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Former Spy Anna Chapman Starts Brilliant Career in Fashion and Showbiz

By PravdaOctober 1, 2010Culture, Politicsalex chapman, alexander potapov, anna chapman, anna kushchenko, ilya bezugly, magazine, maxim, moscow, netjets europe, pro-kremlin, russia, russian secret services, sexy spy, soho rooms club, spy, spy scandal, state duma, united states, volgograd

Anna Chapman, who was deported from the United States to Russia several months ago as a result of the spy scandal between the two countries, has started a brilliant career in the world of fashion and show business. The sexually appealing woman, who proved to be not a very good spy in one of the most humiliating operations for Russian secret services, has found a gap which she could fill perfectly. In her new activities, Russia’s probably most popular redhead is now known as “agent 90-60-90,” Italy’s La Repubblica wrote. (more…)

Russia and Norway Sign Agreement on the Border in the Arctic Ocean

By PravdaSeptember 15, 20101 commentGeneral, Politicsarctic circle, arctic ocean, barents sea, dmitry medvedev, energy-rich, gas production, gazprom, jens stoltenberg, murmansk, norway, norwegian prime minister, oil, ria novosti, russia, russian president, shtokman gas project

Russia and Norway signed an agreement to settle a four-decade-long border dispute over the energy-rich Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean, paving the way for more cooperation on oil and gas production.

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Glaciers Retreating in Asia

By Guest PostAugust 30, 20101 commentEnvironmentasia, caucasus, climate change, gangotri glacier, glaciers, glaciers in china, glaciers of the world, himalaya, jane ferrigno, jr, nepal, retreat, richard s williams, russia, satellite image atlas, scientist, sea-level rise, shuji iwata, u s geological survey

*Could Impact Water Supplies for Millions and Cause Flood Conditions*

Many of Asia’s glaciers are retreating as a result of climate change.

This retreat impacts water supplies to millions of people, increases the likelihood of outburst floods that threaten life and property in nearby areas, and contributes to sea-level rise.

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‘Friend for Rent is Friend Indeed’

By PravdaAugust 11, 2010Cultureanti-utopia, attentive, carpenter, electrician, energetic, friend for rent, Germany, goettingen club, husband for an hour, Japan, modern reality, pet per hour, plumber, russia, states, temporary wives

“Friend for rent”is nor a joke neither a quotation from anti-Utopia. This is a modern reality. Services like “friends for rent,””temporary wives” and even “pet per hour” have penetrated Russia. The essence of the 21st century is “everything is for sale.” We will help you fool yourself and others – just pay on time!

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Forest Fires Cause Damage of $15 Billion to Russian Economy

By PravdaAugust 10, 2010Economy, Environmentforest fires, hot summer, russia, russian economy, russian forests, uralsib forecast, wildfires

Experts started to calculate the losses, which the Russian economy suffered as a result of unusually hot summer and immense forest fires. The damage may total one percent of the GDP growth in 2010, which is equal to $15 billion, or 450 billion rubles. For the time being, the experts take account of direct costs and negative short-term consequences for the economy.

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Russia and AIDS: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

By PravdaAugust 8, 20104 commentsGeneral, Healthaids, central asia, cis, eastern europe, epidemic, female sexual function, hiv, hiv-infected russians, marina semenchenko, nargis azizova, ngo, pravda, russia, russian federation, sex workers, sexually transmitted infections, tb, timothy bancroft-hinchey, unaids

Women’s rights are high on the international agenda as the world moves towards a more egalitarian model, finally creating and respecting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

As regards AIDS, what is the situation involving women in particular and the population in general, in the Russian Federation, CIS countries and in the international community?

PRAVDA.Ru presents its exclusive interview*.

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IMF Predicts Growth for Russian Economy in 2010

By PravdaAugust 5, 2010Economyaghvan mikaelian, economic growth, finexpertiza, imf, inflation, international monetary fund, pravda, russia, russian business, russian economy

In 2010, the Russian economy will grow by 4.25%, after falling 7.9% last year. This forecast was made yesterday by the International Monetary Fund. (more…)

World Market Nervous over BP’s Possible Collapse

By PravdaJuly 12, 20101 commentEconomy, Environmentarab sheikhs, azerbaijan, baku-tbilisi-ceyhan, bp, british ministers, british petroleum, ecological disaster, forties, gazprom, gulf of mexico, ivan tulyakov, libyan investment authority, north sea, oil giant, oil spill, persian gulf, pipeline, russia, shah-deniz, stock market, united arab emirates, ussr

The British Cabinet of Ministers gathered for a special meeting to discuss the future of one of the world’s largest oil companies in the world, British Petroleum, in connection with the liquidation of the consequences of the ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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