Participation in the tender for construction of a new power unit of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is not denied completely for the Russian state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom and the new government to be formed after parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic on October 8 and 9 may...
Russia recorded more than 460,000 excess deaths during the first 12 months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysis of official statistics published by the Rosstat federal statistics agency, The Moscow Times reports.
In its latest report published Friday, Rosstat data showed 38,000 more people died in March 2021 compared...
The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which is set to take place on June 2-5 this year, will host a series of traditional cultural events for its guests and participants, RT reported.
“St. Petersburg is a city with the richest historical and cultural heritage. SPIEF welcomes guests and...
The US Embassy in Moscow is to halt issuing all non-immigrant visas and will dramatically limit the range of services for Americans, following a Russian government decision to ban states dubbed "unfriendly" from employing locals, RT informed.
In a Friday press release, the embassy announced that, effective May 12, it...
Crude oil prices got a major boost this week thanks to optimistic expectations about demand from OPEC+ and rebalancing fuel inventories in the United States, RT reports.
Brent jumped to over $68 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate neared $65 per barrel by the middle of the week and could...
China's economic growth is projected to rebound to 8.1% this year, fueled by strong exports and a gradual recovery in household consumption, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), RT reported.
The bank’s economists attributed the economic growth to the improved job market, restored consumer confidence, and...
The International Bureau of Exhibitions has received an application from Russia to host the world exhibition "Expo-2030" in Moscow, according to the information provided by the bureau on Thursday, TASS reported.
Russia's application was the first, the rest of the candidates will be able to submit their applications by the...
The volume of gas pumped through the TurkStream gas pipeline, commissioned in 2020, amounted to 13.51 bln cubic meters (bcm), Gazprom said in a report published on Thursday, TASS informed.
TurkStream is an export gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey through the Black Sea. The design capacity is 31.5 bcm...
The national tourism project envisages the commissioning by 2024 of 4,000 new hotel rooms under Russian and international brands in popular resorts, the head of Russian Tourism Agency Zarina Doguzova told reporters on Thursday, TASS reported.
"Investing in tourism should be profitable and interesting. The national project provides for preferential...
Russia confirmed 9,284 COVID-19 cases over the past day and the total case tally hit 4,796,557, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday, TASS reports.
This is a new high since April 17 when 9,321 coronavirus cases were registered.
The growth rate reached 0.19% in relative terms.
The lowest growth rates...
