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Russia Blasts US-Czech Missile Defense Deal
RUSUTSU, Hokkaido, (RIA Novosti)
- Russia will respond to U.S. missile shield plans in Central Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, pledging at the same time that Moscow would not resort to ‘hysterics' over the issue.
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Putin Orders Sochi Olympic Facilities Moved
By Kirill Bessonov
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered the sites of several Olympic facilities in the South Russian city of Sochi moved after repeated protests from Russian and international environmental groups.
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In Brief - Russia to Export $6 Billion in Arms in 2008
Russia to Export $6 Billion in Arms in 2008, Russian Food Aid Arrives in North Korea, Boat Crashes into Russian Revolution Ship in St. Petersburg, Man Crushed to Death by Folding Sofa
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Fall from Grace
By Daria Chernyshova and Kirill Bessonov
The famous Russian model, Ruslana Korshunova, who died after falling from her ninth-floor balcony on June 28, was buried at Moscow's Khovanskoye cemetery on Monday.
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Russia’s SU-35 Jet Wows Crowd
ZHUKOVSKY, (RIA Novosti)
- Russia's new state-of-the-art Su-35 Flanker multirole air superiority/strike fighter successfully completed its first demonstration flight on Monday.
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Crime Briefs - Police Officers Murdered in North Caucasus
Police Officers Murdered in North Caucasus, Army Conscript Kills 3, Self in Far East Garrison, Police Bust Major Mafia Boss' Meeting
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Sheremetevo Row
By Alisa Ballard
Aeroflot General Director, Valeriy Okulov, has called on Sheremetevo airport to speed up construction of its third runway.
Local
Food Fight
By Sergey Dmitriyev
According to the Federal Supervision Agency for Customer Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) more than 40 percent of food sold in the capital is either counterfeited or smuggled, the deputy head of Moscow department for consumer markets and services, Anatoly Kochetkov, said at an academic and research conference
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Metro News - New station names
Moscow authorities have approved a list of names for the new stations still under construction.
Local
In Brief - World Hairdressers Come to Moscow
World Hairdressers Come to Moscow, Hot-Line for Broken Traffic Lights, 30 Houses to be Built for Swindled Investors, Formula-1 Racers set for Moscow Streets
Local
Another Reason to Buy Roses...
By Katya Vinogradova
Family, love and faithfulness - these three words seemed to be on everyone's minds on July 8 when the Russian version of St. Valentine's Day was celebrated.
Local
Tail of Two Cities
By Tom Washington
Russia boasts some outstanding natural beauty, and none more so than in the few remaining wild Amur tigers and Amur Leopards in the country's Far East.
Local
The Changing Face of Moscow Tourism
By Tom Washington
Anyone who has waded through crowds of eager tourists, jam-packed onto Red Square, will see that Moscow's efforts to attract more photo-snapping visitors is paying off.
Local
A Nightingale in Red Square
By Phoebe Taplin
Reporting on the final game of the Champions League in May, The Times sports reporter Simon Barnes was leaving Luzhniki Stadium at 3 a.m. when suddenly he heard the "strong and marvelously sweet" song of a thrush nightingale.
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