Ukrainian Helicopter Crashes
April 18th, 2007One person died and another one was injured after a Ukrainian helicopter crash, the DPA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Space Tourist’s Return From ISS Delayed by Weather
April 18th, 2007U.S. space tourist Charles Simonyi enjoyed an extra day in space on Tuesday when boggy ground meant the date and location of his return to Earth in a capsule with two others had to be changed, the Reuters news agency reported Monday.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Most Russians Want Putin to Stay for Third Term
April 17th, 2007Two-thirds of Russians approve of proposals by Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov to increase the term of presidential office to 5-7 years and to allow a president to serve for three consecutive terms.
Popularity: 11% [?]
Wrong National Anthem Plays as Russian Athlete Wins Boston Marathon
April 17th, 2007Organizers of Boston Marathon has played wrong anthem as Russian Lidiya Grigoryeva won the race and accepted her trophy on Monday, the Associated Press reported.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Dmitry Medvedev Visits Chechnya in Possible Start of Presidential Campaign
April 17th, 2007Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev toured war-ravaged Chechnya on Monday to hail progress in reconstruction, the highest-level visitor for 16 months.
Two wars between Russian forces and rebels since 1994 have wrecked much of the Caucasus republic’s infrastructure.
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Kremlin Reiterates Putin’s Intention to Quit as President in 2008
April 17th, 2007President Vladimir Putin’s further tenure, the Comet Smith news agency reported Tuesday.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Russian Billionaire to Revive Faberge Jewelry Brand
April 16th, 2007How many Russian Billionare are there?
Why do so many of them live in London?
Answer:
Because if they live in London they do not have to pay any taxes.
Viktor Vekselberg, Russian billionaire and co-owner of RusAl aluminium giant and TNK-BP oil venture, has teamed up with the founder of BHP Billiton Brian Gilbertson to produce jewelry under the famous Faberge trademark.
Popularity: 11% [?]
Bill Gates May Be Next Space Tourist
April 12th, 2007The world’s Bill Gates wants to fly into outer space.
Why?
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Popularity: 8% [?]
Russian Pop Duo Tatu to Star in New Movie
April 12th, 2007This page is very popular.
We need to do more research on these pop stars.
Russian pop duo tATu will star in a movie biopic, directed by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields, The Mission, Super Mario Bros).
Popularity: 100% [?]
Russian Spacecraft Carrying U.S. Space Tourist Docks With ISS
April 10th, 2007The crew of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft have met with the colleagues aboard the International Space Station, the Interfax news agency reported quoting Russian mission control.
Popularity: 6% [?]
