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TBILISI — Georgia decried Russia’s decision to restore economic and transport links to the breakaway Black Sea region of Abkhazia, which plans to ask Russia to recognize its independence, citing Kosovo as a precedent. “This will be viewed as the economic ... |
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The tide of protest against the arrest of Maxim Reznik, the leader of the local branch of liberal party Yabloko, showed no sign of ebbing Monday as the ... |
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MOSCOW — An opposition activist who was drafted into the Army despite a medical exemption has been released from active duty after spending six weeks confined to hospital, he said Thursday. Oleg Kozlovsky, the 23-year-old leader of the Oborona youth group ... |
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 MOSCOW — Former Arkhangelsk mayor and would-be presidential candidate Alexander Donskoi was convicted Thursday of abusing his office and handed a three-year ... |
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A St. Petersburger has set a new Guinness world record for eating pancakes. Andrei Smirnov, 33, ate 73 pancakes, or blini, in 60 minutes in the village of Lakhta, 20 kilometers west of St. Petersburg, on Thursday during traditional Maslenitsa or Shrovetide ... |
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University Protest ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — About 70 students held street-side lectures on Sunday in act of protest against the closure of the European ... |
 RIGA, Latvia — Pitch-black corridors, the stink of damp and peeling walls give the impression of a medieval dungeon: The Russian writing on heavy metal doors hints at the building’s true purpose. This was the basement of the “House on the Corner,” the headquarters of the KGB in Latvia. The building, ... |
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 This year, for the first time the Commercial Real Estate Awards ceremony will take place in St. Petersburg to recognize the specific achievements of leading local developers and real estate professionals. 350 market players will attend the ceremony, which ... |
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ST. PETERSBURG — LSR Group, the St. Petersburg-based developer controlled by Russian billionaire Andrei Molchanov, will spend $300 million on acquisitions ... |
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Water Rules Violated ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — The Northwest Prosecutor’s Office has identified 221 violations in the sea ports and water transportation system so far this year, Interfax reported Friday. The Northwest Prosecutor’s Office filed 16 ... |
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 MOSCOW — From the titans of industry to the friends of President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s richest just had one hell of a year. Boosted by soaring oil ... |
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MOSCOW — Russian Railways, or RZD, is considering buying a controlling stake in power generation company TGK-14 jointly with ESN-Energo, an industry source said Thursday. “Yes, ESN-Energo’s partner [in the deal] is Russian Railways,” the source close ... |
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MOSCOW — The government may merge the country’s stock exchanges and sell shares in the new company to the public, Vedomosti reported Thursday, citing the ... |
 MOSCOW — The government wants foreign investors to seek its permission for buying control of mobile and landline communications companies, a measure that could hamper growth in the booming sector, according to draft legislation made public Thursday. The ... |
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ST. PETERSBURG — Kraft Foods Inc., the world’s second-largest food company, plans to open a $100 million plant near St. Petersburg next week to make instant ... |
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MOSCOW — Russia will allocate as much as 9 billion rubles ($460 million) to create a second group of state-backed venture funds in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on oil and gas exports. The government will solicit proposals from financial management ... |
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BERLIN — The finance ministers of Germany and Poland on Thursday rejected the idea of merging two international, government-controlled banks with overlapping ... |
 MOSCOW — A Russian law forcing gambling out of Moscow and St. Petersburg from July next year will deter investment in the industry and should be relaxed, the country’s Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Union said Friday. Plans to restrict gambling to four ... |
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MOSCOW — Lawmakers are not planning to cut taxes for oil companies, a deputy speaker of the State Duma said, resisting calls by executives and investors. ... |
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MOSCOW — A single European gas hub will probably never emerge and gas trading may develop in a pattern similar to the U.S., according to the head of gas and power trading at Total SA, Europe’s third-largest oil company. “I think you’re going to end up ... |
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 WASHINGTON — With oil above $100 a barrel and Arctic ice melting faster than ever, some of the world’s most powerful countries — including the United States ... |
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NEW DELHI — India has awarded Russia a 965-million-dollar contract to upgrade its multi-role MiG-29 warplanes, officials said on Monday. The two post-Cold War allies Saturday signed the deal to extend the life of India’s fleet of 70 MiG-29 jets another ... |
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SINGAPORE — Russia is forcing Exxon Mobil Corp. to abandon plans to export natural gas to China. Nigeria is requiring explorers to share output with its ... |
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EDINBURGH — Raven Russia Ltd., the U.K. owner of Moscow and St. Petersburg warehouses, said earnings almost tripled last year as the company’s properties gained in value. Net income rose to $95.3 million, or 22.32 cents a share, from $32.6 million, or 9.62 cents, a year earlier, the Guernsey-based company ... |
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LONDON — A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people’s clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry and the fight against terrorism. The T5000 ... |
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 CUPERTINO, California — Apple, Inc. said on Thursday its iPhone soon will support corporate e-mail, targeting a new market and challenging the dominance ... |
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You’ve seen this feature they added to Google Maps last spring called Street View, right? Click on certain streets and highways highlighted in blue on the map, and you get a panoramic street-level view of the place, including anyone who happened to be ... |
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The European Space Agency said it launched a robotic freighter vehicle today designed to supply the International Space Station with cargo, fuel and oxygen. The ... |
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 Rossia state television showed “The Fall of an Empire: The Lessons of Byzantium,” a film by Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov, in late January. The film sparked a heated debate about the role that the West played in the collapse of the Byzantine Empire, ... |
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Today the Baltic Sea is dead in many places, and human beings have caused this. Massive discharges of nutrients have slowly brought about the considerable ... |
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Another week passes and another automotive company has set up shop here in St. Petersburg. This week, Hyundai finalized a December agreement to build a plant in the city. The buzz created by General Motors’ CEO Richard Wagoner dubbing St. Petersburg the “Detroit of the North,” has yet to subside here, ... |
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PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy’s center-right UMP party suffered losses in the first round of French municipal elections on Sunday but avoided the crushing defeat some had predicted. Results showed the Socialists had convincingly kept control of France’s second city Lyon and looked sure to maintain a firm grip on the capital Paris after the March 16 runoff ballot. The first round was branded “Warning” by Le Parisien daily but with much still to play for in a host of cities, leftist leaders urged their supporters to turn out in force next weekend and transform initial gains into ballot triumphs. “Everything remains open. Nothing has been won or lost,” said Socialist leader Francois Hollande. The municipal vote is the first major electoral test for Sarkozy since he stormed to power 10 months ago, and comes at a time when his own approval ratings have slumped. Although he was elected on a pledge to reform the economy, many voters feel he has not protected them from the rising cost of living and feel he has focused too much on his private life, marrying pop star Carla Bruni after a whirlwind romance. At a national level, leftist parties won 47.94 percent of Sunday’s vote and center-right parties took 45.49 percent, with turnout relatively high at around 65 percent — not the landslide predicted by some commentators before the first round. “A perverse effect of opinion polls: you find yourself believing in a landslide victory, it doesn’t happen, and disappointment surrounds the success,” left-leaning Liberation said in an editorial. The key battlegrounds on March 16 will be the southern cities Marseille and Toulouse and, in the east, Strasbourg. All are controlled ... |
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Stormy seas hit coastal sea defenses at Seaford in Sussex, England, on Monday. A storm rushing in from the Atlantic brought the risk of flooding. |
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LONDON — Work on Heath Ledger’s last film, suspended due to his death by accidental overdose in January, has resumed after three Hollywood stars agreed to play his character, director Terry Gilliam said on Monday. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law will step in to complete Ledger’s unfinished role in the movie “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” ...
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AMSTERDAM — The Danish cartoonist behind controversial images of the Prophet Mohammad has urged a Dutch right-wing politician to broadcast a film expected to be critical of the Koran despite fears it might spark violence. Kurt Westergaard is the author ... |
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DHARAMSHALA, India — Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Monday attacked China’s human rights record, accusing it of “unimaginable and gross violations” ... |
 MADRID — Fresh from a second consecutive election victory, Spain’s Socialists began to prepare a public works programme on Monday to reinvigorate a flagging economy. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who boosted his tally of parliamentary seats ... |
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BEIJING — China insisted on Monday it would be able to hold a safe Olympics after officials said they had foiled two terrorist plots, while analysts and ... |
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 DUBAI — When Andy Roddick defeated Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, he did it against the odds. The sixth-seeded American had arrived late after competing in Memphis the week before and admitted that he ... |
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VALENCIA, Spain — Russian middle distance runner Yelena Soboleva stole the show on the final day of the world indoor championships when she smashed her ... |
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LONDON — Barnsley’s reward for knocking holders Chelsea and Liverpool out of the FA Cup is a semi-final against fellow Championship (second division) side Cardiff City. Monday’s draw also pitted Portsmouth, the only Premier League side left in the competition, ... |
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ADDIS ABABA — Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie said on Monday he would not compete in the Olympic marathon because of fears that Beijing’s ... |
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