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2013/05/20 04:45

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An online video that appeared to show teenage girls savagely beating younger pupils at a remote Siberian boarding school for orphans has sparked a criminal investigation and calls for public oversight...

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2013/05/20 04:45

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2013/05/19 17:35

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Party bus was operating illegally at time of fata...

A rolling bachelorette party had just gotten underway two weeks ago when the bus hit a bump rounding a curve, double doors flew open and passenger Jamie Frecks tumbled to her death beneath Interstate...

2013/05/19 16:52

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United Russia Conference Lauds Results of Party's...

The ruling United Russia party kicked off a massive two-day forum with members from regional branches in Moscow on Friday, where it lauded its social and infrastructure projects, some three months...

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2013/05/19 15:42

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Gay Rights Rally Shot Down for 3rd Time This Month

Moscow authorities have rejected a third request from gay rights activists to hold a rally later this month, just as an opinion poll was released showing that society has become more intolerant toward...

2013/05/19 14:44

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Rock Musician Implicated in Rosbank Bribery Scand...

A bribe that Vladimir Golubkov, head of Societe Generale's Russian unit Rosbank, allegedly received for easing the terms of a multimillion-dollar loan, came from former municipal lawmaker Andrei...

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2013/05/19 14:12

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EU Appeals to Russia Not to Introduce Gay Propaga...

BRUSSELS, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – The European Union appealed to Russia on Sunday not to introduce a law banning so-called “gay propaganda,” the EU said. Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State...

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2013/05/19 04:40

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Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marri...

Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage Moscow, May 19 : Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to...

2013/05/18 13:09

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Virginia Tech releases adult football helmet rati...

Virginia Tech released today the results of its 2013 adult football helmet ratings, designed to identify differences between the abilities of helmets to reduce the risk of concussion. A total of four...

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2013/05/18 10:12

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Russia Seeks New Arms Deals on Growing Latin Amer...

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will actively seek new deals on the Latin American arms market, which it expects to reach a value of $50 billion in the next ten years, the head of a Russian...

2013/05/18 06:12

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Plane Catches Fire Upon Landing at Moscow's Vnuko...

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...

2013/05/18 03:13

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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)...

2013/05/17 10:44

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Putin's Patriotism: Duma May Make Criticism of WW...

Russian military vehicles and soldiers moving along Red Square during Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The State Duma has ordered an evaluation of a comment made by opposition politician Leonid...

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2013/05/17 09:42

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Ex-City Lawmaker Implicated in Rosbank Bribery Sc...

A bribe that Vladimir Golubkov, head of Societe Generale's Russian unit Rosbank, allegedly received for easing the terms of a multimillion-dollar loan, came from former municipal lawmaker Andrei...

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2013/05/17 07:13

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Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, May 17, 2013

US parents are ready to help Russian officials to make an exception to the new law banning US adoptions of Russian children: American families are asking the Russian president to allow the adoptions...

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2013/05/17 06:44

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What the Papers Say, May 17, 2013

Kommersant 1. Yegor Popov article headlined "Dockyards to be kept by shelf" looks at alternative strategies to develop the United Shipbuilding Corporation that will be discussed at the May 21 meeting...

2013/05/16 17:42

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Rosbank Bribery Scandal Highlights Need for Ethic...

A bribery scandal at French lender Societe Generale's Russian entity Rosbank shows that stricter measures should be implemented by both Western and Russian companies to enforce compliance with their...

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2013/05/16 16:49

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'Blasphemy Bill' Signals Return to 18th-Century M...

Rights activists on Thursday ridiculed the notion that Russia is a secular state, saying draft legislation seeking tougher penalties for offending believers' feelings shows the country is returning to...

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2013/05/16 14:13

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Duma Orders Probe Into Comparison of Red Army Uni...

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian parliament has ordered an inquiry into comments by Leonid Gozman in which the former leader of a once prominent liberal political party equated Red Army...

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