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Tycoon Lebedev makes London's Evening Standard Free
In a groundbreaking move, Alexander Lebedev, the Russian tycoon and former KGB agent will today begin distributing over 600,000 copies of the London Evening Standard free to commuters in the British capital city.
London already has a number of free newspapers, such as the Metro and London Lite which are ...
World Cup Football: Russia 0 - 1 Germany
Germany beat Russia 1-0 in a packed Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Saturday night to secure their qualification for next year's World Cup Finals. The result leaves Russia in second place in Qualifying Group 4 and, four points clear of third place Finland, they are now guaranteed a spot in the ...
Medvedev interview: Recession has hit Russian economy hard
The global recession has done more damage to Russia than even its government predicted, President Dmitry Medvedev told Channel 1 in a televised interview on Russian television last night.
"The real damage to our economy was far greater than anything predicted by ourselves, the World Bank and other expert organisations," he ...
Renault to offer aid to troubled car manufacturer Avtovaz
French car manufacturer Renault SA has agreed to provide additional support to ailing Russian car maker OAO Avtovaz.
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov announced the deal, telling reporters that "Renault confirmed yesterday that it was prepared to invest in the development of Avtovaz, including the provision of the most ...
England fans forced to watch Ukraine match online
In a first for English football, this weekend's Ukraine vs England game will not be available on television at all. Instead, viewers will have to watch England play online, via a live stream provided by internet sports company Perform.
The unique experiment has come about because of the failure of Setanta, ...
Israel names Russian scientists involved in Iran nuclear project
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu secretly visited Moscow last week to deliver a list of the Russian scientists that Israel alleges have been helping Iran to develop its nuclear technology.
The visit was shrouded in secrecy - Israeli press were told at the time that Netanyahu was in Moscow that he ...
Putin threatens Renault stake in OAO AvtoVAZ
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned French car manufacturer Renault-Nissan that unless it takes additional steps to help out the stumbling Russian company OAO AvtoVAZ, he would consider reducing Renault-Nissan's 25% share in the company.
In order to secure jobs of workers at AvtoVAZ, the Russian government had provided the company with ...
Canadian clown arrives in Space
Guy Laliberte, billionaire founder of the Cirque de Soleil today became the seventh tourist to visit the International Space Station.
Laliberte, dubbed the first clown in space, made the two day trip to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft alongside Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev and U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams.
Laliberte ...
Russia Scientology Ban Illegal, says European Court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Russia's ban on Scientology was illegal. The ECHR's ruling will be binding on Russia, and the Russian government has also been ordered to pay a total of $30,000 in costs and damages to the two Scientology branches that brought the ...