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Monday, 07 November 2011 16:43 |
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Officials with the US State Department believe that the Russian mafia is the mafia of all mafias. World-known mafia brands such as Cosa Nostra and Yakuza pale in comparison with the great and terrible Russian gangsters. What does that mean? According to British reporters, the Russian mafia controls prostitution in China. How can it be possible?... |
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Monday, 07 November 2011 14:24 |
Ukraine and US set up its terms of Russia entering WTO Just when it seemed that Russia’s way to the World Trade Organization was finally clear, Ukraine and the US Congress have decided to put a spoke in Moscow's wheel. After Russia and Georgia reached a compromise at the WTO negotiations, Kiev threatened to use its veto right unless it gets cheaper... |
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Monday, 07 November 2011 14:24 |
RIA Novosti / Aleksey Kudenko A strong recovery in consumption and manufacturing has helped the Russian steel sector to grow but the long term growth will depend on global market conditions. “We estimate 12% year on year growth for domestic steel consumption in 2011F, compared with average global growth of 6% year on year in 2011F, according to the ... |
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Saturday, 05 November 2011 23:29 |
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As a massive legal action over the Gulf of Mexico disaster looms, the British oil giant faces a claim in a New York court for $1bn damages amid allegations involving billionaire oligarchs and the criminal underworld on the oil frontier of Siberia The sumptuous lunch at BP's plush London headquarters to celebrate a ground-breaking deal in Russia was... |
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Saturday, 05 November 2011 23:25 |
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Court documents show the oil giant appeared to regard its partners in a major deal as criminals BP's attempt to rebuild its public image after the worst oil spill in US history has been dealt a blow by court documents showing it was willing to do a major deal with Russian billionaires whom it regarded as "crooks and thugs" to gain access to the... |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 23:23 |
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Six men have emerged from a simulated trip to Mars. What did they miss? Tsunamis, financial crisis, and the randomness of life There are a handful of people who believe the Apollo moon shots never actually happened. Other people, it now appears, can suspend disbelief for long enough to create a scientifically useful trial of the psychological... |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 20:33 |
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The Mars500 experiment that simulated a trip to the Red Planet ends with the volunteers making an undramatic return to Earth
After a gruelling 520-day mission cut off from loved ones, sunshine and fresh air, six pioneering astronauts left their cramped capsule on Friday – and emerged in a Moscow car park. They looked tired and pale, but above all... |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 14:16 |
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US intelligence report identifying country as key perpetrator of cyber espionage is 'irresponsible', says Beijing China has criticised a US intelligence report that named the country as the world's "most active and persistent" culprit of cyber espionage. A report by the US national counterintelligence executive on Thursday took the rare step of... |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 13:38 |
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International crew spent 520 days inside windowless modules in Moscow to assess body's reaction to real planetary mission Six men who spent 18 months locked inside steel tubes in a Moscow warehouse to simulate a mission to Mars have emerged – pale but smiling – from their isolation. The Mars500 project was designed to assess the reaction of the... |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 09:51 |
With Philips having pronounced its intention to take an active part in driving Russia into a “knowledge economy”, Business RT talked to Arjan de Jongste, the company’s CEO for Russia about its particular business plans in this country. RT: What makes Russia attractive for such a global investor as Philips?
Arjan de Jongste: “First of all, [the] R... |
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