Новости по теме Russia

Olympics: Weightlifting's doping crackdown for Rio Overshadowed by the Russian Olympic doping scandal, the sport of weightlifting has been waging its own battle against drug cheats.

02 August 2016

Police, cyber firms tackle 'ransomware' hacking threat Dutch police, Europol and a coalition of cyber security firms launched a new website Monday to fight a surge in "ransomware".

27 July 2016

Kazakhstan weightlifting team facing Rio ban over doping Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus are to be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

23 June 2016

Russia to set up joint air defence system with ex-Soviet allies, including Kazakhstan Russia continues working on setting up a joint air defence system with all of its ex-Soviet military allies, including Kazakhstan.

13 June 2016

Xinjiang residents must submit DNA for passports Residents of a border district in China's mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang must now provide DNA samples when applying for passports.

07 June 2016

First shipment of US natural gas to EU arrives In a move which could lead to continental price wars and reduce Russian market domination, the first shipment of US natural gas to the European Union arrived.

27 April 2016

Lithuanian sentenced to 13 years for 'spying on Moscow' A Lithuanian national has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying on Moscow.

13 April 2016

Ukraine adds Russian oil import ban to growing trade war Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk intends to introduce a ban on oil product imports from Russia.

06 April 2016

After Brussels, spies debate security risks of Brexit The Brussels attacks have pushed security to the forefront of Britain's EU referendum campaign this week, as intelligence experts came out of the shadows to press the benefits and disadvantages of membership.

28 March 2016

Caveman's best friends? Preserved Ice Age puppies awe scientists hunters searching for mammoth tusks discovered an Ice Age puppy's snout peeking out from the permafrost.

28 March 2016

US and Russia to push Syrian political transition US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's President Vladimir Putin agreed to intensify the drive for a political settlement in Syria but remained divided over Bashar al-Assad's future.

25 March 2016

Moscow begins withdrawal of military equipment from Syria Russia has begun to withdraw military equipment from Syria, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

15 March 2016

Once extinct, world's last wild horse returns to steppes The path out of oblivion for Przewalski's horse lies in getting on a plane to China, Mongolia and, most recently, the Russian steppes.

09 March 2016

Putin says agreement sealed with Russian oil firms to freeze output Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he had sealed a pact with the country's oil majors to freeze production.

03 March 2016

Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle A Ukrainian village renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles' John Lennon.

03 March 2016

Chaotic mix of actors and interests in Syria war Syria's brutal five-year war has turned increasingly messy tangle of internal and external players with their own multi-faceted agendas.

17 February 2016

Moscow warns US over missile system deployment to S. Korea Moscow warned Washington that deployment of a US missile defence system to South Korea could spark an arms race in the region.

10 February 2016

Tenge slides 100% in 5 months; what next for Kazakhstan? Amid falling oil prices and tenge exchange rate fluctuations, experts are wary to predict Kazakhstan's future.

22 January 2016

Kazakhstan to beef up doping control ahead of Rio Olympics The head of Kazakhstan's national anti-doping centre has pledged to crack down on drug cheats ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

18 January 2016

Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal Iran sent a major shipment of low-enriched uranium materials to Russia to implement nuclear accord with world powers.

29 December 2015

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