russia ‘Bonehenge’: Stone Age structure of mammoth bones discovered in Russia By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:01:17 +0000 People living in Russia about 20,000 years ago built a "bonehenge" – a circular structure made of mammoth bones that could have been used to store food Full Article
russia With just a canary for company, Russian artist self-isolates in gallery By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:14:50 -0400 When an art gallery in southern Russia closed its doors to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, one artist asked to self-isolate there rather than leave his place of work. Full Article artsNews
russia Russia drops plans for Putin mosaic in military church By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:33:37 -0400 A grandiose mosaic depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking officials will not be put on display in a new military church after objections from the Kremlin leader, a church official said on Friday. Full Article artsNews
russia After Five Bloody Years in Syria, Russia Is Turning Against Iran—and Assad By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:07:17 GMT Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyGAZIANTEP, Turkey—After five years fighting to preserve Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Russia now appears inclined to dispose of its infamous client. Assad’s persistent brutality and corruption, and his inability to establish even the semblance of a functioning state, has grown to be a burden Moscow would prefer not to bear.And then there’s the problem of Iran. Assad, members of his family, and his Alawite clansmen enjoy close, perhaps unbreakable, bonds to the regime in Tehran and to Iranian-backed militias in Syria. All of which undermines Moscow’s primary mission there: to rehabilitate the Assad regime as a symbol of stability capable of attracting hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign investment for reconstruction, which Russian firms would then be poised to receive. As long as Assad’s relatives continue to function as a mafia and give free rein to Iranian troops using Syria as base of operations to threaten Israel and plan attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, those countries likely to foot the bill for Syrian reconstruction—the nations of Europe and the Gulf—are unlikely to come up with the cash. Read more at The Daily Beast. Full Article World
russia ESA and Russia delay troubled ExoMars mission launch until 2022 By www.newscientist.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:13:09 +0000 The ExoMars mission, a joint venture between the European and Russian space agencies, will be delayed for two years. It has already been plagued by issues and the coronavirus hasn't helped Full Article
russia Transcripts Reveal the Lies of Schiff & Dems on Russia By www.realclearpolitics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:56:20 -0500 The Trump-Russia collusion investigation was an elaborate and intentional hoax, staged by the most unscrupulous and power-mad political operatives this country has ever seen. Full Article AM Update
russia Russian Humanoid Robot to Pilot Soyuz Capsule to ISS This Week By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:40:00 GMT Skybot F-850 will spend a week on the ISS charming astronauts with its sense of humor Full Article robotics robotics/space-robots
russia Yikes!: Russian Helicopter Accidentally Fires Missiles At Journalists By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:00:00 -0500 This is a video from Russia's Zapad-2017 military exercises where a KA-52 Alligator helicopter accidentally fired two missiles towards a group of journalists covering the event (allegedly as a result of a short-circuit in the helicopter's electric system according to the Russian military *eyebarrelroll*). Three of the journalists were injured in the incident (amazingly not critically either), including the one seen strolling along the highway to the danger zone the video. Man, those missiles come QUICK. If you think you're gonna outrun one of those things like a tarantula in Animal Crossing, think again. I mean sure The Flash could do it, but he could also pleasure himself infinitely in the time it took you to read this article. "Huh?" How his penis doesn't catch fire is beyond me, there must be other superpowers at play too. Keep going for a couple versions of the video (the second with slow-mos), as well as a news report which includes the copter's gun view. Full Article destroying things fast get to the choppah! good lord holy smokes man those things cover ground quickly! military misfire! misfire! missiles oh wow quick russia strap me to one of those things and point me at the moon video war machines weapons of war woopsie
russia Coronavirus forces Russia to hold slimmed down Victory Day in blow to Putin By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 Full Article
russia Putin Says Russians are 'Invincible' in Speech During Coronavirus-Hit Victory Day Ceremony By www.newsweek.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:11:05 -0400 The president appeared outside the Kremlin walls to praise the Soviet effort in what is known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Full Article
russia U.S. chief justice puts hold on disclosure of Russia investigation materials By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:30:30 -0400 U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday put a temporary hold on the disclosure to a Democratic-led House of Representatives committee of grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Full Article domesticNews
russia Russia's Putin urges unity as he presides over slimmed down Victory Day By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:06:32 -0400 President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they stand together as he presided over celebrations of victory in World War Two that were slimmed down because of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article worldNews
russia Russia records muted V-Day celebrations as coronavirus cases continue to spiral By www.foxnews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:34:21 GMT Russia proceeded with Victory Day celebrations despite a rapidly deteriorating situation in the face of the pandemic. Full Article 9f4556d6-0fd3-5f42-93d9-bc4aca28e644 fox-news/health/infectious-disease/coronavirus fox-news/world/world-regions/russia fox-news/world/personalities/vladimir-putin fox-news/world/world-regions/europe fnc fnc/world article Fox News Peter Aitken
russia Vladimir Putin says Russia may need army to help battle coronavirus crisis after record daily rise in cases By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T14:32:47Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
russia Chinese and Russian state-backed media 'sharing misleading information on coronavirus with millions' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T10:32:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
russia New Russian plane crash footage shows passengers fleeing blaze that killed 41 people By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T09:54:45Z New video footage released by Russian authorities shows the moment a plane's emergency landing resulted in a crash which killed 41 people in Moscow in 2019. Full Article
russia Three Russian doctors 'fall from hospital windows after warnings about coronavirus' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:12:37Z Three doctors in Russia who raised concerns about the working conditions on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic have fallen out of hospital windows over the last two weeks, it has been reported. Full Article
russia Boris Johnson urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to help world find Covid-19 vaccine in VE Day phone call By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T16:31:00Z Boris Johnson has asked Vladimir Putin if Russia would help play a more integrated role in global efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Full Article
russia Victory Day: Belarus swaggers on parade as Russians leave Red Square deserted By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:05:03Z In a tale of two cities, Moscow keeps its distance while in Minsk, thousands turn out for the traditional military spectacularCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn any other year, hundreds of thousands of Russians would have marched with portraits of relatives who fought in the second world war in a memorial called the Immortal Regiment.But on Saturday, the images of Soviet veterans and their families floated past on Russian television, a public vigil adapted for the era of social isolation. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Russia Belarus Vladimir Putin Alexander Lukashenko Second world war
russia US says Russia working with Syria to send mercenaries to Libyan war By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:23:14 -0400 The US believes Russia is working with Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, to send militia fighters and equipment to Libya, according to senior officials. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, US special envoy for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said Libya’s increasingly shadowy battlefield could get even more complicated. “We know that, certainly, the Russians are working with Assad to transfer militia fighters, possibly third country, possibly Syrian, to Libya, as well as equipment,” he said. His comments came a day after a leaked UN report confirmed the presence of Russian and Syrian mercenaries operating in Libya in support of renegade military commander, Khalifa Haftar. The report revealed that Russian private military contractor, Wagner Group, has up to 1,200 mercenaries operating in Libya in support of General Haftar’s forces, which are already backed by the UAE, Russia and Egypt. The report, seen by Reuters, is one of the first indications of the scale of Wagner’s military operation in Libya’s messy battlefield, as well as the first time the UN has confirmed the presence of the shadowy Russian mercenaries. Since 2014, the oil-rich North African country has been split between areas controlled by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli and the northwest, and territory held by Gen Haftar’s eastern-based forces in Benghazi. For almost six years Gen Haftar’s forces have been at war with a coalition of militias from the west of the country who support the government in Tripoli. Turkey is the only military backer of the Tripoli government that is currently trying to stave off Haftar’s year-long offensive on the capital. The UAE and Egypt have long strengthened Haftar’s forces with military equipment, including aircraft and helicopters, while Moscow provided private contractor forces. As the conflict has drawn on and involvement has increasingly become the stage for a struggle for power in the region, diplomats say both Turkey and the UAE have deployed drones and the use of mercenaries has increased, now seemingly including forces from Russia and Syria. Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 NATO intervention helped topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and its battlefields increasingly populated with foreign fighters in a shadow-war. Russian mercenaries were first reported fighting alongside General Haftar’s forces in Libya in 2018. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, however, insisted that those mercenaries do not represent the Russian government. Yet when General Haftar visited Moscow in 2018, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with long-standing ties to Mr Putin and suspected owner of Wagner, was seen in the footage of the meeting, sitting near the Russian defence minister. Russia, which also backs Assad’s government in Syria, has maintained a delicate balancing act in Libya, forging ties with both the UN-recognised government and with the rebel commander. But Moscow’s patience with General Haftar began to run out earlier this year when he and his entourage in January abruptly left the much-anticipated cease-fire talks in Moscow mediated by Russia and Turkey without signing the deal. Henry Wooster, deputy assistant secretary at State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs also expressed increasing concern over the ties between the Libyan commander and Syria’s president, who are both bitter enemies of Turkey and fighting Turkish-backed militant groups on their soil. “Haftar’s establishment of so-called diplomatic relations with the Assad regime...is very much a part of the piece of the question of Syrian mercenaries, at least on his side of the equation,” he said. While the leaked report also confirmed the presence of Syrian mercenaries in Libya fighting alongside Haftar’s forces, Pro-Turkish Syrians are also known to be fighting with the Tripoli government, against General Haftar. Full Article
russia Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia are repressive regimes. They don’t belong on U.N. Human Rights Council | Opinion By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:23:43 -0400 Full Article
russia Coronavirus forces Russia to hold slimmed down Victory Day in blow to Putin By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:00 -0400 Full Article
russia Russia, Belarus mark Victory Day in contrasting events By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:23:12 -0400 Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic. In neighboring Belarus, however, the ceremonies went ahead in full, with tens of thousands of people in the sort of proximity that has been almost unseen in the world for months. Victory Day is Russia’s most important secular holiday and this year’s observance had been expected to be especially large because it is the 75th anniversary, but the Red Square military parade and a mass procession called The Immortal Regiment were postponed as part of measures to stifle the spread of the virus. Full Article
russia Putin calls for 'invincible' unity as Russians mark Victory Day on lockdown By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:53:52 -0400 President Vladimir Putin told Russians they are "invincible" when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in lockdown from the coronavirus. With cases surging and authorities urging Russians to stay in their homes, celebrations of this year's Victory Day were muted after the Kremlin grudgingly postponed plans for a grand parade with world leaders. Instead of columns of military hardware and thousands of troops marching through Red Square as planned, Putin walked alone to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame outside the red brick walls of the Kremlin. Full Article
russia Putin pays a somber tribute to WWII dead as Russian coronavirus cases skyrocket By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:14:00 -0400 Cancellation of the ceremony was the second blow to Putin, who was forced to call off a referendum extending his time in power. Full Article
russia Putin pays a somber tribute to WWII dead as Russian coronavirus cases skyrocket By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:14:00 -0400 Cancellation of the ceremony was the second blow to Putin, who was forced to call off a referendum extending his time in power. Full Article
russia Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia By www.thenation.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:15:10 +0000 Nadezhda Azhgikhina Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response. The post Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia appeared first on The Nation. Full Article
russia Florence Pugh says it was 'daunting' to join the MCU in 'Black Widow', and do a Russian accent By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:32:10 GMT Pugh said she was worried that the passionate Marvel fans would "hate" her and her accent. Full Article
russia Three Russian Frontline Health Workers Mysteriously Fell Out Of Hospital Windows By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:05:00 -0400 Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition. Full Article
russia The Pandemic Cancels The Celebration Of Victory In WWII In Russia By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 Russian President Vladimir Putin had celebrations to mark victory in WWII and a constitutional vote to keep him in power till 2036 planned for this spring. But the pandemic has canceled both events. Full Article
russia Disney+ reportedly working on new 'female-centric' Star Wars series from Russian Doll's Leslye Headland By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T20:14:00Z Report suggests the series takes place in a whole new part of the Star Wars timeline Full Article
russia REPORT: Russia helping Venezuela search for members of failed incursion... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z REPORT: Russia helping Venezuela search for members of failed incursion... (Third column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Maduro charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'...Plans to bring USA to International Criminal Court... Full Article
russia Mario Gotze announces he will leave Borussia Dortmund By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T02:54:00Z Mario Gotze has confirmed he is to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season when his contract expires. Full Article
russia Erling Haaland to Real Madrid? Borussia Dortmund striker is attractive for any club in Europe, says Aitor Karanka By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T17:03:01Z Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is an attractive option for any club in Europe, believes former Real Madrid defender and assistant coach Aitor Karanka. Full Article
russia Real Madrid should have signed Erling Haaland before he joined Borussia Dortmund, says Luis Figo By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T19:31:09Z Real Madrid should have signed young striker Erling Haaland before he moved to Borussia Dortmund, their former winger Luis Figo believes. Full Article
russia Jadon Sancho to Chelsea? Callum Hudson-Odoi says he would 'love' Blues to sign Borussia Dortmund star By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T05:22:00Z Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi says he would love his club to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. Full Article
russia Jadon Sancho to Manchester United: Borussia Dortmund 'totally relaxed' amid transfer links By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T13:00:00Z Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he is "completely relaxed" over the future of Manchester United target Jadon Sancho. Full Article
russia Jadon Sancho returns to Borussia Dortmund training as German football prepares to resume season By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:20:00Z Jadon Sancho has returned to training with Borussia Dortmund with German football edging closer to a return following the coronavirus shutdown. Full Article
russia NSW Police use helicopters, dogs to search for 'large Russian' wanted over stabbing By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:53:00 +1100 NSW Police release the identity of a Russian man who they allege killed property developer Albert Metledge and critically wounded his son Antony in a daylight stabbing attack in inner Sydney. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:Murder and Manslaughter Australia:NSW:St Peters 2044
russia Justice Department to drop Michael Flynn's Trump-Russia case By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:18:07 +1200 In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry... Full Article
russia COVID-19 leading to shortage of orphan drugs in Russia By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:09:00 +0100 The ongoing spread of COVID-19 in Russia is leading to shortages of drugs against orphan diseases in… Full Article Anti-virals/Coronavirus/Focus On/From our correspondent/Hydroxychloroquine/In Depth/Pharmaceutical/Public health/Rare diseases/Russia/Russian market
russia Russia records more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases in past day By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:07:00 -0400 Russian authorities said on Saturday they had recorded 10,817 new cases of the coronavirus in the last day, pushing the nationwide tally to 198,676. Full Article healthNews
russia Imprisoned Spy and His Son Indicted on Charges of Acting as Russian Agents and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:12:58 EST A federal indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon charging Harold James Nicholson, 58, of Sheridan, Ore., and Nathaniel James Nicholson, 24, of Eugene, Ore., with two counts of Conspiracy, one count of Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government, and four counts of Money Laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Ten Russian Agents Plead Guilty and Are to Be Removed from the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 17:04:38 EDT Ten individuals pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to serve as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States and will be immediately expelled from the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:10:37 EST Harold James Nicholson, 59, appeared before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and pleaded guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Imprisoned Spy Sentenced to 8 More Years for Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:53:14 EST Harold James Nicholson, 59, was sentenced today to 96 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown following his guilty pleas to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at the 3rd Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States Summit on Anti-corruption By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:08:57 EDT "This conference comes at an important moment in Russia’s efforts to strengthen its rule of law. In the Justice Department, we have long recognized corruption as a transnational problem. Corruption affects countries rich and poor, large and small, and it has particularly harmful effects on emerging economies." Full Article Speech
russia Former President of Russian Steel Producer’s U.S. Subsidiary Indicted for Hiding Assets in Secret Swiss Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:39:52 EDT Victor Lipukhin was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., for attempting to interfere with the administration of the internal revenue laws and filing false tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Distributing Credit Card Data Belonging to Thousands of Card Holders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:57:29 EDT A Russian national indicted for hacking into point of sale systems at retailers throughout the United States and operating websites that distributed credit card data of thousands of credit card holders appeared today for arraignment in U.S. federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Western District of Washington and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
russia Hewlett-Packard Russia Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Bribery of Russian Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:41:04 EDT ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), pleaded guilty today to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and was then sentenced for bribing Russian government officials to secure a large technology contract with the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. Full Article OPA Press Releases