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12/02/2010
Free access archiveNo Putin Presence at World Cup Bid
The country's hopes for winning the rights to host its first World Cup were thrown into disarray Wednesday, when Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he wouldn't go to Zurich for FIFA's vote on the 2018 tournament.
Web Sites Track the Two-Headed Eagle
Many of us put pencil marks on banknotes when we were kids, hoping to get them back someday. Thanks to the Internet, tracking bills online has become possible and is gaining popularity in Russia due to two special web sites.
RusAl Picks Partners For Listing
RusAl said Wednesday that it chose Sberbank as the issuer and VTB Capital as its advisor for the first-ever Russian Depositary Receipts.
Visas for Skilled Workers Simplified
By Howard Amos
The Federal Migration Service director said Wednesday that the number of highly qualified foreign specialists who got documentation to work in Russia since the easing of restrictions in July has reached 2,610.
For Russia, Global Warming Benefits 'Outweigh' Negatives
Global warming in the next 40 years will allow authorities to save on central heating, increase agricultural production and extend sea navigation, a leading Russian climatologist said Wednesday.
Yandex Compiles Top Searches of 2010
Russians will remember 2010 by the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro, the record heatwave, and the ouster of Yury Luzhkov, judging by a list of top searches published by Yandex.
Putin Issues Warning on New START
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in an interview with CNN's Larry King that Russia might be forced to build up its nuclear forces against the West if the United States fails to ratify the New START.
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Issue 4533Ducks relishing a spot of unfrozen water near a drainage pipe on the Moscow River on Wednesday. Temperatures fell to minus 22 degrees Celsius, even without the wind-chill factor, leaving most of the river now frozen over. |
Download PDF Version- Police Check Alleged Road Rage by Ismailov’s Son
- U.S. Adoption Agreement Expected
- Shark Maims 4 Russians in Red Sea
- Aurora's Crew to Be Replaced by Civilians
- Gazprom, CNPC Circle Kazakh Fields ‘Like Vultures’
- Belarus Giving Up Nuclear Materials
- Leaders Call for Stronger OSCE
- Perminov Says Spaceship Fixed After Incident
- E.On Sells Stake in Gazprom For $4.5Bln
- Russian Railways Seeks Rate Increase
- Dixy Sees Sales, Margins Up in 2011
- Deripaska Said to Bid $2Bln for Norilsk’s OGK-3
- Another Murder Occurs in Krasnodar Region
- University Gets 8th Bomb Scare in 2 Months
- French Director Stages ‘End of Civilization’ Play
- A Triumph of Aimlessness
- Wanted: Forgetfulness
- The Era of Diminished Expectations
- Seeking an Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry
- State, Church Ignore Tolstoy Anniversary
- 4 Military Districts
- VEB Funds $1.6Bln Smelter
- Air Passengers Rise 27.1%
- ‘Narcotic Apocalypse’
- For the Record
