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Ivan’s view making million-dollar waves
Had Russia’s leading seascape painter Ivan Aivazovsky lived today, he would probably make a career in Hollywood. The creator of The Ninth Wave and other blockbuster paintings will be featured at Sotheby’s where one of his epic works is up for sale.
Prostitute’s pasta off the menu?
Certain dishes can add a certain edge to one’s meal, especially if one feasts on “Prostitute’s spaghetti”. You’ve got to be real quick though, as some restaurateurs have suggested removing “discriminatory dishes” from the menu.
Beauty queen to feel like a natural woman
The Miss Universe Organization has revised its rules of allowing only “naturally born'' females to enter the pageant and has finally allowed male-born Canadian Jenna Talackova to show off her womanly charms.
Maroon Angel gets blues
They were inseparable for two years, even posing naked together for glossy magazines. Now it turns out their love boat has crashed, as Victoria’s Secret Angel Anne V and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine have announced they have split up.
Barca, Bayern make Champions League semis
Holders Barcelona have reached the Champions League semifinals for the fifth consecutive year beating AC Milan in the Camp Nou battle, while German giants Bayern Munich followed the same path knocking out French Olympique de Marseille.
Dynamo drive final nail in SKA coffin
The most crucial game of the Gagarin Cup Western Conference final series turned into a total nightmare for SKA. They were thrashed by Dynamo Moscow, 6-1, and were emphatically knocked out of the cup.
Lebedev prepares for hard fight against Cox
The weights are in before Wednesday’s top-class boxing in the Russian capital with the WBA interim-cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev and heavy-hitter Shawn Cox headlining the show.
Russian March in NHL
Two Russians, Ilya Bryzgalov and Evgeny Malkin, have been named the top two stars of March in the NHL.
Medvedev cuts party registration red tape
President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill that significantly simplifies the procedure of registration for new political parties.
No presidential pardon for Khodorkovsky
The head of the Presidential Council for Human Rights has said that Dmitry Medvedev turned down the experts’ suggestion to pardon former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is serving a sentence for money laundering and theft.
‘Hotheads’ in Middle East provoking Iran, Russia says
As the international community holds its breath over the Israel-Iran showdown, Russia rejects military action as a means to ending the crisis, calling for a full court diplomatic press to end the crisis.
Iran tensionPatriarch urges strength in face of smear campaign
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church claims that the church is under an information attack, after several scandals broke out in less than a month.
Megaupload’s Kim web-surfing again
A judge in New Zealand has allowed the founder of the Megaupload files sharing service to get back online - because of Kim Dotcom’s “exemplary” behavior since arrest in January.
Plutonium to Pluto: Russian nuclear space travel breakthrough
A ground-breaking Russian nuclear space-travel propulsion system will be ready by 2017 and will power a ship capable of long-haul interplanetary missions by 2025, giving Russia a head start in the outer-space race.
In arms way: India's 'hollow' army to buy in bulk
As a recently-leaked letter scandal reveals the Indian army, one of the biggest in the world, is virtually “naked”, foreign weapons producers cast longing looks at the country’s never-shrinking military budget: over $100 billion to be spent by 2020.
Nerves of steel: Daredevil climber conquers Stalin Skyscrapers (AMAZING VIDEO)
Warning: if you have a problem with heights look away now! A stomach-churning video showing a Russian daredevil as he scrambles to one of Moscow’s highest points will make you dizzy just watching it.
DHS won't explain its order of 450 million hollow point bullets
After 9/11, the United States government created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future acts of terrorism and deal with other domestic issues. Now in order to keep doing such, the agency is asking for 450 million hollow point bullets.
Oakland shooter was teased, kicked out of college and in debt
As police try to find a motive behind the shooting at an Oakland, California college on Monday that left seven dead, new details about the suspected killer reveal that he had been expelled from the institute after being oppressed by fellow students.
Did Russia's sexy spy, Anna Chapman, seduce an Obama official?
The 2010 apprehension of Russian spy Anna Chapman by American authorities came as a surprise to many. Now new details emerging suggest that the undercover agent was on the move to bed a high-ranking Obama official.
Ron Paul: The most transparent candidate
In the midst of the Mitt Romney tax filing fiasco, Ron Paul said he’d be embarrassed to publish personal finances on account of his comparably indigent income. Paul has come clean now, however, with just how he conducts costs on the campaign trail.
US Election 2012Who wants to be a millionaire?
Amid the current economic turmoil Europeans seem to have less money in their pockets. However, personal financial health is bothering Europeans in various degrees.
Russian government expects oil prices to fall by the end of 2012
The Russian Government has revised the Urals oil price forecast from $100 to $115 per barrel in 2012, pointing out oil prices would decline in the second half of the year.
Capital inflow: make or break for Russia?
Capital outflow has been a major headache for the Russian economy, but the country is likely to turn this trend around as the new government takes the reins, the Central Bank says.
Russian bonds riding a wave of success
Russian companies have become attractive borrowers as they placed a record 317 billion roubles ($10.8 billion) in Eurobonds in the first quarter of 2011, exceeding pre-crisis level.
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