On June 2, Russia suspended imports of EU-produced vegetables on in a bid to prevent an E. coli outbreak from spreading into the country. At least 18 people have died as the result of the outbreak, centered on Germany.
© RIA Novosti . Konstantin Ivshin / Go to the mediabankOn June 2, shells began to explode in an artillery depot near the village of Pugachevo in Russia's Volga region Republic Udmurtia. A total of 61 people were injured with 25 hospitalized.
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On June 2, shells began to explode in an artillery depot near the village of Pugachevo in Russia's Volga region Republic Udmurtia. A total of 61 people were injured with 25 hospitalized.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankOn May 29, Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh died in Moscow of complications following surgery for lung cancer. He was buried in his native village after a funeral parade through Abkhazia's capital, Sukhumi, on June 2.
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On May 29, Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh died in Moscow of complications following surgery for lung cancer. He was buried in his native village after a funeral parade through Abkhazia's capital, Sukhumi, on June 2.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabankOn June 2, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was defeated by China's Li Na at the French Open semifinals, again missing her shot at a career Grand Slam.
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On June 2, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was defeated by China's Li Na at the French Open semifinals, again missing her shot at a career Grand Slam.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankJune 3 marked a year since six men were sealed inside a mock-up spaceship in Moscow to simulate a 520-day roundtrip to Mars.
The would-be astronauts - three Russians, a Chinese, a Frenchman, and an Italian - have lived and worked to a strict timetable since they clambered into a cramped capsule in a Moscow car park on June 3, 2010.
The would-be astronauts - three Russians, a Chinese, a Frenchman, and an Italian - have lived and worked to a strict timetable since they clambered into a cramped capsule in a Moscow car park on June 3, 2010.
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June 3 marked a year since six men were sealed inside a mock-up spaceship in Moscow to simulate a 520-day roundtrip to Mars.
The would-be astronauts - three Russians, a Chinese, a Frenchman, and an Italian - have lived and worked to a strict timetable since they clambered into a cramped capsule in a Moscow car park on June 3, 2010.
The would-be astronauts - three Russians, a Chinese, a Frenchman, and an Italian - have lived and worked to a strict timetable since they clambered into a cramped capsule in a Moscow car park on June 3, 2010.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankOn May 28, about 40 gay activists were detained for taking part in the unsanctioned pride parade near the Kremlin walls and a separate rally in front of Moscow's city government building.
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On May 28, about 40 gay activists were detained for taking part in the unsanctioned pride parade near the Kremlin walls and a separate rally in front of Moscow's city government building.