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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 ...

  • Earthquake measuring 5 pts registered in southern Siberia

    KEMEROVO, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 points on the open-ended Richter scale was registered at 03:02 hours Moscow Standard Time in the central part of the Kemerovo region in southern Siberia. Underground shocks were felt in several cities of the Kuznetsk Coalfields located on the territory of the region. They did not bring about any noticeable aftermaths. According to ...

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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 stand on Syria settlement in line with those of other G8 countries

    LOUGH ERNE, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian stand on the settlement in Syria is in line with the stands of other G8 countries, which is confirmed by the statement of the Group of Eight, Sergei Ryabkov, Russian deputy foreign minister, told reporters on ...

  • IMF downgrades Russian economy outlook

    The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) has lowered its forecast of Russian GDP growth in 2013 from 3. 4 percent to 2.5 percent, head of the IMF mission said Tuesday."The growth will amount to 2.5 percent in 2013 and to 3.25 percent in 2014," Antonio Spilimbergo told reporters following talks with Russian government officials here.In April, IMF forecast that Russian economy would grow ...

  • Cuban womens judo team to compete in Russia Brazil

    Cuba's four-member women's judo team, led by Olympic champion Idalis Ortiz, will compete in Russia and Brazil, sports news website JIT said Tuesday.The women will first compete at the World Universiade of Kazan, Russia in July, then travel to France for training before attending the World Championship next August in Brazil, coach Ronaldo Veitia said."We will attend the 27 ...

  • Obama Has Plans to Cut U.S. Nuclear Arsenal if Russia Reciprocates

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  • 8 Russian Sailors Acquitted in Nigeria Arms Smuggling Case

    arrested near the West African country’s coast in October 2012 on arms smuggling charges. The sailors were the crew of the MV Myre Seadiver vessel owned by Moscow-based security firm Moran Security Group. Nigerian authorities detained the Myre Seadiver ship with the Russian crew in the port of Lagos on October 19 last year after finding weapons, including 14 Kalashnikov AK-47 assault ...

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