Article Archive 1 min read
Chinese authorities blocked YouTube
China blocked access to YouTube after a video appeared on the site allegedly showing Chinese soldiers abusing people in a Tibetan monastery. This is another example of…
Articles
Article Archive
Articles carried over from the previous irkutsk.ru site
Article Archive 3 min read
The city is in crisis
The crisis has affected almost all Russian cities and districts, and in half of municipalities the situation has already seriously worsened, said Regional Development…
Article Archive 3 min read
Alfa Bank filed another lawsuit against Oleg Deripaska's companies
Mikhail Fridmans Alfa Bank has again filed lawsuits against Oleg Deripaskas companies, this time against Rusal enterprises, and the truce between the businessmen appears…
Article Archive 1 min read
Youth Year press center has started work in Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, a discussion platform and press center opened at the regional branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia to discuss youth issues. Here students and young…
Article Archive 2 min read
Greek archaeologists sound the alarm tourists are looting antiquities
In the Aegean Sea, a Greek fisherman accidentally caught a bronze torso of a rider over two thousand years old, now sent for restoration. The find again showed how many…
Article Archive 2 min read
The main prize of the Spring in Paris film festival was awarded to Karen Shakhnazarov
The third Russian film festival Spring ended in Paris, where Karen Shakhnazarov received the main prize for contribution to world cinema. This year the organizers…
Article Archive 1 min read
Belorechenskoye JSC joined the weekend markets experiment
In the Irkutsk region, authorities are launching measures to stabilize food prices, organizing farm fairs, opening social stores, and developing weekend markets…
Article Archive 1 min read
There are already 2 million domains in the Runet
Russia's national domain RU passed 2 million registered names, a gift for Runet's 15th anniversary. In 2008 registrations rose 64 percent, and RU is second in growth…
Article Archive 2 min read
Scientists will create artificial blood
British scientists are discussing a project to create synthetic blood from embryonic stem cells, which could lead to an unlimited blood bank. The idea of using embryos…