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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...

EU and Russia agree to 'early warning' setup on energy cuts

Business | Energy
2009-11-17

THE European Union and Russia yesterday agreed to an "early warning" mechanism to shield Europe from potential energy supply cuts and protect consumers in the event of a repeat of last year's Russia-Ukraine gas dispute. ...

European trio closes in on Cup spots

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-16

FRANCE, Portugal and Russia all moved closer to next year's World Cup finals with first-leg playoff wins on Saturday, although none of them did enough to take victory for granted in the second legs this week. France,...

Russia to consider bending time zones

World
2009-11-14

RUSSIA has 11 time zones across its vast territory - and its leaders believe that's just too many hours in the day. President Dmitry Medvedev has suggested that Russia reduce the number of time zones in the name...

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...

Russia launches two European satellites

World
2009-11-2

RUSSIA has successfully launched two European scientific research satellites with a Rokot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia early today, said a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces. ...

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,...

At least 6 killed in Russian plane crash: RIA Novosti

World
2009-11-1

AT least six people died when a transport plane crashed today in Russia's far-eastern Yakutia region, RIA Novosti news agency reported. The plane, an Ilyushin transport plane of the Interior Ministry, were carrying...

Russia sets sights on a new spaceship

World
2009-10-29

RUSSIA'S space agency is planning to build a new spaceship with a nuclear engine, its chief said yesterday. Anatoly Perminov told a government meeting that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said...