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Challenging year ahead for steel and Severstal
2012 will be a challenging year for the metals industry in both Russia and abroad, according to Alexey Kulichenko Deputy CEO Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.
Israeli bombshell: ‘Iran has enough uranium to build four nuclear bombs’
Iranian scientists have already managed to enrich enough radioactive material to successfully produce not just one, but four nuclear bombs, Israel’s military intelligence chief has announced.
Kudrin says Kremlin taking radical steps to liberalize political system
Former Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin, who has offered to be a link point between the authorities and pro-democracy protesters, says the president and the PM are currently taking radical steps to liberalize the...
Secrecy surrounds “Russian Banksy”
An up-and-coming street artist hiding under the code names “P183” has been dubbed “the Russian Banksy”. He made headlines after several British, American and French dailies published photographs of his work.
Garçon! A cuppa democracy, please
Moscow’s café network has launched an alternative presidential vote. Its customers can choose between the five hopefuls while enjoying a cup of latte bearing a likeness of their favored candidate.
Russia’s Olympic figure-skating hopeful: champion’s mind in a child’s body
Russia has never claimed a single Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating. However, with two years to go until the Sochi winter games, there is plenty of hope that that run will soon end.
View from above: Putin's take on straightening finances
“In order to see further, one needs to sit higher,” is the Chinese saying Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin used to open his speech at the Russia Forum. At the moment the picture he sees from his position is gloomy.
Ex-Finance Minister: Russia will soon cut its oil dependency
Russia will reduce its oil dependency in the next few years as reforms are implemented and competition increases, says former Russian finance minister Alexey Kudrin.
Peeing boy suffers from frost
“Manneken Pis”, a bronze sculpture of a little boy peeing into a fountain, has stopped his daily routine due to Siberian frosts that have reached the Belgian capital.
Who is Syrian opposition? West has no idea
The West should drop the Libyan scenario when dealing with Syria. The country’s opposition is neither homogenous, nor ideologically transparent, and the West cannot be completely sure who it is supporting, political...
Legendary coach of Muhammad Ali dies at 90
Legendary boxing coach Angelo Dundee has died at the age of 90. He was best known for working with Muhammad Ali and helping him become World and Olympic Champion.
UNICS lock Olimpia Milano in Euroleague Top 16
In basketball’s Euroleague Top 16, UNICS have extended their lead at the top of Group G with a home victory over Italian side EA7 Olimpia Milano.
On the rocks behind the bars
How many cocktails can be made from five tons of ice? What sounds like a witty math test, is in fact an accident that happened in the Patagonia region of Chile where a man stole five tons of ice from a melting glacier...
Reform answer to Investor Confidence
The investment climate in Russia will definitely change after the presidential elections in March, suggests Sberbank Chief German Greff.
United Russia ‘a mistake’ – ex-mayor Luzhkov
Yury Luzhkov, the former mayor of Moscow and one of the co-founders of United Russia, has criticized the party, saying it “has no right” to have a majority in the State Duma.
Peter Hambro: gold prices to surge as trust in currencies falls
Gold price may reach up to $5.000 per ounce if the debt crisis gets worse and people begin to panic predicts Peter Hambro, founder of one of the largest gold producers in Russia Petropavlovsk plc.
Zhirinovsky outlines plans for a Russia ruled by Czars
The head of the Liberal Democratic party has promised to turn Russia into a parliamentary republic ruled by Czars, and has blasted ongoing political protests as attempts to launch an “Orange revolution”.
Moscow spends big on financial centre
“90% of the Moscow city budget can be classified as the expenses to set up a financial centre in Moscow,” Andrey Sharonov, Deputy Mayor in charge of economic policy issues, told Business RT at the Russia Forum 2012.
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