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President Obama  (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) 25.05.2012 12:44 10 comments

Way to Obama’s heart: Russian cook turns long pen-pal of US president

The way to an American man’s heart indeed lies through his stomach. While Russian and US diplomats struggle to forge closer ties, a Russian cook has established a close diplomatic connection with the US President himself!

 
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives for the UK premiere of the film "The Dictator" in London on May 10, 2012 (AFP Photo / Tal Cohen) 11.05.2012 20:16 7 comments

­Baron Cohen reveals the ‘truth’ at The Dictator world premiere

Borat and Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed the terrible truth about who is the real father of Prince Harry.

Robots to replace prostitutes 04.05.2012 18:17 22 comments

Robot prostitutes to comfort lonely hearts

Girls working in brothels might soon lose their jobs to… robots! New research suggests that replacing human prostitutes with sex androids may not be so far in the future.

 
Swedish charity sponsors Siberian parkour festival (RIA Novosti / Alexey Danichev) 20.04.2012 21:37

Swedish charity sponsors Siberian parkour festival

Four Russian entrepreneurs have won grants from a Swedish charity-fund called "Playing for Change."

Austria, F***ing (AFP Photo / Mladen Antonov) 19.04.2012 14:45 20 comments

Mayor: Just rename the F***ing village!

Residents of a small village in northern Austria are thinking of changing its name, saying it causes constant embarrassment and disturbance. Well, would you want to live somewhere called F***ing?

 
Photo from www.abendblatt.de 13.04.2012 19:50 1 comment

Singing the praises to a sauna

Singing in the rain is regarded old-fashioned these days. The new, Finnish craze is… singing in saunas. A healthy dose of entertainment can be obtained in a unique bus equipped with a karaoke player, sauna and shower.

Russia to strengthen disabled peoples' rights (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 10.04.2012 22:43 1 comment

Russia to strengthen disabled peoples' rights

Life for Russia's 15 million people with disabilities could soon become easier, as the country wants to ratify a UN convention defending their rights and interests.

 
Vegas launches Hangover buses (Image from http://hangoverheaven.com/) 10.04.2012 13:46

The bus that cures the ‘Vegas Blues’

If there’s somewhere in the world where hangovers are commonplace it must be sin city – Las Vegas. It’s getting rid of one that’s always been the problem, but now a local doctor has come up with a solution.

RIA Novosti / Kirill Kallinikov 08.04.2012 22:09 45 comments

Let’s talk about sex: Poll claims Russians enjoy sex more now than 10 years ago

The 1990s, apparently, didn’t do much to set the mood, with only 6 per cent of the country’s population happy with what they had. But it seems Russians have rediscovered their mojo and got their groove back.

 
(REUTERS/David Mercado) 20.03.2012 22:24 1 comment

Internet preferred to sex and chocolate as its GDP share soars

Now that the word “like” has emerged as the most meaningful in the life of millions of people across the globe, including the US, no wonder online shops, where everything is just a click away, have squeezed out traditional supermarkets.

“If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me. Jeff, one lonely guy,” Jeff Ragsdale wrote.
20.03.2012 17:07 4 comments

Actor battles solitude over the phone

The life of a New-York-based stand-up comedian wasn’t funny until he invited lonely chaps like him to get in touch “to talk about anything.”

 
A prostitute in central Stockholm (Reuters / Scanpix) 12.03.2012 13:20 3 comments

Zurich’s cubes: Swiss streetwalkers to ‘receive guests’ in boxes

Prostitutes in Switzerland will be soon boxed in. The decision was unanimously taken by residents of Zurich, who voted in a referendum to create special “boxes” where streetwalkers will be able to hook up with clients in the outskirts of the city.

Russian women kick stereotypes when seeking jobs 09.03.2012 22:59 1 comment

Russian women kick stereotypes when seeking jobs

To celebrate International Women’s Day, RT has been meeting women pursuing their preferred professions in Russia’s workplace – sometimes amidst trying circumstances.

 
Uwe Troeschel (Image from Bild.de) 02.03.2012 21:41 11 comments

German puts face up for rent

Uwe Troeschel of Germany has offered his face for companies to rent for advertisements.

Australian fisherman nets Russian traveler’s bottled letter. 29.02.2012 19:43 2 comments

Australian fisherman nets Russian traveler’s bottled letter

It’s in every story of a castaway; the message in a bottle thrown into the sea. Australian fisherman Mick Jordan couldn’t believe his eyes when he netted a bottle complete with message earlier this month.

 
Putin biography cover 24.02.2012 12:58 22 comments

Putin in black and white: The man revealed

We still know almost nothing about the man who ruled Russia for almost a decade. A biography said to reveal the man that lurks behind the brand Vladimir Putin has been released in London.

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Couple weds in a supermarket (AFP Photo / Mark Ralston) 16.02.2012 18:50 1 comment

In sickness and in health, and in a supermarket

Picking weird locations for weddings is becoming an increasingly popular fad for lovers across the globe. Now, a couple from North Carolina has displayed true inventiveness by holding their ceremony in a supermarket.

 
Wheelchair-friendly taxi (RIA Novosti / Artem Markin) 14.02.2012 20:34

Moscow rolls out private taxi for disabled residents

A new taxi service is promising to make Moscow friendlier to the million-plus disabled people who live here.

Iran bans the Simpsons 06.02.2012 16:32 10 comments

D’oh! Simpsons join Barbie on Iran’s blacklist

Dolls of cartoon favorites the Simpsons have followed the fate of Barbie and other cult characters after being banned from sale in the Islamic Republic. Their crime, apparently, was the promotion of Western culture.

 
Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria (AFP Photo / Marwan NAAMANI) 30.01.2012 19:45

Cutting-edge museum wall to wall to Egypt's pyramids

The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza are going to have a new addition – a state of the art Museum to house some of Egypt’s most precious artefacts.

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