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Replica of most powerful nuclear bomb ever goes on display in Moscow
MOSCOW: Eight metres long and weighing 25 tonnes, a replica of the so-called Tsar Bomb, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated, has gone on display for the first time in Russia, in the midst of an ongoing standoff with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
China backs Putin’s idea of developing Russia’s Far East
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said on Saturday that Russia’s push to revamp its run-down Far East region coincided with Beijing’s strategy, backing President Vladimir Putin’s drive for new sources of growth. At the Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific Port of Vladivostok on Friday, Putin promised favourable business conditions...
Norway TV show about Russian ‘occupation’ irks Moscow
OSLO: A television series about Russia’s fictional takeover of Norway’s abundant oil and gas resources has vexed Moscow, which says it has had enough of being portrayed as an aggressor. The 10-episode series Okkupert (Occupied), which is to air in Norway starting next month, has ruffled Russian diplomats’ feathers amid already...
Astana Locomotive Plant Unveils Passenger Electric Locomotive at Moscow Railway Expo
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Electric Locomotive Manufacturing Plant of Astana presented their KZ4AT passenger electric locomotive at the fifth International Railway Equipment and Technologies Fair (EXPO 1520) in Moscow from Sept. 2 – 5, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) reported in...
US Open: Ousting Bencic, Venus heads toward possible Serena clash
Venus Williams struck a blow for the older set and stayed on course for a quarter-finals collision with Grand Slam-seeking sister Serena Williams by beating Swiss teen Belinda Bencic on Friday at the US Open. Venus Williams, 35, produced a vintage power-game performance to beat up-and-coming 18-year-old Bencic 6-3 6-4 in a third-round match-up...
Djokovic and Cilic through to U.S. Open fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic and defending champion Marin Cilic took different routes into the fourth round of the U.S. Open while pressure mounted on Serena Williams quest for a calendar grand slam on Friday.After two routine wins to open the years final slam, Williams was given a major fright by Bethanie Mattek-Sands before the...
Putin slams Kiev for stoking political confrontation
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized the Ukrainian authorities for failing to observe the new Minsk agreement reached early this year, saying Kiev is introducing a “new edition of political confrontation” in the conflict-torn country. …read more Source: Global...
Tennis: Venus eases Serena’s path, Cilic escapes upset
NEW YORK (AFP) – Venus Williams eliminated the highest-rated rival in her sister Serenas path to a historic US Open final by defeating 12th-seeded Swiss teen Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.Bencic, who inflicted the most recent defeat upon top-ranked Serena Williams in a Toronto semi-final last month, fell to 0-4 against Venus and has yet...
Two senior nationalists charged over Kiev clashes
KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities on Friday charged two senior members of an ultra-nationalist party over violent clashes in Kiev that killed three police this week.Former agriculture minister Igor Shvayka and Yuriy Syrotyuk, a former lawmaker, were charged with participating in mass disorder, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP.The...
BASF, Gazprom go ahead with asset swap after all
FRANKFURT (AFP) – German chemicals giant BASF said Friday it has agreed with Russian gas behemoth Gazprom to go ahead with an asset swap the two had abandoned due to tensions between Russia and the West.Due to the difficult political environment, BASF and Gazprom had decided not to complete the asset swap planned for the end of the 2014,...
