Rumours about the health of Ramzan Kadyrov, the ruler of the Chechen Republic, have flared up again in Russia following a media report that he is suffering from an incurable pancreatic disease. The exiled newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Monday about the health of Kadyrov, who is loyal to the Kremlin and known for his brutal treatment of dissidents. Kadyrov's power apparatus, which denied similar rumours a few months ago, initially made no official comment on the latest media report. B