Ukraine, Brazil talk on energy
January 24th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine has started talks with Brazil on joint development of hydrocarbons on the Black Sea shelf, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko said Tuesday."Naftogaz Ukraina ... Read more...
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Now Russian gas to Europe to pass through Turkey
December 29th, 2011 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS) Turkey has allowed Russia to build a gas pipeline through its part of the Black Sea, making it possible for Moscow to bypass Ukraine to deliver ... Read more...
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Russia, Italy start anti-terror naval drill
November 8th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Italy have started a joint naval exercise in the Ionian Sea off Italy's southeast coast to practice counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations.In the drill ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola opens $120 mn plant for 2014 Winter Olympics
September 26th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Coca-Cola Company has launched a $120 million plant to supply non-alcoholic beverages for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia's Black Sea resort city of ... Read more...
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Russia may legalise cannabis for industrial use
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia may soon authorise the cultivation of cannabis for industrial needs, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service said Friday.On Sep 28, the country's State Anti-drug ... Read more...
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Russia to hold parliamentary elections Dec 4
August 29th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday announced that parliamentary elections in the country will be held Dec 4.Medvedev, however, warned against inter-ethnic aggression and violence during ... Read more...
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Brazilian oil giant to invest $11 bn in Mexico
August 1st, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Veracruz (Mexico), Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, plans to invest $11 billion in oil exploration, production and refining projects in Mexico between now and 2015, an official said.Veracruz ... Read more...
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Two Russian planes make emergency landing
July 29th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS) A Russian plane with 99 people on board Friday made an emergency landing in Siberia while another aircraft with 301 passengers landed in Belarus capital Minsk ... Read more...
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Georgian president’s son sets world iPad typing record
July 6th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, July 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The teenage son of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has broken the world record for the fastest typing on an iPad, local TV company Imedi said ... Read more...
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Russia, Ukraine reach pact in sea border talks
June 5th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Ukraine have reached a breakthrough in their talks on maritime border delimitation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday."A qualitative breakthrough has been ... Read more...
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No dead dolphins found in Black Sea: Russia
May 18th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Reports by experts who said around 20-30 dead dolphins were found on the Black Sea coast were false, Russia's environmental watchdog has said.Reports said divers ... Read more...
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‘Corrupt’ Putin owns palace worth 600 mn pounds: Businessman
February 16th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) A businessman has accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of having a lavish 600 million pounds ($970 million) palace, which he built for himself near a Black Sea ... Read more...
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Putin, Medvedev share nearly 24 ’secret palaces’ between them
February 1st, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Feb.1 (ANI): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allegedly share between them at least two dozen palaces, villas and mansions, according to a respected Russian magazine.The Russian liberal ... Read more...
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Bollywood can boost our tourism, says Romanian minister
December 3rd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Bollywood is no more just a form of entertainment but also has immense business potential. Borbely Karoly, the Romanian secretary of state, feels the Hindi film industry ... Read more...
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Russia to build solar power plant
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian firms have announced plans to build the country's first industrial solar power station near the Black Sea.The 12.3 megawatt station will be built in the ... Read more...
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Russia To Have First Grand Prix Formula One
October 15th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first races of the Russian Grand Prix will be hosted in Sochi, and the Russian Grand Prix F1 races will be held between the years of 2014, ... Read more...
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UAE firm in $500 mn joint venture with Russian corporation
September 18th, 2010 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Sep 18 (IANS/WAM) Ports and logistics group Gulftainer, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a joint venture agreement with Prominvest, the financial and investment arm of Russian state ... Read more...
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Killer Shrimp Found in UK Waters, Scientist Devastated
September 15th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A report issued on Monday has upset many researchers, since a killer shrimp with the scientific name Dikerogammarus villosus has been discovered in the UK water reservoir, ... Read more...
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63 kids fall ill after eating lunch in Ukraine
September 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sixty-three children were hospitalised in the Ukraine when they fell ill after eating lunch in their school cafeteria, officials said Sunday.
The children became ill Friday after eating ... Read more...
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Scalpel and skull discovery in Turkey offers clues to Bronze Age brain surgery
September 1st, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 1 (ANI): Discovery of a scalpels and skulls at an early Bronze Age settlement called Ikiztepe in Turkey, has indicated that people at the time performed brain surgeries.Onder Bilgi director ... Read more...
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Undersea River Discovered Beneath The Black Sea
August 7th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The researchers working in the area of the Black Sea have discovered an undersea river which flows along a channel below the surface of ... Read more...
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Scientists Discover River Under Black Sea
August 7th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 7, (THAIDIAN NEWS) There lies a deep channel equivalent to a terrestrial river under the Black Sea whose water current is 350 times greater than the River Thames. The ... Read more...
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John the Baptist’s remains may be in 5th century Black Sea monastery
August 5th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): The remains of John the Baptist, the biblical prophet famous for baptizing Jesus, may be present in a 5th century monastery in the Black Sea.Bulgarian archaeologists excavating under ... Read more...
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British scientists discover an undersea river
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British scientists say that they have discovered a river running under the Black Sea. The scientists say if the river was on land, then it ... Read more...
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Undersea River Discovered By British Researchers
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 3, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A river which flows underneath the Black Sea has been uncovered by the researchers. The gushing water flow has all the characteristics of ... Read more...
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British Scientists Discover Undersea River
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An undersea river flowing near the Black Sea was discovered by a number of British researchers on Monday. The researchers say that the underground river is ... Read more...
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Scientists find world’s sixth largest river - at the bottom of Black Sea
August 2nd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 2 (ANI): British scientists have discovered a 115-feet deep river, more than half a mile wide - at the bottom of Black Sea.The flow - carrying highly salty water and ... Read more...
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Huge river discovered flowing on Black Sea bed
August 1st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) A massive underwater river flowing along the bottom of the Black Sea has been found by scientists - a discovery that could help explain how life manages to ... Read more...
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Russia to increase defence spending by 60 percent
July 30th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian defence spending will increase by a staggering 60 percent by 2013 to $66.3 million from $42 million in 2010, a media report said Friday.
The government made ... Read more...
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11 die in military plane crash in Romania
July 6th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 6 (DPA) Eleven soldiers were killed in Romania Monday when a military plane crashed shortly after take-off, the country's defence ministry said.
Another three people were taken to hospital with serious ... Read more...
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10 killed in Romania plane crash
July 5th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, July 5 (DPA) Ten people were killed in Romania Monday when a military plane crashed shortly after take-off.
Another three people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, emergency doctor Marian Beciu ... Read more...
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25 trapped in Turkish coal mine blast
May 17th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, May 17 (DPA) Some 25 miners have been trapped by an underground explosion Monday in northern Turkey, Turkish media reported.
The miners work in a coal mine near the city of Zonguldak, ... Read more...
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Injuries reported after explosion at coal mine in northern Turkey
May 17th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by BNO News
ANKARA, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) - At least several people were injured after an explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey on Monday, CNN Turk reported.The blast occurred at the Karadon mine ... Read more...
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Ukrain Parliament Witnesses Egg Throwing And Smoke Bombs
April 28th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Ukraine, Apr 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday Ukraine's parliament saw some volatile actions as the angry opposition lawmakers threw bombs and smoke bombs in an attempt to stall a measure promoted ... Read more...
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Eggs Flung At The Ukrainian Speaker As The Ukrainian Legislators Clash Over Pro-Russia Decision Ukrainian Speaker
April 28th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday huddled underneath umbrellas as there was a torrential downpour of eggs on him and also as smoke ... Read more...
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