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Russian court fines coronavirus-denying rebel monk

Russia coronavirus Father Sergiy

Moscow, RussiaAP A Russian court on Tuesday fined a coronavirus-denying monk who has challenged Kremlin lockdown orders for spreading false information about the pandemic. The court in the Ural Mountains region ordered Father Sergiy to pay 90,000 rubles ($US1,250). The 65-year-old monk, who has attracted nationwide attention by urging followers to disobey church leadership and […]