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No 'gas war' with Russia over Ukraine-EU gas pact - Yushchenko

12:38 30/03/2009

Ukraine's president said in an interview published on Monday that his country's natural gas cooperation agreement with the EU would not lead to a new "gas war" with Russia.

World Bank predicts 4.5% decline in Russia's GDP in 2009
12:23 30/03/2009
Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) may decline by 4.5% this year, the World Bank said in a revised report published on Monday.
Russia may pull 20,000 Interior Ministry troops out of Chechnya
11:37 30/03/2009
Around 20,000 troops from Russia's Interior Ministry forces will be withdrawn from Chechnya if the antiterrorism operation ends in the North Caucasus republic, the ministry said on Monday.
Russians tumble out of Miami tennis tournament
11:21 30/03/2009
Siblings Marat and Dinara Safin led a succession of Russians out of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami, although four women did make Monday's fourth round.
Over 12 kg of heroin seized in Russia's Urals
11:04 30/03/2009
Police in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg have seized more than 12 kilograms of heroin from two citizens of Kyrgyzstan, the local drugs control service said on Monday.
Toyota suspends production at St. Petersburg plant for 6 days
10:08 30/03/2009
Japanese carmaker Toyota on Monday suspended for six working days the production of Camry cars at its plant near St. Petersburg, a company spokesman said.
Ex-Chechen battalion commander wounded in assassination attempt
09:34 30/03/2009
Sulim Yamadayev, the former commander of the Chechen Vostok battalion, is in hospital in a serious condition after surviving an assassination attempt in Dubai, a relative told RIA Novosti.

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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.

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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.

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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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