Medvedev Tells Russian Government to Go Online or Go Home
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to eliminate corruption by putting all documents online, but computer literacy among government officials is an obstacle. During a nat... more
Views: 894Russia's 'New Elite' Have Special Qualifications
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Lyndon Allin to Global Voices Online Journalist Ilya Barabanov, who writes for the New Times and blogs engagingly as LJ user barabanch, wrote a laconic post a couple weeks ago that drew some interesting comments... more
Views: 1276Russian Blogger's Guilty Verdict Raises Free Speech issues
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online On July 7, Savva Terentyev, 22, a Russian blogger and musician from Syktyvkar, received a one-year suspended jail sentence for a comment (RUS) he posted on Feb. 15, 200... more
Views: 1013US defeated in UN: Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Blocked by Russia and China
Region: New York
In a historic defeat for US and it’s comrade in arms Britain, the resolution to impose UN sanction on Zimbabwe fell through in UN Security Council (SC) by Veto exercised by Russia and China on 11th July’08, in ... more
Views: 1134African Mosquitoes, Bush Philanthropy and G-8 Sovereignty
Region: United StatesWorld Bank and Asian Development Bank representatives directly call on Nepali leaders and tell them to increase commodity prices in order to be eligible for getting more loans. They even select certain hydroelectric and ot... more
Views: 1533Russia completed delivering nuclear fuel rod to India
Region: IndiaRussia completed it’s delivery of fuel rod for Kundankulam atomic power plant of India..This plant is in final stage of construction.It is situated in Tamilnadu province of India. This fuel rod is consisting of 4.1 ... more
Views: 1170Euro 2008 Semifinal Preview Russia vs. Spain
Region: Russian Federation
Thursday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ESPN 2 The only rematch in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 so far will take place in Thursday’s semifinal as Russia takes on Spain. The two teams met in group play when Spain routed Ru... more
Views: 1872Euro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Russia vs. Netherlands
Region: Russian FederationEuro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Russia vs. Netherlands Saturday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ABC The Netherlands have become the favorite in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 as they were one of only three unbeaten teams in group ... more
Views: 2527Russia 1-0 Sweden: Unfancied Russians and Unbeatable Manager Triumph
Region: Austria
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 Day twelve of GroundReport's exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. Lucky Guus has done it again. Russia have defeated Sweden 2-0 to clinch a berth in the quarterfinals today. They... more
Views: 1618Proposed Regional Grouping a Non-Starter
Region: Uzbekistan
Uzbek president Islam Karimov’s proposal to merge two associations of former Soviet states has come as a surprise to many observers, as his country has shown a distinct reluctance to be part of regional groupings. NB... more
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