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Russian firm offers bonus to women if they wear skirts to work

"It's a great way to unite our team, which is 70% male," said a spokeswoman of the firm.

USA

'Charging the president with a crime was not an option,' says Mueller

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his first public comments on his Russia interference investigation, said on Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was never an option for his team of prosecutors, citing Justice Department guidelines that prohibit charging a sitting president.

USA

Euroviews. Russia is sending bombers near Alaska to show it can attack the U.S. if necessary ǀ View

The Russian president wants to signal that Moscow remains a strategic competitor to Washington and has the ability to attack the U.S. mainland.

Russia

Russia bans public bodies from purchasing foreign wines

The Russian government has placed restrictions on public institutions from purchasing international wines

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Russia

Russia ordered to release detained Ukrainian sailors

Moscow has been told by a maritime tribunal it must release 24 sailors that were aboard vessels it intercepted in the Kerch Strait in November 2018.

Croatia

Euroviews. Russia’s efforts to control Europe’s gas supplies through Croatia ǀ View

Croatia’s biggest trial of the decade has just heard startling testimony from a Hungarian businessman, oil industry consultant Imre Fazakas. In yet another twist, his testimony, in my view, completely contradicts the case brought by Croatian government prosecutors.

USA

U.S. fighters intercept Russian bombers for second day in a row

Two F-22s jets had to be dispatched to keep an eye on two Tu-95 bombers and a pair of Su-35 fighters.

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Moscow bicycle festival brings out 40,000 cyclists

A record 40,000 enthusiasts took part in the Moscow bicycle festival on Sunday (May 19) and raced around the centre of the Russian capital.

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz women turn to plastic surgery to get 'European eyes'

About 4,000 plastic surgeries are carried out in Kyrgyzstan every year. Most are "Asian blepharoplasty" or double eyelid surgery.

World News

Euroviews. Council of Europe at 70 — achievements and concerns ǀ View

The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states.

Russia

U.S. warns Russia: Don't meddle in 2020 election

Mike Pompeo told Sergey Lavrov that interference in the White House race "would put our relationship in an even worse place than it has been."

Russia

Euroviews. How the West still misunderstands Putin's Russia and Putinism ǀ View

The dichotomy of relations between Russia and the West is the most interesting and unpredictable phenomenon of recent times. But Russia is the West and Putinism is a Western ideology. It is precisely this strategic misunderstanding of Russia that continues to lead to global tension.

USA

Washington DC radio station is a Russian agent, judge rules

WZHF-AM is "a Russian state-owned media enterprise created by Vladimir Putin to advance Russian interests abroad," the Justice Department contended.

Russia

Watch: World's best highliners gather high above Russian Caucasus

Highlining involves walking over a thin, slack line, strung over deep canyons.

World News

Meet the disabled man behind Russia's most-read political blog

"When people found out I was behind Stalingagulag there were millions of comments. How can you use profanities? Like, if you’re in a wheelchair, you can't do anything, you just have to pray, ask for someone's help and look at the world from the window of your apartment."

World News

Arms control tops agenda as Pompeo flies to Russia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flies to Russia on Monday for talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.

Russia

Watch: Putin shows off athletic prowess in ice hockey game

Russian Vladimir Putin, who seems to love showing off his athletic prowess, emerged as the top scorer in an ice hockey game with other Russian officials.

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Russia's Putin scores eight goals in all-star hockey game

Russian President Vladimir Putin hit the ice on Friday (May 10) in a hockey game in which he showed off his puck-handling skills and scored eight goals, a display that reinforced his image as a man of action.

World News

Russian disinformation 'may have reached 241 million Europeans'

A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections.

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Russia shows off military might at Victory Day parade

Russian troops celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.

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