Russia has 130,000 orphaned children. The domestic adoptions last year numbered about 70,000. In 2014, the number of orphans in institutional care should go down to 30,000.
Russia’s adoption support programme is likely to cost some 40bln roubles a year. Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets gave the figures to President Putin at a meeting in Moscow Wednesday. He said adoption at home must go way before foreign adoption of Russian orphans. In December, the President signed a decree to encourage adoption of Russian orphans by Russian couples. US Ambassador not to discuss orphans in Duma, The US Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul will not come to Russia’s State Duma where he was invited to discuss the situation with Russian orphans abused in the US, the Embassy told reporters Wednesday. Moscow to probe same-sex US adoption of Russian kid, Russia’s Foreign Ministry and investigators will probe a same-sex US adoption of Russian orphan Egor Shatabalov, Russia’s human rights ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said Wednesday. In 2007, a court in Russia’s Kemerovo ruled to give the child...
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New Lamborghini Veneno Leaked, It's a $4.7 Million V12 Special
This is it; the new special supercar that Lamborghini promised to reveal at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and which we rightly assumed was pictured in a single teaser image we found on Facebook this weekend. These print screens are real and at least one of them was sourced from The Sunday Timesnewspaper, which also had an online article that was swiftly removed. The new Lamborghini hypercar is named the Veneno, said to mean "poison" in Spanish. It is built on the
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Blackberrys’ looking at adding more EBOs
With the target of touching Rs 630 crores this year, men’s formal and casual wear label Blackberrys from Mohan Clothing Company plans to perk up its EBO presence by launching 10 more outlets by this year-end. “Apart from increasing our store count from 150 to 160 by end of 2012, we are adding to our MBOs in the south and exploring export opportunities. We are currently present in 800 MBOs and large formats like Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle and Central,” explains Yogesh Tiwari, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mohan Clothing Company. Established in 1991, Blackberrys is a leading Indian men’s wear brand. Over the years, it has established itself as the manufacturer of trousers, suits and jackets, gradually completing the wardrobe look with shirts and accessories. “The model is based on a design conscious product delivery system with a strong back-up of global and local sourcing. Catering to the self assured and confident youth, we stand for innovations in product and have created a strong image of ‘sharp edged clothing’, says Tiwari, adding, “Blackberrys is equipped with the...
