in the Sunshine Coast, as was confirmed by her friends. READ MORE: WATCH: Surfer suffers terrifying wipeout at Jaws Big Wave Championships in Hawaii The 24-year-old specialized in shortboard surfing and tasted success in her home country, winning the Coupe du France 10 times during her career. She also reached the final of the national championship four times, fini...

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Macron warns that European nations ‘cannot remain spectators’ in the face of a potential nuclear arms race

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Macron warns that European nations ‘cannot remain spectators’ in the face of a potential nuclear arms race French President Emmanuel Macron has warned of a looming arms race and called for new controls to limit the proliferation of conventional and nuclear weapons. The French leader, speaking in Paris on Friday, argued that the European Union faces new security challenges following Britain’s exit from the bloc. “Europeans must realize collectively that in the absence of a legal framework, they could rapidly face a new race for conventional weapons, even nuclear weapons, on their own soil,” Macron said. He stressed that Europeans “cannot remain spectators” in the face of such threats and urged leaders to create an “international arms control agenda.”...

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