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Russia chief doctor wants to prohibit alcohol sales after 9 p.m.

22:46 14/03/2010

Sales of all alcoholic beverages, including beer, should be prohibited in Russia between 9:00 p.m. and until morning, Russia's chief sanitary doctor said.

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Russia chief doctor wants to prohibit alcohol sales after 9 p.m.

Two policemen killed in Russia's Chechnya shootout

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