EU mission studying Russian-Georgian war delays final report as new materials are found
30 Jul, 01:46 PM 119 comments
A European Union fact-finding mission investigating Georgia’s war with Russia has postponed publishing its final report after new material became available.
Weird news / Russian scientist photographs souls 
30 Jul, 04:08 PM 149 comments
A Russian scientist has refined the well-known Kirlian photography process and made surprising discoveries when he applied it to the dying.
Military / Russian military stops issuing soldiers with cigarettes, offers candy instead 
30 Jul, 03:37 PM 130 comments
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Dmitry Bulgakov has announced that the Defense Ministry will no longer purchase cigarettes for soldiers.
Society / Airplane bomber targeted in-laws in Soviet attack 
30 Jul, 03:26 PM 111 comments
Russian security services have declassified information concerning an incident in the 1970-s, when a Soviet pilot crashed his plane into an apartment block, seeking to kill his in-laws, but killing three neighbors instead.
Sports / Dynamo Moscow wins over Celtic in their first Champions League campaign 
30 Jul, 02:20 PM 180 comments
Dynamo Moscow got off to a perfect start in their first Champions League campaign, scoring an early goal and shutting out Celtic to win 1-0 in Glasgow.
Weird news / Russian geneticists suggest breeding mammoths to fight crisis 
30 Jul, 01:15 PM 146 comments
Russian geneticists are working to resurrect the wooly mammoth: the enormous cold-tolerant mammoth is an ideal animal for agricultural breeding, they say.
Sports / Russia’s Safin reaches first quarterfinal at LA Tennis Open 
30 Jul, 12:50 PM 135 comments
Marat Safin, playing for the fourth time in three days, summoned enough energy to beat Ernests Gulbis 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the LA Tennis Open on Wednesday.
Politics / Russia expels 2 Ukrainian diplomats 
30 Jul, 11:59 PM 115 comments
Russia has told two Ukrainian diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for moves by Kiev against two Russians.
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