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Hero pilots keep ‘out of control’ plane from crashing for 5 hours, saving 200 passengers
Heroic pilots fought for five hours to prevent an "out of control" plane from crashing in Siberia, saving nearly 200 people, including 25 children, from certain death. The terrifying incident happened when the S7 Airline's Airbus A321 plunged toward the ground shortly after taking off from Magdan airport in eastern Russia. Just ...
Russia: At least 51 people killed in Siberian coal mine blast
A Siberian coal mine explosion killed at least 51 people in Russia on Thursday, Nov. 25. According to Russian officials, miners and rescue personnel were killed 820 feet deep in the Listvyazhnaya mine site in the Kemerovo area. When the explosion occurred in the Listvyazhnaya mine early on Thursday morning, smoke immediately ...
Tension in Eastern Europe: US and UK step into dispute with Russia
The tension between Russia and the West reached a new point this Monday, Nov. 15, as the United Kingdom announced it was ready to send troops to defend Ukraine from a possible Russian invasion. Also, Poland received U.S. support in its conflict against Belarus, and the European Union extended economic ...
Blinken expresses concern that Russia will try to invade Ukraine again as it did in 2014
In an official meeting with the Ukrainian foreign minister this Wednesday, November 10, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concern that Russia will again invade Ukraine as it did in 2014 when it invaded Crimea and annexed it into Russian territory. "Our concern is that Russia may make a serious ...
Russia joins 35 other countries that ban abortion
Russia recognized the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women's Health and Protection of the Family that rejects abortion and upholds the "inherent right to life" on Nov. 3. Russian representatives joined 35 other signatory nations in marking one year since the declaration was first signed in Geneva, Switzerland. Brazil Minister of Women, Family ...
Russia plans to force Facebook and Twitter to disable algorithms that promote social conflict
Russia could by a draft law regulate and restrict algorithms that recommend content on social media platforms, which increase the risks of conflicts, according to Moscow-based media outlet Kommersant. As sources within the State Duma (the lower house of Russia's Federal Assembly) told the Russian media outlet on Friday, Oct. 15, ...
Putin self isolates after COVID-19 infects president’s inner circle
Several members of Vladimir Putin's entourage contracted COVID-19, prompting the Russian president to go into self quarantine on Sept. 14. The Kremlin confirmed Putin was fully vaccinated with Sputnik V, uninfected, and in good health. "It is a natural experiment, let us see how Sputnik V works in practice," he said according ...
Woman sues McDonald’s after being compelled to break her Lent fast due to a burger ad
A Russian woman is suing McDonald's for allegedly causing her to break her Lent fast in April 2019; when she saw an advertisement for their cheeseburgers. She also claimed she hadn't eaten meat in a month.Ovchinnikova, an orthodox Christian, claimed in a court statement, “By this point, I had already ...
Joe Biden’s Energy Advisor Collaborated with Kremlin on Nuclear Issues
Researchers have revealed Ex-President Barack Obama's Vice-President Joe Biden, who was Obama's energy adviser, worked closely with Russia's nuclear agenda and tried to hide it. The revelation comes as part of a series of strong allegations against the Democratic presidential candidate that could impact his campaign ahead of November's election. In an ...
52-year-old homeless ‘Subway Soprano’ offered major recording contract by Joel Diamond
A homeless Russian musician who became known as the "Subway Soprano" on social media is offered a recording contract by Grammy-nominated music producer Joel Diamond, TMZ reported. Diamond first learned of Emily Zamourka, 52, after the Los Angeles Police Department posted a video of her performing Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's famous ...
Russian space agency bemoans head’s canceled US trip
Russia's space agency is complaining that the invitation for its head to visit the U.S. has been cancelled without informing the organization. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told The Washington Post in a story Saturday that he has rescinded the invitation to Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin after several senators raised complaints. Rogozin is ...
Moscow says FBI arrested Russian a day after it detained ex-US Marine
The ministry said the United States detained Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko on Dec. 29 on the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific Ocean, and had transferred him to Florida
US negotiating possible resolution in Russian agent case
New court papers reveal that a woman accused of being a Russian agent is in negotiations with federal prosecutors about a "potential resolution" to her case. Lawyers for Maria Butina and federal prosecutors in Washington made the disclosure in a joint filing Friday. It's the first acknowledgement that the 30-year-old gun-rights ...
Roger Stone presents himself as WikiLeaks insider in emails
Newly released emails from the 2016 presidential campaign appear to show political operative Roger Stone presenting himself as a WikiLeaks insider to Steve Bannon, who was at the heart of then-candidate Donald Trump's run for president. The emails, which were published Thursday by The New York Times, touch on a central ...

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