Robots for exploring other planets can be made of ice. The first robot with an ice body and ice wheels has already passed the tests.

As UN Secretary General António Guterres said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Maintaining Peace and Stability, in 2020 the level of extreme poverty began to grow throughout the world.

Investors have been buying Russian shares since the beginning of the year, encouraged by the rise in oil prices.

British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pearce said in an interview with Bloomberg that she would not like Russia and China to emerge victorious from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Serbian government have agreed to supply the country with 2 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

According to Express, citing virologist Sunday Omilaba, a new strain of coronavirus found in Nigeria may have higher pathogenicity.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that China will take the necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the US imposed restrictions on 8 Chinese payment applications.

The pipe-laying vessel Akademik Chersky, having stood for almost a month not far from Kaliningrad, has returned to the unfinished section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The famous Russian doctor urged to perceive COVID-19 as a natural phenomenon and not make it worse than it is.

According to the head of the Ukrainian GTS Operator, Sergei Makogon, Gazprom has reduced gas transit through Ukraine from about 180 million cubic meters per day at the end of December 2020 to about 130 million cubic meters per day at the beginning of January 2021.