MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Some Russians (10%) are ready to take the president’s word if he says that alien life exists, a Rambler&Co poll available to TASS suggests. Some 79% of the 116,000 respondents said they already believe that extraterrestrials exist. About 33% of Russians are sure that there …
Read More »Nearly 78 pct of Russians support constitutional amendments
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | A total of 77.92 percent of Russians have backed the 206 amendments to the country’s constitution in a referendum, while 21.27 percent have voted against them, data released by the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) showed Thursday. Under the updated constitution, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Trump denies being briefed on alleged Russian-Taliban bounties intelligence
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was never briefed on intelligence that Russians offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing U.S troops. “Nobody briefed or told me, @VP Pence, or Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan …
Read More »Putin’s trust rate at 59 percent: poll
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Results of the latest poll showed on Friday that 59 percent of Russians trust President Vladimir Putin, up from 58 percent a week ago. On June 19-21, the Moscow-based Public Opinion Foundation surveyed 4,000 adults, 31 percent of whom said they did not trust Putin, down …
Read More »For Russians, humble dacha provides refuge from coronavirus
Sokolniki, Russia | AFP | After years spent on submarines with Russia’s Northern Fleet, Ivan Chernyshyov is having no problem adjusting to life on coronavirus lockdown — especially as, like many Russians, the retired sailor can escape to the countryside. “It’s good here. We’ll grow carrots and strawberries and maybe …
Read More »Russia’s small businesses buckling under virus restrictions
Moscow, Russia | AFP | When President Vladimir Putin announced a paid holiday for the month of April to keep Russians home and prevent the coronavirus from spreading, many small business owners braced themselves. How would they keep to the president’s promise of paying employees while they were shut down? The …
Read More »Two Russians, Ugandan National arrested using fake government number plate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Russians and a Uganda national have been arrested in Kitgum district for violating movement restrictions as part of the preventive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic. William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District commissioner says the suspects were picked up …
Read More »Five years after sanctions, Russian cheeses getting top marks
Korolyov, Russia | AFP | Elvira Kovtun made her first cheese in a pot in her kitchen four years ago. Kovtun, a housewife and mostly self-taught cheesemaker, became so good that she and her husband decided to turn her passion into a business. Last month, the high-school sweethearts and parents of …
Read More »Russian cadets pose for selfies at Kalashnikov exhibition
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Dozens of youngsters from Russia’s Youth Army have been getting up close and personal with perhaps the world’s most iconic firearm as their country prepares to mark the centenary of the birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov, maker of the legendary rifle. Children from the roughly half a …
Read More »Five things to watch for in Russian polls
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russians vote in local and regional elections on Sunday. Here are five things to watch for during the elections that will take place in each of the country’s 85 regions. – How the Kremlin fares – Gubernatorial elections will take place in 16 regions. Elections to …
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