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Chubais to help draft new Russia-EU cooperation pact

12:10 01/07/2008

Anatoly Chubais, the head of Russia's electricity monopoly that will cease to exist as of July 1, will help draft a new Russia-EU treaty, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said on Tuesday.

Eight in hospital with suspected anthrax in East Siberia -2
11:53 01/07/2008
Eight people have been hospitalized in the East Siberian Republic of Buryatia with suspected anthrax, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.
Russia's Yekaterina Makarova through to Wimbledon quarterfinals
11:28 01/07/2008
Russia's Yekaterina Makarova and her Tunisian partner won in straight sets in the women's doubles to go through to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Kamchatka's Geyser Valley reopens for tourists
11:21 01/07/2008
One of the Far East's main tourist attractions, Geyser Valley reopened for tourists on Tuesday, over a year after a series of devastating landslides severely damaged the site, a source in the nature reserve said.
Russia raises oil export duty to record $495.9 per ton from Aug.
10:47 01/07/2008
Five in hospital with suspected anthrax in East Siberia
09:23 01/07/2008
Five people have been hospitalized in the East Siberian republic of Buryatia with suspected anthrax, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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