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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 14:28 |
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul was invited to the Russian parliament, the State Duma. The reason for the invite is tragic - the death of three-year-old boy Maxim Kuzmin in Texas. Michael McFaul may ignore the invitation to the meeting of the committee in the parliament. He is not obliged to respond to such invitations... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 16:02 |
Vladimir Potanin, Interros president, at the National Forum and Seminar of Sports Journalists.(RIA Novosti / Mikhail Mokrushin) Russian nickel and media mogul Vladimir Potanin has joined the Giving Pledge charity organized by the richest men in the US, as it goes global. Twelve billionaires from outside of America who have joined the cause include... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:10 |
Two women working in a textile factory in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi province.(AFP Photo / China Out) The Chinese leadership has rejected the status of the planet’s biggest trader, despite surpassing America in total imports and exports by a margin of US$44 billion. Beijing insists it is a developing country. Last year, Chinese imports and... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:02 |
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The death of another adoptive Russian child in the U.S. can be a cause to the final termination of the adoption talks between the two countries. The Russian parliament is highly concerned about the death of Maxim Kuzmin in Texas. MPs take an initiative not to let any children leave for the U.S. - even those, who were legally allowed to move... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:51 |
RIA Novosti / Maxim Blinov Russian oil major Rosneft has offered some of China’s biggest oil and gas companies a chance to participate in the development of the Russian Arctic shelf, and is also looking for Japanese companies to join its offshore projects. Such Chinese companies as CNPC, CNOOC and Sinopec could take part in five different projects ... |
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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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