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Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years -- or even become immortal.
Russian central bank holds off rate hike
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia's central bank kept interest rates at 21% on Friday despite surging inflation, a surprise decision that follows criticism from the country's political and business elite over the effects of higher borrowing costs on the economy.
Nobel winners stage rare protest in Moscow court
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» MOSCOW - Two Nobel winners staged a rare denunciation of Russia's offensive in Ukraine in a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, as public dissent over the conflict has been all but silenced by a wave of arrests.
'I stand by my opinion': Russian on trial for critical Ukraine interview
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» MOSCOW - A Russian man prosecuted for giving a spontaneous street comment criticising the Kremlin's Ukraine offensive to foreign media said he stood by his words during his trial Wednesday, despite facing up to 10 years in prison.
Russia tests digital ruble in bid to bypass sanctions
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia began testing its new digital ruble with consumers on Tuesday, in the hope blockchain technology will help it evade sanctions and tighten control over its citizens.
Russian ruble plunges past 100 against dollar for first time since March 2022
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» MOSCOW - The Russian ruble slid past 100 against the dollar Monday, its lowest level since March 23, 2022 -- weeks after Moscow unleashed full-scale hostilities in Ukraine.
Nintendo ends online game sales in Russia
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» TOKYO: Nintendo has said it will no longer sell games in Russia through its online store as the Japanese giant winds down operations in the increasingly isolated country.
'Very scared': The resistance fighters of liberated Kherson
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» KHERSON, Ukraine: The young Ukrainian partisan wanted to be a musician before deciding to risk his life by giving away enemy positions during Russia's occupation of Kherson.
Grim fragments of life seep out from Russian-occupied Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) - Collapsed social services, financial woes and fear: only brief snippets filter out of the daily reality for Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territory.
Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine as NATO pushes expansion
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» SLOVIANSK (UKRAINE) - Fighting raged Tuesday in and around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region as Russian troops tried to build on recent battlefield gains, while NATO pressed ahead with Finland and Sweden's historic membership bids.