Moscow, Beijing agree to build new nuclear power plants in China
Russia plans to build new nuclear power plants in China, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation said in a statement following the meeting of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Chinese...
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The volume of trade turnover between Russia and China has increased by 0.5 percent on a year-over-year basis to $56.2 billion in the first 10 months of this year, the Chinese General Administration of...
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China’s Fosun in talks to buy a blocking stake in Russia’s Polyus Gold
The sale of shares could take place before the end of this yearRussia’s largest gold miner, Polyus Gold, is in talks to sell a blocking stake of 25 percent + 1 shares to China’s Fosun Group for $2...
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Rodrigo Duterte was joking about arms purchases from Russia - spokesman
A presidential spokesman called Duterte’s comments “light-hearted”Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was probably joking about buying Russian arms, his spokesman told The Philippine Star on Nov. 8....
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Ministry: Russian aviation did not fly or deliver airstrikes near Damascus
Turkish media reported that Russian forces delivered airstrikes at DumaRussian Defense Ministry has refuted foreign media reports claiming that Russian Aerospace Defense Forces delivered airstrikes at...
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Russian army gets over 120 thousand Ratnik complexes
Ratnik is a new-generation outfit for the militaryThe Russian army has so far received over 120 thousand combat Ratnik complexes, Director General of TsNIITOCHMASH Research Institute which designed the...
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Russia’s foreign Olympic sports coaches head home as money runs out
Two years after the memorable victory in Sochi, funding has dried upAt its home Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014, Russia came a confident first in the medal table, with 13 gold, 11 silver and nine...
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U.S. Embassy receives Russia’s note over election observation
Foreign Ministry sent a note about restricted access for Russian diplomatsThe U.S. Embassy in Moscow has received a note from Russia’s Foreign Ministry over the restricted access for Russian diplomats...
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Russian robot to act as companion to astronauts
Humanoid robot by the name of FEDOR may go into space as early as 2021Russian astronauts will soon have a new companion on their space travels, but this one won't be made of flesh and blood. At the end...
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Can you tell the difference between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump?
Test your knowledge of the two politicians Putin quotes come from the book ‘First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’ by Natalia Gevoryakin, Natalya...
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Agent Kent: The rise and fall of the man who led the USSR’s ‘Red Orchestra’
How the Soviet intelligence network was created and exposed in Nazi GermanyIn February 1939, aged 26, a man named Anatoly Gurevich took an oath and under the pseudonym “Kent” became a deep-cover agent...
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Airshow China 2016: What did – or didn’t – Russia manage to sell?
Moscow managed to secure deals in civil aviation, but not much elseOf the 700 companies from all over the world represented at the Airshow China 2016 international aerospace exhibition, 49 represented...
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Clinton and Trump: A psychological profile through a Russian lens
As America votes, Moscow experts seek the positive traits in both candidateOn the eve of what some have called the most important elections in U.S. history, a group of Russian analysts gathered in the...
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Russian oil major Lukoil says ready to freeze output
'We are ready for cuts, if there is a government directive'Russia’s largest private oil company Lukoil will freeze output, if the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) makes such a...
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Visit Russia to open its 2nd office in Italy in November
The first Visit Russia office in Italy was opened a year ago in RomeRussian plans to open a second office of the national marketing agency Visit Russia in Italy on Nov. 17, Russian Deputy Minister of...
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Why is it impossible to rig elections in the United States?
Georgy Bovt on the Electoral College's integrity and Trump's challenge"And they call this mud-slinging democracy?" you could hear from different people about the upcoming election in America. "And they...
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Catherine Deneuve would like ‘to live in Russia for a while’
Renowned French actress has no plans for Russian citizenshipRenowned French actress Catherine Deneuve has told TASS she would like to live in Russia for a while, but does not plan to request Russian...
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Vladimir Putin presents the Order of Friendship to Susan Lehrman
Russian president praised programs initiated in the U.S. by philanthropistInternational philanthropist Susan Lehrman, founder of The Carmel Institute of Russian Culture and History, has received a...
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Brave New World: Traveling to remote places in the Chechen Republic
What does Russian Caucasus have to offer
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Photo of the day: Snowfall
Low temperatures caused two days of snowfall in St. PetersburgAn actress dressed in a period costume walks through the snow in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 8, 2016. Low temperatures caused two days...
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