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T-55 28.01.2010, 20:17 12 comments

Tanks for the help - Estonia borrows hardware from Latvia

In the course of European arms cuts and sales, the armed forces of Estonia have had to call on their neighbors in Latvia to borrow a tank…because they did not have any.

Screenshot from "Idle Hands" 11.09.2009, 09:05 2 comments

Crisis breeds generation of unemployable

Hit by the recession, the once-prosperous UK town of Swindon has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Many fear it will lead to a whole generation of people who've lost their will to work.

11.11.2009, 06:48 2 comments

In tough times, even stuffed animals join the sex trade

A toy factory in the Russian Urals region has found its own spicy recipe for coping with the financial crisis. Instead of making teddy bears for children, they are now producing toys for sex shops.

01.02.2010, 15:56 13 comments

Paulson points finger at Moscow for plotting crisis in the US

The former US Treasury secretary has accused Russia of trying to undermine the American economy shortly before the global recession.

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolskiy, STF 29.10.2010, 15:51 7 comments

No Korean groom for Putin’s daughter

Claims that one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters is engaged to the son of a South Korean retired top brass are false, the prime minister’s spokesman has said.

11.01.2010, 18:30 22 comments

Communists demand ban of Avatar

The Communists of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region have demanded a ban of James Cameron’s movies in Russia based on a somewhat unorthodox interpretation of recent blockbuster “Avatar”.

15.09.2009, 09:36 6 comments

BRIC to call the shots in post-crisis world

The past year of economic decline has seen Washington’s influence on the wane, as well as London’s, and the way is now open for other countries to decide policy. Among them: Russia and her BRIC colleagues.

08.10.2009, 17:05 16 comments

“UFO halo” in the sky baffles Muscovites

Millions of residents in Moscow witnessed a strange bright ring-shaped cloud hanging over the city’s western districts on Wednesday.

29.04.2010, 17:35 7 comments

Era of confrontation with Russia over– Ukrainian President

On Thursday Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovich signed the bill ratifying the agreement on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Ukraine.

Martyn Andrews 18.03.2010, 18:19 15 comments

Behind the scenes blooper extravaganza

At the restaurant, at the museum, at the factory, at the hotel, or at the shooting range. RT’s playful presenter, Martyn Andrews, takes the plunge into fun and adventure wherever he goes.

Want a bike taxi? Just call

Published: 07 September, 2009, 19:13


Since the global economic crisis began, even Lexus and Infinity owners have descended to making some money as gypsy cab drivers, but as for proud bikers? Well, it appears the economic turmoil made them lose ground too.

 
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