Russian mobile operators fined $500K for iPhone 4S price-fixing
Thursday, 04 October 2012 11:05
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iPhone 4.(AFP Photo / David Paul Morris)

Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog is fining the country’s two major mobile operators MTS and Vimpelcom for conspiring over price-fixing on the iPhone 4. Both will pay more than $500,000 in settlement.

­Last year Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) alleged MTS and Vimpelcom conspired to overcharged on th...

 
USA busts another Russian spy ring
Thursday, 04 October 2012 10:54
US law enforcement agencies investigate the case of illegal shipments of US high-tech equipment for the Russian Defense Ministry. Three of the alleged "agents of the Russian government," are staying in Russia. The Kremlin has not commented on the situation yet, while diplomats do not hurry to confirm the fact that the spies hold Russian...
 
Market Buzz: Interest in ECB and US jobs
Thursday, 04 October 2012 08:21
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A trader watches screens in a trading room. (Reuters / Jose Manuel Ribeiro)

Russian stocks are likely to open slightly higher on Thursday, while investors closely watch interest rate decision from the European Central Bank later today and the jobs report from the US later this week.

Russian markets declined Wednesday amid negative global...

 
Britain in talks on cybersecurity hotline with China and Russia
Thursday, 04 October 2012 01:05

Existing protocols not robust enough for emergencies that could materialise in cyberspace, says Foreign Office official

Britain has begun tentative talks with China and Russia about setting up a hotline to help prevent cyber-emergencies from spiralling out of control.

The discussions are at an early stage but they reflect anxiety from all sides that...

 
Texas company head charged with transmitting military secrets to Russia
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 23:18

Alexander Fishenko, a naturalised US citizen, due in court Thursday to face accusation of acting as a secret agent

An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a cold war-era turn on Wednesday when US authorities accused him of being a secret agent who's been stealing military technology...

 
Russia accuses al-Qaida of 'forest jihad' in Europe
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 18:08

Forest fires in EU countries should be considered part of al-Qaida's new strategy, says Russia's top security official

Russia's top security official has alleged that al-Qaida was waging "forest jihad" in Europe by sparking the wildfires that have ravaged the continent in recent summers.

"Forest fires in EU countries should be considered one of the...

 
Russians may not live up to their 'Swedish' pensions
Tuesday, 02 October 2012 10:18
The Russians were offered a Swedish version of the pension system. However, only in terms of one parameter - the age of retirement. In Sweden today the retirement age is on average 64. The following fact, however, is not taken into account: life expectancy in the Scandinavian counrty is one of the highest in the world...
 
Sacred Baikal, roll the wave
Tuesday, 02 October 2012 00:22
The Buryats, who traditionally practised shamanism, believed in guardian-spirits associated to specific localities like mountains, rivers and lakes. The guardian-spirits of Lake Baikal must be very strong and mighty, because they succeeded in protecting the water to this very day, in spite of all kinds of dangers and threats, including pollution....
 
Russia unveils new military transport aircraft Il-476
Monday, 01 October 2012 10:32
The IL-476 is an upgraded version of the military transport aircraft Il-76, which was previously produced commercially in Tashkent. In contrast to IL-76, the new plane has four Turbofan Engine with the thrust of 14.5 tons each. Defense Ministry said that the IL-476 did not meet the requirements of the Russian Air Force...
 
Russia says no to European insanity
Friday, 28 September 2012 16:56
An unprecedented event took place at the conference on youth policy of the Council of Europe. The declaration on the rights of the youth was not signed. It happened so because Russia refused to sign the document, as members of European delegations suddenly set forth a new paragraph, trying to make it the key one in the whole declaration...
 
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