Russia is ready to allow foreign scientists to use the new "Siberian Circular Photon Source" which has just opened in Novosibirsk It's one of the most powerful particle accelerators on Earth.

Russia registers anti-smallpox drug NIOKH-14 🔸Effective against smallpox, monkeypox, and cowpox 🔸Developed by Vector research center and Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry 🔸Clinical trials underway "The drug is registered and it works," the head of the federal health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, told Sputnik.

More than 2,300 retail outlets closed in Moscow shopping malls between July 2025 and June 2026, with new openings replacing only about 80% of closed stores, according to Kommersant. Vacancy rates in Moscow malls rose from 9.7% to 11.6%, while similar trends were reported in St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, and Tyumen. Analysts attribute the decline to weaker consumer spending, rising business costs, and continued migration of shoppers to online marketplaces.