Eastern Europe

117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water

A spokesman for local investigators told The Associated Press on Jan. 25 that 117 people, including 48 children, are in the hospital complaining of …
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Minsk disagrees with export duty levied on Russian crude supply to Belarus

"The agreement on crude deliveries to Belarus was reached three years ago. It is still valid," he said. According to the agreement custom duties have …
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Georgian opposition leader: Georgia, Russia need to establish dialogue to normalize relations

"Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to talk about neighborly relations between Russia and Georgia in the foreseeable future. But it is necessary to look …
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Angus Reed: Devastating lead for ruling United Russia Party

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Chechnya leader: foes made fake election claim site

The home page of Kadyrov2012.com writes: "Kadyrov is a worthy candidate for the 2012 Russian presidential elections … His nomination is a real step …
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Medvedev: Russia, U.S. arms treaty near completion

Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that he was fully optimistic a deal would be reached between the United States and Russia. Russian officials say talks on …
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New York Times: Russian oligarch’s long road to a Hong Kong initial public offering

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Aborigines offended by Russian ice dance

World champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin danced at the European Championships in Estonia last week dressed in brown-toned costumes adorned …
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Nearly 50 injured after plane crash lands in Iran

The broadcast quoted Iran’s civil aviation spokesman, Reza Jafarzadeh, as saying that no one was killed in the accident. He gave no indication of what …
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Putin seeks more jobs to stabilize North Caucasus

Putin ordered a new Kremlin envoy to Russia’s most violent region to improve the quality of life of its population by creating jobs, signalling a …
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Russian communists protest utility price hikes

Several hundred communist supporters braved the freezing Moscow air Saturday as they chanted "down with capitalist slavery" and "no to criminal …
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Putin calls for rights to be upheld in Caucasus

Human rights activists in and around Chechnya have been attacked and even killed in recent years in incidents Kremlin critics blame on local …
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Russia: Arms talks with U.S. to resume in February

Military officials are holding talks in Moscow to clarify differences over verification and missile defense, Lavrov said. "The remaining questions …
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Putin warns Russia political reform needs caution

Putin gave a spirited defence of Russia’s tightly controlled political system while summing up a Kremlin meeting chaired by his protege, President …
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Kazakhstan trims growth forecast

The former Soviet republic’s economy was the most vibrant in the region over the past decade, but sputtered over the past two years amid a banking …
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Russia’s economy back on its feet

Fitch Ratings on Friday became the second ratings agency to raise its outlook on Russia’s creditworthiness, following Standard and Poor’s The agency …
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Eleven people evacuated from stranded Russian ship

A rescue center spokesman on Russia’s Far Eastern Sakhalin Island said the evacuees were flown Saturday to Sakhalin on a privately owned …
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Putin warns against Ukrainization of Russian political system

"It is absolutely vital to prevent the Ukrainization of Russia’s political life, but it would be absolutely wrong to run to another extreme, that is, …
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