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‘Stay Away or Dress Right’ Russian Health Official Warns Protesters

10:15 08/06/2013

Russia’s chief public health official has warned people thinking of joining the June 12 opposition rally to think again because of the “potential health risks” of being out at mass events in the hot weather, Russian media reported on Saturday.

Afghanistan’s Opium Trade to Be Domestic Issue – US DEA Head
23:20 07/06/2013
Afghanistan, the world’s No. 1 producer of opium, will have to decide on its own how to combat drug trafficking after the US military pulls out next year, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday in Moscow. His Russian counterpart agreed but said further international involvement would also be needed.
Sharapova Rings the Changes for French Open Final
22:53 07/06/2013
Russia’s Maria Sharapova said Friday that she had to change her style of play in order to break her nine-year losing streak against No. 1 Serena Williams in the French Open final.
UN Climate Change Talks Stalled by ‘Russian Issue’
22:51 07/06/2013
One of the three groups at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, is unable to start its work because the sides have failed to agree on an issue about the rules of procedure put forward by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.2
Weems Fires CSKA to VTB League Championship
22:08 07/06/2013
Sonny Weems scored 24 points to power CSKA Moscow to Eastern Europe’s VTB United League basketball championship Friday as the team from the Russian capital beat Lokomotiv Kuban 59-54 on the road to complete a 3-1 series win.
Putin Hands FIFA Veto on Trade at World Cup
22:08 07/06/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Friday measures giving FIFA powers to stop commerce in large areas of the 2018 World Cup host cities.
Medvedev’s Facebook Page Gets 1M Fans
21:59 07/06/2013
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday thanked the more than 1 million Facebook users who “like” his page on the world’s largest social-networking site.
Famous animals
21:40 07/06/2013
Photos of Moscow’s Red Square taken by a chimp named Mikki were sold this week at Sotheby's for 50,000 pounds sterling. Mikki performed at the Moscow Circus in the 1990s and was taught the art of photography by his colleagues, the circus artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, as part of a project called Collaboration with Animals.1
UK Police Say Perepilichnyy’s Death Not Suspicious
21:36 07/06/2013
Police in Surrey, UK, said Friday that last year’s death of police informant Alexander Perepilichnyy was not suspicious.
Putin Pays Tribute to Counterintelligence
21:28 07/06/2013
Counterintelligence is as relevant today as ever before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Russian Nuclear Submarine Contracts ‘Underpriced’
21:23 07/06/2013
Former Russian Defense Ministry officials forced shipbuilders to underprice nuclear submarine contracts, which nearly scuttled the 2011 State Defense Order, a senior Russian official said Friday.
Putin Has No Plans to Remarry - Spokesman
20:10 07/06/2013
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed as “rumors” reports that the head of state’s recently announced divorce would clear the way for a new marriage.1
Shooting Spree Suspect Found Fit to Stand Trial
19:26 07/06/2013
A suspect in the shooting spree of six people in the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod has been found fit to stand trial, a spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee said Friday.
Russia Tests ‘Missile Defense Killer’
19:24 07/06/2013
The US missile defense system is no match for the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Russia tested this week, a senior Russian official said Friday.5
Putin Slams Ministers’ 5-Year Plans
18:33 07/06/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he was not satisfied with the quality and contents of plans compiled by Russian ministers to show what they intend to do within the next five years in order to fulfill the tasks set by the president in May 2012.1
Putin Signs School Drug-Testing Law
18:16 07/06/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing drug testing for school students, the government’s legal information website said Friday.
UN Launches Record $5-Bln Aid Drive for Syria
17:36 07/06/2013
The United Nations plans to raise more than $5 billion to aid victims of the ongoing civil war in Syria, a UN refugee agency said Friday.
Gazprom Neft to Quit West Africa Offshore Project
17:14 07/06/2013
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, is preparing to quit a project to develop two blocks off the West African coast, the company's first deputy CEO Vadim Yakovlev said on Friday, referring to the results of exploration.
Drunk Passenger Flying Helicopter Caused Deadly Crash
15:14 07/06/2013
A drunk passenger allowed to fly a helicopter by a drunk pilot, who had obtained his license illegally, caused a crash that killed all three aboard on a December afternoon northwest of Russia's capital, an inquiry has found.
Soviet Death Masks Go on Show in Moscow
13:34 07/06/2013
On the night of January 21, 1924, sculptor Sergei Merkurov was packed into a horse-drawn carriage on a secret assignment. Shivering in the -30 degrees Celsius cold, he still didn't realize where he was going as the carriage pulled into Vladimir Lenin's estate outside Moscow.

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Russia Tests ‘Missile Defense Killer’

The US missile defense system is no match for the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Russia tested this week, a senior Russian official said Friday.

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Russia Offers to Send Peacekeepers to Golan Heights

President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was ready to deploy its troops to the Golan Heights, in eastern Israel, to replace Austrian peacekeepers as part of a UN monitoring mission on the border between Israeli troops and the Syrian army.

Afghanistan’s Opium Trade to Be Domestic Issue – US DEA Head

Afghanistan’s Opium Trade to Be Domestic Issue – US DEA Head

Afghanistan, the world’s No. 1 producer of opium, will have to decide on its own how to combat drug trafficking after the US military pulls out next year, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Friday in Moscow. His Russian counterpart agreed but said further international involvement would also be needed.

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Moscow Slams Western Support for Syria Opposition

Western support for Syria’s armed opposition will only fuel violence in the war-torn country, Russia’s foreign minister insisted on Friday.

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