Main news of February 8

23:59 08/02/2010

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Russian state TV quietly axes controversial school drama
23:54 08/02/2010
A Russian television series that dramatized the lives of Moscow schoolchildren has been quietly dropped from state Channel One after a storm of public protest.
Yanukovych supporters hold vigil as Ukrainian vote count goes on
23:00 08/02/2010
Frontrunner Viktor Yanukovych's supporters plan to spend the night in front of the Central Election Commission building as the vote count after the crucial presidential runoff continues.
Priest-actor suspended from Russian clergy over role in Tsar
22:15 08/02/2010
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has suspended the priesthood of Ivan Okhlobystin at the request of the occasional actor and celebrity, the Moscow Patriarchy said on its website on Monday.
UN death toll in Haiti quake rises to 94
21:49 08/02/2010
The number of UN personnel killed in the recent quake in Haiti has reached 94, while another eight staff remain unaccounted for, a spokesman for the UN secretary general said on Monday.
Dozens of Palestinians injured as Israelis raid refugee camp
21:18 08/02/2010
Israel police injured dozens of Palestinians in violence that broke out after they raided a refugee camp on the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, a Palestinian news agency reported.
Moscow warns Tehran over uranium enrichment plans
20:40 08/02/2010
Tehran could face tougher economic sanctions if it goes ahead with its uranium enrichment plans, a senior Russian MP said on Monday.
Latvia's president says stopped telling lies 30 years ago
20:13 08/02/2010
Latvian President Valdis Zatlres has a rare quality: he never lies. At least, that is what he says.
Yanukovych wins Ukraine presidential vote, loses room for maneuver
20:04 08/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovych's narrow victory over archrival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the presidential runoff is likely to give him Ukraine's top job, but not a free hand to carry out his plans, analysts said on Monday.
The Closest of Calls
19:32 08/02/2010
Last night’s exit polls told a consistent story – Victor Yanukovich seemed to have won a narrow but clear victory of between three and five percent of the vote. But as the actual votes were counted, the real gap turned out to be much smaller – at the time of writing, Yanukovich has only a less than three percent lead. That is a narrow enough margin of error for Yulia Tymoshenko to challenge the results in court, but the public seems to not be in the mood for street protests in favor of either candidate.

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Main news of February 8

Russian state TV quietly axes controversial school drama

Yanukovych supporters hold vigil as Ukrainian vote count goes on

Priest-actor suspended from Russian clergy over role in Tsar

UN death toll in Haiti quake rises to 94

Dozens of Palestinians injured as Israelis raid refugee camp

Moscow warns Tehran over uranium enrichment plans

Latvia's president says stopped telling lies 30 years ago

Yanukovych wins Ukraine presidential vote, loses room for maneuver

The Closest of Calls

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Images: The Igor Moiseyev Ensemble: Keepers of the Dance

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