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British tourist falls to her death near Lake Baikal
25.08.2008 23:34
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A British woman on holiday in Siberia died after falling off a cliff near Lake Baikal, local rescuers said on Tuesday.
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Bush urges Russia not to recognize Georgian rebel regions
25.08.2008 23:34
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U.S. President George W. Bush has urged Russia not to recognize Georgia's two breakaway regions as independent, and has sent his deputy Dick Cheney to Georgia in a show of U.S. support.
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At least four killed in chemical plant blast in southwest China
25.08.2008 23:34
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At least four people were killed and many others injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in southwest China early on Tuesday, Sina news agency said.
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Cyprus-based firm buys Russia's Kapital insurer for $500 mln
25.08.2008 20:54
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Average Urals blend oil price hits $109 per barrel in Jan.-July
25.08.2008 20:54
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Russia sees no prospects for WTO accession in next 12 months
25.08.2008 20:54
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Russia wants to join the WTO, but doubts it will be accepted into the global trade body within the next 12 months, the country's first deputy prime minister said on Monday.
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Drunk man aims at boar, kills friend instead in central Russia
25.08.2008 20:54
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France insists Russia withdraw troops from Poti-Senaki area
25.08.2008 08:33
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As current European Union president, France "keeps insisting" Russia withdraw its troops from the Poti-Senaki corridor, the French Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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