Legendary art of the Ninja finds followers among Russians – RT Top Stories: “The legendary art of the Ninja, which originated in medieval Japan, is being revived in Russia. For more than 15 years, a Ninja school in Moscow has been keeping the ancient culture alive.”
Archives: 27 February 2010
February 27, 2010
February 27, 2010
Russia to support low-cost mortgage lending – RT
Russia to support low-cost mortgage lending – RT: “Putin said that program is to be launched in April and is among one of the top priorities on the national level. “I think with the help of state resources we can and we must encourage demand for low-cost affordable housing. That is why the standard mortgage [...]
February 27, 2010
Man attempts suicide, fined for landing on girl – RT Top Stories
Man attempts suicide, fined for landing on girl – RT Top Stories: “A resident of a city in Siberia, who attempted suicide by jumping out of a window and hit a 7-year-old girl on his way down, has been fined 100,000 rubles ($3,300).”
February 27, 2010
Russian Wikipedia reaches half a million articles – Wikinews, the free news source
Russian Wikipedia reaches half a million articles – Wikinews, the free news source: “The Russian Language Wikipedia surpassed 500,000 articles at 10:02 UTC on February 25, 2010, after ‘Ys’, an article about a Joanna Newsom album, was created by Nurse fiction, a newcomer to the Wikipedia. Russian Wikipedia is the tenth largest language edition of [...]
February 27, 2010
Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Foreign
Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Foreign: “Several Finnish experts consider it almost certain that a Russian telecommunication cable will be laid alongside the undersea gas pipeline that is to be set up by Nord Stream in the Baltic Sea. Such a cable would lead to a considerable decline in the massive volume of Russia’s [...]
February 27, 2010
ITAR-TASS
ITAR-TASS: “TYUMEN, February 27 (Itar-Tass) — An official of the Tyumen municipal customer service for construction and reconstruction is sentenced to three years for bribe extortion. In the summer of 2008, a commercial firm laid covers on running tracks, basketball grounds and tennis courts at four city schools. The work was financed from the budget. [...]