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Black snow blamed on Russian coal industry

Coal dust is being blamed for turning snow black in Russia's largest mining region in Siberia

Russia

St Petersburg university building collapses, around 24 trapped

St Petersburg university building collapses, around 24 trapped

Germany

Watch: Lavrov calls British defence secretary 'minister of war'

"If you listen to some people like (the) minister of war — or, sorry, minister of defence of the United Kingdom, then you might get an impression that nobody except NATO has the right to be anywhere," he added.

Russia

Black belt Putin shows off judo moves with Olympic athletes

After complex discussions with Turkey and Iran about the future of Syria in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin was up for a bit of exercise. So the judo black belt joined his country's national team for a warm up and training session.

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Russia

Russian Dachas: How the humble summer cottage became an institution

Dachas, traditionally a small summer cottages, have through the centuries become a real institution for Russia's mainly urban-dwelling population.

World

Russia, Turkey and Iran hold rival conference to US-backed Warsaw summit

While the US-sponsored conference focusing on Iran continues in Warsaw, the notable absentees from that event are holding their own meeting today in the Russian ski resort of Sochi.

Russia

Watch: Polar bear in Russian archipelago peeks inside a house

A Russian Arctic archipelago has been on high alert since Saturday over an "invasion" of polar bears in the main settlement.

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Six passengers fall from stairs while boarding plane in West Siberia

Several people were injured on Tuesday when stairs leading to a plane at Barnaul airport, West Siberia, collapsed.

Russia

Runet: what does Russia's internet 'nationalisation' mean?

Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to experiment with shutting off the country's internet from the rest of the world.

World

Russia planning to separate internet system from global network

Russia is planning to disconnect its internet systems from the global network - as a test of its cyber-defences. This means that data from its own organisations and users would stay within Russia, rather than being distributed globally.

Bulgaria

Skripal poisoning investigation expands to Bulgaria

The Skripal probe just got even more complex as Sofia investigates a possible link between the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England in 2018 and the poisoning of an arms dealer on its soil in 2015.

Russia

Russia unveils €390 billion plan to overhaul its economy

The money will be shared between 13 so-called National Projects which include increasing the fertility rate and reducing air pollution in cities.

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Teacher uses 'horse car' for daily commute

A school teacher in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan uses the body of an old car tied to a horse to commute to work.

Russia

Reebok Russia stirs controversy with 'face-sitting' slogan

Reebook's new feminist ad campaign in Russia stirred controversy with its 'face-sitting' slogan, deleted a few hours after its publication.

World

Raw Politics: The US and Russia suspend landmark arms control treaty

The US and Russia have abandoned the 1987 INF treaty that prevented both countries from developing nuclear missiles.

Russia

Exclusive: Russia 'trying to meddle in' Balkan countries joining NATO

It comes on the day the Republic of North Macedonia took a step closer to joining the defence alliance.

Russia

Russia suspends INF nuclear missile deal with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Moscow would respond in kind to the US decision to suspend a landmark arms control treaty, and that the country would start working on creating new missiles, including hypersonic ones.

Russia

Over half of Russians think the threat of war is palpable: survey

The Lavada Centre found 56% of Russians surveyed feared that war with other countries is a real threat.

China

Major nuclear powers are meeting in Beijing. Why? | Euronews answers

A two-day conference in Beijing calls on five major nuclear nations to maintain international stability.

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