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Jan 22, 2019 16:28
While anti-abortion activists push for a full ban and threaten women with hell, a Russian governor has came up with a controversial solution to the issue, ordering municipal heads to personally talk women out of ending pregnancy.
- Scandalous model & sex coach involved with billionaire Deripaska released from custody
Belarusian model Nastya Rybka and sex coach Aleks Leslie, whose theatrical detention in a Moscow airport made headlines earlier, have been set free. Belarusian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, reportedly played a part in the release.Jan 22, 2019 18:44 - Treasure unearthed: Items owned by disgraced Russian princeling found in Uzbekistan (PHOTOS)Archeologists in Uzbekistan have unearthed a treasure estimated to worth at least a million dollars, which includes some items owned by a controversial member of the Romanov royal family, an exile who became a patron of the arts.Jan 21, 2019 14:53
- ‘He doesn’t bother anybody. Let him stay’: MPs reject idea of removing Lenin’s body from mausoleumThe body of Vladimir Lenin should be left in the mausoleum on the Red Square as there are much more important problems for Russia to solve, the lawmakers said on the 95th anniversary since the death of the 1917 Revolution leader.Jan 21, 2019 15:33
- Facebook & Twitter set to face fines over legal violations in RussiaThe Russian telecom watchdog has opened legal proceedings against social media giants for defying local data protection laws.Jan 21, 2019 13:48
- Scandalous model & sex coach involved with billionaire Deripaska released from custodyBelarusian model Nastya Rybka and sex coach Aleks Leslie, whose theatrical detention in a Moscow airport made headlines earlier, have been set free. Belarusian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, reportedly played a part in the release.Jan 22, 2019 18:44
- Internet split as governor orders municipal heads to talk women out of abortionWhile anti-abortion activists push for a full ban and threaten women with hell, a Russian governor has came up with a controversial solution to the issue, ordering municipal heads to personally talk women out of ending pregnancy.Jan 22, 2019 16:28
- 'Russia is poor' remark causes heated row between father of Russian capitalism & FM spokeswomanMaria Zakharova attacked controversial veteran economist, Anatoly Chubais, over his claim that Russia is poor. She said the man, who oversaw the country's switch to capitalism, should know how it happened.Jan 21, 2019 19:40
- ‘He doesn’t bother anybody. Let him stay’: MPs reject idea of removing Lenin’s body from mausoleumThe body of Vladimir Lenin should be left in the mausoleum on the Red Square as there are much more important problems for Russia to solve, the lawmakers said on the 95th anniversary since the death of the 1917 Revolution leader.Jan 21, 2019 15:33
- Treasure unearthed: Items owned by disgraced Russian princeling found in Uzbekistan (PHOTOS)Archeologists in Uzbekistan have unearthed a treasure estimated to worth at least a million dollars, which includes some items owned by a controversial member of the Romanov royal family, an exile who became a patron of the arts.Jan 21, 2019 14:53
- Facebook & Twitter set to face fines over legal violations in RussiaThe Russian telecom watchdog has opened legal proceedings against social media giants for defying local data protection laws.Jan 21, 2019 13:48
- Apartment block demolished following deadly NYE blast in Magnitogorsk (VIDEO)A section of a house that was badly damaged by a blast on New Year’s Eve in the Ural city of Magnitogorsk was demolished on Monday morning.Jan 21, 2019 10:22
- Eerie abandoned Soviet weapons testing site in Caspian Sea captured in DRONE VIDEOA massive abandoned Soviet weapons testing site in the Caspian Sea has been captured in drone footage that reveals an impressive hulking metal island where torpedoes were once tested.Jan 20, 2019 10:34
- ‘This is hell like’: Rare winter thunderstorm hits MoscowThunder and lightning amid heavy snowfall stunned people in the Russian capital on Saturday night. Videos show surreal combinations of light, darkness, and blizzard.Jan 19, 2019 14:53
- Bikini-clad girls, celebs & politicians: WATCH Russians descend into frigid water on EpiphanyThousands of people brave the freezing Russian winter and take a dip into the ice-cold water on Epiphany to cleanse their souls and, in some cases, snap really cool photos for Instagram.Jan 19, 2019 14:46
- 2 bodies recovered after Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers collided above Sea of JapanThe bodies of two airmen were found during a complicated search and rescue operation in stormy waters after two Russian Su-34 warplanes collided during a training flight. One crew member was saved, and one is still missing.Jan 19, 2019 14:08
- Reinforcing northern flank: Russian Arctic troops to get first Pantsir-SA air defense system in 2019Russian troops are expected to receive their first Pantsir-SA this year – a variant of the medium-range anti-aircraft system, designed specifically to operate in the extremely harsh conditions of the Arctic region.Jan 18, 2019 15:29
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- Council of Europe works to crush ‘jihad-tourism’ & terrorist ‘safe havens’ – Russia’s rep to RTThe Council of Europe is deeply involved in the global counterterrorism battle through legal and social means, seeking to thwart “jihadi-tourism” and ensuring that terrorists can’t find safe haven anywhere, Russia’s representative to the organization told RT.
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