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  • Obama to propose further U.S. Russain nuclear arms cut

    Berlin, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday will propose plans for the United States and Russia to further cut strategic nuclear warheads during his high-profile speech at the landmark Brandenburg Gate, a senior U.S. official said. During his first visit to Berlin as U.S. president, Obama will propose reducing atomic weapons by a third below the 1,550 agreed ...

  • More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

    MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

  • Russian multimillionaire wants humans to become immortal by 2045

    A Russian tycoon said that he is interested in developing a technology that will allow humans to outlive their bodies. 32-year-old Dmitry Itskov has an aggressive timetable in which he would like to see his milestones toward his goal met. He visions that by 2020 robots that can be controlled remotely with our brains will be built. By 2025, he wants robot prosthesis that could replace an ...

  • Vimpelcom Moscow tower sale gathers pace

    TMT that there has been interest from several infrastructure-focused groups, as well as a number of financial sponsors, including one bid backed by a Russian billionaire, and another joint venture, part-funded by Macquarie. Barclays Capital is advising Vimpelcom on the transaction. Although the mobile giant has targeted a deadline of 4Q13 for the sale, sources suggest that it is likely to drag ...

  • Putin Lukashenko discuss cooperation CIS integration

    MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday to discuss cooperation and integration on the CIS space, the Kremlin press service ...

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Escape From the Planet of the Apes [DVD]

(Warning: As it is difficult to discuss adequately the Planet of the Apes series without giving away some important plot information and potential surprises (especially in the first film), the following article contain numerous spoilers. If you have not yet seen the films, proceed at your own risk.) ...

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  • Just Russia candidate says he goes into election to make Muscovites happier

    MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The chairman of the A Just Russia party, Nikolai Levichev, said on Wednesday he goes into the mayoral election to make the Muscovites happier. "I will do everything so that Muscovites become a bit happier as a result of the Moscow mayoral election," said Levichev, announcing himself the party candidate for the election. According to him, there are a lot ...

  • Moscow supports Kabul’s efforts to promote dialogue with armed opposition

    MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow supports Kabul’s efforts towards promoting dialogue with the armed opposition, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on ...

  • Ukrainian Rada against denouncing agreement on Russian Black Sea Fleet

    KIEV, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The Ukrainian Rada has turned down a proposed bill which calls to denounce an agreement which Ukraine signed with Russia in 2010, under which the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol on the Ukrainian territory was extended for 25 ...

  • Russian Opposition Figure Charged with Plotting Mass Riots

    MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) – Russian prosecutors have charged opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev with plotting mass riots during a demonstration in Moscow last May, his lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday. Razvozzhayev, who had previously been accused by investigators of attempting mass disturbances, has been now formally charged with having organized riots, followed ...

  • Russia Lost $25 Bln in 3 Years in Transfer Scams – Banker

    MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) – Shell companies have illegally funneled 760 billion rubles ($25 billion) from Russia in the past three years, outgoing Central Bank chief Sergei Ignatyev said on Wednesday, Vedomosti business paper reported. Ignatyev who is leaving his post next week after serving three consecutive terms, made the statement in a report to the Russian parliament on the ...

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