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27.01, 13:30
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Dinosaurs in Australia: Fright at the museum (VIDEO)
The reopening of an Australian Museum of Natural History has been a real thrill for visitors. Some of the delighted and rather frightened guests however think the animatronic creatures greeting them at the entrance were “a little too realistic”.
27.01, 12:31
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The naked Soviet photographer
Trailblazing Soviet photographer, Sergey Borisov captured his models naked when nudity was taboo in the Iron Curtain country. A selection of his cutting-edge images -“Naked Bohemia” – is on display at Moscow’s RuArts gallery.
27.01, 18:00
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Playing Devil’s advocate
The devil is not as black as he is painted, they say. In Faust, the latest drama from Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov, the main character is not afraid to go to the devil to borrow money from him.
27.01, 18:16
Royal romance Ukraine style
The fever of royal romance hasn't been in short supply this past year. So imagine the furore that's erupted over the prospect of a descendant of the last Russian Tsar looking for a bride!
Today: 12:48
Russian ice dancers settle for silver and bronze in Sheffield
Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat have defended their European ice dancing title, with the rest of the podium in Sheffield occupied by Russian contestants.
Today: 00:06
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Love over gold: Lithuania blocks Russian woman’s Olympic dream
Pentathlete Donata Rimsaite, who took Russian citizenship last year, won’t be able to represent her new country in London 2012 due to the decision of the General Assembly of the Lithuanian Olympic Committee.
27.01, 16:22
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Zvonareva and Kuznetsova lift Melbourne doubles title
Russia’s Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova have come out as winners in the women’s doubles finals at the Australian Open.
27.01, 15:03
Reading expect no miracles from Russian money
Reading’s chairman Sir John Madejski has warned fans that the club won’t go crazy on the transfer market after being acquired by Russian businessman Anton Zingarevich.
27.01, 15:16
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Putin election HQ: Medvedev ‘not helpful enough’
The head of Vladimir Putin’s election headquarters, film director Stanislav Govorukhin, has said that President Dmitry Medvedev is not doing enough to promote his ally Putin in the presidential race.
27.01, 18:17
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Election boss refutes violations as parliamentarians seek to cut his beard
The beard of Russia’s Central Election Commission head occupied an unusually large place in Duma discussions Friday, as Vladimir Churov spoke on alleged violations in December’s election. He had promised to shave, should Russia hold an unfair vote.
Parliamentary Elections 2011
27.01, 13:40
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Yabloko leader Yavlinsky out of presidential race
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially refused to register veteran politician, founder and one of the leaders of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, as a presidential candidate in the March 4 race.
Election 2012
27.01, 17:53
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‘Change is happening in Russia’
Russia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have held a debate on the condition of democracy in Russia, which is gearing up for a presidential election in March.
Today: 05:15
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Russia rejects new draft resolution on Syria
Russia has opposed the new Arab-European draft resolution on Syria presented by Morocco in the UN Security Council on Friday. Russia’s ambassador to the UN says it will continue to search for ways to end the ongoing bloodshed there.
Today: 02:29
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UN tells Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes
The United Nations has demanded that Israel stops the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank following a report on the “dramatic” increase in homes being knocked down.
Today: 00:04
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EU oil sanctions: Iran to get its retaliation in first?
Iran is threatening to cut its oil supplies to Europe as early as next week to pre-empt the EU embargo. Sassan Ghahramani, the president of a financial advisory service told RT that Iran is able to do this even if it means losing six months’ revenue.
Iran tension
27.01, 23:27
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Fitch cuts five EU states’ credit ratings
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the credit ratings for five European nations, namely Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain.
Eurozone crisis
27.01, 23:53
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After Obama's endorsement, yet another energy company goes bust
A note to American energy companies: if you want any future whatsoever, avoid Barack Obama like the plague.
27.01, 23:11
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Anonymous claims Stratfor spied on OWS
Anonymous promised that after hacking the intelligence firm Stratfor, called by some a “shadow CIA,” they’d prove that they were more than just a consulting firm.
27.01, 23:15
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Megaupload users to sue FBI
First federal prosecutors said that the file-sharing site Megaupload was responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to the music and film industry.
Today: 01:31
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New Mexico driver arrested and forgotten in jail for two years
A 58-year-old New Mexico man has been awarded $22 million in one of the largest ever federal civil rights settlements of its kind. For 22 months, Stephen Slevin was held in solitary confinement and never brought to trial.
27.01, 22:21
Deripaska 'optimistic' about commodities prices
The billionaire shareholder in Russia’s Rusal aluminium company Oleg Deripaska talks about commodity prices in an interview with RT.
27.01, 18:51
Davos optimism doesn't stop the blame game
The participants of the World Economic Forum are showing cautious optimism saying they believe the euro-zone crisis will be successfully resolved, though they haven’t agreed on the main issues such as Greek debt run-down yet.
Eurozone crisis
27.01, 22:22
Sky-high plans for Vekselberg
Billionaire Viktor Vekselberg thinks his companies have done so well last year, he’s planning to head into space.
27.01, 21:04
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Dvorkovich advocates radical re-shake of Russia’s tax system to boost revenues
A top Russian policymaker has called for a major overhaul of the Russian tax system.
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Russia and Japan bypass the Kuril Islands with ‘small steps’
The countries’ foreign ministers will focus on business. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who is starting his tour across the Asia-Pacific Region, will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Koitiro Gemba...
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Burnt by the sun?
Anatoly Shilov,the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), announced yesterday that the inter-departmental commission has completed its work. The final report has been signed and will be...
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Arguments over Russia
PACE debates about the Russian election escalate. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), currently in session in Strasbourg, held a discussion on Andreas Gross’s report “Russia between two...
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Taking stock
How fast will Russia’s equity markets get back to normal life after the fall in December? What can pump them back up? What about investment risk during Russia’s presidential campaign? And which sectors could improve...
Episode 242
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Denis Golovanov and Olga Gridneva – Costa Concordia Survivors The catastrophe of the Costa Concordia, which was carrying over 4,000 people, has been dominating international media for more than two weeks. Some have...
Mortgage investigation unit: will it work?
Tonight Alyona takes a look at the new economic figures coming out for the US, and take a look at some of the goals that Obama laid out in his State of the Union address, including the new unit to take on mortgage...
