250-kilo woman gets ready to become happy mother
Muscovite Nonna M. can make a Guinness Book entry. The woman became pregnant contrary to all medical forecasts.
Son of Soviet Union`s most notorious killer arrested in Ukraine
The son of Andrei Chikatilo, the Soviet Union`s most infamous serial killer, has been arrested in east Ukraine on attempted murder charges.
Mobile firm MegaFon posts 30.5% GAAP net profit growth in 2008
MegaFon, Russia`s third largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday its U.S. GAAP net profit grew 30.5% year-on-year in 2008 to 44.32 billion rubles ($1.3 billion).
Russia`s official unemployment swells to 2.26 million
The official number of the unemployed people in Russia currently stands at 2.26 million, the country`s Health and Social Development Ministry said on Tuesday.
Forbes 100 list of wealthiest Russians shows carnage from market turmoil of 2008
The amount of wealth in the hands of the top 100 richest Russians has slumped by astonishing $378 billion since last year - falling back to the levels of 2004.
Garbage power: household rubbish provides buzz
Moscow has turned to generating electricity from its 5 million tones of annual refuse, with plans for 6 new incinerators to turn household waste into watts.
Better quality crude for ESPO to bring in bigger profits
Russia says it will raise its oil quality to the international ‘Brent’ standard for the world`s largest pipeline project, the E.S.P.O. Experts say that could bring Russian producers millions of dollars more in profit.
Anti-crisis educational credit to be created in Russia
The Russian Federation government is to introduce educational credits. These novelties will likely ease mechanism of getting credits for tens of thousands students. Main requirement of getting bank approval will be students’ good progress in studies.
Russian car makers to bid for Sochi Olympics sponsors - paper
The organizing committee of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games has invited domestic auto makers GAZ and AvtoVAZ to bid for the status of the Winter Olympics general partner, a business paper reported on Monday.
Toyota to suspend production in St. Petersburg again
Japanese carmaker Toyota will suspend production at its plant near St. Petersburg for a second time in a month, a spokesman for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia said on Friday.
Toyota to suspend production in St. Petersburg again
Japanese carmaker Toyota will suspend production at its plant near St. Petersburg for a second time in a month, a spokesman for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Russia said on Friday.
Beauty is a terrible power!
Garish makeup, extravagant hairdos, form-fitting clothes and - always - high heels. These are de rigueur. Despite the notorious Russian climate. Despite the snow, slush and freezing rain. Sidewalks like skating rinks are no reason not to don your high-heel boots. To casual observers, a Russian woman tottering about on shining ice in perilously high heels can look frightening. But if you ask why she doesn’t prefer more comfortable footwear, she will only be insulted. She is not suffering. She feels fine. Because she knows she looks great. And that’s the main thing. That sensational feeling trumps any slippery sidewalk, any mad dash for a departing bus or down an endless escalator in the Metro. I hear that in Europe they now have races for women in high heels. Russians have never been invited. Nor should they be! Because we would win every prize. Running in high heels is a national sport. We train every day, without even noticing.
When will Muscovites switch to bicycles?
Dreaming, as the Russians say, does no harm. Of course, the mayor is not dreaming just to dream: he wants to alleviate the horrendous traffic jams for which Moscow is notorious. But on the city’s streets there is a separate, even parallel life that has long since become entrenched. Muscovites make each other’s acquaintance in traffic jams, swap telephone numbers and CDs, watch television and work at their laptops. Television news shows are forever reporting that yet another Moscow millionaire has successfully delivered his wife’s new baby while stuck in traffic. Births in the back of gridlocked cars no longer surprise anyone. The baby was born healthy, thank God, so now let’s get on with it. If, of course, we can. A person may live half an hour from work, but that means nothing. At rush hour, the drive will take two hours at best; at worst, it could stretch to five.
Kazan officially becomes Russia`s Third Capital
The struggle for the title "Russia’s Third Capital" (following Moscow and St. Petersburg) between the governments of Kazan and Nizhni Novgorod is now over. Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, has won. The authorities of the city have already registered trademarks "Russia’s Third Capital" and " Russia’s third City" at the Russian Patent Agency.
Fake Interpol agents operate in Russia
The US National Central Bureau of Interpol informed of fake offices of the organization appearing in Russia. The offices conduct their activities in various regions and even have special documents and insignia with the symbols of the international police.
Counter-terrorism operation ends in Chechnya
The counter-terrorism operation that was launched in Russia`s volatile republic of Chechnya in 1999 finished at midnight, the Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee said on Thursday.
Russian bakers pose naked to promote bread and buns
The administration of a bread-baking enterprise based in the city of Chelyabinsk ventured to conduct a rather original advertising campaign for their products. The company`s management decided to strip their female employees to emphasize the products` availability and the company`s transparency. Photographs of naked accountants and secretaries were used to adorn the corporate calendar and billboards. It is noteworthy that the enterprise has plans to launch another advertising campaign in the future, where women will be left aside, although men will be exposed to the maximum.
Light drugs available in free sale in Russia
Light drugs are still available in free sale in Russia despite the official decree issued by Surgeon General Gennady Onischenko. One can purchase a blend of dry herbs in specialized shops. Dope sellers assure their customers that their products are absolutely harmless.
Bad girls are fun in parties and sex, but boring in family life
Millions of girls that live on planet Earth and make men`s lives better, brighter and healthier, can generally be divided into two major categories: good girls and bad girls. Of course, if a man meets one of the girls from the second of the two categories, his life will get nerve-racking, dull and sick. An evaluation criterion is quite simple. It has to do with a stranger asking a girl for favors. A good girl will say a quick and categorical "no" while a bad one will ask the man "when". There is a set of virtues and shortcomings both types of the girls are bestowed with.
Every other Russian dreams to become cosmonaut
Every other Russian dreams about flying into space, sociologists of SuperJob.ru research center said as a result of their recent opinion poll.
Russian karate expert kills two over lice infection
A 26-year-old karate expert in Russia`s Volga republic of Tatarstan has been arrested on suspicion of killing two of his neighbors for infecting his wife with head lice, Russian media reported on Friday.
Mobile communication becomes more inaccessible
Prices on mobile connection are going to grow. First of all VimpelCom ventured to rise prices (brand name Beeline), some tariffs were risen in February. The other operators of the "big triplet" decided not to change tariffs but they don’t exclude such possibility.
Death toll in Italian quake reaches 292
Rescuers recovered the body of an elderly woman from the ruins of a building in L`Aquila in central Italy on Saturday, bringing the death toll from Monday`s devastating quake to 292, a civil protection official said.
No need to move Lenin from Red Square - Kremlin official
A senior Kremlin official has said that there is no need no move Lenin from his resting place on Red Square, and that any attempt to do so could have serious consequences.
FMyLife.com - new craze hits Internet
A controversial new website that started life in Europe is rapidly gaining popularity in the US. Fmylife.com allows users to share their awkward moments in life with the rest of the world, to get it off their chest.