Moscow is offering cash to recovered patients who donate blood, hoping that they will have developed antibodies which can help other people fight off the disease (pictured, recipient Alexander Kutuzov).

The Georgia-born 22-year-old executive produces and stars in The Great, which centers on Prussian Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst's transformation into Russia's longest-ruling female leader (1762-1796)

Infections outside Moscow and its surrounding region have soared 110 per cent in the past week.

Analysts and President Vladimir Putin's political enemies wonder if his long and brutal reign might fall victim to the coronavirus crisis amid the perilous effects of the pandemic in Russia.

Etchings of woolly mammoths and rhinoceros in Mongolia and Russia were made some 7,000 years older than previously thought, researchers say.

Natalya Lebedeva had been accused of failing to stop an outbreak of Covid-19 inside the restricted Star City (file phot) where cosmonauts are trained, colleagues claimed.

Russian real estate magnate Aras Agalarov, 64, said his Crocus Group business is in trouble due to coronavirus shutdowns and fears the worst is yet to come when Russia hits its peak in May.

The 7,099 new cases - surpassing the previous high of 6,411 on Tuesday - bring Russia's total from 99,399 to 106,498, the eighth-highest tally in the world.

Russian researcher Vitaly Davydov has said robots will overtake their human brothers on the battlefield because they will be faster and are more accurate in target selection.

The former Scottish First Minister was widely criticised for taking a job with Vladimir Putin's 'propaganda' channel, formerly known as Russia Today, on its English-language service.

Alexandra Tyutcheva, 23, is a hunting manager from Serpukhov, Russia and has been travelling up to 300 miles to track down deer, bears and rams with her father, 53, since she was 18 years old.

The news comes just two weeks after Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was admitted to hospital with flu and pneumonia symptoms after spending two days walking up freezing mountains.

Alexander Shulepov, 37, from Voronezh is in intensive care after taking part in a video which claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19.

Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said data suggests 2.5 per cent of the city's population have had the virus - meaning 300,000 cases - despite Russia officially tallying just 177,160.

The body of Dmitry Bosov, 52, who played ice hockey with Vladimir Putin, was discovered by his wife with a gunshot wound to his head in a 'suspected suicide' at his Moscow mansion.

Iran has vowed to exact a 'crushing revenge' on America in retaliation for a strike which killed top general Qassem Soluemani, leaving the Middle East on the brink of a 'devastating war'.

The 27-year-old actress, model and Sports Illustrated cover girl was spotted showing off her amazing figute as she left the swanky London Hotel in Beverly Hills on Friday when the heat hit 84F. .

The 27-year-old actress and model beamed in matching gymwear while out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Kate, 27, covers Health magazine in a pair of denim shorts and a button-down shirt that she wore open and tied around her waist to expose her stomach.

DailyMail.com was given a look at her swimsuit images which were taken on a pristine beach this summer. The star is seen in two of the suits, the Jazmin model in teal and the Tiger style.

Kate Upton shared a truly stunning picture of herself in full-on mommy mode on Friday, lifting her supremely cute one-year-old daughter Genevieve up in the air and holding her close, nose-to-nose.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition model had on a black T-shirt that said 'If I Can't Bring My Dog Then I'm Not Going' in white writing.

She said in her Editorialist cover interview: 'The reality, for me, was that breastfeeding was sucking the energy away from me. I realized I needed to calm down, to allow my body to recover.'

The 27-year-old supermodel showed off her jiu-jitsu skills on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by putting the host in a 'rear naked chokehold.'

Kate Upton stepped out in Miami Friday in a pale yellow suit that showcased her cleavage. The 27-year-old model was previously featured in a steamy Super Bowl ad in 2015.

It shouldn't be much of a burden on the power couple, as Verlander signed a two-year, $66million contract extension last March, the highest-ever average annual salary for a pitcher.

The pop superstar, 50, was dressed in a black hoodie and leggings. Her hair was tied back into a messy bun with a few tendrils left loose and falling down over one side of her face.

Three men, aged 42, 64 and 70, have been found dead over the weekend in at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Manhattan that was used to quarantine recovering COVID-19 patients.

Kelly Ripa is not hiding anything when it comes to the issue of hair struggles under quarantine.

NYC will begin storing the bodies of coronavirus victims in freezer trucks to help ease the strain on the city's overflowing hospital morgues and overwhelmed funeral homes.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for a parade honoring healthcare workers and first responders on Tuesday, promising that it will mark the 'rebirth' of New York City.

CNN's Jake Tapper joins a chorus of critics slamming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for a ticker-tape parade in the city when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as 'stupid'.

Australian television presenter Scott Tweedie has spoken candidly about the 'eerie' moment he became aware of how serious the coronavirus pandemic was.

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in New York City is forcing officials to send bodies out of state to be cremated to help ease the strain on overwhelmed funeral homes.

Excess mortality figures - the number of deaths that occur above seasonal averages - from 13 countries and regions have revealed some 31,000 deaths not being counted in official totals.

Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-lee Furness, stepped out for a walk with their dogs in New York City on Thursday.

New cast member Leah McSweeney got her friends to strip naked and trash Ramona Singer's Southampton house on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.

Shayk recently sparked romance rumors with Vito Schnabel, following her split from Bradley Cooper. She was spotted in late March and early April during during some outings with the art dealer.

Authorities found David Galicia, 48, covered in blood after he allegedly hacked his mother, Carmelita Cabansag, to death in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that he believes it will take more than 20 months to fully rebuild New York City and announces different councils that will focus on reopening the Big Apple.

The Winter Soldier actor approved of passing the Captain America shield to his co-star Anthony Mackie (Falcon), and thinks their new Disney+ series is as cinematic as the Marvel movies.

Richard Holt, 34, (pictured) died after he was thrown from his Harley Davidson Motorbike when a 'racing' car clipped the rear of his bike on Saturday evening in Bayside, Queens, New York City.

The state-wide survey carried out by Siena College discovered that 46 percent of New York City residents personally knew someone killed by COVID-19, as do 36 percent living in the suburbs.

New York woman Angelina Friedman, 101, who was born in the height of the Spanish flu in 1918 and went on to survive cancer, beat the novel coronavirus this month.

Cuomo's lockdown officially ends on May 15 but he said on Monday he would extend it for some regions of the state where the data suggests there is still a problem.

Anna Kendrick's new TV show Love Life will premiere exclusively on Stan in Australia on May 27.

Sarah Silverman and her assistant Annie Segal capped off their third straight week of serenading frontline workers by banging pots and pans from their fire escape in New York City.

Rana Zoe Mungin, 30, a teacher at Bushwick Ascend Middle School in Brooklyn, died in hospital Monday, a month after she was put on a ventilator and over six weeks after she first fell ill with a fever.

The NYC Mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Williamsburg Tuesday and threatened mourners with arrest for ignoring social distancing. His actions were widely condemned.

Silverman was accompanied as she usually is by her pal Annie Segal. 'It makes us feel connected and that we aren't alone,' Sarah has explained about her commitment to the salute.