Moldova has become the first European country to receive coronavirus vaccine doses free of charge through the international COVAX facility launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), President Maia Sandu said on Friday

Early parliamentary elections will not be able to change the situation in Moldova, which has plunged into a political crisis, as the political parties will still need to be engaged in a dialogue to form the cabinet, former President Igor Dodon said on Friday

Laos has authorized Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced on Thursday

Tehran has still around one year and a half to resolve the issue of permanent membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as a three-year provisional pact between the two parties entered into force in October 2019, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian told Sputnik

Slovakia followed Hungary's suit and registered Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V without waiting for the EU regulator's approval, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement