Christine Lagarde has been elected by the IMF’s Executive Board to be the fund’s new managing director, filling the vacancy created by the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. France’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Finances and Industry and a former synchronized swimmer, Lagarde will lead the global rainy day fund for the next five years. As the [...]
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June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
Public Heckles Skyscraper Architect
Public Heckles Skyscraper Architect The architect said he was not aware that he was violating Russian or international laws. By Sergey Chernov The St. Petersburg Times Published: June 29, 2011 (Issue # 1663) Tony Kettle, an architect with British RMJM — the firm behind the design for the controversial Gazprom tower — had to cut [...]
June 29, 2011
June 29, 2011
Russian Emergencies Ministry predicts shifts in river runoff
MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) – The volume of annual runoff of almost all of Russia’s rivers will be substantially affected by global climate changes, Vladislav Bolov, head of the Emergencies Ministry’s Antistkhiya Center said on Wednesday. “Owing to the expected shifts in temperature and rainfall amounts, the annual runoff of rivers located in the [...]
June 29, 2011
Kremlin Envoy Calls for End to Syria Violence
Mikhail Margelov, left, welcoming a Syrian opposition delegation headed by Radwan Ziadeh, second left. A Kremlin envoy told Syrian opposition members on Monday that “leaders come and go,” an apparent signal to President Bashar Assad that he cannot count on Russia’s unconditional support as he struggles to contain more than three months of protests demanding [...]
June 29, 2011
With Russia’s Backing, Lagarde Elected to IMF
Finance Minister Christine Lagarde attending a government session at the French parliament in Paris on Tuesday. With Russia’s support, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was elected Tuesday as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde, who was praised by Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin just hours before the vote, will start her five-year [...]
June 27, 2011
Modern Russian aircraft fly in exhibitions at Le Bourget
Modern Russian aircraft fly in exhibitions at Le Bourget 12:21 27/06/2011 The Paris Air Show in the suburb of Le Bourget ended on June 26, 2011.
June 27, 2011
United Russia ‘Recycling Monopoly’ Assailed
Dvorkovich The United Russia party should not be allowed to form a monopoly on waste processing and recycling, Kremlin economic adviser Arkady Dvorkovich said Friday, even though the party has announced a new project to “dominate” the field over the next few years. “No one company should dominate this market. And I think that there [...]
June 27, 2011
Ryazan
1 of 5 RYAZAN — There is a widespread belief in Ryazan that Koreans owe some of their digital excellence to a local plant called Plazma. But few would remember the South Korean firm’s name when talking about Plazma’s joint venture with the Koreans — a memory dating back to the mid-1990s. Plazma’s deputy director [...]
June 26, 2011
Dvorkovich Opposes United Russia Recycling Monopoly
The United Russia party should not be allowed to form a monopoly on waste processing and recycling, a senior Kremlin adviser said Friday, even though the party has announced a new project to ”dominate” the field over the next few years. “No one company should dominate this market. And I think that there is every opportunity for hundreds of companies to work in this sphere,” presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said at a [...]
June 25, 2011
The Sound of Music
RussiaProfile.Org, an online publication providing in-depth analysis of business, politics, current affairs and culture in Russia, has published a new Special Report on the performing arts in Russia: Bodies in Motion. Twelve articles by both Russian and foreign contributors examine the current trends in theater, music and adjacent forms of art both as creative activities [...]
June 25, 2011
Unesco adds new landmarks to World Heritage List
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) on Friday added lake districts in China and Kenya, a coastline in Australia, a fishing delta in Senegal and a string of Japanese islands to the World Heritage List, the UN reported on its website. Unesco identified the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, [...]
June 24, 2011
Sand Sculpture Festival in Belgium
Sand Sculpture Festival in Belgium 22:06 24/06/2011 The resort town of Blankenberge, Belgium, holds the annual international sand sculpture festival. The theme of this year’s festival, which will last until September 12, is Disneyland Paris. Famous Disney characters, Mickey Mouse and his friend Minnie, greet visitors at the entrance.
June 23, 2011
The Legends of Russian Popular Music
RussiaProfile.Org, an online publication providing in-depth analysis of business, politics, current affairs and culture in Russia, has published a new Special Report on the performing arts in Russia: Bodies in Motion. Twelve articles by both Russian and foreign contributors examine the current trends in theater, music and adjacent forms of art both as creative activities [...]