Woman stabs boyfriend to death over pet rat
September 21st, 2012 - 8:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman in Russia stabbed her boyfriend to death in a quarrel over a pet rat, officials said.The 24-year old woman from northern Russia's Severodvinsk ... Read more...
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Elk rescued from Russian power plant
September 21st, 2012 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A rescue operation took 11 hours at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Russia's Murmansk region to save an elk, one of the largest species ... Read more...
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Russia launches cluster of four satellites
July 28th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Saturday launched a rocket with a Cosmos class military satellite and three civilian satellites on board, spokesperson Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said.The rocket blasted off ... Read more...
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World War II plane found in Russian lake
June 21st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A World War II-era Soviet fighter-bomber has been recovered from under 17 metres of water in a lake in northern Russia, the military said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Refurbished aircraft carrier for India begins sea trials
June 8th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Severodvinsk (Russia), June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A refurbished Soviet-era aircraft carrier that India has bought began sea trials early Friday in the White Sea.The Admiral Gorshkov, rechristened INS Vikramaditya, was ... Read more...
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Indian aircraft carrier’s sea trials postponed
May 24th, 2012 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sea trials of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, which is being overhauled for the Indian navy in Russia, have been postponed until beginning of ... Read more...
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Thriving wolf population threatens northern Russia
April 20th, 2012 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A growing population of gray wolves in northern Russia has put people's livelihood in danger after the predators killed over 1,700 domestic reindeer, more than ... Read more...
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Russian military satellite falls in Pacific
April 8th, 2012 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Fragments of a defunct Russian military communication satellite fell into the Pacific Ocean Saturday night."According to preliminary data, fragments of the Molniya satellite that did ... Read more...
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Russian military satellite to fall Saturday
April 6th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A defunct Russian military communication satellite is expected to fall Saturday morning in the Pacific Ocean, Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said."Fragments of the ... Read more...
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Woman keeps dead baby in fridge for five years
April 4th, 2012 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian woman has been found guilty of killing her newborn baby and keeping its body for five years in a freezer.A court in Arkhangelsk ... Read more...
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Man escapes as satellite piece crashes through roof
December 25th, 2011 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Siberian resident miraculously escaped serious injury or even death when a fragment of a Russian communication satellite crashed through the roof of his house.A ... Read more...
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Russia’s space industry in crisis: Official
December 24th, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's space industry needs an influx of new faces to overcome its current crisis, the head of the country's space agency said after a satellite ... Read more...
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Russian satellite crashes shortly after launch
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS) A Russian communication satellite -- Soyuz-2 -- crashed Friday shortly after being launched in northern Russia, RIA Novosti reported.A Meridian satellite launched from the Plesetsk space ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Russia fire
November 13th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 13 (IANS) At least seven people were killed Sunday in a fire in northern Russia, the government said.The fire broke out Saturday night at a construction site in ... Read more...
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Arctic sea ice to melt by 2015: Expert
November 10th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) The Arctic Sea ice could completely melt away by mid 2015, destroying the habitat of polar bears and other endangered animals, says an expert.Peter Wadhams, professor ... Read more...
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Russia’s new attack submarine starts sea trials
September 13th, 2011 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's first Graney class nuclear-powered attack submarine set course Monday for scheduled sea trials, the Sevmash shipyard said.The Severodvinsk has been under construction at ... Read more...
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Russian jet makes emergency landing
September 9th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A passenger plane was forced to return to an airport in northern Russia Friday after the aircraft lost cabin pressure.The incident took place in the ... Read more...
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Russia to spend $170 mn on modernising space centre
September 7th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow will spend over five billion rubles ($170 million) on the development and expansion of the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia this year, Space ... Read more...
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Russia plans three space launches in August
July 30th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian space agency Roscosmos said Friday it plans to launch two satellites and a space freighter in August.The Express-AM4 satellite will be launched Aug 18 ... Read more...
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44 killed in Russia plane crash
June 21st, 2011 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 44 people were killed when a passenger aircraft crash landed in northern Russia late Monday night, officials said Tuesday.Eight other people were injured ... Read more...
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Russian volcano erupts
June 17th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A volcano in northern Russia has erupted, and is churning out ash to a height of 10,000 metres, scientists said Friday.The 3,283-metre Shiveluch volcano increased ... Read more...
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Iceland volcano ash could reach Britain: Report (Lead, changing dateline)
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Ash from an Icelandic volcano eruption could reach northern Scotland by Tuesday as there are no signs of winds that might sweep it away, a media ... Read more...
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Russia sends two carrier rockets to French Guiana
May 21st, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are on way to French Guiana for future launches from the Kourou space centre, officials said.The rockets are currently en ... Read more...
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Russia launches military communication satellite
May 5th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS) Russia has successfully launched a new military communication satellite, Xinhua reported.Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin, spokesman for the the Russian Space Forces, said a Meridian satellite, the ... Read more...
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EIAST signs contract for DubaiSat-2 with Russia’s ISCK
February 16th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 16 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with the Moscow-based international space company Kosmotras (ISCK) for the launch of the United Arab ... Read more...
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Russia postpones launch of navigation satellite
December 22nd, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has postponed the launch of its new-generation navigation satellite Glonass-K until 2011, the defence ministry said.The satellite atop a Soyuz-2.1.b carrier rocket was to blast off ... Read more...
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US nuclear safety claim is a ‘dangerous fantasy’: Study
November 1st, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
London,Nov.1 (ANI): The Obama administration has reportedly adopted a new nuclear strategy that depends on the conclusion that the current missile defense systems will reliably protect the continental United States in the ... Read more...
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Spy swap talk grows (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 8th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (DPA) Ten Russian spy suspects are expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in a joint appearance in a New York federal court, fuelling discussion about a possible swap with ... Read more...
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Russia seeks spy swap to free agents in US
July 8th, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 8 (DPA) The Kremlin wants to resort to a spy swap reminiscent of the Cold War era to free some of the 10 Russians who were recently detained in the ... Read more...
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NASA extends German space mission till 2015
June 11th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
By D. Balaji
Berlin, June 10 (IANS) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Thursday extended the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) space mission, operated jointly with the German aerospace centre ... Read more...
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Russia’s modernised nuclear submarine begins trials
November 12th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
St Petersburg, Nov 12 (RIA Novosti) A Russian advanced nuclear submarine has started sea trials following its lengthy modernisation at the Zvezdochka shipyard in northern Russia, the company said.
The overhaul of Delta-IV ... Read more...
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ESA’s satellite sends data for development of best gravity map ever
October 1st, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, October 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that the European Space Agency's (ESA's) GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) has started sending data that will lead to the development of the ... Read more...
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Russia, India to sign new deal for Gorshkov overhaul
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 3 (RIA Novosti) A new deal between India and Russia on the funds for the refit of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be signed in mid-October, the head of the ... Read more...
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India releases $122 million for Gorshkov modification
August 16th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India has cleared an installment of $122 million to Russia to ensure that the modification work on aircraft carrier Gorshkov, also known as Vikramaditya, continues ... Read more...
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Final accord on Gorshkov pricing by July-end: Russian envoy
July 15th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India and Russia will reach a final agreement on the cost of overhauling the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier by the end of this month, the Russia envoy ... Read more...
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