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Azerbaijan and Russia Signed the Protocol on Sharing Water Resources of Samur River
The 16th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Russian joint committee on the division of water resources of the transboundary Samur River was held in Baku, Trend reports…
Russian government supports bill on blocking animal abuse content
Russia’s government has favored a bill envisaging pretrial blocking of online content containing scenes of cruelty to animals, the chief of the State Duma committee…
Russia might ratify Paris Agreement by year end, Says Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev
Russia might ratify the Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by the year’s end, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Gordeyev…
Denmark refuses to authorize Nord Stream 2
Denmark is threatening to make things difficult for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. Russia has already laid one third of the pipeline alongside…
Artist probes Russia’s toxic legacy through family history
Pavel Otdelnov recalls how as a child he saw his mother boil his parents’ bedding every day. His father worked in the factories of Dzerzhinsk,…
Russia will free nearly 100 captive whales from “prison”
After months of public outrage, Russian authorities ordered the release of nearly 100 beluga and orca whales held captive in Russia Thursday, The Associated Press reports….
Tourism infrastructure to be subsidized in 22 Russian regions
The Russian federal budget provides about 21 bln rubles ($320.1 mln) for development of the tourist infrastructure for this year and two coming years,” Prime…
Vladimir Putin Awarded Young Scientists in Kremlin
Established in 2008, this year the annual prize is awarded to young scientists and professionals for contribution to advancing Russian science, for creating new equipment and technology that can boost the innovative development of the economy…