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Anatoly Gerashchenko - the former rector of Moscow's Aviation Institute (MAI) - has died after reportedly falling down a flight of stairs. As reported by the Daily Mail, Gerashchenko passed away on Wednesday (September 21) at the age of 73. Gerashchenko was the head of the Moscow Aviation Institute from…
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A Russian oil boss has been declared dead after reportedly falling from a Moscow hospital window on Thursday (September 1). Ravil Maganov, 67, was chairman of Russian oil giant Lukoil. As reported by BBC News, the company has been outspoken in its criticisms of President Vladimir Putin's military campaign in…
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Dennis Rodman has announced his plans to go to Russia in an effort to get Brittney Griner freed. Speaking to NBC News at a restaurant late last week, he revealed he'd been given permission to go to Russia "to help that girl," and would try to go in the coming week.…
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A Russian influencer who raised eyebrows after ditching her husband for her stepson is now pregnant with their second child, the Mirror reports. Marina Balmasheva, a popular weight loss influencer in Russia, has been strangely open about the unorthodox relationship she has with Vladimir Shavyrin, who is also her stepson.…
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Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to demand that the US begin freeing "people in jail for weed". Per Insider, the billionaire's call came after President Biden's administration reportedly offered to release Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military officer accused of selling weapons to the Taliban, in exchange for…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska have sparked a debate online after posing for a Vogue photoshoot in the midst of Ukraine's war against Russia. The U.S edition of the fashion magazine's cover story was taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz and captured how the couple is leading their…
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Mickey Rourke has made an emotional appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to call off his military campaign in Ukraine. The Sin City actor broke down in tears on an episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored as he recalled the time he met President Putin. Rourke explained that it was difficult…
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A nuclear bomb map has been created to demonstrate what would happen if one detonated in your area. Discussions around the threat of nuclear war have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and as recently Russian president Vladimir Putin's reaction to Sweden and Finland's potentially joining NATO. Some people have diverged…
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Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for a record-breaking $103.5 million to help Ukrainian children affected by the war. The 60-year-old editor-in-chief was co-awarded the peace prize in 2021 alongside Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for defending the freedom of the press. Muratov, who co-founded the…
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Russia's new McDonald's replacement has opened to the public. As reported by BBC News, the American fast food giant halted operations in Russia shortly after Putin's invasion of Ukraine back in March. And last month, McDonald's announced that it would be leaving Russia for good. As a result, the company…
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McDonald's has announced that it will permanently leave Russia after more than 30 years, following the Ukraine invasion. In March, shortly after the war began, the fast-food chain temporarily halted more than 800 restaurants in Russia. It followed in the footsteps of western businesses like Starbucks and Coca-Cola and suspended…
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Jill Biden has crossed the border into Ukraine to spend US Mother's Day with the country's first lady, Olena Zelenska. As reported by CNN, the First Lady of the United States has marked her Mother's Day by making an unannounced visit to the small Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. It comes…
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Russian and Belarusian citizens who reside in their home countries have been banned from competing in the Boston Marathon this year. According to a report by Newsweek, racers from the countries are also no longer allowed to take part in the 5-kilometer race (which took place on April 16), two…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about his decision to fight for his country in a new interview with 60 Minutes. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine as part of President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation". In the weeks that have followed, Ukraine has been devastated by attacks from Russian…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about the free world's refusal to assist Ukraine more over the fear of a nuclear exchange. The 44-year-old European leader recently sat down with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley to talk about the atrocities his country is facing as Ukraine approaches 50 days at…
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Hacking group Anonymous claims to have successfully hacked the Kremlin's CCTV system and are threatening to release its secrets. The Anonymous TV Twitter account wrote on April 6: "JUST IN: Hackers ( @Thblckrbbtworld ) who operates in behalf of #Anonymous gained access to the Kremlin CCTV system." The tweet continued:…
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UPDATE: Per The Guardian, the regional Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has now said that the death toll for Friday's airstrike attack in Kramatorsk has risen to 39. ORIGINAL: Officials say that at least 30 people - including two children - have been killed following a Russian airstrike on a train station…
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Russian influencers have recorded themselves cutting up Chanel products after the fashion house restricted its products to people in the country. As reported by Insider, the luxury French brand announced last month that it would be closing its stores in Russia, announcing the news on LinkedIn. "We will no longer…
