Police Kill Bear Roaming Street in Russia’s Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, September 1 (RIA Novosti) – Police have killed a bear that was roaming through a city in Russia’s Far East and threatening locals, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.The bear was spotted by residents of Nakhodka, in Russia’s Primorye Territory, on Sunday. “The animal appeared to act aggressively and posed danger to people,” a...

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Putin Signs Decree to Deal with Far East Flood Consequences

MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to deal with the consequences of a devastating flood in the country’s Far East, the Kremlin reported.Several weeks of flooding, which according to Russian meteorologists are the worst in the region in 120 years, have affected the Amur and Magadan regions,...

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Five Dead in Southwest Siberia House Fire

MOSCOW, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - Five people died early Sunday in a fire in southwest Siberia, the Emergencies Ministry has reported.“A one-story wooden house in the city of Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Region, caught fire,” the ministry said Sunday.“Five people were killed by the fire that engulfed an area of 56 square meters. The fire was...

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Wild Trip to Chukotka

Being in Chukotka is such an adventure! Check out a dose of pictures of one extreme trip to the region. Chukotka may become a private physcologist for you. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...

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Russian Opposition Leader, Activists Detained at Rallies

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – The head of an outlawed opposition party and two dozen activists were detained Saturday at unsanctioned rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg that were dispersed by police, the rally’s organizers said.Eduard Limonov and at least 15 protesters were rounded up by police on Mayakovsky square in central Moscow...

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2 Anthrax Burial Sites Flooded in Russian Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Fifteen animal burial sites, including two storing remains of animals killed by anthrax, have been flooded in the disaster-hit Russian Far East, a Russian minister said Saturday.However, tests found no evidence so far that anthrax bacteria have spread and contaminated any area outside the burial sites,...

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Pushkin, ‘Vodka Inventor’ Tie in Test Moscow Vote

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s favorite poet and a famous chemist credited in Russian urban legend with perfecting the classic vodka recipe squared off in a test run for the snap mayoral elections in Moscow on Saturday, electoral authorities said.Alexander Pushkin and Dmitry Mendeleev scored a modest 18 votes each in the test...

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Putin: Allegations Against Assad ‘Provocation’

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that allegations about the Syrian government using chemical weapons against civilians were a “provocation.”The United States alleged that the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad were behind a chemical attack that killed hundreds last week, but such accusations...

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$360 Mln Promised to Russian Flood Victims

MOSCOW/VLADIVOSTOK, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian government considers allotting 12 billion rubles ($360 million) to victims of a massive flood that ravaged the country’s far eastern reaches, a spokeswoman for the Russian emergency services said Saturday.The money, which will come from a state emergency fund, is to fund rebuild efforts...

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‘Albert Einstein’ Pulls Up ISS

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russian mission control successfully adjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday using thrusters of the unmanned European spacecraft ATV-4 “Albert Einstein” docked with the station.The perigee height of the ISS is now 412 kilometers (256 miles) and apogee height 418 kilometers...

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Telecoms Offices Attacked in Chechnya over Mosque Voting

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Mobs attacked offices of two leading Russian cell phone operators in Chechnya, pelting them with eggs in protest against alleged fraud at an online voting contest for best national landmark where a Chechen mosque was denied victory.Attacks on Friday targeted the offices Megafon and Beeline, two of Russia’s...

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Russia Delays Arms Supplies to Syria over Money – Paper

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is postponing supplies of fighter jets and S-300 missile defense systems to Syria because official Damascus failed to pay for them, Kommersant newspaper said Saturday.© RIA Novosti.The S-300-P surface-to-air missile systemThe 12 MiG-29M/M2 jets that Russia agreed to sell to Syria will not be supplied...

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Some 8,400 Evacuated From Flooded Areas in Russia’s Far East

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday its forces have evacuated about 8,400 people from flood-hit areas in Russia’s Far East.“Since the start of the flooding, the Russian Defense Ministry units charged with disaster response and assistance to local residents have evacuated about 8,400 people and 75...

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Europe’s ATV-4 Spacecraft to Raise Space Station’s Orbit

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Specialists of Russia’s mission control center will adjust the International Space Station (ISS) orbit on Saturday by switching on thrusters of a European spacecraft.“A maneuver to adjust the ISS orbit is scheduled for August 31, it is planned to be carried out by thrusters of Europe’s ATV-4 “Albert Einstein”...

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Snowden Leaked No Documents While in Russia - Lawyer

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden observes the terms of his asylum and has handed no secret information to Western media since his arrival to Russia, his Russian lawyer said.Russian President Vladimir Putin said Snowden “must stop his work aimed at harming our US partners” if he wants to stay...

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Russia’s Famed Aerobatic Team Tests New Su-30SM Fighter Jets

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosit) - Pilots of Russia’s famed Russkiye Vityazi (the Russian Knights) aerobatic display team on Friday tested new Su-30SM multirole fighter jets, the aircraft’s manufacturer said.“During the flights, pilots of the famed aerobatics team performed a series of aerial stunts and familiarized themselves with unique...

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Obama-Putin Meeting Not on G20 Summit Agenda - White House

WASHINGTON, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - A bilateral meeting between presidents of Russia and the United States is not on the agenda of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg due in early September, a senior US administration official said on Friday.“At this time there is no bilateral meeting or pull-aside expected between the presidents, although…the...

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US Strike on Syria Inadmissible, Even if ‘Limited’ - Moscow

MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - A military strike on Syria not sanctioned by the UN Security Council would be inadmissible no matter how “limited” it is, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.US President Barack Obama said earlier in the day that a potential military strike on Syria would be a “limited” operation aimed at punishing...

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No Defense Deals With Iran While Litigation Continues - Rogozin

VLADIVOSTOK, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Russia won’t negotiate any defense contracts with Iran as long as the Islamic Republic continues its litigation with Moscow over a failed S-300 air defense systems deal, a Russian deputy premier said on Friday.Under the $800-million contract signed at the end of 2007, Moscow was to supply five S-300PMU-1...

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Obama Says ‘No Boots on Ground’ in Possible Syria Strike

WASHINGTON, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – US President Barack Obama said Friday that a potential military strike on Syria would be a “limited” operation aimed at punishing the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack it allegedly carried out last week, comments that came amid flagging support from American citizens and allies for such...

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Putin Against Delaying Elections in Flood-Hit Far East

KHABAROVSK, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – President Vladimir Putin said Friday that elections scheduled for September 8 in Russia’s flood-hit Far East should not be postponed, despite talk that they could be held next year instead.“I agree with those who said elections should not be put off,” Putin said at a meeting with Amur Region senior officials....

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‘Russian Obstructionism’ Pushing US to Act on Syria Without UN

WASHINGTON, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Russian “obstructionism” in the UN Security Council has pushed Washington to act against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, which the United States has blamed for a deadly chemical weapons attack last week, without waiting for a UN resolution.“Because...

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Endangered Persian Leopard Cubs Born in Sochi

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – An endangered Persian leopard gave birth to two cubs in the Sochi National Park in southern Russia, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Friday.The mother – for whom it was her first litter – abandoned one of the cubs, but that newborn was rescued and nurtured by park staff who hope to replenish the North...

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Hunt for Stray Crocodile Called Off in Russia’s Urals

YEKATERINBURG, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Police have called off the hunt for a stray crocodile spotted in the unofficial capital of Russia’s Urals region, with local media citing expert opinion that the reptile stands little chance of surviving in the wild.“Nobody is looking for it specifically anymore simply because the law enforcement...

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Kiev, Moscow Finalize Deal on An-124 Heavy-Lift Plane

KIEV, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine and Russia are set to sign off on a joint production deal to modernize the An-124 heavy lift transport aircraft, with the final document to be signed in September, a Ukrainian government news bulletin said Friday.The technical details were agreed during the MAKS 2013 airshow just outside Moscow, and...

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Russian Official Demands Minsk Releases Fertilizer Firm’s CEO

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian presidential aide demanded Friday the "immediate release" of Vladislav Baumgertner, the chief executive of Russia’s largest fertilizer company, whose detention in neighboring Belarus earlier this week has apparently sparked the latest in a long line of trade wars between the two neighbors.“We demand...

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Just 15% of Russians Say Moscow Attractive Place to Live – Poll

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – A recent opinion poll has shown that only 15 percent of Russians think that Moscow is an attractive city to live in, while another 25 percent prefer small-town life.Some 60 percent of respondents said they could not see any “good qualities” in the average Muscovite, considered arrogant (19 percent), greedy...

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Kremlin Unaware of Syrian S-300 Missile Contract Payment - Aide

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow has no knowledge of Syria having made payments for Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, a Kremlin aide said Friday.“We don’t know about that,” presidential aide Yury Ushakov said, when asked whether the Assad regime was making payments under a previously signed contract for Russian surface-to-air...

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Inmates Escape Using Blankets as Decoy

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Police are on the hunt for two escaped convicts who got away from a correctional facility in Russia’s southern Volgograd region after fooling the guards into thinking they were still in bed.The escapers, who were being held at a medical correctional facility in the city of Uryupinsk, were named by police...

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Muslims Cry Foul as Russian Mosque Misses Top Spot in Poll

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – An apparently innocuous contest to select Russia’s best unknown tourist landmark has descended into acrimony after a North Caucasus mosque gathered tens of millions of votes, but narrowly lost at the last moment, prompting allegations of vote rigging from outraged Muslims.A 16-century kremlin, or castle,...

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Russian Medics Help 300 People Lining Up to See Islamic Relics

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – About 300 people needed medical attention after standing in a huge line to see Muslim holy relics exhibited in the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, an official said Friday.An exhibition featuring a hair and a footprint of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, his clothes and a vessel he drank...

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Russia Signed No New Weapons Deals With Syria – Arms Exporter

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has signed no new arms supply contracts with Damascus since the start of the civil war in Syria, the deputy CEO of Russia’s state arms export corporation Rosoboronexport said Friday.“Russia is now fulfilling contracts signed prior to 2011. These [contracts] are 100 percent defensive in character,”...

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Live Broadcast of MAKS-2013 Aerobatic Shows

MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) – RIA Novosti is broadcasting live the aerobatic program of the MAKS-2013 airshow, beginning with flights by the Strizhi (Swifts) and Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) fighter jet teams.The Berkuty (Golden Eagles) attack helicopter team is also set to showcase their close-formation flying skills.© RIA Novosti.Expert-level...

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First Show of the Two Russian Combat Vehicles

MAKS 2013 air show is not only a good place to show wonderful aircrafts in the sky but also to demonstrate the new automotive vehicles on the ground. This post is about two of them. The first of them is an anti-aircraft missile system of medium-range S-350 “Vityaz” in the export modification (S-350E). It is shown to public for the first...

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