Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire,
But ‘we are not there yet’ says the department of mineral resources and energy
President Volodymr Zelensky spoke with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who called for a halt to fighting at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
Russia’s 1998 debt default sent emerging market indices plummeting. But now, emerging markets, including South Africa, are better shielded
‘What I like about Glenwood, the vibe is good. People don’t turn their noses up. The people like to try Russian and Korean food.’
Opposition leaders find it hard to fight dictators from abroad, but may place their families in danger when returning home
Russia’s increased presence on the continent is mostly about pursuing lucrative business opportunities
It is a final few people anticipated when football’s global showpiece kicked off four weeks ago
Wiltshire police said they initially suspected that the two had fallen ill after using ‘possibly heroin or cocaine from a contaminated batch of drugs’
France have scored just three times in three games, including a penalty and an own goal
The ‘murder’ had been staged in order to foil an attempt on his life by Moscow according to the head of Ukraine’s security service
For decades after the war, the German government showed little haste to track down many of those involved in the organised mass murder
"Sixty-five passengers and six crew members were on board, and all of them died," Russia’s office of transport
The organised fights of Russia’s violent football superfans are facing a clampdown by the president ahead of the World Cup
The spike in Washington-Moscow tensions over Syria dominated the two countries’ bilateral discussion on Wednesday.
The former US spy agency contractor believes democratic checks and balances are losing ground to authoritarianism.
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/ 11 February 2012
Russia has signalled that it could soon slap a moratorium on US adoptions of local children despite the signing of an agreement on the issue in 2011.
Hacked emails suggest a youth group pays people to sing the prime minister’s praises
Russia has said that the UN Security Council resolution on Syrian violence did not suit Moscow and warned of a ‘scandal’ if it is brought to a vote.
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/ 29 January 2012
Thousands of cars filled Moscow’s ring road in a protest demanding free elections and slamming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s bid to regain power.
The convenience of using plastic leaves our world smothered in rubbish.
Twenty years after the collapse of the USSR, the Soviet past is still very present in Russia.
Russia has broken the shackles of state-planned economics but remains tied to oil prices and the whims of a bloated bureaucracy.
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/ 24 December 2011
Russia successfully tested on Friday its two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which experienced several failures in the past.
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/ 1 February 2011
Strongman leader Vladimir Putin has sat down for an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, telling her Russia had tougher guys than him.
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/ 27 January 2011
An ethnic Russian member of a North Caucasus militant group on Thursday emerged as the first suspect in the suicide strike on Russia’s main airport.
Swift condemnation followed a suicide blast at Moscow’s main airport that killed 35 people on Monday.
At least 31 people were killed and more than 130 injured on Monday in a suicide bombing at Russia’s biggest airport, state-run TV reported.
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/ 4 December 2010
A Russian plane carrying 155 passengers rolled off a runway while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Saturday, killing two people and injuring dozens, Interfax news agency reported. The Tupolev liner, operated by Dagestan Airlines, took off from Vnukovo Airport, also outside Moscow, and made an emergency landing after all three of […]
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/ 10 November 2010
Inmates at an infamous Moscow prison are to receive comforts including sunbeds to improve conditions, officials said Wednesday.
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/ 3 November 2010
Russian fertiliser company Phosagro is reportedly planning to bid for Potash Corp, rivaling BHP Billiton’s $39-billion offer.