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Russian environmental watchdog says no dead dolphins in Black Sea

23:55 17/05/2011

Russia's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday that checks by experts proved that media reports about the mass death of dolphins in the Black Sea were false.

Baikal film to premiere in Monaco, France
13:54 16/05/2011
A Russian documentary about Lake Baikal will be shown in France and Monaco in June, Baikal Protection Foundation President Mikhail Slipenchuk said on Monday.
Rescuer at Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant dies at 60
08:48 14/05/2011
A rescuer who was clearing rubble at the site of Japan's nuclear power plant that was badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake died Saturday, Kyodo News said quoting the plant operator.
Global consequences of Japanese quake
08:48 14/05/2011
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 will have serious consequences for the global economy and nuclear energy.
Ecologists say too early to estimate impact of Barents Sea oil slick
16:40 12/05/2011
Ecologists have warned that it is too soon to judge what environmental impact an oil slick in the Barents Sea has had.2
Nature activists condemn police crackdown on Khimki forest protest
13:34 09/05/2011
Environmental activists have criticized Russian police for using heavy-handed tactics after they detained at least 25 people at a rally against the demolition of mature woodland near Moscow to make way for a new highway to St. Petersburg.
Radiation levels drop in Japan's troubled reactor
22:23 07/05/2011
Radiation levels have dropped inside the No. 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.
No rise in radiation levels in Russia's Far East
07:40 07/05/2011
Radiation levels are within the norm in all districts of Russia's Far East, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said on Saturday.
China building $32 mln hospital for pandas
22:43 05/05/2011
China has started the construction of a unique center that will provide some 40 giant pandas with comfortable accommodation and exclusive treatment, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
Radiation levels remain within norm in Russia's Far East
07:28 01/05/2011
Radiation levels are within the norm in all districts of Russia's Far East, where local authorities introduced daily radiation monitoring following the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant in March.
Rescuers put out 20 wildfires in Russia's Far East
07:45 30/04/2011
Rescuers have extinguished 20 wildfires on an area of 800 hectares in the Russian Far East, a local Emergencies Ministry spokesman has said.
Chernobyl: 25 years since the nuclear disaster
22:59 26/04/2011
In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in the Soviet Union. As result of the disaster, a territory of 160,000 square kilometers was contaminated. Among the most affected areas were northern Ukraine, western Russia and Belarus.
Russia to create scientific center on Svalbard - Chilingarov
15:09 26/04/2011
Russia will create a scientific center in Barentsburg in the Svalbard Archipelago, polar explorer parliament member Artur Chilingarov said on Tuesday.
Russia's Medvedev to make anniversary trip to Chernobyl
17:47 25/04/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Chernobyl on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Russian youth group sets camp on North Pole, waits for helicopters
23:34 22/04/2011
A Russian youth group has reached the North Pole after covering more than 100 kilometers on skis, the president of the Polyus Expedition Center, Irina Orlova, said on Friday.
EcoBlogy forum draws to a close
15:33 21/04/2011
The two-day EcoBlogy international forum is now over. The event was held as part of Green Week, which was conducted by RIA Novosti with the support of several environmental and public organizations.
EcoBlogy international forum
15:33 21/04/2011
The EcoBlogy, the first international forum of eco-bloggers and journalists organized by RIA Novosti and the Ford Foundation's International Fellowships Program in Russia, will take place in Moscow on April 18-19. Its partners include WWF Russia and the Russian Association of Eco-Journalists
Russia reports radiation normal despite Japan nuclear disaster
09:58 16/04/2011
Experts conducting round-the-clock monitoring of radiation in Russia's Far East say levels do not exceed natural background despite the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant in March.
A live broadcast from the first international forum on environmental citizen journalism EcoBlogy
09:40 16/04/2011
A live broadcast from the first international forum on environmental citizen journalism - EcoBlogy - will begin on en.rian.ru on April 18 at 09.45 a.m.
Russian experts to study Sea of Japan nuclear contamination
19:26 15/04/2011
The Russian Geographic Society will send an expedition to the Sea of Japan to monitor the levels of nuclear contamination in its waters and seismic processes in the area, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

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The IMF chief, who until yesterday was regarded a front-runner in the French presidential elections, denies the charges, laid against him by a 32-year-old hotel maid.

IMF chief held in custody at Rikers

International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be held in custody in New York's notorious Rikers Island jail after a U.S. judge denied him bail.

The statement comes shortly after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov expressed his concern about the U.S. refusal to provide legally binding guarantees that its European missile defense system will not be directed against Russia.

Missile defense cooperation best way to ease Russia's concerns - U.S. official

Moscow's participation in the European missile defense is the best way to ease Russia's concern about the project, a high-ranking U.S. Department of State official told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

The Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov visited the Kunashir and Iturup islands as part of a working tour around Russia's Far East.

Russia dismisses Japan's protest over Kurils visit

The Russian Foreign Ministry shrugged off on Monday Japanese discontent over a Russian state visit to the disputed Kuril Islands.

An injured Palestinian demonstrator is helped by others as they mingle with resident of Majdal Shams prior to returning back to Syria after crossing the border during a protest from the neighboring country into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Israel blames Syria, Lebanon for border violence

Israel blamed Syria and Lebanon on Monday for clashes on its borders in a complaint filed to the United Nations, the Israeli prime minister's spokesman said.

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