Labour’s Sadiq Khan Leads in London Mayoral Race
Labour’s candidate Sadiq Khan holds an 11-percent lead over his closest rival from the ruling Conservative party in the London mayoral race, the last-call opinion poll published Thursday has found.
View ArticleUNESCO Expects to Recreate Historic Sites Near Palmyra Destroyed by Daesh
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expects to recreate not only Syria's Palmyra but also other historic sites destroyed by Daesh terrorist group, Serbia’s...
View ArticleEU Ban on Cigarette Packaging Could Herald TTIP Tobacco War
The European Court of Justice has upheld a law that will see the introduction of standardized "plain packaging" for tobacco products, a ban on menthol cigarettes and the advertising of e-cigarettes....
View ArticleTruth’s Out: Belarusian Biathlon Star Worked for KGB
The leader of the Belarusian biathlon team, Darya Domracheva, served with the country’s KGB State Security Committee until June 2014, the KGB press service said in a statement, BelaPan news agency...
View ArticleRadulov unlisted in Russian team’s final roster for 2016 IIHF World Championship
The 2016 IIHF World Championship kicks off in Russia tomorrow
View ArticleBrexit to Have Minimal Impact on EU Money Market Fund Industry - Moody's
A UK exit from the European Union would not cause substantial shifts in Europe's money market fund industry, the Moody's Investors Service credit rating agency said Thursday.
View ArticleRussian Mariinsky Theatre Concert in Palmyra Dedicated to Victory Day
Thursday's concert of the Russian world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra in the Syrian city of Palmyra is dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day, the Syrian minister of culture said.
View ArticleDuma chief, China leader condemn ‘US attempt to control international trade’
Sergey Naryshkin and Xi Jinping have described the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty as an attempt to create a closed and secretive structure that would replace the World Trade Organization, adding...
View ArticleNothing Sacred: Tallinn Rejects to Halt Traffic for Immortal Regiment March
Tallinn authorities refused to issue a permission to block traffic along the route of the 2016 Immortal Regiment march, commemorating the Victory Day, the press service of the city administration said...
View ArticleTrump’s Plan to Deport Illegal Immigrants to Cost US Up to $600Bln
The proposed plan of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump to deport all undocumented immigrants could cost the United States billions of dollars, a new study by nonprofit advocacy group American...
View ArticleEfimova’s ex-coach says FINA’s refusal to lift swimmer’s temporary ban unclear
Yulia Yefimova was suspended after testing positive for meldonium
View ArticleRussia Pays Last Respects to Hero Killed in Palmyra Battle
Starting Thursday, Russians will pay their final respects to Alexander Prokhorenko, a Russian Special Forces officer killed in the battle for Palmyra.
View ArticleRussian shipyard to put afloat new sub for Black Sea Fleet on May 31
The sixth Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Kolpino designed for the Russian Black Sea Fleet will be put afloat in St. Petersburg on May 31, a source says
View ArticleHungary Would Be Denied EU Membership If It Applied Now - Former NATO Chief
Hungary would be rejected from the EU if it were applying to become a member state now, former NATO secretary-general and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said, raising concerns about the...
View ArticleTrump ‘Deserves Respect’, Still Wrong on Muslim Ban Proposal - Cameron
The only US Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump deserves respect for going through the nominating process but remains wrong on his anti-Muslim policy, British Prime Minister David...
View ArticlePray for Palmyra: World-Famous Russian Orchestra Performs in Ancient City
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra is giving a concert on Thursday on the stage of Palmyra's world-famous amphitheater.
View ArticleRussian Armed Forces rehearsing Victory Day parade
This year Russia is celebrationg the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War
View ArticlePutin says concert in Palmyra is sign of remembrance for victims of terror
Russian President Vladimir Putin describes Thursday’s concert by Russian musicians in Palmyra as an act of remembrance for the victims of terror and a sign of hope for deliverance from terrorism
View ArticleRussian Space Firm Runs First Tests of New 'Federation' Manned Spacecraft
Russian experts conducted the first tests of the advanced Federatsia (Federation) manned spacecraft’s human-machine interface at a unique ergonomic simulator for the piloted transport vehicle, the...
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