Monday, August 10, 2026
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake has been recorded by seismologists in the Pacific Ocean off the southeastern coast of Kamchatka, the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said, as reported by Sputnik. "A seismic event with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred on Monday evening local...
Arktika reached the North Pole on October 3rd at 18:00 Moscow time, the communication department of Atomflot informs. The 173 meters long icebreaker is the first in a series of five of the project 22220, the most powerful civilian ships ever built. Powered by two RITM-200 water-cooled reactors, each with a...
Over 230,100 patients remain under medical observation in Russia due to the suspected novel coronavirus infection, the press service of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported on Monday, TASS reported. "In the Russian Federation 230,120 people remain under medical observation," the statement said. According...
Singapore Airlines will resume and increase the frequency of flights on a number of destinations by the end of the year; however, flights to Moscow will not be restored yet, according to the air carrier's time table published on Sunday evening, TASS reported. "It is expected that by the end...
A.A. Ponomarenko was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport (JSC SIA) for the next corporate year at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held in person on September 30, 2020. The Board of Directors also named members of the Audit Committee...
Fears are mounting over an environmental disaster in Russia’s Far East after locals reported finding dozens of dead sea animals washed onto a beach from the Pacific Ocean, The Moscow Times reported. Greenpeace said tests conducted on water samples taken from around Khalaktyrsky beach in Russia’s Kamchatka region showed petroleum...
Russian market indexes ended the trading session on Friday in the red under pressure of falling oil prices and the negative mood on international floors. The MOEX Russia Index declined by 1.29% to 2,852.42 points by the close of business on the Moscow Exchange. The RTS index fell by...
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 10,499 in the past day, taking the total caseload in the country to 1,215,001, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed according to TASS. For the first time since May 15, the figure exceeded 10,000. According to the crisis center, a 0.9% daily growth rate was recorded. The...
A Russian journalist died on Friday after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, a day after her apartment was searched by police, her news outlet said, Reuters reported. Prior to her self-immolation, Irina Slavina wrote on...
Russian online retailer Ozon said Friday it is planning to list on the U.S. stock exchange after meteoric growth, fueled most recently by the boom in e-commerce due to coronavirus lockdowns, The Moscow Times reported. Ozon has "submitted a draft registration statement ... to the Securities and Exchange Commission relating...