Ann Simmons
Moscow Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal
Bureau Chief, Russia @WSJ. Former staffer & correspondent @LATimes & @TIME. Proud Londoner. Love off-beat stories, languages, world news.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
jp.wsj.com | Ann Simmons
Think of Russia’s most dangerous jobs and the role of research scientist doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Coal miner, maybe. Or a deep-sea diver on the Barents Sea oil rigs. The same kinds of jobs that are dangerous anywhere. But over the past six years, at least a dozen scientists, many of whom conducted research in the field of high-speed aerodynamics or hypersonics, have been arrested. Some of the arrests were on suspicion of handing over scientific data to Moscow’s rivals.
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Oct 12, 2024 |
wsj.com | Ann Simmons
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:46This article is in your queue. A decade ago, Russian publisher Leo Veles says, he could hang out in gay bars and clubs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The scene wasn’t as vibrant as in New York or London, but gay people could gather at spots such as Central Station and the Three Monkeys relatively free from scrutiny.
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Oct 1, 2024 |
msn.com | Ann Simmons
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Oct 1, 2024 |
wsj.com | Ann Simmons
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 12:01This article is in your queue. Think of Russia’s most dangerous jobs and the role of research scientist doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Coal miner, maybe. Or a deep sea diver on the Barents Sea oil rigs. The same kinds of jobs that are dangerous anywhere. But over the past six years, at least a dozen scientists, many of whom conducted research in the field of high-speed aerodynamics or hypersonics, have been arrested.
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Sep 11, 2024 |
messenger-inquirer.com | Ann Simmons
Football season is in full swing, and with it comes opportunities to tailgate with family and friends. No one wishes to end the weekend with mild gastrointestinal symptoms, or worse, a hospitalization, after exposure to unsafe food pathogens, better known as “food poisoning.”The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate 48 million cases of food-borne illness occur annually in the United States, with 3,000 deaths per year.
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