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Gazeta.ru: Russia plans to dismiss 10,000 scientists by 2019
The lack of funds for the State program, the Development of Science and Technology, can lead to the reduction of more than 10,000 scientists in Russia by 2019. On Sunday, July 31, 2016 the Russian news site Gazeta.ru reported on this issue after reviewing documents from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science that were prepared for the budget meeting with the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, on the 29th of July, 2016.
The total allocation of the Federal Budget to be spent on …
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One million Russians are banned from traveling out of the country due to debt
In Russia the number of debtors banned from travelling out of the country has reached almost one million people, reports Russian TASS news agency referring to the Federal Bailiff Service (FBS).
Currently more than 963,000 debtors are restricted from exiting the country. In total, those not permitted to travel abroad owe more than 650 billion rubles.
Service Director Artur Parfenchikov, says that almost 409,000 people (40%) are on the restricted list for failing to pay child support, another 20 …
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Russia extradites DPR separatist to Ukraine
Russia will extradite Anton Larkin, a fighter of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), to Ukraine. This was reported by Chetverta Vlada.
Larkin had the call sign “Belka” and fought against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the spring of 2014 near the city of Sloviansk.
Larkin and his family moved to Russia after the Ukrainian army freed Sloviansk from the separatists. He was arrested at the Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow on the 29th of June 2016 at the request of Interpol. …
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Russia to station three new warships in Sevastopol
Three Project 11356 frigates will be included in the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea by the end of this year. This was said by the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Alexander Vitko.
According to him, the second ship in the new series of Russian patrol ships will be added to the fleet in the fall.
“It is planned that the second ship of this project, Admiral Essen, will be added to the fleet in the fall. This ship has passed all of the required tests. After taking part in the Day …
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IOC: Russian athletes will have go through a three step procedure to participate in Olympics
Russian athletes will have to go through three filters in order to secure their participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach said on July 31st, as reported by R-sport agency.
“During the telephone conference, the IOC Executive Board established a three-step procedure for Russian athletes in the Games in Rio. First, there is the filter of the international federations, who consider their tests and make individual …