Putin bans internet alcohol advertisements
July 21st, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday signed a law prohibiting advertising of alcohol drinks over the Russian segment of the internet and print media, the Kremlin ... Read more...
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Russia starts building moon spaceship
July 20th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Aiming to create the first base on the surface of the moon, Russia has started building a spacecraft for manned lunar missions with the first test ... Read more...
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Russian Wikipedia protests censorship plans
July 10th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian version of Wikipedia, the world's largest free online encyclopaedia, temporarily suspended work Tuesday protesting a bill that proposes a unified digital blacklist of ... Read more...
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Russian lower house bans internet alcohol ads
July 7th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, Friday approved a law that prohibits advertising alcohol drinks in the Russian segment of the Internet and print ... Read more...
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Russia launches two telecom satellites
December 11th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Sunday launched two telecommunications satellites --Luch-5A and Amos-5 -- from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.A Proton-M carrier rocket with two telecommunications satellites onboard ... Read more...
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Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS
November 14th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Russia's manned Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan Monday and was heading for the International Space Station (ISS), ... Read more...
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Satellite-wreckage threat to others: Official
February 13th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Korolyov (Russia), Feb 13 (RIA Novosti) The wreckage of the US and Russian satellites that collided Tuesday poses a serious threat to other satellites on the same orbit, a Russian Mission Control ... Read more...
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Russia needs $5 bn to complete its space station segment
April 12th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 12 (RIA Novosti) Russia will need an additional $5 billion to complete construction of its segment of the International Space Station (ISS) by 2015, the head of Russia's rocket ... Read more...
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Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS
April 10th, 2008 - 11:20 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 10 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Soyuz-FG carrier spacecraft carrying two Russian crewmembers and the first South Korean astronaut has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Mission ... Read more...
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Russian Soyuz rocket blasts off to ISS
April 8th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 8 (RIA Novosti) A Russian Soyuz-FG carrier rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan Tuesday carrying South Korea's first astronaut, on the 17th expedition to the ... Read more...
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