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SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 10:49 am ET
A Russian rocket launched into space Tuesday carrying a brand-new docking port for the International Space Station.
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New York Times - Sun Nov 8, 1:23 pm ET
Leaders of Russia’s largest opposition faction have made it clear that they prefer the current president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, to his predecessor, Vladimir V. Putin.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 7:35 am ET
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s economy will suffer a deeper contraction this year than previously estimated after a series of central bank interest rate cuts failed to ease a “prolonged” credit drought, the World Bank said.
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Washington Post - Sun Nov 8, 12:00 am ET
After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5.
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UPI - 2 hours 11 minutes ago
DALLAS, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S.-based Premier Energy Corp. announced it reached a non-binding agreement with Russia's Rossgaz to continue drilling operations in southwestern Russia.
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New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 7:05 pm ET
Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum company, is hoping to raise $2.5 billion in an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
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UPI - 2 hours 41 minutes ago
MOSCOW, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Russia and Germany contribute to regional energy security and environmental protection through their commercial interests, the Russian prime minister said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 8:19 am ET
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an amendment to the defence law, paving the way for deployment of the Russian military anywhere in the world, the Kremlin said Monday. The law empowers the Russian armed forces to take part in ant...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 8:13 am ET
Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defense system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday.
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The Auto Channel - Tue Nov 10, 2:09 am ET
Tokyo, Nov 9, 2009; Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has purchased 40% of Rolf Import (RI), a Russian foreign automotive distribution company, and a subsidiary of Rolf Group of Companies (Rolf). MC has built a close working relationship with Rolf, Russia's leading automotive business group, and through collaboration with Rolf has proven results in Russia's automobile sales business over the past 17 ...
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The Hendersonville Times-News - 2 hours 17 minutes ago
ANDREW E. KRAMER Fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones, generates about 10 percent of America's electricity.
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New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 5:21 pm ET
Old bomb material generates about 10 percent of America’s electricity, more than hydro, solar, biomass, wind and geothermal combined.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 26 minutes ago
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Spain's Fernando Verdasco tightened their grips on the remaining ATP World Tour Finals places by reaching the third round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
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The Record and Herald News - Mon Nov 9, 12:03 pm ET
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and reunification the following year transformed Germany's relations with Russia, bringing "a feeling of trust and gratitude," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday gave his preliminary approval to a set of measures intended to streamline state-owned corporate giants and increase their transparency.
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SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 7:00 pm ET
A new Russian room that doubles as a docking port for the International Space Station is ready for a planned Tuesday launch toward the orbiting laboratory.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 7:46 am ET
Nobel Physics prize winner Vitaly Ginzburg, who helped develop the Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died at the age of 93, the Russian Academy of Sciences said Monday.
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 12:56 pm ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Russia Mining Report Q1 2009" report to their offering.
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PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 2:05 am ET
Russian Internet Week (RIW), one of the top internet-focused events held in Russia, invited the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) to kick off its October 2009 conference with views on the global state of the digital marketing and communications industry. SoDA shared industry trends, correlations, and insights gathered from its international member base spanning five continents.
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New York Times - Tue Nov 10, 6:08 am ET
Mr. Ginzburg, a Russian physicist, helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb and went on to win the Nobel Prize.