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Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record

July 4, 2024175 Views

Russians were braving some of the hottest weather seen in more than a century on Thursday with Moscow breaking a 1917 record and cities across the world's biggest country sizzling in temperatures well above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). In Moscow, where temperatures can fall to minus 40 degrees Celsius in the legendary Russian winter, the mercury rose to 32.7 degrees Celsius on July 3, breaking the 1917 record for that day by half a degree, the FOBOS weather centre said. Records were broken from Russia's Pacific coast and the wilds of Siberia to the European parts of Russia, FOBOS said. A man lies near a fountain in a park during hot weather in Moscow, Russia July 2, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina The hot weather triggered soaring demand for air conditioners and fans,...

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Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald’s exits after 30 years

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May 16, 2022778 Views

McDonald's Corp on Monday became one of the biggest global names to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating for more than 30 years in the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The world's largest burger chain, which owns about 84% more its nearly 850 restaurants in Russia, will take a related non-cash charge of up to $1.4 billion. McDonald's had in March decided to close its restaurants in the country, including the iconic Pushkin Square location in central Moscow - a symbol of flourishing American capitalism in the dying embers of the Soviet Union. FILE PHOTO: A logo of the McDonald's restaurant is seen in the window with a reflection of Kremlin's tower in central Moscow, Russia March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov In the Russia of the ...

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UNWTO suspends Russia’s membership, Moscow says it quits

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April 27, 2022354 Views

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) voted to suspend Russia's membership over its invasion of Ukraine with immediate effect on Wednesday in a largely symbolic move, shortly after Moscow told the agency it had decided to quit. "The message is clear: Actions will always have consequences. Peace is a fundamental human right. Guaranteed to all. Without exception," UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, a Georgian whose home country was invaded by Russia in 2008, tweeted after the ballot. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), talks during an interview with Reuters in Madrid, Spain, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina More than two-thirds of UNWTO's 160 member states backed the resolution suspending Russia's membersh...

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UNWTO to hold emergency general assembly on Russian membership

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March 9, 2022494 Views

The UNWTO Executive Council has decided to hold an extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly to address the suspension of the membership of the Russian Federation. The first ever Extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly will be convened in the coming days. This was the first time in the history of UNWTO that the Executive Council met to address a request to consider suspending a Member from the Organization. Held in Madrid at the request of several UNWTO Members, the Executive Council met amid ongoing global concern and condemnation for the unilateral actions of the Russian Federation. “War is never a solution! Not now, and not ever. But it is evident that not everybody is committed to this ideal,” said UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. He added: “For this reason, UNWTO – and...

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Russian actor blasts off to attempt a world first: a movie in space

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October 5, 20211190 Views

A Russian actress and a film director blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the first movie in space. The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft is set to dock at 1212 GMT at the station, which orbits Earth at an altitude of around 220 miles (354 km). The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying the crew, formed of Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan October 5, 2021. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS Russian state media provided blanket and patriotic coverage in the run-up, with a countdown clock running on Channel One and news anchors framing the development as a significant breakthr...

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A Russian village prospers thanks to the pandemic

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June 1, 2021500 Views

Residents of a picturesque Russian village have seen the price of their land double as people from Moscow and other cities snap up properties as a refuge from COVID-19 where they can work remotely. Krasnaya Polyana (Red Meadow) is a beautiful village of five streets in the mountains near the Black Sea. Flanked by mountains, it has good quality tap water, fresh air and big blue skies - things that can prove elusive in Moscow. A view shows a street in the village of Krasnaya Polyana, Russia May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Rodionov The village has 5,000 residents, which is typical for Russia. What is atypical is that there are 20 cafes, restaurants, a pub and a bar, along with fast Wifi. Some of the restaurants existed before the pandemic to cater for skiers who use nearby resorts bu...

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Russia opens tourist route reconstructing Romanov family’s last journey

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February 22, 20211017 Views

Tourists curious about Russia’s imperial past can now ride on a special train running through the Ural mountains along the route travelled by some members of the royal family before their execution in 1918. The train making the three-hour journey between Yekaterinburg and Alapayevsk is equipped with a royal family-themed wagon where tourists can try on clothing similar to that worn by Russian nobility in the early 20th century. Upon arriving in the town, tourists are taken by bus to places of importance in the lives of the royal family members who were killed there. “On the night of July 18, 1918, eight people were thrown in here alive,” priest Father Serafim said, pointing to a snow-covered mineshaft. “These included Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna (Romanova)”. ...

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साल के पहले छह महीनों ने रूस में बनाया गर्मी का रिकॉर्ड

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July 4, 2020519 Views

ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की हकीकत कई रूप में सामने आ रही है। हर साल तापमान के नए रिकॉर्ड बन रहे हैं। रूस में दुनिया की वे तमाम सबसे ठंडी जगहें हैं जहां लोग रहते-बसते हैं। ऐसे देश में साल 2020 के पहले छह महीने अब तक के, यानी जब से मौसम के आंकड़े रखे जाने शुरू हुए तब से लेकर अब तक के, सबसे गर्म छह महीने रहे हैं। रूस के नेशनल हाइड्रोमीटियोरोलोजिकल सेंटर के साइंटिफिक डायरेक्टर रोमन विलफेंद का कहना है, “मौसम विज्ञान के 130 साल क इतिहास में यानी 1891 के बाद से, जब से उपकरणों की मदद से मौसम के आंकड़े रखे जाने लगे, साल 2020 के पहले छह महीनों में रूस में औसत तापमान सबसे ज्यादा रहा।” उनका कहना था कि यह असामान्य रूप से गर्म सर्दियों के महीनों की वजह से हुआ। उन्होंने बताया कि जनवरी में तापमान औसत रूप से सामान्य से 10 से 11 डिग्री सेल्शियस ज्यादा रहा। विलफेंड ने बताया कि पिछले महीने रूस में साल के पहले छह म...