All articles tagged "Moscow"
Russia's Medvedev calls to move on in spite of crisis 
10 Mar, 03:04 PM 5 comments
President Dmitry Medvedev says that the world economic crisis had "substantially" impacted his plans for Russia.
‘Slavic Gay Pride’ to be held in Moscow on Eurovision finals day 
30 Mar, 01:30 PM 12 comments
Russian gay activists plan to hold a Slavic gay pride in Moscow on the day of Eurovision finals, May 16th.
Ring of baggage thieves uncovered in Moscow airport 
15 Apr, 03:50 PM 16 comments
Moscow police have thwarted the activities of two groups of baggage thieves in the city’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
Medvedev offers Moscow its own Russian Hyde Park 
17 Apr, 01:23 PM
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has offered to provide a special place in Moscow for peaceful rallies and political meetings. Medvedev wants to create a square similar to London’s Hyde Park.
Moscow announces graffiti competition 
21 Apr, 06:21 PM 5 comments
If you can’t beat them, join them, the Moscow city government has decided. It will begin taking applications from graffiti artists to "decorate" city buildings. The artists’ works will then be left for the public to enjoy.
Travelers point to Moscow for bad food and unfriendliness 
5 May, 12:14 PM 6 comments
The latest TripAdvisor survey has put Moscow right behind London for offering travelers the worst cuisine in Europe.
Huge fire in Moscow after gas pipeline blast 
10 May, 11:55 PM 3 comments
A massive fire broke out early Sunday after an explosion on a gas pipeline in the southwest of the Russian capital Moscow
UK rights activists defends banned Moscow Gay Pride parade 
12 May, 10:36 PM 7 comments
A prominent British human rights activist has praised the decision of Moscow gays to hold a Gay Pride parade that has been banned by the city authorities.
Moscow police confiscate bootleg DVDs worth $2.5 mln 
13 May, 12:15 PM 13 comments
The economic crimes unit of Russia’s police force has uncovered a major counterfeiting operation and seized goods worth 85 million rubles ($2.65 million). The sales of bootleg CDs and DVDs have recently increased in Russia from 70 to 80 percent of total disc sales.
6 detained as environmentalists rally against Moscow garbage incinerators 
21 May, 01:18 PM 6 comments
Six environmental protection activists have been detained after chaining themselves to the building of the Russian public health body to protest construction of garbage incinerators around Moscow.
President Medvedev scolds Belarus president for anti-Russian tirade 
4 Jun, 11:09 PM 10 comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev scolded his counterpart from Belarus on Wednesday for an anti-Russian tirade and sharply reminded him just who was helping Belarus cope with the global financial crisis.
EU sends observers to study Russia-Ukraine gas row 
5 Jun, 10:56 PM
The EU commission said Thursday it would send a fact-finding mission to Moscow and Kiev to shed light on their gas payment dispute after a previous row disrupted European supplies.
Cobra bites two men at Moscow bus station 
15 Jun, 01:04 PM 12 comments
Two men have been bitten by a venomous cobra at a bus station in Moscow. Police have begun a search for the owner of the snake, but it has so far yielded no results.
People buried under rubble as house collapses in central Moscow 
17 Jun, 05:58 PM 6 comments
Five people have been buried under rubble as an old building collapsed from roof to basement in central Moscow.
3 killed in house collapse in central Moscow 
18 Jun, 10:47 PM 6 comments
The collapse of a dilapidated house in the center of Moscow Wednesday claimed the lives of three people, all of them construction workers who were renovating the building.
Russian casinos to close in Moscow and other big cities on July 1 
30 Jun, 10:48 PM 2 comments
Russian gamblers are placing their final bets before casinos close down for good in Moscow and other big cities.
300,000 Russians lose jobs as casinos shut down 
1 Jul, 10:37 PM 11 comments
Casinos and slot-machine halls have been shut down across Russia as the new gambling law took effect today, imposing sweeping new restrictions on the gaming industry.
Daughter of Saddam adviser arrested in Moscow for murder 
2 Jul, 03:15 PM
Police investigators got a surprise when they discovered that the murder suspect they had arrested is the daughter of an adviser to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Russia’s Putin to discuss reserve currencies with US Obama in Moscow 
3 Jul, 10:39 PM 7 comments
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may discuss reserve currencies with US President Barack Obama at a breakfast in Moscow next week, Putin's spokesman said on Thursday.
McLaren and Kovalainen to take part in Moscow City Racing event 
3 Jul, 12:19 PM 8 comments
McLaren have confirmed that the team will be heading to Russia later this month to take part in the Moscow City Racing event. The annual motorsport festival, which is expected to attract thousands of Muscovites, will be held on July 19.
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