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Poland’s prime minister appeals for energy security pact

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s premier appealed Friday in published remarks for a Euro-Atlantic energy security pact guaranteeing vital suppliers of …
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Ukraine plans to boost measures against bird flu amid pandemic fears

(AP) Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday pledged a more coordinated effort to fight bird flu, amid increasing fears that the virus would spread in this …
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Russian, Spanish leaders to discuss terrorism fight, security cooperation

MADRID, Spain (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin headed to Spain for his two-day trip Wednesday, aiming to boost economic ties and increase …
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Putin accuses NGOs of being unscrupulous about their funding

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday instructed the top KGB successor agency to prevent foreign nations from using nonprofit groups to …
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Italy’s Eni expects gas supply from Russia to be 11.5 percent less than requested

ROME (AP) – Italian oil and gas company Eni SpA said it expected natural gas supplies from Russia to be 11.5 percent below requested volumes for a …
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Georgian PM to brief lawmakers ahead of vote on expulsion of Russian peacekeepers

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Georgia’s prime minister was set to brief parliamentary leaders Tuesday ahead of a vote on the possible expulsion of Russian …
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Two gas explosions rip through buildings in eastern Ukraine

(AP) Two separate natural gas explosions ripped through buildings in eastern Ukraine, killing five and injuring 17, emergency officials said …
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Ukraine’s PM says talks successful on joint gas venture with Russia

(AP) Talks aimed at creating a joint venture to supply natural gas from Russia and Central Asia to Ukraine were successful, Ukraine’s premier said …
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Reports: Russia to spend US$46 million (-38 million) to fight bird flu

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia will spend about US$46 million (-38 million) to fund new measures to stop the spread of bird flu, Russian news agencies reported …
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Ukrainian, Romanian presidents discuss Ukraine’s gas deal with Russia

(AP) Romania’s president on Thursday praised the Ukrainian government for its success in settling its bitter gas dispute with Russia over prices, but …
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Russia to build 40 nuclear reactors by 2030: nuclear chief

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s atomic energy chief said Wednesday that the nation needs to build dozens of nuclear reactors in a massive effort that would …
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Cold spell in Ukraine has claimed 589 lives, Health Ministry says

(AP) Some 589 people died from the cold in Ukraine over a 15-day period of record-breaking low temperatures last month, the Health Ministry said …
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Belarusian opposition leader says there will be demonstrations if elections are rigged

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – The Belarusian opposition leader said Tuesday his supporters would stage street demonstrations against March presidential …
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Putin boasts Russia has missiles capable of piercing any missile defense system

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin boasted Tuesday that Russia has new missiles capable of penetrating any missile defense system and said he had …
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Gazprom third quarter net profit rises 68 percent

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom announced Monday that its third quarter net profit surged 68 percent from the …
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Reports: Suspected Ukrainian contract killers rounded up in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) – Moscow police have rounded up 14 members of a suspected Ukrainian criminal gang believed to have carried out 50 contract killings over …
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Yushchenko blames officials for weeklong heating outage in Ukrainian city

(AP) Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Monday blamed local officials in an eastern Ukrainian city for mismanagement that left tens of thousands …
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Ukrainian agriculture minister threatens trade war over Russian ban on meat, milk imports

(AP) Ukraine’s agriculture minister on Monday threatened to start a trade war with Russia over its refusal to lift a ban on Ukrainian meat and milk …
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