Russian sanitary chief warns against Japan visits over swine flu
Russia`s chief sanitary official on Sunday advised Russian citizens against visiting Japan, where human cases of the swine flu virus have been registered.
Second swine flu case confirmed in Russia
A second person, recently arrived in Russia from the Dominican Republic, has been diagnosed with swine flu, the country`s chief doctor said on Monday.
Mortgage lending becomes easier?
Number of mortgage lending debtors will possibly lessen. The Federal Agency on mortgage lending is ready to simplify procedure of re-structuring of bank debts of citizens requesting assistance from them.
Drive for Domestic Chicken
Russia, its appetite for cheap poultry meat growing, is spending billions of dollars developing its poultry farms to slash its dependence on imports and squeeze U.S. suppliers from their biggest export market.
Court Upholds Ban on Female Train Drivers
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a St. Petersburg woman`s appeal to drive metro trains, one of the hundreds of jobs women are prohibited from holding under Russian law.
Drink Up: Astronauts Recycle Urine
At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind.
Hopes Low as EU-Russia Talks Start
A European Union-Russia summit kicked off Thursday in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk amid growing misunderstandings that revealed fundamental disagreements between Moscow and Brussels.
PM Putin urges authorities to start pension reform in 2010
The Russian prime minister urged the authorities on Wednesday to try and find areas in the budget that could be cut to allow pensions to be increased, as well as carrying out pension reforms in 2010.
Russian Orthodox Church commemorated St. Job`s day
With unemployment in Russia rising sharply amid the global economic crisis, the Russian Orthodox Church is celebrating the day of St. Job, who lost everything but was ultimately rewarded for his faith.
Armenian, Azerbaijani tensions spill over to Eurovision
Armenia has lodged a complaint against its neighbor Azerbaijan over what it calls a "gross violation" of Eurovision regulations, regional media said on Monday.
Russia mourns death of actor Oleg Yankovsky
Russian actor Oleg Yankovksy, best known in the West for his work with director Andrei Tarkovksy, died on Wednesday morning in a Moscow hospital at the age of 65.
Russians unprepared for 2010 Winter Olympics - sports official
Russian athletes face an uphill struggle to prepare fully for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, a vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
Kislovodsk mayor candidate stable after attack - doctors
A candidate for mayor in the southern Russian city of Kislovodsk, who was wounded in an assassination attempt earlier on Tuesday, is in stable condition, a doctor at the local hospital said.
Patriarch Kirill to hold mass meetings with young Russians in May
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, will break new ground this month by attending mass gatherings with young people at sports arenas in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russian construction firm head jailed for 10 yrs in housing scam
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced the head of a construction firm to 10 years in prison for defrauding home buyers of a total of $38 million in the Russian capital alone.
Pensionary reform is run in place
The mechanism of pension charges will not be changed. Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation has denied the information on possible cancellation of funded part of pension in the near future.
Dog meat served instead of mutton in Moscow’s fancy restaurants
The police of the Russian city of Orlov detained a 50-year-old businessman, Sergey K., from Kursk. The man was caught in possession of dog meat for sale to Moscow restaurants. The policemen were shocked to find skinned bodies of 15 dogs in the boot of his car. The detained driver said imperturbably that he was delivering dressed mutton. An examination revealed that it was dog meat.
Policeman arrested in St. Petersburg for molesting teenage boys in public places
Police officer Denis Gribkov attacked passers-by and raped schoolboys when he was not on duty. He could not be caught for three years. The news about a pedophile with a holster on his belt appeared in St. Petersburg for the first time in 2006.
God, Heaven, and Sex
Human sexuality is so powerful because it is not only for reproduction. Animals don`t have sex all the time but humans do. Human sexuality is a hunger of the soul as well as body and that is because human sexuality is an expression of the essence of God.
Family couples become absolutely down-to-earth in their sex lives
What do you think about when you make love? For those who have already gripped their keyboards to type angry comments like "About nothing!", "What do you know about love?!", "Find yourself somebody at last!" I will formulate my question in another way: "What do you think about during sex?"
Russia launches kidnapping probe against Finnish father
Russia`s Investigation Committee has launched criminal proceedings against a Finnish national who is suspected of illegally taking his son out of Russia, a committee spokesman said on Friday.
Medvedev focuses on health, urges investment
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a TV interview that more regional investment was needed for hospitals and healthcare in the country.
Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow to be most expensive and totally unprofitable
Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place in Moscow on May 12-16, will cost a lot more than the previous contests held in other countries. The spending on the contest in Moscow will not return any profit, The Vedomosti newspaper wrote.
Temperature scanners to defend Russians against swine flu
Passengers arriving at Russian airports will be checked with a special device which instantly measures body temperature.
Men suffering from sperm intoxication grow hair on their palms
It is an open secret that men’s behavior depends on their sex life. Testicles produce sperm 24/7 non-stop. This sperm ‘workshop’ needs to send it products away all the time. If a man does not find a way to relieve himself of his own sperm, he may have severe problems. The goal of every sperm cell is to either reach an egg cell or leave the ‘production department.’ If men’s cells do not find a way out, they destroy themselves.