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A young man crashed his rental car into a big truck during morning traffic. The accident happened on the inner part of KAD road near St. Petersburg. Police from the Main Directorate told reporters about what went wrong. The 19-year-old driver missed seeing where the road became narrow. His car...

President Putin talked about money matters at a major business meeting in St. Petersburg. He shared how Russia fights poverty and plans to help people earn more cash. The country cut down poor families from 42 million to just 10.5 million over many years. Last year alone, poverty dropped a...

The Mariinsky Theatre made history when it showed the world's first opera finished with computer help. The show called Mandrake opened on June 19 at the theater's New Stage. Smart computer programs helped create this musical story based on ideas from famous Russian composers Tchaikovsky and...

A court sent sixteen teenagers to prison after they hurt people and made hate videos. The Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg decided their punishment. Each member received between three and a half years to four years and eight months behind bars. The young criminals were between fourteen...

A pizza delivery guy shot a customer with an aerosol gun after they started fighting. The whole mess happened on June 9 when the courier brought food to someone's house in Gorelovo. The two men got into a heated argument about something during the delivery. The delivery worker pulled out a...

Jeffrey Kessler works for the Commerce Department and wants to stop American companies from selling chip equipment to China. He told Samsung, TSMC and SK Hynix that he might cancel their special permits this week. These three companies run factories in China and have been able to buy American...

A drunk driver caused a terrible crash last evening on Planernaya Street. Police from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs shared details about what happened. Two cars were speeding down the road like they were racing each other. The Audi driver slammed into a Land Rover that...

Leaders talked about a major science competition at a big meeting on June 19. The CHALLENGE Prize received 632 entries from people across 40 different countries this year. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko shared how much the contest has grown. Foreign scientists sent almost 40 percent...

Workers are making Jazz Square better for everyone who visits. The square sits right in the middle of Petersburg's Central District. City officials want all the improvements done before August ends. People can already see new playground equipment that kids will love using. Families will have...

Russia's biggest bank chief wants interest rates to come down fast. German Gref runs Sberbank and talked about money policy during the major business meeting. He thinks the Central Bank needs to act before economic problems get worse. The country already shows clear signs that business activity...

Drone Corporation shared plans to build airplane engines for flying robots during a major business meeting. The company wants to spend more than one billion rubles on this new factory project. Workers will make special parts for engines that power unmanned aircraft around the country. City...

Court officials caught four people breaking rules during Russia's biggest school tests. Magistrates wrote up reports against students and teachers who caused problems during the exams. The cases happened when people brought banned items like phones and cheat notes. Officials say these actions...

Russian workers care more about climbing the job ladder these days. SuperJob researchers talked to three thousand people who have steady jobs across the country. They wanted to learn what matters most to working Russians right at this moment. Almost one out of every three workers puts...

Two people lost their lives when cars crashed head-on during Friday morning. The deadly crash happened at nine o'clock on Magistralnaya highway near the 120 kilometer mark. Police officers rushed to the scene after reports came through about the serious accident. A 39-year-old man driving a BMW...

Construction crews will start fixing water pipes and gas lines around St. Petersburg next week. City workers need to dig up roads and sidewalks for these important repairs. Traffic will move slower through two neighborhoods during the summer months. Drivers should expect delays and find...

Russia's currency hit its strongest point during the past two years even though oil costs went down. Bank experts think the ruble costs more than it should right at this moment. Alexander Vedyakhin from Sberbank believes one dollar should equal between 90 and 95 rubles under normal conditions...

St. Petersburg will buy 1,400 new medical machines for local health clinics during 2025. Governor Alexander Beglov shared these plans at a major business meeting with federal health officials. The city leader met with Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and medical insurance chief Ilya Balanin...

Wildlife expert Pavel Glazkov found some special water birds living around Gatchina Park. Red-necked grebes call this area home and these creatures appear on the protected species list for Leningrad Region. The birds have made babies here successfully for many years running. Adult grebes show...

Russia's biggest bank chief shared tough news about the country's money troubles during a major business meeting. German Gref runs Sberbank and knows economic problems when he sees them. He told business leaders that Russia deals with many serious challenges right at this moment. The banker...

St. Petersburg will build a new medicine factory that makes drugs for heart problems and stomach issues. Company leaders signed papers during the major business meeting to make this happen. Workers will also create treatments for brain and nerve conditions at this facility. The factory helps...