Tag: TASS

Germany will take into account EU stance when certifying Nord Stream 2 AG (TASS)

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) will take into account the opinion of the European Commission when making the final decision on registering Nord Stream...

US understands France’s decision to recall ambassador — White House (TASS)

The US government understands France’s decision to recall its ambassador from Washington for consultations, National Security Council (NSC) Spokesperson Emily Horne said in a...

US apologizes for Kabul strike, views it as ‘horrible mistake’ — Pentagon chief (TASS)

The United States apologizes for the US drone strike in Kabul on August 29 and will try to learn lessons from this "horrible mistake,"...

Damascus goes dark after attack on power plant — minister (TASS)

An attack on a gas pipe led to disruptions at the Deir Ali Combined Cycle Power Plant in Syria on Friday, causing a blackout...

Telegram messenger restricts access to bots associated with campaigning — founder (TASS)

The Telegram messenger will limit access to all bots associated with electoral campaigning starting from 00:00 Moscow time on Saturday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov...

Work of Russian online voting systems stable despite cyberattacks — Rostelecom (TASS)

Hacker attacks targeting Russia’s online vote systems have had no impact on electoral process, said Yuri Satirov, Deputy General Director of Rostelecom department for...

Arctic – Great Norilsk Expedition finds no pollution in north of Taimyr Peninsula (TASS)

The Great Norilsk Expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Siberian Branch did not find external signs of secondary pollution in the north of...

Arctic – Academician points to importance of research into greenhouse gases accumulated in water (TASS)

The study of greenhouse gases, in particular, carbon dioxide, accumulated in water, including in the Arctic, is an important direction to study the exchange...

Russia/Space – Roscosmos to involve Astronomic Scientific Center in creating equipment to track asteroids (TASS)

Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos plans to involve the Astronomic Scientific Center in the creation of equipment to be installed at the lunar research...

Nord Stream 2 – Future attempts to disrupt Nord Stream 2 project are doomed to failure — Lavrov (TASS)

Western countries will certainly make attempts to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, but they are all doomed to failure, since it has already...

Russia – Moscow entered the top 15 ranking of innovative cities in Europe (TASS)

Moscow improved its position in the international Tech Cities of the Future rating of the fDi Intelligence analytical agency, moving up four lines and...

Afghanistan/Russia – Lavrov says Taliban’s readiness to respect others’ opinion is positive signal (TASS)

The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) is demonstrating readiness for dialogue with various Afghan forces and it can be seen as a positive signal,...

Russia/Europe – Lavrov calls for abandoning illusion that EU is ideal of democracy (TASS)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called for parting with the illusion that the European Union is a beacon of democracy. Lavrov calls for abandoning...

Afghanistan – Situation in Afghanistan highlights need for joint efforts by Russia, West — Lavrov (TASS)

The current situation in Afghanistan makes it clear that Russia and the West need to work together, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, addressing...

Afghanistan/Russia – Russian Ambassador to Kabul will meet with coordinator from Taliban leadership on Tuesday (TASS)

Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov will meet on Tuesday with the coordinator of the leadership of the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) to...

Arctic/Permafrost/Climate Change – Uranium isotopes may point to fresh water reserves in Pre-Volga region, scientists say (TASS)

TASS writes: Scientific studies into the permafrost thawing will be used to find fresh water in the Pre-Volga region. Specialists from the Laverov Federal...