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Falling for Moscow’s Syria trickery
Amir Taheri While some commentators are urging President Obama to arm the Syrian rebels, he may be doing the opposite - by trying to stop the flow of arms to them.Sources in the Syrian opposition tell me that the message from Washington to countries that help arm the rebels is to slow down shipments as a part of "confidence-building measures" with Russia. Secretary of State John Kerry ...
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Medvedev says Russia has no plans to return to seasonal times
MOSCOW, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has no plans to return seasonal ‘standard’ and ‘daylight saving’ times in the ...
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Russia South Ossetia presidents to discuss bilateral relations
SOCHI, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - The state of and prospects for the development of bilateral relations, as well as current issues of Russian assistance to socioeconomic development of the Republic of South Ossetia will be discussed here on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Ossetian counterpart Leonid Tibilov, the Kremlin press service ...
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6.0 quake off Russia’s far-east Kamchatka coastline – USGS
Screengrab from http://earthquake.usgs.gov MOSCOW- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday, followed by a series of strong after-shocks, the US Geological Survey reported. The first quake struck at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles) at 0155 GMT, 136 kilometres east-southeast of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the USGS reported. It was ...
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Russia foils terror attack on Moscow kills two suspects
Russian counter-terrorism agents on Sunday foiled a terror attack on Moscow, killing two suspects during a raid and arresting another. "Our forceful actions prevented an attempted act of terror in the ...
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Two Suspected Militants Killed in Ingushetia
ROSTOV-ON-DON / NAZRAN, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Two suspected militants were killed on Tuesday in a shootout with law-enforcers in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia, a spokesman for the republic’s investigative department said. "We were informed that two suspected militants… were killed in a shootout," the source said. He added that no casualties were ...
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Alleged CIA Spy Leaves Russia
AP Alleged spy Ryan Fogle carrying luggage through an airport on Sunday. The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow has flown out of Russia five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video footage on Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo Airport. ...
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Paris drizzles as Moscow sizzles in Europes warped spring
12/03/2013 17:15 CET Spring in the Pyrenees ';arrives early and quickly feels like the summer';, according to one tourist website. Not this year. Tourists usually come to cycle, hike, and marvel at wildflowers in the meadows. On Monday at the Col du Tourmalet (altitude 2,115 metres) they contemplated 10 metres of snow. France and much of western Europe are experiencing the coolest ...
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Максимальные Изменения Цен Акций Крупнейших Компаний На Nyse На 20.05.2013
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Опрокинувшийся Камаз Заблокировал Движение На Ттк
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Hijacked Chinese Vessel Leaves N.Korea - Agency
BEIJING, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - A Chinese fishing vessel seized by a group of North Koreans in Chinese waters about two weeks ago was released on Tuesday, China’s Xinhua news agency said. Xinhua quoted the ship’s owner as saying that the fishermen aboard the boat were "all safe on their way back." The boat, Liaoning Generic Fishing No. 25222, and its crew are from the ...
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Today in History May 21
veteranland.ru The drifting ice station Severny Polyus-1. Seventy-six years ago today, on May 21, 1937, the world's first drifting ice station Severny Polyus-1 was established in the North Pole. The research carried out at this and similar stations has contributed greatly to our understanding of the Arctic ...
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Premarket Российский рынок смотрит вниз
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Д.медведев Кризиса 2008-2009 Годов Удастся Избежать.
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Д.медведев Хорошо Что Рубль Такой Крепкий.
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Индекс Djia Понизился На 012 И Составил 1533528 Пункта.
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Премьер Армении Ереван Ведет Переговоры С Россией О Снятии 30-Процентной Экспортной Пошлины На Поставляемый Газ.
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M6.0 quake hits Russias Kamchatka Peninsula
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...
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Two Thirds of Russians are Internet Users - Survey
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 59 percent of Russians use Internet, up three percentage points since last year, according to the results of a survey published on Monday by an independent pollster, Levada Center. The figure was only five percent when Levada Center first polled Russians on the issue in 2001. The percentage varies greatly among different social groups: while over 80 ...
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Syrian Opposition Meets in Madrid to Discuss Coming Talks
MADRID, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - About 80 leaders of various Syrian opposition movements and organizations met on Monday in Madrid to forge a common position for the upcoming international conference on Syria, the EFE news agency reported. The Madrid meeting’s participants also discussed appointing a single representative for all opposition movements. According to some participants, the ...
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The Doors Founding Member Ray Manzarek Dies Aged 74
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, died at the age of 74 in a hospital in the German city of Rosenheim late on Monday, his publicist said in a statement on Tuesday. Heidi Robinson Fitzgerald said in a statement Manzarek lost his battle with bile duct cancer. The information was confirmed by Manzarek’s manager Tom Vitorino. ...
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Sports Briefing | Cycling Denis Menchov of Russia Retires From Cycling
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Russia’s business powers footing half the bill for expensive Sochi Games
SOCHI, Russia -- The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business ...
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Russian consul Number of Russian tourists to Goa will reach 200000
PANAJI, Goa -- The number of Russian tourists to Goa could soon touch 200,000 annually, newly-appointed Russian honorary consul in Goa Victor Albuquerque said Monday. Albuquerque, a reputed businessman in Goa, was speaking to reporters in his first media conference after being appointed a couple of months ago to act as a first point of assistance to the thousands of Russian tourists who have ...
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Russia Assad foes must attend talks without terms
Sergey Lavrov said Monday it was crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for President Bashar Assad’s removal. Lavrov also reiterated ...
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Moscow's biggest development will keep city on the map
Moscow is the heart of Russia, the capital city account for 20% of the country’s GDP and a new development taking place in the city, which was first conceived in 1995 and will take another several years to complete, looks set to become the heart of the capital.
In 2010, three of the thirteen main buildings that make up the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) were completed, providing visual evidence of progress to a huge project that is expected to cost over $12 billion and involves a plethora of investors and development companies. Read more
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