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The coroner who will preside over the inquest into the poisoning of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in Britain said on Friday he cannot consider the possible involvement of the Russian state.
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Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support the Syrian Government led by President Bashar al-Assad, that’s according to American officials. The New York Times has reported that Moscow’s weapon supplies to Syria helps bolster Russia’s relationship with the Assad regime. Dr. Alon Ben Meir, Prof of International Relations and Middle East Studies at the New School and at New York University shares his views in an interview with the Voice of Russia.
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Fazliddin Kurbanov is a Russian-speaking ethnic Uzbek truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago. Federal officials say in an indictment that Kurbanov was teaching people to build bombs that would target public transportation.
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Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support the Syrian Government led by President Bashar al-Assad, that’s according to American officials. The New York Times has reported that Moscow’s weapon supplies to Syria helps bolster Russia’s relationship with the Assad regime. Dr. Alon Ben Meir, Prof of International Relations and Middle East Studies at the New School and at New York University shares his views in an interview with the Voice of Russia.
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Hundreds of Egyptians have taken part in protests against the president of the republic Mohammed Morsi after almost a year after his election to the presidency.
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Greece's parliament on Friday ejected a neo-Nazi lawmaker and shouts of 'Heil Hitler' were heard in the chamber in the latest incident involving the aggressive Golden Dawn far-right party.
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TEPCO says no signs of damage at # Fukushima Daiichi NPP following 5.9 magnitude quake
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The UN voted Friday to add French Polynesia to its decolonisation list, affirming the inhabitants' right to "self-determination and independence". The British-ruled Falkland Islands and the US Virgin Islands are also on the list.
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Five people were hospitalized in critical condition Friday and dozens more were treated for less serious injuries after a commuter train headed from New York City to suburban Connecticut derailed and hit a train headed in the opposite direction, officials said.
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Russia’s new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center for further testing by June, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
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Yekaterinburg, capital of the Urals Federal District, has launched celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the Imperial House of Romanov.
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Construction of a helicopter pad for President Vladimir Putin’s Mi-8 in the Kremlin cost almost 200 million rubles (about $6.4 mln), the Kremlin chief property manager, Vladimir Kozhin, said.
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Natural disasters have cost the global economy $2.5 trillion since 2000, that’s according to a UN report released on Wednesday. These figures are at least 50% higher than previous international estimates. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned economic losses from earthquakes, floods and droughts will continue to escalate, unless businesses take action to reduce their exposure to disaster risks.
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European Stabilization Fund has transferred a bailout tranche of 4.2 billion euros to Greece.
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Unending economic crisis is pushing experts to seek new possible solutions and some stick to good old remedies like the so-called world government - a common political authority for all. However, is this going to work?
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A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)
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In a harsh rebuttal to George Soros, the President of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research Hans-Werner Sinn accused the speculator of “playing with fire” and stated that “Germany will not accept Eurobonds” in spite of the pressure from the investing community.
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In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Wolf Richter talks about the ECB's desperation, the money printing bonanza of the world's central banks and about a French finance minister who is barking at the wrong tree. Wolf Richter is the editor of , entrepreneur, private equity specialist and the author of "Big Like: Cascade Into An Odyssey".
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The Moscow Kremlin Museums are moving to a new location having been offered premises in Red Square. The Director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums Yelena Gagarina says they are launching a large number of projects for International Museum Day, marked on May 18th .
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The House of Representatives has voted to repeal the Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Thursday afternoon. This marks 37th time when Republican-led House has tried to undo all or part of the legislation. This time the vote was 229 to 195 with two Democrats joining Republicans in voting for repeal. The law remains controversial three years after it was passed. To discuss the controversy behind Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law we are joined by Kevin Zeese – Director of Come Home America and Director of Its Our Economy.
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One hundred student teams from 109 countries are expected to compete for $50,000, $10,000 and $5,000 awards at the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals right after the 2013 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2013).
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