Russia ready to cut oil production by 300,000 barrels
Russia will follow earlier announced production cuts, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said, adding Moscow is ready to cut the production by 300,000 barrels. "We have announced our obligations, and we...
View ArticleClassics for Christmas: 9 new translations of great Russian works
Christmas is the perfect time for reading and giving a Russian book as a gift. / Source: Getty Images Classics revisited Alexander Pushkin – Yevgeny Onegin (translated by Anthony Briggs, Pushkin Press,...
View Article90 families of rehabilitated Crimean peoples receive new flats
Families of rehabilitated Crimean peoples received keys to 90 flats in Simferopol on Dec.10. "The flats were built under the order of the Russian president on rehabilitation of people, deported for...
View ArticleMore than 20,000 civilians escape Aleppo on Saturday
Since morning on Saturday, from eastern Aleppo more than 20,000 civilians have escaped, and 1,217 militants have laid arms, spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Major General Igor Konashenkov said...
View ArticleGlobal investment in oil sector fell twice due to decline of oil prices
Global investment in the oil sector have fallen twice due to sharp decline of oil prices, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at the meeting with OPEC and non-OPEC countries. "The collapse of...
View ArticleIslamic State re-enters Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) re-entered the ancient city of Palmyra, some 240 km northeast of the capital of Damascus, on Dec. 10, the Al Arabiya TV channel said citing sources with the...
View ArticleRussia to reduce oil production by 200,000 barrels per day by March 31
Russia is going to reduce oil production by 200,000 barrels per day by March 31, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. "I think that by March 31, it will be somewhere around minus...
View ArticleJapan may ease single-entry visa requirements for Russians - TV
Japan’s government intends to include provisions on extending the maximum duration of multiple visas and easing single-entry visa requirements for Russian citizens into the agreements set to be signed...
View ArticleRussian-Iranian economic development commission begins working in Tehran
The Permanent Russian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation begins its work in Iran’s capital of Tehran. Over the course of two days, the two countries’ experts will discuss the...
View ArticleRosneft begins diesel supplies to Turkey 2017
Russia’s biggest oil company, Rosneft, from Jan. 2017 will begin supplies of 550,000 tonnes oil products to Turkey, the company’s website said on Dec. 11. Russia sells $11 billion in Rosneft shares to...
View ArticleSyrian army backed by Russian aircraft thwarts ISIS attack on Palmyra
The Syrian Armed Forces with the active support from the Russian Aerospace Forces during the past night repelled the Islamic State (outlawed in Russia) militants’ attempts to breakthrough into Palmyra,...
View ArticlePutin offers condolences to Nigeria’s leader after terrorist attack
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram, offering condolences to Nigeria’s leader Muhammadu Buhari after the big terrorist attack in Madagali, saying "this barbarian crime has no excuses,"...
View ArticleHarry Potter festival
People dressed as characters from Harry Potter novels take part in a parade in Novy Arbat Street. The parade marks the launch of the Russian edition of J.K.Rowling's new book titled "Harry Potter and...
View ArticleWhat the latest report on doping means for Russia
Part two of Richard McLaren's report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) into doping problems in Russian sport, which was released on Dec. 9, has clarified the conclusions reached in part one,...
View ArticleRosneft buys stake in Egypt offshore gas project from Eni for $2.8 bln
The board of directors of Rosneft approved the acquisition of a stake in the Shorouk gas field in the Egyptian offshore area from Italy’s Eni for $2.8 billion, the Russian company said in a statement....
View ArticleFyodor Konyukhov seeks to break two air balloon flight records in 2017
Russia’s world-renowned adventurer, Fyodor Konyukhov, plans to break two records in 2017: the air balloon flight duration record and the hot air balloon flight altitude record, the adventurer said in...
View ArticleChina expects Putin’s Japan visit to promote stability in Asia
Beijing expects Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Japan to promote stability in Asia, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters on Dec. 12. "Russia and Japan...
View ArticleMoscow to test facial recognition system for second time
In 2017 Moscow's authorities will launch the second stage of testing the facial recognition system for the city's video surveillance cameras, according to head of the Moscow city administration’s...
View ArticleWhen an Irishman became Russia’s first envoy to the Philippines
Contrary to popular belief that Russia’s interest in Southeast Asia is a relatively new phenomenon, Moscow started looking east as early as the 18th century. In ‘Philippines-USSR Relations: A study in...
View ArticleLibraries at shopping malls: Bringing books direct to readers
Many libraries have remained in large Russian cities since Soviet times. In Moscow alone there are 441 public libraries. Most of them are in dire straits because in the age of the Internet almost no...
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