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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

Russian Woman Tennis Star May Have Surgery

Friday, July 13th, 2007

The beautiful Russian woman tennis star, Maria Sharapova may end up in a surgical gown instead of a tennis dress if her shoulder injury does not improve. Not only has the injury kept her from participating in part of the tour this year, it has also kept her from a Fed Cup debut in the [...]

Category: Sports

Orphaned Russian Girls and Boys Will Find Homes Quicker

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Russia has finally granted licenses to seven United States based adoption agencies in the past two weeks. This will make it much easier to place Russian girls and boys in loving American homes that will hopefully provide them with a safe and healthy life. There are close to 70, 000 Russian children living in orphanages [...]

Category: Business, Politics