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Russia’s local food evangelist

Russia’s local food evangelist

12 Apr 2013 17:37 - Sean Michaels
Food distributor Boris Akimov is on a mission to get Russians eating organic, local food, not pizza and burgers.
Russia cleans up after meteor blast injures more than 1 000

Russia cleans up after meteor blast injures more than 1 000

17 Feb 2013 12:18 - AFP
Russian authorities halted their search on Sunday for the meteorite that struck the Urals, leaving about 1 200 people injured.
Brics' sabres rattle as global currency war heats up

Brics' sabres rattle as global currency war heats up

02 May 2012 12:44 - Matt Quigley
The US is escalating the risks of a currency war, Brics nations say. Matt Quigley explores the consequences if the US doesn't "knock it off".

Three-man Soyuz craft lands safely in Kazakhstan

27 Apr 2012 17:06 - Staff Reporter
A Soyuz capsule with two Russians and an American on board has touched down safely in mild weather on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan.
UN head urges Syria to cooperate with ceasefire monitors

UN head urges Syria to cooperate with ceasefire monitors

24 Apr 2012 14:29 - Staff Reporter
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has urged Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime to protect the 300 ceasefire monitors due in Syria next week.
The Brics are reshaping a reluctant world order

The Brics are reshaping a reluctant world order

05 Apr 2012 10:12 - Staff Reporter
The rising profile of the Brics has reshaped the geopolitical economy and this has given rise to the idea of setting up a development bank.

Sixteen killed in Siberia plane crash

02 Apr 2012 06:30 - Staff Reporter
A twin-engine ATR-72 plane with 43 people aboard has crashed in Siberia, killing at least 16 while 12 survivors were rushed to hospital.
Punching above our weight

Punching above our weight

30 Mar 2012 13:45 - Staff Reporter
South Africa's inclusion into Brics has been a political triumph, but the real challenges are about to start.

JSE provides new international investment options

29 Mar 2012 10:57 - Matt Quigley
Brics members -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are expected to begin cross-listing financial products.
Tibetan protests cast shadow over Brics summit

Tibetan protests cast shadow over Brics summit

29 Mar 2012 07:12 - Adam Plowright
Leaders of the emerging world will discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests against the Chinese president.
Zuma goes in to bat for Africa at Brics summit

Zuma goes in to bat for Africa at Brics summit

28 Mar 2012 10:30 - Staff Reporter
President Jacob Zuma intends to position SA as a global force representing emerging African economies in international platforms at the Brics summit.

SA is gateway to Africa for Russia, says ambassador

28 Mar 2012 09:46 - Staff Reporter
South Africa's ambassador to Russia believes the African powerhouse should be used as a gateway to create business opportunities on the continent.
Syria urged to avoid civil war as violence rages on

Syria urged to avoid civil war as violence rages on

26 Mar 2012 13:38 - Staff Reporter
Syrian forces sent shells crashing into a rebel Homs neighbourhood for a seventh straight day, hours after Russia warned Damascus to avoid civil war.
South Africa's presence 'drags down Brics'

South Africa's presence 'drags down Brics'

23 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sharda Naidoo
A leading investment banker says South Africa's gate-crashing of the political bloc defies logic because of the country's lack of economic clout.
US: 'Last chance' for Iran

US: 'Last chance' for Iran

14 Mar 2012 12:10 - Staff Reporter
The United States has delegated Russia to talk some sense into Iran in order to avoid military strikes from Israel.
Puzzle of Putin's tears

Puzzle of Putin's tears

09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Luke Harding
Was it fear, was it rage ­-- or was the ex-KGB tough guy exploring his feminine side when he wept during during his victory speech?

'Widow bomber' kills five Russian police officers

07 Mar 2012 11:51 - Staff Reporter
A female suicide bomber who was the widow of an Islamist militant killed five police officers when she blew herself up at a checkpoint in Dagestan.
Putin trashed for heavy-handed crackdown on protesters

Putin trashed for heavy-handed crackdown on protesters

06 Mar 2012 17:53 - Timothy Heritage
Russia's opposition is worried that Vladimir Putin is resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after riot police detained hundreds of protesters.
Putin wields big stick as police arrest Russia's protesters

Putin wields big stick as police arrest Russia's protesters

06 Mar 2012 07:19 - Staff Reporter
Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained among those arrested after one of the biggest protests in Moscow for years.
Election corruption: Russia's carousel voters

Election corruption: Russia's carousel voters

05 Mar 2012 12:18 - Thomas Grove
A journalist infiltrated and followed a group of what he called "carousel" voters, people who are allegedly paid to vote for a specific candidate.

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