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  • 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 ...

  • Putin Obama agree to push for Syria talks in Geneva

    Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday held here face-to-face talks on Syria on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Britain. At a press conference after their two-hour talks, the two leaders admitted they had big differences on Syria, but they agreed to push for a summit in Geneva, Switzerland. "Our positions do not ...

  • Russian judoka commits suicide

    Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide because of her failure during the London Olympics. Russian judo officials said Monday that Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from a 15th floor in the Siberian city of Tyumen, Saturday, reports Xinhua. "Her depression started after her defeat at the Olympic Games. She really punished ...

  • Putin Denies He Was Isolated at G8 Summit

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland he was "alone against seven" during discussions with his counterparts. Putin was responding to a question at a news conference following the G8 summit on 18 June. State-owned Rossiya 1 TV showed excerpts from the news conference on the same day. A Russian journalist asked Putin: "During the ...

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The Art of Amália

Bruno de Almeida's The Art of Amália is a documentary about the extraordinary 60-year career of the Portuguese singing sensation Amália Rodrigues, who died in October 1999, a week before the completion of the film. After first gaining fame in her native Portugal by singing the Fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music that stresses the hardships of life through lament, she ... ...

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  • Russian submarines heading to waters near NZ

    The Russians are coming, again, in submarines to waters near New Zealand. The state-run Itar-Tass agency says Russia will send submarines armed with nuclear ballistic missiles to the South Pacific and the Southern Ocean. "The revival of nuclear-submarine patrols will allow us to fulfil the tasks of strategic deterrence not only across the North Pole but also the South Pole," an ...

  • Isolated Putin won’t budge on Syria

    ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed President Obama's efforts to win backing to bring down Syrian leader Bashar Assad at a G-8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European ...

  • Kings Sign Russian Voynov to Six-Year Contract

    (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings rewarded Slava Voynov with a six-year contract after the Russian defenseman led the team in points during the playoffs, the team said on Tuesday. Voynov played in all 48 games with the Kings during the 2012-13 regular season, totaling new career highs for points (25) and assists (19). He also went on to lead the team with six goals and 13 points during a ...

  • Rezidor signs Park Inn in Nizhny Tagil Russia

    Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group strengthens its portfolio in Russia's regional cities with the signing of a new Park Inn by Radisson in Nizhny Tagil. The mid-market property will be the first internationally branded hotel in this prominent industrial city. Enjoying an outstanding waterfront location in Nizhny Tagil's central district, the Park Inn will include 135 contemporary guest rooms, ...

  • Russia to Hold G8 Summit in Sochi on June 4-5 2014 - Putin

    LOUGH ERNE, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - The next G8 summit will take place in the southern Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in June 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced ...

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