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2010 World Expo

2010 World Expo

2010 World Expo

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Glimpses of Shanghai

18:15 05/05/2010

Even the spectacular fireworks display at the opening ceremony of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai were environmentally friendly, in perfect compliance with the exhibition's theme Better City, Better Life.

Black Sea Fleet: the cost of power
16:39 05/05/2010
The ratification of the Russian-Ukrainian agreement allowing the Black Sea Fleet to remain in Sevastopol until 2042 has again raised the issue of modernizing the fleet, the cost of such an upgrade, and Russia's ability to implement it.
WWII: the war that changed the world
15:17 05/05/2010
As that great war recedes further into the past, the scale of the change that it had brought to the world becomes clearer. On May 9, 1945 the bloodiest of all wars that had ever been fought was drawing to a close in Europe.

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S-300 Missile System

Russian S-300 Deliveries to Syria ‘Destabilizing’ - Kerry

The sale by Russia of S-300 air defense systems to Syria would be “destabilizing” for the region, US Secretary State John Kerry said on Thursday.

Situation in Syria

Russian Intelligence Agency Warns of Rise in Terror Threat

Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, expects the Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow after international coalition forces are pulled out, while rising radicalism in Syria could lead to the country’s disintegration, the GRU chief said on Thursday.

Platform Odyssey

Russian Spacecraft Manufacturer to Make 4 Launches in 2014

Russia’s Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch program, corporation president Vitaly Lopota said on Thursday.

Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy to DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, on a visit to China

N.Korea ‘Willing’ to Resume Denuclearization Talks - Agency

Pyongyang “is willing” to accept China's advice to restart dialog with “relevant parties” on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, China’s Xinhua news agency said on Thursday citing a senior North Korean official who is on a visit to China.

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