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Russian convict in USA needs surgery
Konstantin Yaroshenko , who was convicted in the U.S., said that his client was in need of surgery, but the administration of the U.S. prison, where Yaroshenko is staying, is not ready to provide medical care to the Russian citizen. Doctors at Trenton Hospital, New Jersey, where the patient was examined, concluded that Yaroshenko needed surgery because of injuries that he had received while ...
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4 arrested in Russia for killing Chinese women
Police in Russia's southern Siberian republic of Khakassia have arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of three Chinese women, a Chinese diplomat said ...
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Cuban parliament leader says ties with Russia under full expansion
The relations between Cuba and Russia are under full expansion, Esteban Lazo, president of Cuban parliament, said on Friday. Lazo made the remarks after signing an agreement with the visiting leader of Russian Senate, Valentina Matviyenko, to boost the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. The delegation of the Russian Senate arrived Thursday in Havana, headed by Matviyenko. ...
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Peru Mulls Deals to Buy Russian Helicopters Tanks - Rostec
LIMA, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Peru is interested in buying 700 Kamaz trucks and a new batch of Mi-8/17 helicopters from Russia, as well as testing the T-90S tank that is currently on display at a defense technology exhibition in Lima, the head of Russia's delegation to the show said on Saturday."Russia is discussing the possibility with Peru of signing a contract for the delivery of ...
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Russia reveals CIA chiefs identity
Russia has named the alleged US intelligence chief in Moscow - a move seen as breaching diplomatic protocol. It follows Moscow's decision to expel US diplomat Ryan Fogle, who was accused of trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer as a spy. Mr Fogle, a purported CIA agent, was arrested on Tuesday while wearing a blond wig and was briefly detained. Russia says it warned the CIA ...
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Russian MFA notes similarity in Russian Azerbaijani positions
Russian MFA notes similarity in Russian, Azerbaijani positions on regional problems. The positions of Russia and Azerbaijan on many international and regional problems are close or coincide. The statement came from deputy chief of the department for information and press of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. The comment of the Russian Ministry was posted prior of the visit of ...
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New Boxing Champion Accused of Doping Hours After Victory
MOSCOW, May 18 (R-Sport) – Hours after winning the World Boxing Association cruiserweight title, Guillermo Jones was plunged into scandal when a former champion accused him of doping to give himself unnatural stamina in Friday’s knockout win over Denis Lebedev. Panamanian fighter Jones, 41, retook the belt when the referee stopped the fight in the 11th round after Lebedev was ...
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Plane Catches Fire Upon Landing at Moscows Vnukovo Airport
MOSCOW/STAVROPOL, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday morning after a plane carrying about 140 people from the southern Russian city of Stavropol caught fire upon landing, a law enforcement source said. No one was reported injured in the incident."The plane's left landing gear leg caught fire upon landing. Preliminary reports suggest ...
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Russia to create electromagnetic super weapon
Defense strategists place their stakes on high-tech weapons. Nearly all superpowers of the world conduct their works in the development of such weapons. It transpired recently that Russian scientists developed a generator, the capacity of which is comparable to that of a nuclear unit. It is a genuine scientific breakthrough, and it is already clear that the defense industry will not be the only ...
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US Criticizes Russian Missiles Sale to Syria
The remarks by General Martin Dempsey were the first U.S. confirmation that Russia made the sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. The New York Times says the Russian anti-ship cruise missiles are more advanced than previous ...
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US brand Russias decision to send missiles to Syria as ill-timed and unfortunate
The US have condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could serve to encourage President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil ...
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Kerry Urges Russia to Toughen Stance on Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Tuesday to convince the president he needs to take a tougher stance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Putin is Assad's most powerful ally. "The United States believes that we share some very significant common interests with respect to Syria -- stability in the region, not having extremists ...
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Russia to Ensure Peace in Transdnestr Until Conflict Settlement
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will maintain its peacekeeping contingent in Moldova’s breakaway Transdnestr region until Chisinau and Tiraspol agree on the status of the disputed self-proclaimed republic, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. Russia maintains a motorized infantry battalion in the region as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF), in addition to ...
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Rosbank Chief Golubkov Placed Under House Arrest
MOSCOW, May 18 (RAPSI) – Rosbank board chairman Vladimir Golubkov, charged with bribery, has been put under house arrest until July 16 despite his plea to be released on 50-mln-ruble ($1.6 mln) bail. Golubkov and his subordinate, Rosbank Senior Vice-President Tamara Polyanitsyna, were detained in a televised police raid on his office Wednesday. Polyanitsina was also placed under house ...
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in Damascus could prolong ...
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Russian missiles to Syria upsets US
RUSSIA'S shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer ...
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Vapors of unidentified substance harm 29 kids at school in Chechen capital Grozny
MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - Twenty nine school children had to be taken to the republican children’s clinical hospital in the Chechen capital Grozny on Friday after inhaling vapors of an unidentified substance, the hospital’s chief doctor Sultan Alimkhadjayev said. The children taken to hospital are aged five to fifteen. One woman teacher was affected, ...
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U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arsenals Cling to Bygone Era
World Nuclear Stockpile Report , an estimated 8,500 nukes belong to Russia and 7,700 to the U.S. The seven other nations with a nuclear arsenal trail far behind: they include France (300), China (240), the U.K. (225), Pakistan (90-110), India (60-110), Israel (60-80) and most recently North Korea (<10). "It's hard to imagine any military mission that will require the use of one ...
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Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after Russia evidence excluded
The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled Friday he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his ...
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Russia emerge victorious in U17 football finals against Italy
World Cup 2018 The Russians have claimed the Under-17 title for the second time with a 5-4 win on penalties after regular time produced no score. Goalkeeper and Captain Anton Mitryushkin made the crucial saves to lead his side to victory against Italy in Zilina. After 80 uneventful minutes where neither team could find the net, Russia's captain saved from Italy's Davide Di Molfetta, ...
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Town Talk Massive yacht in North Vancouver belongs to Russian vodka mogul
STANDING TALLER: Shannon Belkin and Tina Oliver's golf club lunches for 100 women regularly benefited the Salvation Army's Deborah's Gate program to aid sexual-trafficking victims. This year, with Oliver still on the committee and Tali'ah Aquilini co-chairing, Belkin moved the Freedom Gala to the Sheraton Wall Centre hotel. With men now attending and author-TV reporter Victor ...
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Video Dempsey Kerry blast Russian support of Assad
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and Secretary of State John Kerry warn that Russia's "unfortunate decision" to supply Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad with missiles will embolden the regime and prolong suffering. David Martin ...
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U.S.-Russian Diplomacy With a Personal Touch
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Kerry-Lavrov Ties Grow Despite U.S.-Russia Spats
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Russia’s farmers may collect 95 mln tonnes of grain this year - minister
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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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