Premier Dmitry Medvedev bans 'spice' ingredients after 7 deaths and mass poisoning in western Siberia.
A powerful backlash has hit new laws due to be speeded through parliament on 'modernising' the country's science.
Vostochny 'not ready' for December Soyuz liftoff, says source in Roscosmos.
Previously unknown subspecies confirmed by DNA tests and probably numbering around 400.
Premier Dmitry Medvedev launches inquiry into the tragedy which leaves almost 600 injured.
PM Medvedev was ordered to 'reprimand' Regional Development Minister Oleg Govorun for the slow pace of proposals to boost the east of the country.
Target for cosmonauts to fly from Vostochny spaceport in 2018 is scrapped.
Chinese investment to Russia-much of it in Siberia-has risen 36% compared with last year, but Russian ambassador to Beijing wants to see a far bigger level.
Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.
Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.