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New synagogue dedicated in Moscow
Saint Petersburg :: Russia | 2 days ago
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Rabbi Berel Lazar, who is affiliated with the Chabad movement, installed the holy scroll at the Michurinsky synagogue, which opened its doors two months ago, the Interfax news agency reported...The ceremony means that now this place gets the status
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Russian investigators charge Rosbank CEO-Ifax
Sunnyvale :: CA :: USA | 5 days ago
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A woman walks out of an office of Rosbank in central Moscow, May 15, 2013. The chief executive of Societe Generale 's Russian unit, Vladimir Golubkov , and another executive at Rosbank were charged on Thursday for taking bribes, the Interior Ministry
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Nationalists Arrested Over Killings
Born :: Germany | 7 days ago
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Two members ofa militant nationalist group that has been implicated ina number ofhigh-profile killings, including those ofa prominent judge andan opposition journalist, have been detained inSerbia andUkraine, theInvestigative Committee said Monday...
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Customs Union may propose terms to Ukraine for getting observer status
Kiev :: Ukraine | 21 days ago
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This means, he said, that if a country decides to become an observer in the Customs Union, it will have to comply with certain requirements set by the member-states, Interfax-Ukraine reported. "Such an approach would be much more progressive than
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Axed Russian Winter Olympics Official Claims He's Been Poisoned
Sochi :: Russia | 23 days ago
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AP Sochi preparations have been plagued by things such as lack of snow. Akhmed Bilalov, fired as deputy head of the Russian Olympic Committee in February, said on Saturday that doctors had discovered elevated mercury levels in his blood. He is
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Suspect Switches Clothes to Escape
Moscow :: Russia | 1 month ago
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Moscow police onTuesday were searching fora suspected drug dealer who fled police custody andremained atlarge after exchanging clothes with his brother, Interfax reported. Police said thesuspect, Farukh Doshmanov, escaped fromdetention center No.
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Putin Seeks Wintering Ground in Uzbekistan – For the Birds
Tashkent :: Uzbekistan | 1 month ago
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President Vladimir Putin didn't have much success using a motorized hang glider to lead six critically endangered Siberian cranes on their migration last September, but that doesn't mean he's lost interest in the project. The birds didn't get far,
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Russian forces kill 3 suspected militants in Caucasus
Moscow :: Russia | 2 months ago
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Breaking News Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported. The suspected militants were killed when security forces fired on two
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Liberal Editors to Leave Posts
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Theeditors-in-chief ofliberal media outlets Gazeta.ru andKommersant-FM radio are leaving their posts, news reports said Monday. Theannouncements immediately spurred speculation ofa media crackdown, although neither editor said thedecision was linked
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Yashin Questioned in Razvozzhayev Case
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Liberal opposition leader Ilya Yashin was questioned Tuesday as awitness inthe criminal case against low-profile leftist opposition leader Leonid Razvozzhayev, who is currently indetention onsuspicion ofplotting mass riots. Yashin has been called
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