| May 2009 |
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Russian border guards have started their duties as part of a joint border-protection agreement concluded between Russia and two former Georgian republics, a border service spokesperson said on Saturday. 
Russia's emergencies ministry said that engine failure is the suspected cause of a Mi-2 helicopter ambulance crash that occurred on Saturday in Kazan, Russia's Tatarstan republic. 
U.S. tycoon Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in Arsenal to 28.3% to overtake Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov for control of the football club, British media said. 
The U.S. urged Russia and China to lift a ban imposed on imports of raw pork from the United States, the U.S. trade secretary said. 



