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Pussy Riot Member Freed After Moscow Court Appeal
A Moscow appeals court has released one of the jailed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, but ordered two others to serve the remainder of their two-year jail term in a Russian prison...
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Russian Volcano Spews An Ash Cloud So Big It's Visible From Space
All was calm on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula when NASA's Terra satellite passed over at noon local time on Saturday (Oct. 6). Or so it seemed. Underground, molten rock boiled with tectonic fury, ready...
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Russian Press Claims Pussy Riot Offered $700 Million World Tour Deal By US...
Following today's release of one member of the jailed Russian art group Pussy Riot on appeal, the Russian press is filled with wild rumors about the possibility of a lucrative worldwide Pussy Riot...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS SPITS THE DUMMY AT ALISHER USMANOV’S MEGAFON IPO
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Yesterday's Plane Incident Changes Everything Between Turkey And Russia
Russia and Syria have condemned Turkey for forcing a civilian Syrian plane traveling from Moscow to Damascus to land in the Turkish capital last night on suspicions it was carrying military equipment....
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Why You Shouldn't Worry About The 'Threat' Of Russia
On Tuesday, Russia and Iraq agreed on a $4.2 billion arms deal, making Russia the second-largest arms dealer to the Middle Eastern nation behind the United States. Thirty years ago, the decision would...
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The World's Second Largest Tobacco Market Launches A Crackdown On Smoking
Russia has launched a crackdown on smoking with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a public health crisis in the world's second largest tobacco market after...
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Russian Punk Trio Pussy Riot Makes List Of 100 Most Powerful People In Art
Pussy Riot, the Russian punk trio jailed for campaigning against Vladimir Putin, have been named in a list of the world’s most important contemporary art figures. The three women – Yekaterina...
View ArticleRussian Truck Driver Drifts Like Ken Block After Nearly Crashing
A few months after the Gymkhana video series that featured a pro driver doing amazing things in a 650-hp Ford Fiesta, a Russian truck driver did his best Ken Block imitation. Except this was not done...
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Two Members Of Pussy Riot Have Been Sent To 'Prison Hell'
Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been flown to two of the harshest prison camps in remote parts of Russia to serve the rest of their two-year sentences, AFP reports. Nadya...
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Results From Antarctica's Buried Lake Vostok Are A Major Disappointment So Far
In February, a team of Russian scientists made headlines when they reached the surface of a lake buried two miles beneath the Antarctic Ice sheet. The icy body of water, which had not been exposed to...
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Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Foreign Policy Plans Of Barack...
While the economy and jobs remain the bread-and-butter issues of the 2012 presidential race, tonight's final debate will focus on topics that remain important to voters deciding on who will be their...
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Russian Officials Need To Stop Wearing Incredibly Expensive Watches
Earlier this year we brought you the story of Russian Orthodox Church Leader and his mysterious disappearing $30,000 watch. Patriarch Kirill's team had apparently Photoshopped the Breguet watch out a...
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Mikhail Prokhorov Is Quitting Business To Focus On Politics
Mikhail Prokhorov, the billionaire Russian oligarch who owns the Brooklyn Nets, has announced he has quit business and is planning to concentrate on politics. Prokhorov made the announcement at a...
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Activists Say Russia Is Returning To Stalin-Style Show Trials
Russia's leaders are using Stalin-era tactics against the opposition including show trials and camp sentences, one of its most authoritative rights groups warned Tuesday. Memorial rights group slammed...
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Polish Newspaper Reports Explosives Found At Scene Of 2010 Plane Crash That...
In 2010, the plane that was carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski crashed into trees in Russia. Kaczynski died in the crash, along with over 100 others. Since that point, a number of wild theories...
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Everyone In Moscow Is Starting To Freak Out About Vladimir Putin's Health
Vladimir Putin, the action man President of Russia, has suddenly cleared out a number of key arrangements. Some reports suggest that all of Putin's foreign trips have been cancelled until December....
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Russia's Latest Move Shows Its Support For Assad Is Waning
Today, Russia endorsed an Egyptian-led initiative to establish a peaceful resolution to the civil war in Syria — a sign that the country's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may start coming...
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Vladimir Putin Fires Russian Defense Minister Over Corruption Scandal
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday fired defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov over a corruption scandal, the most dramatic change to the government since he returned to the Kremlin for a third...
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Russia Wants John Kerry, Not Susan Rice As US Secretary Of State
Russia would like to see US Senator John Kerry replace Hillary Clinton once the US Secretary of State steps down at the start of President Barack Obama's second term, a news report said on Thursday.US...
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