Day: August 28, 2017
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Milk and Sugar Pods That Dissolve in Coffee Could Replace Single-Serve Containers
Why use plastic when you can use sugar?
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Central Bank Steps In to Save Russia’s Eighth Largest Bank Otkritie
Otkritie Bank, one of Russia’s largest private lenders, has been saved from collapse by the country’s Central Bank
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How Kazakhstan Could Help Prevent Nuclear War (Op-ed)
A nuclear storage facility in Kazakhstan is a timely reminder of why Russia and the United States must cooperate
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Prominent Economist Aleksashenko Says He Won’t Return to Russia After ‘Fake’ Detention
Former deputy finance minister Sergei Aleksashenko has said he will not return to Russia, after being spooked by fake reports of his detention
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Roman Abramovich Is Buying Up Teslas to Give to His Friends
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought around 20 Tesla electric cars that are not yet available on the Russian market and handed them out to friends and partners
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The Battles of Borodino: Coming Soon to a Field Near You
Not far from Moscow are vast, peaceful fields. But this is Borodino, where the course of history was decided — twice.
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Taxi Driver Who Shamed Passengers With Soviet Dye Tastes His Own Medicine
A taxi driver in the Far East city of Khabarovsk who forced two young women who couldn’t pay their fare to smear a green antiseptic on their faces has reportedly become a target himself
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U.S. Consulate Vandalized in St. Petersburg
U.S.-Russia relations have sharply deteriorated since Washington brought fresh sanctions against Russia in early August
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Prosecutors Blame Weather Forecasters for Deadly Moscow Storm
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says forecasters are partly responsible for the deaths of 16 people during a May storm in Moscow
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Russian Military Ship Barred From Finnish Port During Zapad Drills
The docking dates coincide with Russia’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus, prompting security analysts to speculate whether the request was intended to provoke Finnish authorities
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Russia’s Sakhalin Island Disappears From Online Maps As North Korea Fires Missile
The Pacific island of Sakhalin has partially disappeared from Russia’s Yandex map service
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Russian Language on the Decline Thanks to English, Says Official
Vyacheslav Nikonov called for an expansion of the Eurasian Union and an increase in educational programs abroad to foster the Russian language
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Moscow Threatens Countermeasures If U.S. Impedes Russian Diplomats
“The issue of retaliatory measures, including mirror measures, will be raised in all its magnitude and will loom large.”