Baby monkeys, mongooses and ungulates at Moscow Zoo
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
The Moscow Zoo’s Sumatran Orangutan, Mantled Guereza, Meerkat and White-tailed Gnus have had babies. The little ones are now in the loving care of their mothers and families.Tags: Babies, Baby Monkeys, Gnus, Little Ones, Loving Care, Meerkat, Mongooses, Moscow Zoo, Orangutan, Sumatran Orangutan, Ungulates
U.S. hails arrest of uranium smugglers in Moldova
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English, World
The U.S. State Department has congratulated Moldova on the successful detention of three men suspected of trying to sell about two kilograms of uranium.Tags: Kilograms, Moldova, Smugglers, State Department, Three Men, Uranium
Russia’s Auto Market Picks Up Speed
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
Russia's car market is rebounding more quickly than expected from last year's crisis, buoyed by a return of cheap credit and a successful government scrappage scheme, top auto makers said at the country's leading motor show on Wednesday.Tags: Auto Makers, Auto Market, Car Market, Russia, Top Auto
Russia’s Arctic policy no cause for alarm, MacKay told
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
There's a lot of hot air and hype over Russia's Arctic posture, but the old adversary's northern policy interests are almost the same as those of Canada, a briefing note prepared for Defence Minister Peter MacKay says.Tags: Briefing Note, Canada, Defence Minister, Hot Air, Hype, Lot, Old Adversary, Peter Mackay, Policy Interests, Posture, Russia
Medvedev Seeking New ‘USSR – A Union Of Sovereign Super-loyal States’
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
Taking advantage of a “marked” decline in US activity in the former Soviet space, President Dmitry Medvedev is moving to “minimize” what some in Moscow see as the negative “consequences of the most serious geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century” by setting “a certain Union of Sovereign Supe...Tags: 20th Century, Advantage, Catastrophe, Decline, Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow, Moving, Negative Consequences, Republics, Soviet Space, Ussr
Ukraine seeks lower Russian gas price
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
It remains unclear what Ukraine could offer Moscow to secure an additional discount. But Moscow’s leadership has long coveted Ukraine’s gas pipeline system and has this year called for the two nations to merge vast industries that were united in Soviet days, including gas, aviation and nuclear po...Tags: Aviation, Gas Pipeline System, Gas Price, Leadership, Moscow, Nuclear Power Companies, Russian Gas, Soviet Days, Ukraine
Siberian region brings in controls on price of bread
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region has introduced a two-week moratorium on increases in the price of flour and bread so it can establish the costs involved and set fair prices for bakers and consumers.Tags: Bakers, Consumers, Flour Bread, Krasnoyarsk Region, Moratorium, Russia
Siberian region brings in controls on price of bread
Aug 26, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English
Russia's Krasnoyarsk Region has introduced a two-week moratorium on increases in the price of flour and bread so it can establish the costs involved and set fair prices for bakers and consumers.Tags: Bakers, Consumers, Flour Bread, Krasnoyarsk Region, Moratorium, Russia
U.S. still hopes for soonest extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer
Aug 25, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English, World
A day after a reported failed attempt to snatch the suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the U.S., a spokesman for the Department of State expressed hope that Thailand would complete the extradition process soon.Tags: Department Of State, Extradition, Russian Arms, Snatch, Spokesman, Thailand, Viktor Bout
N.Korean leader visits China, possibly for successor talks – media
Aug 25, 2010 Europe, Russia, Russia: In English, World
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly paid a visit to China on Thursday morning, possibly to discuss his possible successor.Tags: China, Kim Jong Il, Korean Leader, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, Thursday Morning
