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International Olympic Committee prohibits fans from using Russian flag during the games
The Chief Editor of the sports broadcast of Russian Channel One, Vasily Konov, indicated that fans will be prohibited from bringing flags of the countries who are not participating in the Olympic Games into the games, as he wrote on his Twitter page. "Russia will not participate in the Olympic Games. That is, formally, the Russian flag is also banned at all facilities of the Games,” he wrote.
The users of the social network reacted strongly against this information. Russian users offered to …
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Russian journalists flying in to interview President Dodon denied entry to Moldova
In Moldova, border guards did not let the crew of the Russian television channel RTVI that arrived in the country to interview the president, Igor Dodon. According to the website of the channel, RTVI employees arrived in Chisinau on a flight from Moscow on the evening of January 23rd.
The visit was approved by the presidential administration. "Despite the fact that the journalists showed the border guards an official invitation from the President of the country and a letter from RTVI …
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Kremlin warns Microsoft of multibillion dollar losses if it complies with US sanctions against Russia
Software giant Microsoft could lose several billion dollars’ worth of market revenue in Russia due to US sanctions, said Nikolai Nikiforov, the Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation to journalists on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, TASS reports.
"[The sanctions] will end with the fact that Microsoft will lose a market worth several billion dollars in terms of its corporate and government clients in our country," Nikiforov stated. He added that …
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Putin offers to supply Argentina with rocket engines
Russia may ship rocket engines to Argentina, and Roskosmos “could offer recommendations for the creation of space technology” said President Vladimir Putin after talks with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, TASS reports. Moscow may also supply Buenos Aires with fuel for its space rocket technology, the president added.
“Russia and Argentina are establishing collaboration in the peaceful exploration of the cosmos, there are ideas for cooperation in the area of remote probing of the earth and …
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Many famous Russian athletes will not attend Olympics in Pyeongchang
Due to the doping scandal, the International Olympic Committee has banned many top Russian athletes from participating in the 2018 Olympic Games in Peongchang even under a neutral flag. Those who will not make it to the games include six times Olympic champion, 20-times world champion and primary contender for victory in the short-track speed skating contest Viktor Ahn, Russia’s top biathlete Anton Shipulin, and Russia’s top cross-country skier Sergei Ustiugov.
As reported by the French news …