Another victim of Tuesday’s Moscow metro derailment died in hospital Wednesday, a doctor said.
Another Moscow Metro Derailment Victim Dies in Hospital, Death Toll at 23
July 16, 2014
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EU wants to block new loans to Russia through EIB, EBRD: draft
European Union leaders want to block loans for new projects in Russia by two multilateral lenders and broaden the scope of other sanctions in response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.
ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendants
The European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.
Russia set to reopen Soviet-era spy post on Cuba – source
Russia has quietly reached a provisional agreement with Cuba on reopening a big Soviet-era base on the Caribbean island from which it spied in the United States, a Russian security source said on Wednesday.
ECHR gives top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian pilot arrested in Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the complaint of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who was arrested in Russia and charged with taking part in killing of two Russian journalists, her attorney Valentina Telychenko said on Facebook.
Moscow Metro Death Toll Rises to 10, Another 106 Hospitalized
July 15, 2014
At least ten people have been killed and 120 people injured after three metro cars derailed near Moscow’s Slavyansky Bulvar station Tuesday morning.
India, Russia Start Naval Drills in Sea of Japan
A ceremony for the beginning of the Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra-2014 was held Tuesday in Vladivostok, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District has said.
2 Million Ruble Patriotic Graffiti on Crimea Painted Over in Moscow
A graffitied wall bearing the words “Crimea and Russia together forever” has been painted over in Moscow, much to the disgust of the pro-Kremlin activist who commissioned the original artwork.
First Launch of Proton After Crash Scheduled for September 28 – Roscosmos
The first launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket after the May crash is expected to be carried out on September 28, 2014, Roscosmos First Deputy Director Alexander Ivanov said in an interview with Russia’s Ekho Moskvy radio station.
Russian businessman may be held in contempt of British court
Pavel Skurikhin, the founder of the Siberian Agrarian Holding Group (SAHO) of companies, can be held in contempt of a British court for ignoring its request to disclose information about his assets abroad and for failing to attend court hearings, Kommersant newspaper writes on Monday.