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Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities
Reuters Canada - 2 Hours ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will stage large-scale air defense war games next week to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday. Brigadier
UPDATE 2-Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities Reuters UK
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Putin to continue stimulus as Russia moves out of crisis
Reuters UK - 2 Hours ago
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to continue Russia's anti-crisis programme as the economy moves out of one of the deepest recessions in post-Soviet
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UPDATE 1-Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over elections
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 21 (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday scolded leaders of Russia's ruling party for failing to ensure democratic local elections last month and told them to win
Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over elections TheStar.com.my
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Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy at his party's meeting
Chicago Tribune - 97 Minutes ago
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, second right, attend a meeting of premiers of former Soviet states in the Crimean resort of Yalta, Ukraine,
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Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour
Time - 3 Hours ago
President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinese cooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currency issues to Iran. That's a sign of the shifting balance of power between
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Once the invisible man, now the centre of attention
Globe and Mail - 10 Hours ago
Intelligence officer and ex-diplomat Richard Colvin, right, arrives at a commons special committee on Afghanistan hears witnesses on transfer of Afghan detainees on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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CIS Playoffs: Margin of victory
Globe and Mail - 10 Hours ago
Robert MacLeod KINGSTON, Ont. ? B It's not that the 24-year-old Montreal native is lazy or inept or anything like that. But when you're mowing down opponents by scores of 73-7, 50-0 and 63-1, as Laval
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Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study (AFP)
AFP via Yahoo! - 85 Minutes ago
MOSCOW (AFP) Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study
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Democracy in Russia is for people, not for parties - Medvedev
Interfax - 101 Minutes ago
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Democracy in Russia exists for the people rather than for parties, President Dmitry Medvedev said. 'After all, democracy exists not for parties, either ruling or opposition
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The seventh pavilion of the LenExpo exhibition complex on the Vasilyevsky Island
Itar Tass - 3 Hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG, November 21 (Itar-Tass) - The seventh pavilion of the LenExpo exhibition complex on the Vasilyevsky Island has become another 'palace of congresses' for the United Russia party. The 11th
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Russian defense orders to grow 8.5% in 2010: Putin
Xinhua News Agency - 3 Hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia's military orders will increase by 8.5 percent to total 40.5 billion U.S. dollars next year, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Addressing
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Vladivostok to become largest hub in the Russian Far East
Passenger Terminal Today - 6 Hours ago
Dmitry Kalinin, Deputy Director General in charge of Economics and Finance of Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, has announced that the airport is to create the largest air hub in the Russian
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Road deaths 'costing world $500bn'
Al Jazeera - 8 Hours ago
Moscow is hosting the first global ministerial conference on road safety in an attempt to help tackle a problem that Medvedev says is costing the global economy about $500bn a year. Neave Barker reports
Road deaths cost world economy $500bln-Kremlin Reuters
Death on the world's roads Guardian.co.uk
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You down with KGB? Putin on hip-hop culture
Foreign Policy Magazine - 9 Hours ago
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently attended a rap battle sponsored by the Russian government to combat drug use. Vladimir Vladimirovich shared his thoughts on hip-hop culture and clapped awkwardly,
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Russia hopes for cooperation with new EU leaders
People's Daily Online - 9 Hours ago
Russia is looking to establish a good relationship with the European Union's (EU) new leadership, news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. 'I am sure that Herman Van Rompuy
Russia hopes for cooperation with new EU leaders: Russian FM People's Daily Online
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U.S. demands Iran give positive response to UN draft deal
People's Daily Online - 9 Hours ago
The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Iran to give a formal response to an UN-backed draft deal over its nuclear program. 'Iran has not responded positively to the IAEA proposed agreement
Iran urged to give positive response Xinhua News Agency
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Norway fund kicks out Norilsk Nickel over Siberian pollution controversy
Responsible Investor - 9 Hours ago
Norwayâ??s NOK2,385bn (â?¬280bn) Government Pension Fund has excluded Norilsk Nickel, the Russian metallurgical and mining company, from its investment portfolio after its Council on Ethics accused the
Norway's oil fund excludes Norilsk Nickel from portfolio Individual.com
Norilsk Nickel acknowledges pollution, says measures taken Russian Information Agency Novosti
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Murzilka sees no generation gap in Russia
People's Daily Online - 10 Hours ago
Increases the bookmark 'Have you read Murzilka?' The answer is always in the affirmative, even if the question is thrown at Muskovites at random. And the answer is always accompanied by a hearty smile.
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Russia's State Duma approves draft budget for 2010
People's Daily Online - 10 Hours ago
Increases the bookmark Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday in the third and final reading a draft federal budget for 2010 and basic parameters of the budget for 2011-2012.
State Duma approves federal budget for 2010 Itar Tass
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Russian strategic bombers patrol Arctic, Pacific
People's Daily Online - 10 Hours ago
Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon Two Russian strategic bombers have completed a patrol of the Arctic and Pacific
Russian bombers perform Arctic patrol mission GlobalSecurity.org
Russian strategic bombers perform Arctic patrol mission Russian Information Agency Novosti
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CIS PMs approves energy cooperation concept
Xinhua News Agency - 11 Hours ago
KIEV, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The prime ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries on Friday approved a concept for energy cooperation in the region. CIS Executive Secretary
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Ecron Acunova opens new office in Russia to tap clinical trials opportunities
PharmaBiz - 11 Hours ago
Ecron Acunova, a full-service clinical research organization (CRO), with offices across Europe, India and the US, has strengthened its Eastern European presence further by opening a new office in Moscow.
Ecron Acunova launches direct operation in Russia Daily India
Ecron Acunova opens new office in Russia M2
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Ukraine seeking part in Russia's Glonass project
For UA - 13 Hours ago
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has offered Russia her country's participation in the ambitious Glonass global positioning project, according to RIA Novosti. Glonass - the Global Navigation
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Canada, US seek warmer ties on Arctic
AFP via Yahoo! - 13 Hours ago
ET HALIFAX, Canada (AFP) US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Friday said Washington aims to boost cooperation with Canada in the Arctic, as Russia and others eye its vast untapped resources. 'Canada
US, Canada seek warmer ties on Arctic Space Daily
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Gunman kills Russian priest who converted Muslims
The Scotsman - 13 Hours ago
A MASKED gunman entered a church and murdered a Russian Orthodox priest who had received death threats for converting Muslims to Christianity and criticising Islam, prosecutors and church officials said
Masked Gunman Kills Russian Priest in Moscow Church Sofia News Agency
Gunman kills Russian priest who converted Muslims The Scotsman
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