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Putin Sees Sports Fans as Risk - Analysts

18:55 20/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 20 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin began courting sports fans as part of his presidential campaign, seeing them both as a potential constituency and a threat, analysts said Friday.

Three Russian Presidential Candidates Denied Registration
14:04 20/01/2012
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has denied registration to three presidential candidates as they failed to submit two million signatures, as well as other documents.
Ex-Moscow Mayor Denied ‘Honorary Citizen’ Title
11:01 20/01/2012
Moscow refused to award former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov the title of “Honorary Citizen of Moscow” on Friday, explaining that the statutory period after he was sacked had not yet expired.

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Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

Images: Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

Restorers Clean “Bronze Horseman” in St. Petersburg

Video: Restorers Clean “Bronze Horseman” in St. Petersburg

French Open

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Tedious stability

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Dmitry Medvedev

PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

Loreen

Sweden Wins 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden’s Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with 372 points with her hit Euphoria, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.

Hamdeen Sabbahi

Egyptian Independent Presidential Candidate Appeals Polls’ Results

An independent candidate at the Egyptian presidential elections, Hamdeen Sabbahi of the nationalist Dignity party, who came the third in the polls’ first round on Wednesday and Thursday, said he would appeal the results because of violations.

Victims of Jet Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Victims of Plane Crash in Czech Republic Return to Russia

Twelve Russians, the crew members of a An-30 turboprop that crash landed on May 23 at an airport in the east of Prague, and Russian Defense Ministry inspectors returned to Russia on Saturday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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