Beach sanitary inspectors
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ordered more thorough sanitary inspections of local beaches. Swimming is allowed at only 11 of 36 beaches in Moscow.
// Jul. 20, 2011 - 06:27 GMT
A pass to the forest
Governor of the Tomsk Region (West Siberia) Viktor Kress ordered that residents of some parts of the region may enter forests only if they have a special pass. A total of 91 forest fires have been raging in the region since May.
// Jul. 19, 2011 - 07:22 GMT
All circles of Google
The number of Google+ users, a new social network launched by Google at the end of June to compete with Facebook, exceeds 10 million.
// Jul. 18, 2011 - 08:36 GMT
The Universe may have been born spinning
The early Universe may have been spinning around its axis, according to scientists from the University of Michigan.
// Jul. 09, 2011 - 06:50 GMT
Beach season
The first heat wave of the summer has come to Moscow and is expected to last until the end of this week. The water temperature in some rivers in the Moscow Region is higher than the sea temperature at some Black Sea resorts.
// Jun. 30, 2011 - 06:56 GMT
Microsoft vs spammers
Microsoft has launched a legal campaign against former owners of the notorious Rustock spam botnet, which is believed to have operated from Russia.
// Jun. 16, 2011 - 08:25 GMT
Oldest text found in Greece
Fragments of oldest readable European text have been discovered in the Greek village of Iklaina, the Texas University at Austin reported on its website.
// Jun. 10, 2011 - 08:27 GMT
Parsley: to eat or not to eat?
The head of the Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) has recommended to increase the consumption of parsley in meals and explained that the ban imposed on the plant by the Russian Federal Service on Consumersâ™ Rights Protection and Human Well-Being Surveillance applies only to its seeds. </p>
// Jun. 09, 2011 - 05:24 GMT
Montenegro or Macedonia – all the same
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton had an embarrassing moment while delivering a public speech in Montenegro. He mixed up Montenegro with Macedonia and called on the Balkan countries to âśget integrated into Europe.âť </p>
// May. 24, 2011 - 06:25 GMT
The Guinness the Queen didn’t drink
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh declined to try a sample of Guinness during their tour of a brewery at St James's Gate in Dublin.
// May. 19, 2011 - 07:22 GMT