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Ukraine to hold air defense drills with live firing in September
04.09.2008 07:22
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Ukraine is planning to conduct large-scale air defense exercises with live firing on the Crimean peninsula at the end of September, a Ukrainian navy source said on Thursday.
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Court sanctions arrest of Euroset vice president Levin
04.09.2008 07:22
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A Moscow court sanctioned on Thursday the arrest of a vice president and a deputy security chief at the Euroset company, Russia's largest mobile handset retailer, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
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Russian Protestants say South Park corrupts youth, urge ban
04.09.2008 07:22
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Russia's Safina at her best as she storms into U.S. Open semis
04.09.2008 07:22
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Russia wants Israel to become strategic nanotech partner
04.09.2008 07:22
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Ukraine parliament speaker says ruling coalition dead
04.09.2008 07:22
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The Ukrainian parliamentary speaker said on Thursday the Our Ukraine party, headed by the country's president was pulling out of the pro-western ruling coalition after just nine months in power.
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CSTO backs Russia's actions in S.Ossetia, condemns Georgia
04.09.2008 07:22
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Dollar up 34.05 kopeks, euro up 66.58 kopeks - Central Bank
04.09.2008 07:22
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Cheney hails 'courageous' Georgia, condemns Russian 'invasion'
04.09.2008 07:22
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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney urged the "free world" on Thursday to rally with Georgia against what he called Russia's invasion, and pledged to bring Georgia into NATO.
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British, Russian partners come to terms on TNK-BP
04.09.2008 07:22
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BP and Russian shareholders at TNK-BP approved a deal Thursday to end their protracted dispute over the joint oil venture's management, including agreeing to remove the CEO and appoint independent executives.
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Israel says stopped arms supplies to Georgia prior to conflict
04.09.2008 07:22
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Israel imposed an embargo on arms supplies to Tbilisi a week before Georgia attacked its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the Israeli ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.
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Russia's NLMK to buy U.S. Beta Steel for $400 mln
04.09.2008 07:21
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NLMK, one of Russia's largest steel producers, said on Thursday it will acquire the U.S. hot-rolled steel producer Beta Steel from a group of private shareholders for an all-cash payment of $400 million.
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