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Putin says Korea conflict would be worse than Chernobyl

YoopyaApr 9, 20130

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern on Monday about the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula and said conflict there could cause greater

Putin signs law to allow him to pick Russian governors

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday letting him pick candidates to lead Russia’s regions if local lawmakers scrap popular polls, in

Cyprus crisis: Moscow will not bail out Russian savers

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

The Russian government says it will not compensate Russian savers who have lost money in the Cyprus banking crisis. Russians are believed to have billions

Special Report: Inside Putin’s central bank surprise

YoopyaMar 22, 2013June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – “It will be a surprise – you’ll like it,” President Vladimir Putin said with a smile when asked whether he had decided who

Putin signs law banning smoking in public in Russia

YoopyaFeb 25, 20130

Smoking in public places will be banned in Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a tough new bill into law. Under the new legislation, smoking

Special Report: Russia’s $50 billion Olympic gamble

YoopyaFeb 21, 20130

(Reuters) – Above the Black Sea city of Sochi, one of Russia’s richest men is spending billions of roubles to turn a patch of mountainside

Russia and Arab League propose direct Syria talks

YoopyaFeb 21, 20130

Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks between the Syrian government and opposition in a bid to end the country’s

Russia investigates ‘murder’ of Max Shatto, US adoptee

YoopyaFeb 19, 2013June 22, 20230

Russia’s top investigative body has opened a murder inquiry after a three-year-old adoptee died in the US. Max Shatto – whose Russian name is Maxim

Meteorite fragments found in Russia’s Urals region

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

Fragments from a meteorite have been found in Russia’s Urals region where it struck on Friday, injuring some 1,200 people, Russian scientists say. The fragments

Russia sends clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals

YoopyaFeb 16, 20130

A big rescue and clean-up operation involving more than 9,000 workers is going on in the Ural mountains following Friday’s meteor strike, Russia’s emergencies ministry