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54 storiesNASA delays Crew Dragon undocking from ISS to no earlier than 7 October
NASA and SpaceX have postponed the undocking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, TASS, iXBT and Interfax reported. The departure was originally expected on 5 October and is now set for …
Nobel medicine prize awarded to three scientists for optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning light-sensitive ion channels and optogenetics, the Nobel Committee announced in Stockholm. The three sh…
Hong Kong imports of Russian gold hit record as flows shift to China
Hong Kong's imports of Russian gold reached a record 112.7 tonnes from January to July 2026, CNBC reported, exceeding the whole of the previous year and many times the 2021 level. Russian gold accounted for almost 15% of Hong Kong's non-mon…
Mishustin orders digital ministry to tighten Gosuslugi account protection
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the Digital Development Ministry to strengthen protection of accounts on the Gosuslugi government services portal and to work out additional conditions for logging in or restoring access. Speaking at…
Rostelecom launches TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line
Rostelecom launched the TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line at the Digital Solutions – 2026 forum in the presence of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the company and state news agency TASS reported. The line runs from Russia's western…
Russia's trade with CIS countries exceeded $110bn in 2025, Kremlin aide says
Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia's trade turnover with CIS countries exceeded $110 billion in 2025, and that mutual trade rose a further 12% in the first half of 2026, according to Vedomosti. He also said a stable financial infras…
Russian PM Mishustin to speak as “Digital Solutions” forum opens in Moscow
The “Цифровые решения” (Digital Solutions) forum opened in Moscow on 6 October, with more than 13,000 people registered, according to RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will take part, speaking at the main plenary session and tou…
ASOS reports possible client data leak after cyberattack; shares fall
British online clothing retailer ASOS was hit by a hacker attack, with the attackers saying they breached its app and threatening to leak a database. ASOS said personal information, including surnames and contact details, may have been acce…
World Bank keeps Russia's 2026 GDP growth forecast at 0.8%
The World Bank kept its forecast for Russian economic growth in 2026 at 0.8%, according to its updated outlook for the Europe and Central Asia region. It expects growth of 0.7% in 2027 and 0.7% in 2028, slowing from 1% in 2025, citing weake…
RTK-DC sets up certification center for trusted IT infrastructure
RTK-DC, described as a full-cycle IT service provider, has created a Certification Center for Trusted IT Infrastructure under Rostelecom's voluntary certification system “Trusted Digital Environment”, according to TASS and technology outlet…
Russian software sales reach almost 3 trln rubles in first half, Mishustin says
Russian software product sales came to almost 3 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the plenary session of the “Цифровые решения” forum in Moscow. Vedomosti and Interfax put the increase at ab…
Mishustin calls for faster shift to domestic equipment for Russia's 5G networks
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia must speed up the transition to domestically made telecommunications equipment to create conditions for 5G networks, speaking at the Digital Solutions forum. He said the shift was needed …
Max messenger adds polls in channels
The national messenger Max has launched polls in channels, its press service said. Administrators on Android, desktop and web versions can create polls, while iOS users can publish them via the mobile web version, according to iXBT. The fea…
Sun records M1.0 solar flare, largest in a month
An M1.0 class solar flare was recorded on the Sun, the largest since September 5, according to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The flare occurred around 22:00 Moscow time, R…
Yandex open-sources YTsaurus Flow for real-time data processing
Yandex has released YTsaurus Flow, a technology for continuously processing large streams of data, into open source, according to TASS, CNews and vc.ru. It handles clicks, likes and other online events as they appear, which the company says…
Strong solar flare reported on the Sun, Russian agencies say
A strong solar flare occurred on the Sun, according to Russian state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS said it was the first strong flare since the beginning of September and was of the penultimate class of power. RIA Novosti describ…
Russian development and data management tools market seen growing 2.3 times
Russian media reported that the country’s development and data management tools segment is expected to grow 2.3 times, according to TASS, which cited Vedomosti. RIA Novosti also reported that the market will grow, citing media. The reports …
Russia: 2027 funded pension may exceed 1,800 rubles, urgent pension over 3,500 rubles
The average annual urgent pension payment in Russia in 2027 may exceed 3,500 rubles, TASS reported. The average annual funded pension in 2027 may exceed 1,800 rubles, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. The documents did not specify who prov…
Merz says absence of new EU budget most beneficial for Germany
German Chancellor Merz said the absence of a new EU budget is the most advantageous scenario for Germany, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS reported that Merz also said the EU will need a new budget plan from 2028.
Russia's finance minister forecasts 1.4% growth in real incomes in 2027
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said real incomes of the Russian population will grow 1.4% in 2027, speaking at parliamentary hearings in the Federation Council. He said growth would average 2.5% a year in the following two years. Vedomosti…