Tag: Russia
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‘Russia keen to develop education programmes with India using modern digital technology’
By Sahana Ghosh, Moscow : Cooperation with India is one of the “priorities” for the Russian Federation, which is keen to explore potential collaboration opportunities, including in “developing joint education programmes” using modern digital technology, according to the country’s Ministry of Education and Science. “I think modern technologies are one of the visible areas where…
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Turkey, Russia, Iran back Syria’s territorial integrity
By Selen Temizer and Sena Guler, Ankara : Leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran reiterated their support for Syria’s territorial integrity during a summit in the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani met in the Russian Black Sea resort for the…
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Russia’s arms export to reach $15.3 bn in 2017: Putin
Moscow : Russia’s export of arms and military equipment is expected to reach $15.3 billion by the end of 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “Based on the results of January to September of this year, the portfolio of orders for military-technical cooperation exceeded $45 billion. Under the 2017 plan, export deliveries will…
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Russia-funded firms invested heavily in Twitter, Facebook: ICIJ
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Washington : As the US Congress investigates Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election by using social media giants, a new trove of confidential documents has revealed that Facebook and Twitter received major investments from firms with ties to Kremlin-owned corporations. The documents called “Paradise Papers”, were obtained by German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and reviewed…
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US House panels start probe into Obama-era uranium deal with Russia
Washington : Two more Republican-led congressional committees have launched investigations into a deal on selling part of US uranium production capability to a Russian state-run energy company by the then Barack Obama administration. Republican Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Tuesday that he would be linking up with the House Oversight…
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Russia not to take part in talks to amend Iran n-deal
Moscow : Russia has said it is confident that Iran is fulfilling all its obligations under a multilateral agreement on its nuclear programme and will not take part in any talks on amending the deal. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov made the remarks Saturday at an international nuclear weapons non-proliferation conference here, TASS news…
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Trump pledges $430,000 for aides’ legal costs over Russia probes
Washington : US President Donald Trump plans to spend at least $430,000 of his personal funds to help cover the legal costs incurred by his aides related to the ongoing investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a White House official said. The White House official said on Saturday that Trump’s pledge was not…
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Over 3,000 people evacuated due to market fire in Russia
Moscow : Over 3,000 people were evacuated after a major fire broke out at a building materials shopping centre in the Moscow region, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday. The fire started at the basement of the Sindika marketplace located in the suburb of the Moscow city in the afternoon and then spread up…
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Russia expects record grain harvest in 2017: Putin
Moscow : Russia expects a record-high grain harvest this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday in a congratulatory message to agro-industry workers on the Agriculture and Processing Industry Workers’ Day, according to the Kremlin. “Today agriculture, the agro-industrial complex as a whole is one of the most rapidly developing branches of our economy.…
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Russia completes chemical weapons destruction
Moscow : The last chemical munitions from Russian arsenals of chemical weapons were liquidated in the southwest of Russia, officials said on Wednesday. Mikhail Babich, Chairman of the State Commission on Chemical Disarmament, reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the elimination process was completed ahead of schedule. “We can say without any unnecessary pathos…