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Tedious stability

17:41 24/05/2012

Russian society is united by an ideologically neutral and pragmatic desire for change. The issues on which the middle class and other social groups agree are much more important than those where they differ. All this is taking place against the backdrop of weakening support for the federal government from the general population, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic Research.

Tiger Immunity
16:03 23/05/2012
Alarmed by the rise in poaching cases, authorities in the central Indian state of Maharashtra intend to deploy more than 500 armed guards to protect tigers from poaching, state Forest Minister Patangrao Kadam said. The guards will be empowered to shoot at poachers on sight
Only Hockey, Only Victory
14:15 21/05/2012
Russia defeated Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009.
All Unhappy Families Are… Lazy and Inexperienced?
18:02 15/05/2012
Nearly half of Russian families break up in the first three years from the beginning of life together, psychologists told RIA Novosti ahead of International Family Day celebrated May 15. The most frequent reasons that stand behind the divorces in Russia are the partners’ lack of social experience and laziness; end of the ‘romantic stage’ of relationships and misunderstandings between spouses.
What are dogs thinking?
15:14 14/05/2012
Scientists at Emory University in Atlanta plan to use MRI machines to scan dogs brains and find an answer to the question: What do canines think about, Los Angeles Times reported.

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