All stories for July, 2007

More WiFi Hotspots Available in Russia

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Soon it will be much easier for Russian women and men as well as travelers to access WiFi in selected airports in Russia. Russia’s number two mobile telecom company, VimpelCom, will be installing wireless Internet access in 12 Russian airports starting August 1st.

Category: Business

MTV Russia Launches New Gossip Show with Beautiful Russian Lady Host

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

MTV Russia has launched a new show hosted by the Russian lady producer, Yana Rudkovskaya. The beautiful blonde-haired woman is featured as the host of “Naked Show Business”, an industry insider gossip show about players in the Russian entertainment industry.

Category: Nightlife

St. Petersburg Women and Men Play Ultimate Frisbee

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

There’s a new sport in St. Petersburg that Russian women and men are playing together and it’s called Ultimate Frisbee. Ultimate, a sport that borrows from both soccer and American football and uses a Frisbee as the way to score, is a non-contact sport that provides a strenuous cardio workout. It attracts both men and [...]

Category: News by City, Sports

Russia and Britain Spar Over Spy Murder Case

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Russia has decided to expel four British diplomats along with suspending counterterrorism efforts with London. The action comes after British officials announced they would be expelling four Russian diplomats because of the refusal of Moscow to extradite a Russian businessman, Andrei Lugovoy, who has been accused of murdering the former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko in [...]

Category: Politics

Russia Rejects United Nations Kosovo Draft Resolution

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Russia has declined to accept a draft resolution put forth by the United States and Europe on Kosovo that would remove the United Nations peacekeeping force and replace it with a European based one. The West is unsure now on how to move forward towards the eventual independence of Kosovo. They could call for a [...]

Category: Politics