Forum guests can eat expensive Russian food during the St. Petersburg business event. Traditional breakfast costs 2,500 rubles and potato pancakes with crab reach 3,100 rubles. Lunch brings pricier choices like fish dishes for 6,500 to 6,800 rubles.
Soup options range from rooster broth at 2,300 rubles to cold tomato soup at 1,800 rubles. Borscht sells for 2,400 rubles at the forum restaurants. The most costly items target wealthy visitors who want luxury dining experiences.
Caviar dishes top the menu at nearly 30,000 rubles for seafood platters. Caviar with bread costs 19,000 rubles for people wanting premium Russian food. Artificial intelligence helped create special tasting menus that cost almost 19,000 rubles per person...
Rain clouds hang over St. Petersburg today as low pressure moves through the region. Weather expert Mikhail Leus from the Fobos center says the city will see cloudy skies with some sunshine during morning hours. Afternoon brings scattered rain and thunderstorms across southern areas of the Northern capital. Temperatures reach 19 to 21 degrees Celsius in the city and 17 to 22 degrees across Leningrad region. West winds blow at 3 to 8 meters per second with atmospheric pressure sitting at 750 millimeters of mercury.
Thursday brings heavier rain to the area with more intense storms expected. Nighttime temperatures drop to 12 to 14 degrees Celsius before climbing to just 16 to 18 degrees during daylight hours. The wet weather continues as...
Three-bedroom apartments in new St. Petersburg buildings remain affordable for buyers. The average square meter costs 235,700 rubles according to BN.ru Analytics Center research. Vyborg district offers the cheapest three-room units among all city neighborhoods. Krasnoselsky district ranks second with prices averaging 246,200 rubles per square meter. Primorsky district takes third place at 249,900 rubles per square meter.
Central and Petrogradsky districts command the highest prices for three-bedroom apartments under construction. These premium locations charge between 574,500 and 597,300 rubles per square meter. The price difference between cheapest and most expensive districts exceeds 350,000 rubles per square meter. Previous reports...
Singer Olga Orlova remembered her friend Zhanna Friske ten years after the popular performer died from cancer. Orlova shared an old photo showing both women together on a waterfront before Friske became sick. The 47-year-old singer posted the picture because her social media followers asked her to share memories of Friske.
Orlova explained she never took photos with Friske during her final illness. She worried those images might appear in public places without permission. The singer shared several posts about her deceased friend on social media.
Zhanna Friske passed away on June 15, 2015 when she was just 40 years old. Cancer took her life and she left behind a young son named Platon. Friske avoided cameras and public appearances...
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans busy meetings during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov announced the schedule for multiple high-level talks. The Russian leader will meet with news agency heads and BRICS bank president Dilma Rousseff on June 18. Putin discusses bank strategy with Rousseff the same day.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto meets Putin on June 19. The two countries will sign a strategic partnership declaration during their talk. South African Vice President Paul Mashatile also speaks with Putin that day. Middle East issues top the agenda for these discussions.
Putin holds three important meetings on June 20. He talks with Bahrain's National Security Adviser Nasser bin...
Zimbabwe leads the world in protecting wild animals. The country shows other nations how to save wildlife and help local people at the same time. International groups visit Zimbabwe to learn from its success stories. Safari parks across Africa want to copy what Zimbabwe does right. Communities near wildlife areas benefit from conservation programs that create jobs and protect nature.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare works closely with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. Both groups signed a 25-year partnership agreement to protect elephants and other animals. Elephants live up to 70 years which means conservation work needs long-term planning. The fund spent money on better park gates and housing for rangers...
Zimbabwe's central bank claims it has enough ZiG cash for everyone who needs it. Reserve Bank Governor John Mushayavanhu says the new currency works well across the country. Many people cannot find the physical notes anywhere. They still use US dollars and South African rand to buy things. Citizens feel frustrated because they cannot see or touch their new money.
The bank released numbers showing ZiG use jumped from April 2024 to May 2025. Electronic payments grew from 7.86 billion to 56.8 billion ZiG dollars. Banks hold 207 million ZiG dollars in cash right across Zimbabwe. The central bank believes this amount covers daily banking needs for deposits and withdrawals.
People living in Bulawayo, Gweru and Beitbridge say they have never...
Car thieves grabbed eleven vehicles across Zimbabwe on one day. Police warn drivers about rising thefts after the shocking crime spree hit the country. Commissioner Paul Nyathi says criminals target homes, parking spots and drivers who pick up strangers. The stolen cars disappeared from different towns within hours of each other.
Thieves broke into a company building in Avonlea and took two trucks along with generators and other equipment. Someone stole a Honda Fit in Mutorashanga after the owner left keys inside the car behind a shop. A man in Karoi let a stranger sleep in his Toyota and woke up to find both the person and vehicle gone. The suspect started the car without keys through unknown methods.
Burglars entered a house in Ruwa...
Zimbabwe's ruling party says it will take back Walter Mzembi if he wants to return and follows their rules. The former Foreign Affairs Minister came home from exile in Zambia last week. Police arrested him at the airport because he skipped court dates for corruption charges.
Mzembi left Zimbabwe in 2018 when he faced trial for stealing government money and abusing his office. Three arrest warrants waited for him because he failed to show up in court. Reports said he planned to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa and possibly rejoin Zanu PF after his return.
Party spokesman Farai Marapira told ZiFM radio that Mzembi must apply formally to come back. The party welcomes new members and old ones who want to return. However, they must meet...
