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Medvedev addresses Russian special services on professional holiday

17:29 20/12/2009

Russian special services should work more effectively to prevent internal and external threats to the country's security, President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday.

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2009 Review: January
16:00 20/12/2009
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Russia to start research into spacecraft nuclear engines in 2010
15:40 20/12/2009
Russia will launch research into nuclear engines for spaceships from 2010, the head of the Federal Space Agency said on Sunday.
Russia surprised by U.S., EU stance on UN anti-Nazi resolution
15:04 20/12/2009
Russia is concerned over the stance of the United States and the European Union on a UN resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism and the desecration of WWII monuments, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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13:10 20/12/2009
Russia on Sunday welcomed a decision by the authorities of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia to pardon and release two Georgian trespassers.
Investigators probe copter emergency landing in Russian Arctic
12:27 20/12/2009
Investigators will hold a probe into the emergency landing of a helicopter near Vorkuta in Russia's Arctic, in which 13 people were injured, the Investigative Committee said on Sunday.
Shipwreck off Russia's Black Sea coast causes no oil spill
11:11 20/12/2009
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Gas supply in north Ingushetia restarted after pipe rupture
10:17 20/12/2009
Gas supply in the north of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia has restarted after an accident at the trunk pipeline, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Sunday.
Ship full of fuel broken in two by waves off Russia's Black Sea coast
06:10 20/12/2009
A powerful storm broke in two a Moldova-flagged cargo vessel off the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in the early hours of Sunday
International Middle East conference to open in Jordan on Sunday
03:08 20/12/2009
The international conference called "Middle East 2020: Is the Comprehensive Settlement Possible?" will open in Jordan on Sunday.
Russian, Egyptian foreign ministers to discuss Mideast settlement in Cairo
00:40 20/12/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Cairo on December 20-21 to discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict resolution and bilateral issues with his Egyptian counterpart
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Medvedev addresses Russian special services on professional holiday

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