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25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia Calls for Stricter Nuke Safety Rules

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdown , defending nuclear energy during solemn ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history. Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President...

Russia Vows to Stop Polar Bear Hunting

MOSCOW -- An program tied to Vladimir Putin says no polar bears will be hunted in Russia this year. A Russian-U.S. commission last year agreed to restrict polar bear hunting to 29 animals per year for each country. But Russia's polar bear program, established under Putin's patronage, said this week that no...

3-2-1 ... and Liftoff: Manned Space Flights Mark 50th Anniversary

"Three ... 2 ... 1 ...ignition ... and liftoff." With those famous words first heard in Russian and then English, rocket engines burst into life, sending manned vehicles through the extreme "g" forces of vertical acceleration into Earth orbit and into the history books. On this date 20 years apart, two milestones were...

50 Years Later, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's Secret Last Words Revealed

Fifty years ago today, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to experience outer space. Beforehand, he wrote a poignant letter to his wife, telling her to remarry if he didn't survive. But his last conversation before liftoff, according to secret recordings only now released by Russia, was decidedly less...

Japan Nuke Plant Spews More Radiation Into Pacific

TOKYO -- Radiation in seawater at the shoreline off Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant has measured several million times the legal limit over the past few days, though officials contended Tuesday that the contamination still does not pose an immediate danger. Radiation has been pouring in to the Pacific Ocean...

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02/10/12 Russia seen resuming oil exports from Novo on Sat Source: Reuters Russia expects to resume crude oil exports on Saturday from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, crippled by the worst weather for the past 10 years, a spokesman for Transneft said on Friday.
02/10/12 Syrians to take to the streets to protest Russia's... Source: CNN International Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across Syria on Friday to protest Russia and its recent vote against a United Nations resolution that would have condemned a brutal crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad.
02/10/12 Weak Muscovites impatiently awaiting warm weather most... Source: The Moscow News Yandex.ru , Russia's largest internet search provider, has released the results of a study of search requests revealing that, of all of Russia's city dwellers, Muscovites are awaiting warmer weather most eagerly of all. "
02/10/12 Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says police must... Source: eTaiwanNews.com Russia n President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia 's police must "react immediately" to any voter grumbles at next month's presidential polls.
02/10/12 Russia could do more to help Armenian economy; Russian... Source: ARKA A Russian political analysts said Russia could do more to help Armenian economy.