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Today: 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”.
Today: 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.
Today: 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.
Today: 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: 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.
Today: 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.
Today: 14:11
KHL’s top keeper helpless against Dynamo
Despite some heroic efforts from visiting keeper, Konstantin Barulin, Dynamo Moscow comfortably beat Atlant 3-0 to stay third in the KHL’s Western Conference.
Today: 02:16
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Russian pairs fill podium at Euro skating champs
Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov have won their first major title in the pairs’ competition at the European figure skating championships.
Today: 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.
Today: 18:17
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
Today: 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
Today: 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: 15:25
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Western-backed resolution on Syria doomed?
The UN Security Council is due to consider a new resolution on Syria, which demands that the country’s authorities step down. Russia however has stated that the draft offered by the West and the Arab League has no chance of being passed as it is.
Arab world protests Syria unrest
Today: 04:30
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Wrong addressee? Large stash of cocaine arrives at UN HQ
Police in New York have seized two bags containing 16 kg of cocaine at the UN’s mail center. The unusual shipment had been sent from Mexico City and apparently was not intended to end up at the global organization’s headquarters.
Today: 11:58
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Americans oppose war: But does govt care?
With harsh US rhetoric and tensions around Iran’s nuclear program snowballing by the hour, American polls nonetheless show that most Americans think a war with Tehran would be a grave mistake. But do the leaders care?
Today: 12:22
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Perestroika: The word that changed the world
It’s 25 years since Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the USSR and the world to perestroika, or restructuring. His attempt to breathe fresh air into a stale system which later fell apart, still draws an ambiguous response from Russians today.
Today: 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
Today: 17:45
Expert: Capitalism needs to be handled at a global level
Business people in Davos consider creating global institutions to deal with capitalism at the global level and providing benefit for people on the street says Alan Buckle, Deputy Chairman of KPMG International.
Today: 14:49
VTB head: more action in Davos 2012
The Davos World Economic Forum 2012 is more practical than the previous sessions, Andrey Kostin, a head of VTB, tells Business RT.
Today: 13:38
Kaspersky Software stands the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring turned life in the region upside down, but didn’t affect the business of leading anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab.
Arab world protests
Today: 03:45
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Pentagon's new budget: Rise of the machines
The Pentagon detailed the Defense Department cuts on Thursday that US President Barack Obama hinted at earlier in the month.
Today: 04:56
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Obama's top aides don't like to pay taxes
The Obama administration finally stumbled upon some change. Unfortunately for America, some top aides in the White House decided to pocket those pennies, which should have been sent to Uncle Sam.
Today: 02:00
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Did the music industry set-up Megaupload to be shut down?
The US government says that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom masterminded a vast file sharing conspiracy that swindled the entertainment industry out of millions by letting users illegally download movies and songs.
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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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Episode 241
Every week, Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. In this episode, Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss killing Hollywood, poor Chris Dodd and how Mubarak’s fall brought...
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