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How Feasible Is The £100m Private Trip To The Moon?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: UK-Invention, Russia, Isle of Man, UK News, Space, James Oberg, Russian Space Program, UK Space, Space Tourism, Excalibur Almaz, UK Tech News

Recently HuffPost - and most of the world's media - reported that Excalibur Almaz (EA), a company based on the Isle of Man, will attempt to send touri...

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Syria-Bound Russian Ship 'Carrying Weapons' Stopped

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Syria Sanctions, UK News, UK World, Syria, EU Sanctions, Bashar Al-Assad, UK News

A Russian ship believed to be carrying military equipment to Syria has been halted off the coast of Scotland after its insurance holder cancelled its ...

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On the Right Side of History

Sergei Lavrov | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia Syria, Russia, Politics, Kofi Annan, Damascus, UK Impact, UK World, Syrian Violence, Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, UN Security Council, UK News

Those who say that Russia "is saving" Bashar al-Assad are wrong. I would like to reiterate that it is the Syrian people themselves who choose the political system and leadership of their country. We are not trying to whitewash the multiple mistakes and miscalculations made by Damascus, including the use of force against peaceful demonstrations at the beginning of the crisis.

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The Dictators' Club: Why Democracy May Be More Fragile Than We Think

Chris Morgan Jones | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Russia, Afghanistan, Financial Crisis, Iran, Georgia, Democracy, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Syria Protests, Syria, UK, World, UK News

My next book will be set, in part, in Georgia, and before going there I've been spending a few days reading about the place and its rich, painful history.

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Syria In 'State Of Civil War' Warns UN Peacekeeper

Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Russia, Video, United Nations, Arab League, Aleppo, Syria Protests, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, Attack Helicopters, UK News

The head of UN peace keeping has said that situation in Syria has developed into a "civil war." Speaking to reporters in New York, Herve Ladsous sa...

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Violence Breaks Out Between Polish And Russian Fans

The Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Russia, European Championship, Russian Poland Warsaw Violence, Poland, Poland Russia, UK Football, UK Sport, Euro 2012, Warsaw Violence, Warsaw, UK Sport News

Violent clashes have broken out in Warsaw between Polish and Russian football fans and police ahead of the countries Euro 2012 Group A match. At le...

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The Growing Costs of Russia's Syrian Strategy

Tomas Hirst | Posted 01.08.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Belarus, Houla Massacre, Houla, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, UK Politics News

Last month I wrote that there were grounds for cautious optimism in Russia's stance on Syria. Unfortunately recent events threaten to overwhelm them.

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Moscow Gardeners Plant 'Grass' Instead Of Lawn

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Russia, UK News, Grass, Marijuana, Moscow, Drugs, Lawn, Slideexpand, UK Lifestyle News

According to The Moscow Times, a field of marijuana plants has sprouted up around a metro station, after local workers planted the wrong type of seed....

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WATCH: Retiring Footballer Substituted By 5-Year-Old Boy

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Russia, Vadim Evseev, Vadim Evseev Substitute, Substitute, Football, UK Viral Videos, Torpedo Zhodino, Kid, Video, Football Sub, Russian Football, Child, Soccer, Belarus, Sub, Russian Footballer, Sport, UK Comedy News

Sad news, everyone: Russian footballer Vadim Evseev is retiring from the game at the grand ol' age of 36. The good news is, he had one hell of a final...

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Syria: Hague Presses Russia For Action Over Horrific Massacre At Houla

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, William Hague, Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, China, United Nations, UK News

Foreign Secretary William Hague pressed Russia to support international pressure on the Syrian regime after an escalation in violence in the crisis-hi...

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Preview: Russian Art Week in London, May 2012

Theodora Clarke | Posted 02.12.2012 | Home

Read More: Russia, Art, Sales, Russian Art, Auction House, Russian Art Week, UK Art, UK Culture, Home News

This weekend marks the start of Russian art week in London. Despite the double-dip recession in the UK the Russian market has remained buoyant. Most of the major auction houses are hosting sales of Russian paintings, icons, Fabergé and works of art.

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Russian Thirst for Fine Wine

Peter Shakeshaft | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Russia, Fine Wine, President Dmitry Medvedev, Fine Wine Investment, Vodka, UK Lifestyle News

For many of us, the mere mention of alcohol and Russia evokes stereotypical images of heavy drinking Muscovites, consuming large amounts of vodka, in smoky bars at sub-zero temperatures; and although Russians have always had a close affinity for alcohol, this is far from the truth.

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Penumbra

Diego Giolitti | Posted 19.07.2012 | Home

Read More: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Contemporary Art, Mayfair, Danja Akulin, London, Russian-Contemporary-Art, Berlin, Home News

The word penumbra is often rendered "half-light." The Latin origin paene umbra literally means "almost shadow." In between the shadow and the light there is a zone through which we may see what is in the penumbra, but we see it with this darkened hue, and it is problematic to say whether it is illuminated or not.

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Russian Tycoon Friend Of Royals Murdered

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Murder, Moscow, UK News, Royal Family, Police, Princess-Michael-of-Kent, UK News

Russian tycoon Mikhail Kravchenko, a close friend of Princess Michael of Kent, was found lying in a pool of blood and riddled with bullets in Moscow o...

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Russian Jet Disappears With 44 People On Board

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Jetliners, Indonesia, Missing-Plane, Sukhoi-Superjet, UK News

A Russian passenger plane has vanished from radar with 44 people on board. The Sukhoi SuperJet 100 went missing in West Java at around 2.33pm loca...

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Eurovision 2012 Previews: France, Georgia, Netherlands, Russia (VIDEO)

Will Adams | Posted 08.07.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Review, Eurovision 2012, Esc, Anggun, France, Buranovskiye Babushki, Georgia, Joan Franka, Russia, Anri Jokhadze, Netherlands, Video, UK Entertainment News

With Eurovision less than three weeks away, performers from Sweden to Ukraine are busy glueing on their sequins and perfecting their dance moves. 42 countries will compete, but only one can win.

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Violent Protests Hit Moscow Ahead Of Putin Inauguration

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Protests, Russia, Violent Protests, Vladimir Putin, UK News, Russian Elections, UK World, Police, UK News

Protesters clashed with police in Moscow, resulting in 400 arrests, over of the inauguration of Vladimir Putin as president. A peaceful protest by ...

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Vladimir Ovchinnikov: An Aesthetic of Freedom

Diego Giolitti | Posted 27.06.2012 | Home

Read More: Russia, Contemporary Art, Dissident Art, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Home News

Vladimir Ovchinnikov is undoubtedly one of most prominent figures of Russian Nonconformist Art and, starting from the mid-1960s, was a point of refere...

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Hague On Syria: There Is A Limit To Our Patience

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Russia, UK News, William Hague, William Hague Syria, United Nations, Bahrain, China, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, UK Politics News

There is a limit to the patience of the international community with the Assad regime in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague warned on Monday. H...

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Brit To Attempt Arctic First

PA | Posted 29.06.2012 | UK

Read More: Exploration, Russia, UK News, British Exploration, Arctic Exploration, Arctic Ocean, North Pole, Pen Hadow, Canada, UK News

British explorer Pen Hadow announced today he will make a scientific survey of the Arctic sea ice while attempting the first unsupported solo crossing...

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White Killer Whale Spotted Off Russian Coast (PICTURES, VIDEO)

Barcroft Media | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Kamchatka, Killer Whales, Video, UK News, Albino, Killer Whale, Albino-Whale, Orcas, UK News

A one-of-a-kind white killer whale has been spotted by scientists - and they've named him ICEBERG. It is believed to be the first known totally wh...

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LOOK: Russian Bears Photographed 'Working Out' In Zoo Enclosure

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Russia, Working Out Bears, Dancing Bear, Working Out Bear, Russian Bear, Dancing Bears, Bear, Gym, The Village People, Funny Animals, UK Weird News, Ymca, Working Out, Bear Cubs, Bear at Gym, Kamchatka Peninsula, Bears, UK Comedy News

It's not often that we wish we'd been to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, but today we do. We really do, in fact. It's all because of this e...

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Can We Take Julian Assange's New TV Show Seriously?

Liam McLaughlin | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Russia, Lebanon, Anti-Americanism, America, The World Tomorrow, Julian Assange, Hezbollah, Russia Today, Hassan Nasrallah, Wikileaks, Journalism, UK Politics News

It has long been the case that those of us who are supposedly most dedicated to human freedom and dignity are also those most susceptible to ideologies of absolutes. It is a bitter irony, and one which has afflicted many great thinkers, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and Arundhati Roy.

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Ilya Gaponov: Tradition Meets Modern Challenges

Diego Giolitti | Posted 19.06.2012 | Home

Read More: Russia, Still Life, Painting, Russian-Contemporary-Art, Home News

Gaponov's art highlights the fact that we have deeply complicated relationships with the world of objects either of secular or religious nature. His still life paintings present an invitation to think about these relationships, how they are formed and what they might tell us about our moment in history -- truly contemporary still lives in the very best of the great tradition.

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VIDEO: Assange TV Show Debuts With Hezbollah Interview

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Julian Assange Arrest, Lebanon, Julian Assange Show, UK News, UK World, Russia Today, Julian Assange, Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Wikileaks, Syria, Julian Assange Extradition, Julian Assange Tv Show, Video, UK News

The first episode of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's chat show has aired in Russia, featuring an interview with Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Leb...

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