© RIA Novosti . Grigory SysoyevThe first Russian fatalities from the H1N1 virus were reported this week. On October 29, the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry confirmed the fifth victim of the swine flu pandemic.
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© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sysoyev
The first Russian fatalities from the H1N1 virus were reported this week. On October 29, the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry confirmed the fifth victim of the swine flu pandemic.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaly AnkovThe number of swine flu cases in Russia continues to grow, with some 70 cases of the H1N1 virus confirmed in Moscow alone during the past two days.
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© RIA Novosti . Vitaly Ankov
The number of swine flu cases in Russia continues to grow, with some 70 cases of the H1N1 virus confirmed in Moscow alone during the past two days.
© RIA NovostiAn inspection by Maltese officials showed the Arctic Sea was not carrying any illegal cargo and the vessel will continue its voyage after repair works. In the photo: The Arctic Sea with a new name painted by alleged hijackers.
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An inspection by Maltese officials showed the Arctic Sea was not carrying any illegal cargo and the vessel will continue its voyage after repair works. In the photo: The Arctic Sea with a new name painted by alleged hijackers.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir VjatkinA plenary session of Russia's Supreme Court on October 29 asked the Constitutional Court to rule on whether capital punishment could again be legal in Russia from January 1. In the photo: A prison in Vologda, northwest Russia.
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vjatkin
A plenary session of Russia's Supreme Court on October 29 asked the Constitutional Court to rule on whether capital punishment could again be legal in Russia from January 1. In the photo: A prison in Vologda, northwest Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Антон ДенисовIn February 1999, the Russian Constitutional Court introduced a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, ruling that no court could sentence criminals to death until all courts had switched to jury trials. In the photo: A colony for life-sentence convicts on Ognenny Island in the Vologda Region, northwest Russia.
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© RIA Novosti . Антон Денисов
In February 1999, the Russian Constitutional Court introduced a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, ruling that no court could sentence criminals to death until all courts had switched to jury trials. In the photo: A colony for life-sentence convicts on Ognenny Island in the Vologda Region, northwest Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Фото предоставлено фондом Дмитрия Зимина "Династия"On October 26, RIA Novosti broadcast an online lecture by astrophysicist Dr. John Mather, who shared the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics with George Smoot of the University of California for their collaborative work on understanding the Big Bang.
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© RIA Novosti . Фото предоставлено фондом Дмитрия Зимина "Династия"
On October 26, RIA Novosti broadcast an online lecture by astrophysicist Dr. John Mather, who shared the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics with George Smoot of the University of California for their collaborative work on understanding the Big Bang.
© NASADr. Mather spoke on the Big Bang Theory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and this year’s Nobel Prize awards.
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Dr. Mather spoke on the Big Bang Theory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and this year’s Nobel Prize awards.
© RIA Novosti . Sony Pictures Releasing CISThe "Michael Jackson’s This is it" documentary made $2.2 million in North America alone on the first night of release October 27. Sony, the distributor, said the first night’s box office was “unprecedented” for a documentary.
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© RIA Novosti . Sony Pictures Releasing CIS
The "Michael Jackson’s This is it" documentary made $2.2 million in North America alone on the first night of release October 27. Sony, the distributor, said the first night’s box office was “unprecedented” for a documentary.
© RIA Novosti . Екатерина ЧесноковаOn October 27, famous Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani arrived in Moscow.
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© RIA Novosti . Екатерина Чеснокова
On October 27, famous Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani arrived in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Екатерина ЧесноковаThe designer visited the Emporio Armani boutique at Moscow’s GUM department store, where he presented his Autumn-Winter 2009/2010 collection. He also unveiled his Armani Prive collection in Moscow, as well as the Giorgio Armani men’s collection at the Barvikha Luxury Village outside Moscow.
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© RIA Novosti . Екатерина Чеснокова
The designer visited the Emporio Armani boutique at Moscow’s GUM department store, where he presented his Autumn-Winter 2009/2010 collection. He also unveiled his Armani Prive collection in Moscow, as well as the Giorgio Armani men’s collection at the Barvikha Luxury Village outside Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Илья ПиталевMikhail Youzhny won the 20th Kremlin Cup final.
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© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев
Mikhail Youzhny won the 20th Kremlin Cup final.
© RIA NovostiThe tennis tournament with the prize money worth $2,080,500 took place on October 17-25.
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© RIA Novosti
The tennis tournament with the prize money worth $2,080,500 took place on October 17-25.