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Russian monk denying coronavirus takes control of monastery

| June 17, 2020 1:06 PM

MOSCOW (AP) — A rebellious Russian monk who has denied the coronavirus' existence and urged believers to ignore the Kremlin's lockdown orders has taken control of a monastery in the Ural Mountains.

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