Month: March 2017
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Trouble Translating Trump
Translating Donald Trump has not been smooth sailing for my Russian colleagues. They are sometimes clearly befuddled by Trumpese and make wild guesses about the meaning of his tweets.
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Trump, Le Pen and Other Fleeting Relationships: Is the Russian Scare Real?
With Putin, when it comes to serious business there is only one sure way to know that agreements are going to be respected: a publicized friendship.
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Defects Found in Almost Every Russian Proton Rocket Engine
Russia has 71 rocket engines stockpiled for its Proton space rockets. Almost all of them have been found to be defective.
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Russian Cinemas Furious After Culture Ministry Pulls a Fast One
After the Culture Ministry bumped the release of The Fast and The Furious 8 in favor of a state-sponsored movie on the Soviet space program, some of Russia’s largest movie theater chains are fighting back.
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Russia’s Sberbank to Sell Ukrainian Subsidiary Amid Sanctions
Russia’s largest state-owned bank is set to sell its Ukrainian subsidiary weeks after being hit with sanctions from Kiev.
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‘Loads of Love’: Apple Engineer Converts Van Into Mobile Laundromat for Homeless
Ron Powers, a mechanical engineer at Apple, turned a used van into a mobile laundromat and made it available for free to the homeless of Santa Cruz, California. He said he spent many years focused on studying…
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Red iPhone 7s Will Soon Hit Apple Stores
The palette of colors that iPhones come in is increasing this week, as Apple releases a red special edition of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Photo Credit: Apple
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At Facial Recognition Hearing, Congress Attacks FBI
Democrats and Republicans alike hammered the FBI on Wednesday for its use of facial recognition software to identify potential suspects, saying the technology fosters racial bias, leads to arrests of innocent… Photo Credit: National Science Foundation
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Puerto Rico Downs Netherlands to Advance to WBC Final
Puerto Rico came into Monday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal game against The Netherlands with an undefeated record, and they’ll carry that unblemished mark into Wednesday’s title contest as they notched… Photo Credit: Denis Poroy/Getty Images
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Britain Liquidates Russian Oil Companies’ Fraudulent ‘Clones’
On paper, the firms looked like legitimate subsidiaries of major Russian oil and gas companies. One problem: They were fake.
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Putin Ally Looks to Take Over Aircraft Industry
Defense and technology Rostec has its eyes on the United Aircraft Corporation, but a takeover isn’t expected just yet.
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British Taxi Service Goes Head to Head With Uber in Russia
Splyt, a British ride-sharing app, has opened an office in Moscow. They hope to coordinate an alliance of local taxi services, possibly undermining giants like Uber and Yandex.
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Russian Shoe Sales Plummet Amid Economic Crisis
Russian annual shoes purchases have dropped to 2.5 pairs per person due to the current economic crisis, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper has reported.
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Putin Ally Buys Black Sea Oyster Farm Linked to President
An oyster farm allegedly linked to President Vladimir Putin has been bought by one of the Russian leader’s closest allies.
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Officials Plan Tax Breaks to Get Russians Saving for Retirement
Russian officials could soon raise income taxes for workers who don’t make payments to a private pension fund in a bid to encourage Russians to save for their retirement.
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Russia’s Sberbank Starts Accepting Passports From Ukraine’s Breakaway Republics
Russian banks are refusing to accept passports issued by Ukraine’s breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, despite orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin that officials to start recognizing the documents.
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The Russian Billionaires on Bloomberg’s Rich List
Only a select few of Russia’s oligarchs make it to the top of the world’s rich lists. We looked at the Russian businessmen ranked among the world’s elite in the top 100 of Bloomberg’s prestigious Billionaires Index.
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Dire Straits Experience to kick off their 2017 world tour in Russia
The gigs featuring the original Dire Straits band mates Chris White and Chris Whitten will roll out hits by the legendary British act in Moscow on March 3 and in Ufa on Mar The Dire Straits Experience is a project by the legendary British rock band’s saxophone player Chris White and guitarist/vocalist Terence Reis. The…
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Survey claims most Crimean Tatars satisfied with living in Russia
The latest survey showed that 75% of Crimean Tatars are pleased with their life since the peninsula became a part of Russia Three quarters of Crimean Tatars are pleased with their life after Crimea became a part of Russia, according to a survey conducted by Russia’s Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs. “The latest survey showed…