NEWSWEEK: RUSSIA AIMS FOR RELEVANCE THROUGH OBSTRUCTION
Russia's new diplomatic strategy is cheap and counterproductive. But playing the pest is the only way for Moscow to claim relevance.
03/12/2010 21:00, msnbc |
HISTORAMA, MARCH 12
This day marks the end of a disastrous war, the test run of a revolutionary discovery and the final transfer of a Russian capital.
03/12/2010 20:20, RussiaToday |
INDIA, RUSSIA SIGN NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS
India and Russia Friday signed a nuclear cooperation agreement and chalked out an ambitious road map for a series of nuclear reactors to be built in India with Russian help over the next few decades.
03/12/2010 20:20, LaTimes |
MOSCOW HITS BACK AT US HUMAN RIGHTS ACCUSATIONS
The Russian Foreign Ministry has fiercely criticized the US State Department report on Human Rights and suggested that they comment on "tortures" and "humiliation" within their own country.
03/12/2010 18:00, RussiaToday |
RUSSIA TO BRIDGE BUDGET DEFICIT WITH BOND ISSUE
Russia's budget deficit in January and February reached $6.6 billion, according to the Finance Ministry. The government hopes to limit the annual deficit to about 7% in 2010 and fill the gap between income and spending.
03/12/2010 15:40, RussiaToday |
EUROPA LEAGUE: RUBIN EARN UNCOMFORTABLE DRAW AGAINST GERMAN CHAMPS
Russian champions Rubin managed to hold on for a 1-1 all draw against Wolfsburg in the last sixteen of the Europa League last night.
03/12/2010 13:00, RussiaToday |
PUTIN TALKS BUSINESS IN NEW DELHI
Vladimir Putin's visit to India is in full swing. On Friday, the Russian Prime Minister met with the president of India Pratibha Patil and took part in an Internet conference with members of the Indian public.
03/12/2010 12:20, RussiaToday |
RUSSIA NEEDS INDIAN INVESTMENT
Uralsib Chief Strategist, Chris Weafer, believes that India could provide Russia with much needed investment.
03/12/2010 11:40, RussiaToday |
TERRORISTS DERAIL EMPTY FREIGHT TRAIN IN NORTH CAUCASUS
Police in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan have launched a criminal investigation into a terrorist attack on Thursday evening in which 14 empty freight train carriages derailed due to an explosion.
03/12/2010 11:20, RussiaToday |
PUTIN TALKS BUSINESS IN NEW DELHI
$10 billion in friendship â€" that is the key goal of Russia's Prime Minister's visit to India as he strives to step up co-operation with the world's second-fastest growing economy.
03/12/2010 09:20, RussiaToday |
PUTIN TALKS TO INDIAN PUBLIC â€" LIVE ON RT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, currently on an official visit to India, takes part in the interactive conference between Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata. RT offers you a live broadcast of the event.
03/12/2010 09:00, RussiaToday |
BOOZE BAN TO CALL TIME ON ALCOHOL RETAILERS
The Russian government is to prohibit the sales of alcohol in shops and kiosks after a watershed yet to be agreed upon by authorities.
03/11/2010 22:00, RussiaToday |
RUSSIAN E-GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OFF ON APRIL 1
The Russian government has cut the actual red tape, announcing the deadline for digital access to most in-demand state services, such as pensions and taxation.
03/11/2010 20:40, RussiaToday |
BLIND RUSSIAN PRODIGY PIANIST STAR OF US FESTIVAL
A blind Russian boy has made a breakthrough appearance on the American music scene. The young pianist from Siberia picked up one of the main prizes at the international festival of young musicians in Los Angeles.
03/11/2010 20:20, RussiaToday |
AVTOVAZ APPROVES LONG-TERM BUSINESS PLAN
Russian car giant, Avtovaz, unveiled its plan to invest $3 billion Euro over the next decade to upgrade production and modernization, reports Vedomosti daily.
03/11/2010 13:40, RussiaToday |
US LIFT SYMBOLIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN SPACE FIRM
Washington has lifted sanctions against Russian space company Glavkosmos, imposed in response to missile collaboration with Iran. The sanctions were merely symbolic, since the firm did not do business in the US.
03/11/2010 13:40, RussiaToday |
RUSSIAN ECONOMIC REBOUND ENTERS SOFT PATCH
Rising unemployment and weak business activity means Russia's economic recovery is running out of steam, with forecasts being pared back as economists wait for signs of traction.
03/11/2010 10:40, RussiaToday |
RUSSIA AND INDIA â€" LOOKING INTO NEW COMMON PERSPECTIVES
In an attempt to double the multi-billion dollar trade between Russia and India, Prime Minister Putin is heading to New Delhi on Thursday.
03/11/2010 09:20, RussiaToday |
HISTORAMA, MARCH 10
Russia in the American fight for independence and the first Soviet TV tower frame tonight's Historama.
03/10/2010 21:00, RussiaToday |
BORIS BEREZOVSKY WINS LIBEL CASE AGAINST RUSSIAN STATE TV OVER LITVINENKO CASE
A British High Court has ruled there is no evidence linking self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky to the murder of former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned in 2006.
03/10/2010 21:00, RussiaToday |
RUSSIAN EXPATS COME BACK TO GRAB NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Russia is making changes to its migration policy trying to entice more emigres to come back.
03/10/2010 20:20, RussiaToday |
BEREZOVSKY WINS LIBEL SUIT IN LITVINENKO MURDER CASE
Boris A. Berezovsky, who fled Russia in 2003, won a lawsuit against a Russian broadcaster that had linked him to the high-profile death of Alexander V. Litvinenko.
03/10/2010 18:40, nytimes |
MEGAFON POSTS FY 2009 NET INCOME OF 45.3 BILLION ROUBLES
Russian mobile phone giant, Megafon, has posted a FY 2009 Net Income of 45.3 billion Roubles under US GAAP.
03/10/2010 17:40, RussiaToday |
CAR SALES SLUMP ROLLS THROUGH INTO 2010
Russian car sales have continued to fall sharply over the first 2 months of 2010 according to statistics from the Automakers Committee at the Association of European Businesses
03/10/2010 14:20, RussiaToday |
RUSSIAN CASINO FINDS NEUTRAL GROUND
A cruise ship has begun selling tickets in Russia for regular trips from St. Petersburg to Helsinki that will allow the company to get around Russians laws banning gambling on most of its territory.
03/10/2010 14:00, RussiaToday |
CATS WITH HISTORIC PAST LOOKING FOR CREAMIER FUTURE
Ever heard of "the Hermitage cats"? Their official residence for centuries has been one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, Russia's landmark, the Hermitage.
03/10/2010 12:20, RussiaToday |
NISSAN TO BUILD MURANO IN RUSSIA IN 2011
Japananese automaker, Nissan, has announced that it will start building its sport utitlity vehicle Murano model in Russia beginning in 2011.
03/10/2010 11:40, RussiaToday |
CUSTOMS UNION EYES SINGLE CURRENCY
Since the launch of the customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, Russia has toyed with the idea of taking the common market one step further - with a single currency.
03/10/2010 11:00, RussiaToday |
SILENT STRUGGLE: RUSSIAN WOMEN FACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a sad reality for many women in modern Russia. But without established laws to protect female employees from unwanted attention, many victims suffer in silence.
03/10/2010 09:40, RussiaToday |
PSYCHOLOGISTS TO SHIELD POLICE FROM CORRUPTION
Russian police forces are to be provided with their own psychiatric-help services.
03/09/2010 23:40, RussiaToday |
SOUTHERN RUSSIA OVERWHELMED WITH PURPLE SNOW
The very morning following the widely celebrated Woman's Day - people in Southern Russia could not believe their eyes when they found purple snow piled on city streets.
03/09/2010 22:40, RussiaToday |
FOSTER PARENTS SUSPECTED OF ABUSING THEIR CHILD PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Two Russian parents have denied accusations of abusing a 4-year-old child and claim to be baffled by the charges.
03/09/2010 21:40, RussiaToday |
FRENCH DESIGNER ADMIRES ENERGETIC MUSCOVITES
Jean-Yves Lanvin, a designer from France, has shown RT around his studio and office explaining what he likes most about Russia.
03/09/2010 21:00, RussiaToday |
PORTUGUESE PRAISE RUSSIAN PSYCHODRAMA
A Russian film inspired by one of Anton Chekhov's most famous novels, "Ward No.6", has been awarded at an international film festival in Portugal.
03/09/2010 18:40, RussiaToday |
MAIL-FLOODED POSTAL SERVICE CUTS RUSSIA FROM EBAY
Many sellers at eBay and other online auctions now choose not to deal with Russian buyers. Mail delivery times have surged recently, and auction rules provide for sanctions for late deliveries.
03/09/2010 18:00, RussiaToday |
KLITSCHKO AND VALUEV BOUT TECHNICALLY KNOCKED OUT
The much-anticipated bout between WBC heavyweight boxing champ Vitaly Klitschko and Russian Nikolai Valuev, scheduled for May 29, is not to be.
03/09/2010 18:00, RussiaToday |
MUST-SEE PHOTO PARADE
Photographers from around the world will descend on the Russian capital to display their latest creations at the large-scale "Photobiennale" series of exhibitions, which kicks off on March 10.
03/09/2010 17:20, RussiaToday |
SANCTIONS ON IRAN POSSIBLE AS A LAST RESORT â€" LAVROV
Sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program can be imposed only after all other possibilities are exhausted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
03/09/2010 17:20, RussiaToday |
ROAR: MILITANTS IN NORTH CAUCASUS LOSE ANOTHER "IDEOLOGUE"
Militants have confirmed the identity of Said Buryatsky, a gang leader killed during a special operation in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia on March 2.
03/09/2010 17:00, RussiaToday |
ASYLUM-SEEKING FAMILY OF THREE PLUNGE TO THEIR DEATHS IN GLASGOW
Three asylum seekers, possibly of Russian origin, died on Sunday after they jumped from a high-rise apartment block in Glasgow.
03/09/2010 12:40, RussiaToday |
SEVERSTAL POSTS FY 2009 NET LOSS OF $1.037 BILLION
Russian steel and mining company, Severstal, has posted a FY 2009 net loss of $1.037 under IFRS.
03/09/2010 10:40, RussiaToday |
GEORGIAN WWII VETERAN FIGHTS RED TAPE TO BECOME RUSSIAN
Sixty-five years after World War II ended, one ex-Soviet soldier is fighting a battle on another front. A man in Georgia is trapped in a bureaucratic quagmire, trying to get a Russian passport to be closer to his family.
03/09/2010 09:20, RussiaToday |
"NO OBJECTIVE OBSTACLES EXIST FOR VISA ABOLITION [BETWEEN RUSSIA AND EU]"
A series of consultations on visa-free travel between Russia and the EU carried out in 2007-2009 showed there are no objective obstacles to visa abolition, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Andrey Nesterenko.
03/09/2010 07:00, RussiaToday |
NIGHTCLUB ON FIRE IN MOSCOW
Opera, one of Moscow's best known nightclubs, is on fire in the center of the Russian capital. The three-floor building has been completely gutted by the blaze.
03/09/2010 06:20, RussiaToday |
RUSSIAN BEAUTIES… BEYOND THE CLICHéS
Being the subject of myths and admiration, Russian ladies are used to getting compliments. But Russian standards of beauty are a far cry from those accepted worldwide.
03/08/2010 20:20, RussiaToday |
PAVLYUCHENKOVA GRABS FIRST CAREER TITLE
Young Russian tennis talent Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova has claimed her first career WTA title, getting the better of Daniela Hantuchova in the final of a tournament in Monterrey, Mexico.
03/08/2010 19:40, RussiaToday |
SOMALI PIRATES RELEASE THAI FISHING VESSEL WITH RUSSIANS ONBOARD
A Thai fishing vessel with a crew including 23 Russians - is now on its way to the Seychelles, after being released by Somali pirates on Sunday.
03/08/2010 17:00, RussiaToday |
MISS RUSSIA: NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE
An eighteen-year-old beauty from the Urals has won the coveted "Miss Russia-2010" title at a pageant in Moscow.
03/08/2010 15:00, RussiaToday |
RUSSIA'S EUROVISION ENTRY
One of Russia's more unconventional musicians, Peter Nalich, feared he was "lost and forgotten" but was proved wrong after his sad song about love was picked to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest.
03/08/2010 13:40, RussiaToday |
TAXES TAKE THE GLOSS OFF DOMESTIC PRINTERS
Russia's magazine industry has been hit by the economic crisis â€" but also by tariffs and regulation. Many publishing houses not only buy paper abroad, but even print magazines overseas.
03/08/2010 11:40, RussiaToday |