PayPal has rolled out a new service which introduces cryptocurrencies as a form of payment and enables US buyers to use their crypto holdings to pay for goods with millions of online merchants, RT reports.
The online payments giant has added a new ‘Checkout with Crypto’ feature, which is set...
On 25-26 May, Moscow will host the Smart Cities Moscow, international online forum dedicated to the development of smart cities and current topics of adaptation of the urban environment to the realities of the “new normal”.
The forum hosts over 50 speakers, including heads of administrations of the world's largest...
Russia won’t let the U.S. or any other country speak with it "from the position of force," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty newspaper published on Tuesday, as reported by TASS.
"The Americans keep repeating like a mantra: we will speak with everyone from...
Russians' real disposable incomes have fallen to an eight-year low as a result of the coronacrisis, declining by 3.5% in 2020, according to Rosstat, but the outlook for 2021 is brighter, bne IntelliNews reports.
Real disposable incomes are down by more than 10% from their 2013 level, the last year of...
Animals could become the next frontline in the battle against coronavirus, the scientist who headed the development of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has warned, saying the deadly pandemic may not yet have reached its full potential, RT reports.
Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute – which developed the...
Production of emeralds in Russia is expected to grow by 20% in 2021, according to RT-Capital, a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled corporation Rostec, which operates the country’s only emerald placer mine, RT writes.
The outlook comes after a 10% drop recorded last year, when output amounted to a modest 150...
Sheremetyevo Airport has been recognized consistently since 2012 as one of the best airports in Europe in terms of service quality. At the end of 2020, Sheremetyevo topped the rating in the category of the largest airports in Europe for the third time. At the same time, this year...
Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said on Sunday it continues to work in a routine mode and reports about its CEO Dmitry Rogozin’s resignation are mere rumors and idle speculations.
"We are working routinely. The next launch is scheduled for April 9. No time for idle speculations and rumors," a...
Russia confirmed 9,088 COVID-19 cases in the past day, bringing the total case tally to 4,519,832, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday. In relative terms, the growth rate stood at 0.2%, TASS reported.
The lowest growth rates were registered in the Nenets Autonomous Region (0%), the Tuva Republic...
