Russia fixes minimum vodka price

23:19 01/01/2010

Russia introduced on Friday a minimum price of vodka in an effort to fight counterfeit alcohol production in the country

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Two owls killed in vandal fire in Moscow aviary
22:05 01/01/2010
Two tawny owls died in a vandal fire in an aviary in southwest Moscow last night, a spokeswoman for the Vorobyevy Gory nature reserve said on Friday
Some 800 people injured in festive New Year fireworks in Argentina
20:53 01/01/2010
Some 800 people were injured across Argentina last night over careless use of fireworks, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday
Death toll in Pakistani suicide blast rises to 70
19:45 01/01/2010
The death toll in a suicide blast in northwestern Pakistan has risen to at least 70 people with almost 100 injured, A Pakistan News online edition reported
European Parliament head urges release of Russian protesters
18:55 01/01/2010
The president of the European Parliament urged the Russian authorities on Friday to release a prominent Russian human rights activist arrested for an attempt to hold an unsanctioned protest in downtown Moscow
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17:41 01/01/2010
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Belarus makes advance payment for 1.126 mln tons of Russian oil
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India, Pakistan swap lists of nuclear sites
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Russia fixes minimum vodka price

Two owls killed in vandal fire in Moscow aviary

Some 800 people injured in festive New Year fireworks in Argentina

Death toll in Pakistani suicide blast rises to 70

European Parliament head urges release of Russian protesters

Suicide bomber kills 27 at volleyball match in Pakistan

New Year festivities in Red Square

Belarus makes advance payment for 1.126 mln tons of Russian oil

India, Pakistan swap lists of nuclear sites

Some 350 cars set on fire in Paris on New Year night

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