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Putin holds firm ground on crisis during live show
By Anna Arutunyan
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his seventh annual live call-in show on Thursday, his first since taking on his new government post. The question and answer session demonstrated continuity in a traditional ‘town hall' format that Putin has said to favor.
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Russian envoy: EU talks show progress
BRUSSELS (RIA Novosti)
- Talks on a new comprehensive cooperation treaty between Russia and the European Union, which resumed on Tuesday after a five-month hiatus, have begun constructively, Russia's EU envoy said.
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In Brief - Russia hails Ukrainian bid to improve ties
Russia hails Ukrainian bid to improve ties, NASA signs modification to contract with Russian space agency, Russian tobacco control legislation criticized
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Medvedev visits India to seal nuclear deal
NEW DELHI (AFP)
- President Dmitry Medvedev was Thursday to arrive in New Delhi for a visit expected to see Russia agree to build India new nuclear reactors and give its backing to the anti-terror fight after the Mumbai attacks.
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Landlords going to extremes with behind tenants
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti)
- A number of Russia media outlets are blaming the current financial crisis for two recent killings that followed disputes between landlords and cash-strapped tenants.
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Russian charged in U.S. over child prostitution ring
WASHINGTON (RIA Novosti)
- A Russian-born millionaire businessman has been charged in the U.S. with organizing a child prostitution ring in his homeland.
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Crime Briefs - Seven skinheads convicted in hate killings
Seven skinheads convicted in hate killings, Five suspects detained over Vladikavkaz mayor's murder, Policeman shot dead in South Russia attack
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Medvedev’s Latin American tour a strategic precedent
By Anna Arutunyan
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NATO retreats on MAP
Combined report AFP, RIA Novosti
NATO agreed Tuesday to gradually resume high-level talks with Russia, frozen over the August conflict in the Caucasus, and not to issue the so called Membership Action Plans to former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia.
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Beneath the make-up of the escort girl
By Maria Shirobokova
It was a big surprise when I arrived at the birthday party of an old school friend to find myself surrounded by beautiful, elegant young girls. For some reason, the guys were carefully trying not to notice these goddesses in their midst.
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Dissident writer gets name on city map
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti)
- Celebrated author Alexander Solzhenitsyn has been immortalized near Taganskaya - leap-frogging a law that banned the naming of streets after people who have been dead for less than 10 years.
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Roslyak signals metro cash injection
MOSCOW (RIA Novosti)
- Moscow is set to invest 380 billion rubles in the metro network over the next six years as plans to build a second ring line get on track.
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Top of the world
By Daria Chernyshova
This spring will offer guests a chance to live on top of the world, as a new short or long-term residence opens up at the top of the Federation Tower
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Hidden homeless
By Daria Chernyshova
Living in a big city can easily blind us to the many things we take for granted. What was once new becomes commonplace. But visiting another city opens our eyes to a world we failed to notice back home: the world of the homeless
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Coping with culture shock
By Andy Potts
Tense? Nervous? Over-worked? Maybe a few problems with food poisoning? Surprising as it might seem these could all be symptoms of culture shock after arriving in Moscow.
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Putin hopes Russia-U.S. cooperation leads to Mideast settlement
20:46 19/03/2010 |
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday he hopes for successful cooperation with the United States in efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Russian govt. seeks closer ties with U.S. Congress to boost trade
20:31 19/03/2010 |
The Russian government would like to see more active cooperation with the U.S. Congress to facilitate trade between the two countries, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Moldovan Democrats ready for dialogue
19:37 19/03/2010 |
The Moldovan Democratic Party is ready to discuss ways of solving the country's political crisis with the Communist opposition, party leader Marian Lupu said on Friday.
Large Hadron Collider accelerates beams to 3.5 TeV
19:14 19/03/2010 |
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) set a new record by accelerating its proton beams to half its designed energy - 3.5 tera-electron volts (TeV) - early on Friday, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on its website.
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