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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — This year was the hottest ever registered in Russia, the country’s weather chief said on Monday, as climate change pushes global temperatures to record highs. “This year in Russia was the hottest for the entire period of instrumental observations,” the head of the Gidromedtsentr weather service, Roman Vilfand, told Russian news agencies. He said Moscow’s average temperature for 2019 had hit 7.6-7.7 degrees Celsius (45.7-45.9 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the previous […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, adding he did not believe it marked the end of the US president. “It still needs to go through the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority,” Putin said after the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power. “And it is hardly likely that they are going to push […]
by Eric BERNAUDEAU Agence France Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, over manipulated doping data. WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, handed Russia the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory doping data handed over to investigators earlier this year. Not only will Russia be ruled […]
The US Department of Defense is investing in the development of hypersonic weapons to keep up with Russia, which is leading in this sphere, according to a Sputnik report quoting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. “We took a pause on this technology some years ago, when we had a clear lead, and what we’re doing now is playing catch-up. So the [Defense] Department is investing every dollar we can, every dollar that we can, […]
(Eagle News) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit the country soon after accepting President Rodrigo Duterte’s invitation for him to come to the Philippines, according to Russia’s ambassador to the country. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said the visit of President Putin would be arranged “as soon as possible.” “President Duterte officially invited President Putin to visit the Philippines. So the invitation of President Duterte was accepted by President […]
by Anna SMOLCHENKO Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Fifteen people were killed and another 13 missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement on Saturday, in the latest deadly accident to hit Russia. The dam on the Seiba River in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk burst and flooded several cabins where the victims lived, Russian authorities said. Muddy flood waters hit the cabins near […]
by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France-Presse RUSSIA, Moscow (AFP) — Alexei Leonov, a legendary Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man to perform a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet Union. Tributes poured in from across the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Energy to be more transparent about its nuclear agenda. Gatchalian issued the statement following reports the Philippines and Russia signed a deal on exploring the possible construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, and as the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee, which he chairs, examined the DOE’s proposed ₱97 million budget allocation for the country’s nuclear program agenda. In making the call, Gatchalian noted […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Department of Labor and Employment is now working on a bilateral agreement with Russia to address the concerns of the many undocumented Filipinos in that country. There are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia, most of them undocumented, according to Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta. Duterte said he raised the problems of the many overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lacked documentation with Russian President Vladimir […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on the last day of his 5-day visit to Russia. The MGIMO is considered the most elite university in Russia and is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian government. The Moscow university hosted a solemn university ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the granting of the honorary doctorate degree […]
