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London police arrest group of Russian sex slave owners
In London, police arrested six people suspected of human trafficking. Four of the arrested individuals are Russian citizens. The criminal group controlled a network of brothels, in which law-enforcement officers found nine women from Russia, Bulgaria and Latvia. The women were brought to Britain as sex slaves. A 44-year-old female native of Russia was the leader of the criminal group. The police ...
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UPDATE 1-Greeces Hellenic issues tender to buy Russian oil
Mon May 20, 2013 8:56am EDT (Adds details, effects of financial crisis on Hellenic) LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - Hellenic Petroleum, Greece's largest refiner, has issued a tender to buy an 80,000 tonne cargo of Russian Urals crude oil for early June delivery, a trading source said, the first in months as its finances improve. The tender was issued on Friday and closes today. The payment will be ...
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President ordered to deal with the issue of voting for Russia at Eurovision
For many, both in Azerbaijan and in Russia, it was a surprise to see that not a single vote came from Azerbaijan to Russian contestant Dina Garipova at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu in his interview to Vestnik Kavkaza said that in fact it is not so. Azerbaijan gave a high vote to Russia but these voices have gone missing. What exactly ...
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No Russians on board crashed air balloon
MOSCOW, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - According to early reports, there were no Russian nationals on board the hot air balloon that crashed on Monday in Turkish Cappadocia (the province of Nevsehir), spokeswoman for the Rosturizm Federal Tourism Agency, Irina Shchegolkova, told ...
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Former minister says United Russia should take responsibility for stagnation
MOSCOW, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said United Russia should take "full responsibility for the stagnation in which the country ...
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8 killed in double blast in Dagestan Russia
Eight people have been killed as two car bombs exploded outside the headquarters of the court bailiffs' service in the capital of Russia's Dagestan Republic, Makhachkala. The first car loaded with explosives reportedly went off causing no fatalities or injuries. Once law enforcements got to the scene, the second bomb detonated, Interfax reported citing local investigative ...
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US Anti-Corruption Expert Expelled from Russia – Report
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - A retired US diplomat and expert on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was banned from entering Russia earlier this month, the New York Times said on Sunday.Moscow-based Thomas Firestone, who works for Baker & McKenzie law firm, was declared persona non grata when returning to Russia from a trip abroad on May 5, the report said.No official explanation for the ...
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Russian High-Tech Hub Boss Quizzed on Opposition Funding
Skolkovo Foundation , billionaire businessman Viktor Vekselberg has been questioned by the Investigative Committee over an alleged misuse of funds to support the opposition, the foundation’s deputy head Alexander Chernov said on Monday. "Viktor Feliksovich [Velselberg] provided exhaustive answers to the questions he was asked," Chernov said. Velselberg denied allegations on ...
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Norilsk Nickel VP Strzhalkovsky to Quit
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) – Metals and mining giant Norilsk Nickel Vice-President Vladimir Strzhalkovsky announced plans on Monday to quit the company, the world's largest nickel miner, which has been at the center of a shareholder battle for control for several years. "I’m quitting the company. I’ll work till the end of June and leave. I’m considering [job] ...
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Dvorkovich Says Surkov Left Voluntarily
Vladislav Surkov left the government earlier this month of his own accord. Surkov, who worked as deputy prime minister and Cabinet chief of staff, resigned two weeks ago, with some observers saying he was forced to do so by the Kremlin. The Kremlin, however, said Surkov left voluntarily after disputing ...
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Putins Ex-Bodyguard Took Snaps in Kremlin to Impress Women
Vladimir Putin took photos of himself sitting in Putin's office in an effort to attract women, the Moskovsky Komsomolets tabloid reported Monday. The newspaper published a couple of photographs to back up its claims. According to MK, the man in the pictures is Alexei Ustimchuk, who worked between 2004 and 2011 at the Federal Guard Service, the agency tasked with protecting Putin and a ...
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Russian Billionaire to Fund Johansson Movie
Russian billionaire and president of gaming operator Ritzio International Oleg Boiko is set to produce Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, a film adaptation of Truman Capote's novel "Summer Crossing." Boiko will work alongside Aldamisa co-chairman Sergei Bespalov and oscar-winner Barry Spikings, with production set to start in the first half of 2014, Vedomosti reported. ...
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анк России Установил Действующие С 21 Мая 2013Г. Новые Учетные Цены На Драгоценные Металлы.
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Goldman Sachs продает долю в китайском ICBC за 11 млрд долл. и полностью выходит из капитала банка.
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Ммвб Сэлт Средневзвешенный Курс Евро По Инструменту Eurrub_Tom На 1400 Мск - 40.2302 Руб.евро.
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Абсолют анк Цены На Палладий Остаются Высокими лагодаря Спросу Со Стороны Китая
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Фг кс Рынок Акций С Трудом Удерживается На Положительной Территории
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SEAT назвал цены на новый Leon
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Госдума Рассмотрит Введение Налога На Дорогие Автомобили
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Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire also as the Heartland of Eurasia heir of the Mongols enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the
Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia since the famous thesis of Halford Mackinder. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire, also as the Heartland of Eurasia, heir of the Mongols, enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the troops of Napoleon and Hitler, Russia is still considered the land of Asiatic invaders! As stated ...
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Russia and the Arctic Ocean in the next century
Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia since the famous thesis of Halford Mackinder. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire, also as the Heartland of Eurasia, heir of the Mongols, enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the troops of Napoleon and Hitler, Russia is still considered the land of Asiatic invaders! As stated ...
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Large-scale operations launched in regions of Azerbaijan bordering Russia
The operations are underway on north and north-west of Azerbaijan, APA reports. It involves bodies Azerbaijani and Russian law enforcement agencies. Posts have been created in Zaqatala, residents say. The police check both outgoing and incoming cars. Though Gakh Police Department confirmed the launch of operations, it declined to provide details citing its confidentiality. Guba Police ...
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Relations with Russia occupy important place in Azerbaijan’s foreign policy
Ali Hasanov visits Astrakhan. Head of the Azerbaijani delegation arriving in Astrakhan for participation in ceremonies on occasion of the 90th jubilee of national leader, Heydar Aliyev, chief of the public policy department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov met the governor of Astrakhan, Alexander Zhilkin on 20 May. Special correspondent of AzerTag, governor of the ...
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Russia was to get high score from Azerbaijan – chief of Public TV
Director of the Public Television of Azerbaijan Jamil Guliyev made a statement on the calculation of Azerbaijani votes for Russia in Eurovision 2013 song contest? AzerTag reports. The statement says: "Russia is a country that has much in common with Azerbaijan-these are common interests, common human values and common history. Today, cultural and artistic ties of Azerbaijan and Russia ...
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Egypt breaks ammunition development contract with Russia - Izvestia newspaper
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New business centre in St Petersburg remains contraversial
Okhta Centre has become one of the most contentious development projects in all of Russia. It is a project that offers St Petersburg two options that can’t be matched, either to embrace the modern world and allow a world-class business centre to be built, or maintain the city’s historic skyline, architecture and reputation as a major tourist destination with huge historical significance.
Before 2007, Okhta Centre was called Gazprom City and was promoted as such in Russian and St Petersburg news media, but from the start the project was a contentious issue, due primarily to the fact that the development calls for a massive tower to be built in its centre, a tower that will be the tallest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Read more
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