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Fatal child virus spreads in China. © REUTERS/Victor Fraile.

Fatal child virus spreads in China. INFOgraphics

12:13 14/05/08The disease has spread rapidly in China since March, when children below six began to be admitted to hospitals in the central Chinese province of Anhui displaying symptoms of the potentially fatal virus. The disease has been reported in almost all regions of the country.

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Weapons: originals and copies (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

Weapons: originals and copies. INFOgraphics

15:36 08/05/08Well-designed weapons systems have always prompted attempts to copy them. Sometimes copies have been poor replicas, while at other times they have turned out to be greatly superior to the original designs

Land launch from Baikonur space center (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

Land launch from Baikonur space center. INFOgraphics

17:17 29/04/08Russia started preparations for the first launch of a three-stage Zenit-3SLB rocket from a land-based launch site in October last year.
All previous launches of this type of Zenit rocket were conducted as part of the Sea Launch program from the Pacific Ocean.

Info on the Russian doomsday sect hiding underground (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

Info on the Russian doomsday sect hiding underground. INFOgraphics

10:01 16/04/08In early November 2007, a total of 35 members of an Orthodox Christian sect hid in an underground dugout in the Penza Region. Media said they planned to stay until May when they expected the end of the world to come

The loss of the USS Thresher nuclear-powered submarine (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

The loss of the USS Thresher nuclear-powered submarine. INFOgraphics

16:43 14/04/08On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Permit class was lost at sea during deep-diving tests.

Cuba: trade, investment and embargo

16:59 08/04/08The U.S. began its embargo against Cuba in 1962, three years after the Cuban revolution, which brought Fidel Castro to power. Since Washington allowed food to begin being sold to Cuba in 2001 as an exception to the embargo imposed against Fidel Castro's regime, the country has imported 7.8 million metric tons of agricultural products from the U.S., hitting a total of $2 billion.

The NATO and allied armed forces contingent. INFOgraphics

16:20 04/04/08The U.S. is urging NATO allies to send more troops to the conflict-stricken area.

Fitna - reaction by Muslims around the world. INFOgraphics

17:42 03/04/08On March 28, Geert Wilders, a Dutch MP and leader of the ultra-right Freedom Party, posted his short film entitled, Fitna on the Internet. The film, which criticized Islam, provoked a sharp reaction in the Muslim world

The route of the 2008 Olympic flame will pass through five continents (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

The route of the 2008 Olympic flame will pass through five continents. INFOgraphics

16:31 24/03/08The Olympic fire was ignited in Olympia, Greece, on March 24

U.S. military presence in the world. INFOgraphics

12:23 19/03/08The first military bases outside the United States emerged in the beginning of the 20th century on the Philippines, Cuba, Guam and in Puerto Rico

Плавучая АЭС. © Э К О Л О Г И Ч Е С К А Я П Р А В Д А .

Floating nuclear power plants. INFOgraphics

14:46 05/03/08Indonesia is striving toward cooperation with Russia in the nuclear energy field, having expressed its interest in an unprecedented floating nuclear power plants project

На улицах Приштины. © РИА Новости. Фото Ильи Питалева.

The world’s stance on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. INFOgraphics

12:46 22/02/08Sunday's unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo gives Russia the right to forge new relationships with self-proclaimed states, the Russian parliament said in a statement issued on Monday.

Минприроды пока не получило заявку от "Газпрома" по освоению Ковыкты. © коллаж РИА Новости.

Gazprom: output and sales. INFOgraphics

16:24 12/02/08A record 14.9 million metric tons (109 million barrels) of crude were produced off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East in 2007, the regional statistics service said on Tuesday.

Polaroid: the rise and fall of the instant camera (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

Polaroid: the rise and fall of the instant camera. INFOgraphics

16:09 12/02/08The Polaroid Corporation announced it was shutting down film production

Background to the Kosovo conflict

17:15 06/02/08Kosovo's political leaders have vowed to declare independence in February. Serbia is only ready to grant Kosovo broad autonomy.

Who is in the running for the for the 2008 Oscars?. © РИА Новости.

Who is in the running for the for the 2008 Oscars? INFOgraphics

14:11 25/01/08The Russian film "12" directed by Oscar-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov, has been included in a five-film shortlist for the 'Best Foreign Film' in the Oscar awards.

Signs of a recession? INFOgraphics

19:21 17/01/08The world economy could face stagnation not because of ever-growing energy prices, but due to a global financial crisis.

Деньги, доллар, экономикеа, бизнес, финансы. © РИА Новости.

Russia's debts grew by more than a third in 2007. INFOgraphics

12:32 11/01/08Russia's foreign debt, including debt inherited from the Soviet Union, decreased 9.4% year-on-year in January-September 2007 to $47.1 billion, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday.

The Top 10 Most Significant Events in Russia and the World in 2007 . © коллаж РИА Новости.

The Top 10 Most Significant Events in Russia and the World in 2007. INFOgraphics

18:43 29/12/07

The top 10 most important people in Russia and the world in 2007 (eng3). © INFOGRAPHICS.

The top 10 most important people in Russia and the world in 2007. INFOgraphics

15:34 29/12/07U.S. magazine Time has declared Russian President Vladimir Putin "Person of the Year" for bringing stability to his country and raising Russia's role on the global stage.