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Maria Domnitskaya Future without AIDS1 декабря 2010 15:19World AIDS Day is observed on the 1 st of December each year. At present, people across the world Caspian sturgeon: protect it or lose it19 ноября 2010 18:52The wholesale price of an ounce of sturgeon caviar is about 150 dollars. In a high-end restaurant, the same amount will set you back up to 5 times as much. Indeed, what else can you expect if the delicacy is increasingly scarce? We hear about this from the chief public relations officer at the Federal Fisheries Agency Alexander Solovyov. Father Frost gets a present18 ноября 2010 19:45The Russian “brother” of Santa Claus – Father Frost, who is loved by children for giving presents, has received an unusual present himself. Tolerance is a skill to live side by side16 ноября 2010 18:33The whole of the civilized world marks the International Day of Tolerance on the 16th of November. On that day 15 years ago UNESCO adopted the Declaration of Tolerance. Today intolerance is a very acute problem in many countries. People of German cities join ranks to fight against new mosques. France has passed a law against wearing Muslim veils. Children help to restore destroyed forests16 ноября 2010 16:59Russia’s school goers have joined a programme aimed at restoring forests that were destroyed during wild-fires in the summer. The young participants of the “More Oxygen” programme have already planted three million young plants of pine and about a million acorns oak in nursery gardens. Russia infected with a smoking epidemic15 ноября 2010 15:17Russia tops in the number of cigarette smokers per capita. Almost 40 percent of the population, especially the people of ages of between 16 and 44, smokes. An opinion poll conducted by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, GATS, with the assistance of the World Health Organization confirmed the spread of a smoking epidemic in Russia. Excursions to Krasnoyarsk detention center gain popularity14 ноября 2010 16:19Over the past couple of years, excursions to a pre-trial detention center in the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk have gained popularity among tourists who are especially surprised to know that an array of prominent Russian political figures were behind bars there in previous times. World Orphans Day8 ноября 2010 15:24At present, an estimated 145 million children are orphaned or displaced globally, and every two seconds, a child somewhere in the world is orphaned. New type of tourism in Russia’s Siberia5 ноября 2010 16:09A new type of tourism gains popularity in the Tyumen region in Russia’s Siberia, where an array of the Soviet-era top-secret facilities is currently available for ordinary people. People with a white cane15 октября 2010 16:31There’re about 37 million blind people in the world today, and nearly 124 million have serious eye sight defects. One adult loses eye sight every 5 seconds, and one child – every minute. The World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts that there will be about 75 million blind people in the world by the year 2020. Census call line launched in Russia6 сентября 2010 18:34A census hot line has been launched in Russia from September 5th to provide all the necessary info in the run-up to the Russian Census 2010 which is to take place from September 14th to October 25th. The founder of sociology George Gallup once said that one spoonful can reflect the taste of the whole pot of soup. Café de la Regence to open in Khanty-Mansiisk2 сентября 2010 15:14An analogue to the legendary Café de la Regence in Paris has opened in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mantiisk coinciding with the inauguration of the 39th World Chess Olympiad in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mantiisk. The “Café de la Regence” was the most famous venue of chess battles involving grandmasters in the 18-19 centuries. Chess Olympics about to start in Russia1 сентября 2010 12:27Russia’s Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiisk is prepared to host the 39th World Chess Olympics which is expected to draw almost 1,400 participants from 158 countries. This year’s novelty, the supercomputer BlueGene, will select 20 most intriguing games and comment on them in three languages via the Internet. Russia taking a census of ethnic minorities19 августа 2010 18:24August and September are the busiest time for census takers in the Russian Far East and Polar Regions, homeland to a large number of ethnic minorities. Officials will take a census of ethnic minorities in 11 Russian regions in August alone. Altai rewarded with "European Quality" prize3 августа 2010 15:43The Altai region has received the European Quality prize for excellent service. The Russian region got the prize in June on the recommendation of the Britain based European Business Assembly. Italian specialists are to be entrusted with the further development of the Belokurikha resort in Altai. Another echo of Chechen war?29 июля 2010 17:53Police have opened a probe into a mass row at a youth health center in the Krasnodar Region in southern Russia, which left at least 9 people injured, media reports said on Thursday. Russia sets up mobile football betting centres28 июля 2010 16:04Mobile betting centres will be set up at all stadiums of Russia-Premier League. For the first time, fans can make bets right at the stadium when “Spartak” plays “CSKA” in the Russian championship on August 1st. Exotic lotus flowers blooming in Russia21 июля 2010 15:18The four lotus lakes in the Jewish Autonomous Region have become a popular tourist attraction for both Russians and residents of South East Asia. This natural wonder, the Komarov lotus, will blossom for less than a month. Russian woman is World Chess Champion20 июля 2010 16:11By a decision of the World Chess Federation, July 20th is marked as International Chess Day since 1966. Chess came to Russia in the 9th century and has since become a favourite game of many Russians Grand Masters of the country have for many years be among the leading players in the world. Izhevsk to host Redheads' Festival14 июля 2010 15:18Preparations continue in Izhevsk, the capital of the Russian republic of Udmurtia in the Urals, for the September Redheads’ Festival, already the seventh of its kind. The venue is by no means a random choice. Ethnographic studies confirm that Udmurtia has a surprisingly high percentage of red-haired people. |
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