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Russia's Making It Easier For Wealthy Expats To Move Over, But There's A Catch
Country keen to address reputation for bureaucracy and attract foreign talent.Russia could find itself on the expat radar screen after its government relaxed immigration laws this monthThe changes will...
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Wealthy Russian Tourists Are Flocking To Spain In Droves
Big-spending Russian tourists are flocking to Spain's beaches and famous landmarks in ever greater numbers, providing a much-needed boost to the recession-hit country's key tourism industry.They are...
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Scientists Track Down The Origins Of The Russian Meteor
Earlier this month, a medium-sized meteoroid entered Earth's atmosphere, leading to an explosion over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk that blew out windows, caused walls to collapse, and injured more...
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Eight-Year-Old Girl Filmed Driving 60 MPH On Icy Road In Russia
Police are investigating after a video emerged of an eight-year-old girl driving a car at 60mph on a snowy road as her parents look on from the passenger seats.Police in St Petersburg have begun an...
View ArticleCar Shoots 15 Feet In The Air In Latest Insane Russian Dash-Cam Video
Via The Guardian's @miriamelder, here is a car leaping 30 feet in the air in the Serbian village of Aleksandrovac, recorded by a dash-cam.According to the Google translation of the video's description,...
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These Armored Trains Played A Vital Role In Both World Wars
Trains may not seem too impressive in the 21st century, when they play a small role in transporting Americans and are used in Europe and Asia for high-speed, comfortable travel.But in the last century,...
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The Russian City That Was Slammed By A Meteor Wants To Build 'Meteor Disneyland'
The 10,000-ton meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere producing a sonic boom. It shattered into pieces between 18 and 32 miles above Chelyabinsk, to the east of the Ural Mountains in southern...
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39 Photos That Prove Vladimir Putin Is The Most Badass Leader In The World
Today marks the one year anniversary of Putin's return to the Russian Presidency, and it's worth taking another look at the closest Russia has been able to come to Theodore Roosevelt.The President has...
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No, America's Military Is Not Getting Passed By Russia And China
Don't panic.China's leaders will announce this year's defense expenditure Tuesday, and if it's anything like last year (a rise of 11 percent), it'll be more growth; and Russia plans on spending an...
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In 2050 Ships Will Be Able To Sail Right Over The North Pole
A new study indicates the possible positive in the low sea ice levels throughout the Arctic: a new, faster trans-Atlantic shipping route by 2040.The study, published Monday, March 4 in the journal...
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Former Soviet Soldier Found Alive In Afghanistan 33 Years Later
A former Soviet soldier was found alive in Afghanistan 33 years after fighting the war, according to RIA Novosti, a Russian news website.Bakhretdin Khakimov is alive and well, but a mere shadow of...
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The Brutal Acid-Throwing Feud At The Heart Of Russian Ballet May Not Be Over Yet
The violent scandal at the heart of the Russian ballet could get even uglier.Pavel Dmitrichenko, a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre who had played the lead in "Ivan the Terrible", admitted this week to...
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China's Cutting-Edge Attack Helicopter Is Actually A Russian Design
A recent post on Aviation Week revealed that China's cutting edge Z-10 helicopter is actually Russian.That's right, China's premier attack helicopter, a first for the fledgling super power, was a...
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Russia May Finally Kick Lenin's Embalmed Body Out Of Red Square
Worldcrunch is a new global news service that for the first time delivers the best foreign-language journalism in English.MOSCOWÂ - There are fresh grumblings in the Russian government suggesting that...
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18-Year-Old Russian Beauty Queen Takes A Stand For Pussy Riot
The new Miss Russia took the unusual step Saturday of contradicting President Vladimir Putin by denouncing the jailing of two members of the Pussy Riot female punk band who performed a protest song in...
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Russian Satellite Struck By Chinese Space Debris
A small Russian spacecraft in orbit appears to have been struck by Chinese space junk from a 2007 anti-satellite test, likely damaging the Russian craft, possibly severely, SPACE.com has learned.The...
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Moscow Ballet Director Describes Moment He Had Sulfuric Acid Thrown In His Face
Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre became embroiled in scandal at the start of this year, when artistic director and former lead dancer Sergei Filin had acid thrown into his face outside of his Moscow home.The...
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Vladimir Putin Could Be Behind A Truly Machiavellian Leak About Corruption
Russia-watchers are wondering if a leaked report on 2011 Duma election fraud could really be a bizarre maneuver to keep support for President Vladimir Putin high.The leaked report suggests that Putin's...
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Chechen President Creates New Government Ministry For Dedicated Instagram...
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has given a man who follows him on Instagram a position in his government, Ria Novosti reports.It's unclear exactly how the follower, Arbi Tamayev, impressed Kadyrov...
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Russia Is Desperate To Avoid A Sanctioned 'Proxy War' With The West In Syria
Iran is stepping up arms shipments to Syria. It has trained and funded 50,000 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters. And it has Russia as a political umbrella in the U.N, according to recent reports.While it...
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