Using a nationally televised call-in program to stake out populist positions on a wide range of issues, Putin again asserted that the United States had "infected all leading economies of the world." But he also said he saw "positive signals"...
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Central banks worldwide are cutting interest rates dramatically to stave off a protracted recession. The cost of borrowing was cut for a third consecutive month as the central bank tries to bolster the eurozone's faltering economies. The European Central Bank...
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday pledged all-out help to India in combating terrorism and offered to step up defence cooperation, including leasing of nuclear submarines. His remarks came before his departure to India on Thursday. “We stand ready for...
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Soviet states would be. "We're not supporters of a new version of the Cold War," the Russian statement said. "We'll continue to work to overcome the confrontation logic of European affairs in order to prevent the emergence of new dividing...
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Seven members of a skinhead gang convicted over 20 racially motivated killings and 12 other violent attacks, will hear their sentences in a Moscow court Thursday. After prosecutors recommend sentences, the Moscow City Court judge will set a sentencing date...
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Moscow's mayor, who has banned gay rights parades in the past, vowed Thursday to continue his ban on what he called sexual minority "propaganda", according to Russian news agencies. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has called homosexuality "satanic," said City Hall...
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The judge presiding over the trial of three men accused of murdering Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya has closed the process to hear classified evidence. The nature of the secret evidence is not clear, although a defense lawyer says he expects...
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Highlighting his role at the center of Russian political life, the premier will host "A Conversation with Vladimir Putin" from a specially designed studio near the Kremlin, starting at 1200 local time (0900 GMT). Putin instituted the broadcast, which is...
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Sales across the eurozone declined 0.8% on a month-by-month basis in October, and by 2.1% from a year earlier. Retail sales across the 15 nations that share the euro fell more than expected in October, increasing the likelihood of a...
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The company said the decision to pick up the assets from Chigirinsky and his partner, Igor Kesayev, would be put to shareholders at a general meeting on Dec...Chigirinsky and Kesayev were facing margin calls for their 47 percent stake in...
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