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Antarctic tour ship stuck in ice

World
2009-11-18

A RUSSIAN icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica has become stuck in the ice but is not in danger, a shipping company said yesterday. The Captain Khlebnikov...

Russian man dies of H1N1 in Beijing

National
2009-11-4

A RUSSIAN national died of swine flu in Beijing after medical treatment failed, health authorities said yesterday. The 32-year-old man, whose name was not released, died on Monday afternoon. He arrived in Beijing...

Victims of avalanche believed dead

National
2009-11-3

TWO Russian tourists missing in an avalanche in southwest China had "virtually zero" chance of survival after being buried for five days, but rescue efforts would continue, local authorities said yesterday. The...

Military plane crash claims 11 in Russia

World
2009-11-2

A RUSSIAN heavy-lift military cargo plane crashed on takeoff yesterday in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board, officials said. The crash was the second accident in less than a month involving an Il-76,...

Seven missing Russian mountain hikers found

National
2009-10-18

SEVEN Russian hikers reportedly missing have been found after being trapped for more than a month in remote Kunlun Mountain Range in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local officials said yesterday. ...

Putin set to sign huge China deals

National
2009-10-13

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing last night for a visit expected to yield a slew of deals on cooperation in development of oil, gas and other strategic resources. Putin was met by Foreign...

'First clown in space' touches down

World
2009-10-12

THE Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan yesterday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey. Laliberte, who wore...

Russia to loosen control

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-30

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told investors yesterday that the government will reduce its role in the economy and ownership of companies over the coming years to allow for better growth. Speaking at a...

Isinbayeva scales new high, Bolt hot

Sports | Athletics
2009-8-30

RUSSIAN pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva bounced back from losing her world title by setting a world record at 5.06 meters at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich on Friday, while Usain Bolt came from behind to win the 100...

Death toll hits 66 as more hydro blast victims found

World
2009-8-23

RUSSIAN authorities were reportedly warned in 1998 that Siberia's massive Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant had fallen into serious neglect and was unsafe, more than a decade before this week's deadly...