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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:05 |
Iceland’s krona may become the world’s next obsolete currency, as economists evaluate whether to continue its use or jumping ship to the euro. Less than five months after Finance Minister Katri Juliusdottir said the krona will never be fully restored as a free-floating currency, more talk from finance officials in Iceland confirm the Icelandic ... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 06:47 |
AFP Photo / Alexander Nemenov On Tuesday, investors in Russia are expected to be reflecting on a speech by the head of the European Central Bank, as well as watching for news about market sentiment in Germany. “Having no evening trade in the US [due to celebration of President’s Day], tomorrow [Tuesday] the Russian market will be referring to Eur... |
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Monday, 18 February 2013 21:00 |
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Whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison in 2009, accused of evading £10.8m in taxes The trial of the whistleblowing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is to begin next month, even though he died in prison three years ago. A Russian court ruled on Monday that the trial would begin on 4 March. Prosecutors accuse Magnitsky and his former client... |
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Monday, 18 February 2013 17:44 |
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Scientists say there are still many fragments to be found as debate starts over precise nature of celestial object A race for cosmic souvenirs has begun after scientists said there were still many pieces of the meteorite that fell to earth (video) near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk last week waiting to be found. The extraterrestrial origin of 53... |
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Monday, 18 February 2013 14:11 |
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But, with one small piece costing up to £6,500, how can buyers tell whether they are getting the genuine article? Professional meteorite hunters were quickly on the scene last week after a large space rock entered the atmosphere over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk and exploded. Demand from international collectors is such that a tiny fragment of... |
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Monday, 18 February 2013 13:12 |
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A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. A lonely figure ventures out in the extreme cold in this photograph by Maxim Shemetov Karin Andreasson
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Monday, 18 February 2013 09:57 |
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Last Saturday the US media went wild saying things about Russia: "Russian nuclear bombers intercepted near Guam," "Air Force confirms Russian jets circled US territory of Guam," "Sending a Message': Russian Bear Bombers Caught Circling Guam Before Obama Delivered the State of the Union." Strangely enough, it was not reported until Saturday... |
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Friday, 15 February 2013 16:30 |
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During the 2000s, the values of the Communist Party began to erode, making way for other type of values. By voting for the Communist Party, people mostly vote "against," rather than "for." They vote against the things that they do not like in their region or in the state on the whole. Similarly, people vote for other opposition parties... |
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013 11:56 |
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Regardless of the intentions of Deputy Minister of Communications Alexei Volin to provoke a scandal, the scandal did occur. He believes that "journalists should always keep in mind that their task is not to make the world better or lead humanity the right path." "The task of a journalist is to make money for those who hired him," the official said... |
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:00 |
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Death penalty was abolished in Russia in 1997. It was then legally established that in Russia capital punishment could not be implemented or appointed. According to supporters of the "humane" approach, life imprisonment may guarantee that sooner or later justice mistakes (if any) can be identified and corrected... |
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