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Graft probe targeting Siberian mayor reveals large sums in cash

10:20 13/12/2006

Prosecutors discovered $1.5 million in apartments belonging to relatives of Alexander Makarov, mayor of Tomsk. Over one million rubles ($38,000) was found in his office and another 300,000 rubles ($11,400) during a personal check of the mayor himself, prosecutors said.

Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR rise 18.3%
10:09 13/12/2006
Astronauts complete spacewalk to attach new ISS segment
09:35 13/12/2006
Two astronauts from the U.S. shuttle Discovery, currently docked with the International Space Station, successfully completed Wednesday the first of three spacewalks scheduled during shuttle's week-long stay with the ISS.
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08:25 13/12/2006

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Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

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Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

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Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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