The election of the pope, Russia’s Maslenitsa festival and new scientific discoveries made headlines this week.
© Photo : Anhar Kochneva Facebook pageUkrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, abducted by Syrian militants in October and held for a $50 million ransom, has escaped and is now safe.
Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, abducted by Syrian militants in October and held for a $50 million ransom, has escaped and is now safe.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Zhernov / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he intends to nominate his Economic Adviser Elvira Nabiullina as a candidate to head Russia's Central Bank.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he intends to nominate his Economic Adviser Elvira Nabiullina as a candidate to head Russia's Central Bank.
© RIA Novosti . Konstantin Chalabov / Go to the mediabankRussians celebrate Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, on March 11-17.
Russians celebrate Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, on March 11-17.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Russak / Go to the mediabankBritish actor, writer, comedian, gay rights activist and blogger extraordinaire Stephen Fry paid a visit to St. Petersburg to work on a documentary about “being gay globally.”
British actor, writer, comedian, gay rights activist and blogger extraordinaire Stephen Fry paid a visit to St. Petersburg to work on a documentary about “being gay globally.”
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian capital braces for record-breaking snowfall.
The Russian capital braces for record-breaking snowfall.
© Photo : S.A. BulatThe Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg officially confirmed that water probes from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic contained an “unclassified” species of bacteria.
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The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg officially confirmed that water probes from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic contained an “unclassified” species of bacteria.
© NASA . JPL-Caltech/MSSS The first rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have been home to primitive life forms, agency officials reported.
The first rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have been home to primitive life forms, agency officials reported.