Day: November 10, 2020
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Russian Peacekeepers Head to Nagorno-Karabakh After Peace Deal
Hundreds of Russian peacekeepers were heading to Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a peace deal to end weeks of fierce fighting over the disputed region. The Moscow-brokered agreement, which saw a ceasefire take effect at 21:00 GMT, came after a string of Azerbaijani victories in its fight to retake the ethnic…
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JSC Rusatom Healthcare and GEM signed a contract for sterilization of products of the new plant producing microbiology material handling systems
On November 9, 2020 in Moscow, GEM, supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, has opened Russia’s first plant producing uniform line of virus and microbiology handling systems used for coronavirus tests. The production capacity is 1.5 mln handling systems a month. They will be sterilized by ROSATOM’s Sterion, the operator of…
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The Reactor Pressure Vessel for Power Unit 1 Delivered to Akkuyu NPP (Turkey)
November 10, 2020, Mersin – Equipment of major importance for Power Unit 1 – the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) – has been delivered to the Akkuyu NPP site, having covered a distance of 3,000 kilometers. The RPV is large-size equipment, which, at the NPP operation stage, accommodates nuclear fuel, and where a nuclear reaction involving…
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Arctic Archipelago Sees October Temps 10 Degrees Hotter Than Normal
A set of Arctic islands north of the Siberian mainland saw temperatures as much as 10 degrees Celsius warmer than normal for the season last month, temperature maps from Russian meteorology service Roshydromet show. It was one of the warmest October months on record for the Russian archipelago of Severnaya Zemlya, which also saw the…
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What Does the Nagorno-Karabakh Deal Mean for Russia?
The new Russia-brokered peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a sign of Moscow seeking to reaffirm its influence in the conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, analysts said Tuesday. But they disagreed on the level of the Kremlin’s success. Unlike previous agreements brokered by Russia and the U.S. which have fallen through within…
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Russian PM Mishustin Tightens Grip on Domestic Policy in Mini Reshuffle
The Russian government is pushing ahead with a long-rumored mini-reshuffle this week in what analysts see as a mark of both newly installed prime minister Mikhail Mishustin’s growing influence and President Vladimir Putin’s divide-and-conquer approach to keeping his underlings in check. A handful of mid-ranking cabinet members have been shuffled out and replaced by new…
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Netflix to Provide Movies Dubbed In Russian
Netflix is launching a pilot project that will provide films dubbed into Russian, Interfax has reported. The new service, in partnership with Russian media holding company National Media Group (NMG), will offer more Russian content including the series “To The Lake,” which Netflix is showing on worldwide platforms. Although Netflix has been available in Russia…
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Moscow Curbs Late-Night Club, Restaurant Hours as Coronavirus Surges
Moscow will limit hours at clubs, bars and restaurants for two months starting Friday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced alongside other measures in the latest effort to contain a record-breaking surge of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting Nov. 13, these establishments as well as others like bowling alleys, karaoke bars and cafes, will not be allowed to…
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Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Nov. 10
Russia has confirmed 1,817,109 cases of coronavirus and 31,161 deaths. Nov. 10: What you need to know today Russia confirmed 20,977 new coronavirus cases — the fifth day in a row where new infections passed 20,000 — and 368 deaths. Moscow will order all bars, restaurants, clubs and other nighttime establishments to close between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.…
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First Diplomatic Mission to Open in Crimea Since Annexation – TASS
The first foreign diplomatic mission will open in sanctions-hit Crimea six years after Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine and incurred international sanctions, Russian state media reported Tuesday. The consulate will belong to the Central American nation of Nicaragua, which had named sanctioned Russian naval officer Oleg Belaventsev as its honorary consul in Crimea this…
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Main Points of Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Tuesday to a Russian-brokered peace deal to end weeks of heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh and find a long-term solution to the dispute over the region. Here are the main points of the deal, which came after Azerbaijan managed to retake significant territory it had lost to Armenian separatists in a…
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Gorbachev Urges Better U.S.-Russian Ties Under Biden
Russia needs to improve its ties with the United States under Joe Biden, though “not at any cost,” the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said after major U.S. television networks called the race for the Democratic Party challenger. Gorbachev said Biden appeared to “understand the importance of relations with Russia” when he last met the…
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Over 400 Jehovah’s Witnesses Charged or Convicted in Russia, Group Says
More than 400 Jehovah’s Witnesses have been charged or convicted in Russia since the country banned the religious group as an “extremist” organization three years ago, the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia has said. Since the April 2017 ban by Russia’s Supreme Court, law enforcement officers raided the homes of 1,166 worshippers’ families, the Jehovah’s Witnesses…
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Rosneft Moves to New International Health, Safety and Environmental Standards
Rosneft’s Integrated Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSE IMS) conform to the requirements of ISO 45001:2018, Occupational Health and Safety Management System, and ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management System.