EU negotiators agree landmark law to curb Big Tech
Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed on Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big tech giants such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Meeting...
Russia works to shake off bootleg vodka hangover
In a snowy field outside Moscow, an abandoned barn conceals an illicit vodka distillery that produces thousands of bottles of Russia’s national drink for the black market. In a recent raid,...
Russia delays launch of Proton carrier rocket with EchoStar 21 satellite
The launch of a Proton-M carrier rocket with an EchoStar 21 satellite from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan has been delayed over the need to hold additional checks of the rocket’s systems...
Prominent Russian adventurer seeks to break two air balloon flight records in 2017
Russia’s world-renowned adventurer, Fyodor Konyukhov, plans to break two records in 2017: the air balloon flight duration record and the hot air balloon flight altitude record, the adventurer said...
Russian opera star Anna Netrebko nominated for Grammy
Mariinsky Theater prima donna Anna Netrebko has been nominated for the Grammy award in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. She got the nomination for the album ‘Verismo’ (‘Realism’ in Italian),...
Russia’s new cargo spacecraft to make first flight after 2020
Russia’s new generation cargo spacecraft, due to replace the current Progress MS family, is scheduled to begin flights to the International Space State ISS after 2020, the designer of all of...
Russia holds key to Antarctic marine sanctuaries
Talks opened in Australia on Monday to create two vast marine sanctuaries aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica with Russia and China key to whether they succeed. The fate of the...
