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19:08 25/01/2009

Russian church names three candidates to elect new patriarch
19:06 25/01/2009
The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church announced on Sunday a shortlist of three candidates to elect a new leader following the death of Patriarch Alexy II last year.
Two girls aged 8-10 drown in south Russia
17:55 25/01/2009
Two girls aged 8-10 drowned after they went under ice in a pond in south Russia, the regional investigators' committee said on Sunday.
Russia welcomes restart of gas supplies to S.Ossetia from Georgia
17:33 25/01/2009
Russia welcomes the resumption of gas transits to South Ossetia from Georgia disrupted by a five-day war between Moscow and Tbilisi in August, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Gazprom hopes to sign gas contracts with Ukraine for 20-30 years
12:25 25/01/2009
Russian energy giant Gazprom hopes to sign gas supply contracts with Ukraine for 20-30 years to ensure stable gas transit to Europe, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev said on Sunday.
Russian Orthodox Church starts process to elect new patriarch
11:50 25/01/2009
The Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday started the process of electing a new leader following the death of Patriarch Alexy II last year. Patriarch Alexy II, who led the revival of Orthodoxy in the country after the demise of communism, died of heart failure at the age of 79 in December 2008.

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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.

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

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

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