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St.Petersburg Forum: a venue for intellectuals

G8 summit in Northern Ireland

G8 summit in Northern Ireland

Total electronic surveillance in US

Total electronic surveillance in US

Evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

Evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria

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Singer Eduard Khil in intensive care

Singer Eduard Khil in intensive care

The famous Russian crooner Eduard Khil has been moved to an intensive care unit in a St. Petersburg hospital with what local media fear could be a stroke. Khil, 77, was hospitalized on April 8. The well-known singer of the Soviet era, Eduard Khil has received enormous attention recently.

The famous Russian crooner Eduard Khil has been moved to an intensive care unit in a St. Petersburg hospital with what local media fear could be a stroke. Khil, 77, was hospitalized on April 8.

The well-known singer of the Soviet era, Eduard Khil has received enormous attention recently. One of his hits of 40 years, a song without words called I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home has become hugely popular on the Internet.

The video with the song received over 2 million views; hundreds of people posted delightful comments of the song.

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US has no specific plan to reduce nuclear weapons with Russia

The United States has no specific plans to establish a working relationship with Russia on order to implement previous proposals by U.S. President Barack Obama to further reduce nuclear weapons.

Today, 1:30
Brazil's 2 biggest cities revoke fare hikes after protests

Brazil's two biggest cities revoked an increase in public transportation fares, Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday, following the largest protests seen in the country in 20 years.

Today, 1:33
Snowden: a traitor, a hero or a “hot potato”?

The incident with the leakage of classified information continues to be a hot topic in China. The official mass media and bloggers express opinions on it.

Yesterday, 20:23

Politics

US has no specific plan to reduce nuclear weapons with Russia

The United States has no specific plans to establish a working relationship with Russia on order to implement previous proposals by U.S. President Barack Obama to further reduce nuclear weapons.

Today, 1:30
North Korea expresses willingness to restart nuclear talks

North Korea has expressed willingness to restart long-stalled nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said. According to its website, North Korean officials said they wanted to "peacefully resolve the nuclear issue".

Today, 0:23
New Russian, US nuclear arms cuts must be preceded by fulfillment of START treaty - Ryabkov

Moscow finds it necessary to implement the existing START treaty and find an acceptable form of resolving the problem of missile defense before discussing the proposal of US President Barack Obama on the reduction of the nuclear potentials of Russia and the United States, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said.

Yesterday, 20:53

World

Russia condemns attack by Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Russia condemns the attack of militants from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group on UN's facilities in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Today, 3:04
Earthquake strikes central Chile, no damage reported

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of damage.

Today, 2:39
Syrian "rebels" destroy another church

Militants of the fanatical Islamist group Jebhat an-Nusra operating in Syria set fire to a Syrian Christian church in Deir ez-Zor on the Euphrates.

Today, 1:51

Russia

Russia needs US State Department to check on welfare of Russian orphans in Montana

Russian Foreign Ministry's Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Konstantin Dolgov says that it would hardly be possible for Russia's representatives to visit the children's camp “Ranch for Kids” in Montana without assistance of the US's State Department.

Today, 3:11
Russia is to strengthen its air and space defence – Putin

President Putin spoke about this at a high-level government meeting held to review the progress of Russia’s rearmament programme for the period to 2020.

Yesterday, 19:29
Decline in efficiency of Russian nuclear forces must not be permitted - Putin

President Vladimir Putin finds it impossible "to permit a violation of the balance in the system of strategic deterrence or a decline in the efficiency of Russian nuclear forces."

Yesterday, 17:43

Economy

Cyprus does not want to renegotiate aid

Media reports saying that the Cypriot government wants to renegotiate its agreement with the Eurogroup regarding its assistance program are not true stated the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis.

Today, 1:54
St.Petersburg Forum: a venue for intellectuals

The decline in production and consumption, insufficient investments and currency risks top the agenda of the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will take place in St.Petersburg between June 20th and 22nd . Given that these issues of global concern could lead to a new wave of economic crisis, the participants in the forum, which will be attended by President Vladimir Putin, say that it’s time to act and call for ‘decisive action’

Yesterday, 16:35
World Bank warns global warming woes closing in

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.

Yesterday, 12:21

Reality Check

China’s “shadow banking system” may hurt the country’s economy

The Fitch rating agency is concerned about the unregulated part of the Chinese banking sector. The so-called “shadow banks” pose systemic risks for the country’s economy.

17 June, 11:19
Iran’s unofficial inflation rate tops 105%

The Iranian economy is experiencing severe stress caused by the international sanctions against Tehran. An unofficial estimate of the Iranian inflation rate is almost three times the official annual inflation figure.

17 June, 11:17
Global regulators may start overseeing currency rates

The foreign exchange market is now in the crosshairs of the global financial regulators in the aftermath of the rate-rigging scandals in currency rates and interest rates markets.

17 June, 11:16

Society

3 dead, 1 injured in shooting at apartment complex in US

Three people have died and fourth is being treated at a hospital after a shooting in at condominium complex. Dwight Mitchell, a Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson, confirmed the deaths and injuries, but would not go into details about the shooting other than saying it happened inside a unit of the condo complex.

Today, 2:28
Brazil's 2 biggest cities revoke fare hikes after protests

Brazil's two biggest cities revoked an increase in public transportation fares, Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday, following the largest protests seen in the country in 20 years.

Today, 1:33
Syria to remain world’s major 'refugee-maker' - expert

Senior Russian lawmaker has called succesful the counry's participation in the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, where Russia managed to uphold its position on Syria. Alexei Pushkov praised Russia's offers during the summit to prevent Syria from being turned into the second Iraq or Libya. The humanitarian crisis in Syria worsens day by day. Millions have fled the country since the conflict errupted. The UN has said in the report that there are 45.2 millions people forcibly displaced world wide. It's the highest number of its kind since 1994.

Yesterday, 17:15

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Russian jets presented at Le Boirget

Yesterday, 18:14
Protests against corruption continued in Brazil

Yesterday, 10:43
'We are FROMRUSSIA!' - the new car rally's start

18 June, 16:54

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