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Ukraine Refuses Monumental Russian Gift

20:55 30/01/2012 KIEV, January 30 (RIA Novosti)

Kiev's city government spoke against installing a Russian-made monument to a tsarist statesman in the Ukrainian capital.

Schools Promoting ‘Extremism’ Face Closure – Medvedev
18:17 30/01/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Monday to shut down schools and universities where “the propaganda of extremism” is practiced, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Patriarch: No Meeting Soon With Pope
15:53 30/01/2012
A meeting between the Pope and the head of Russia’s Orthodox Christian church is not on the cards in the near future, Patriarch Kirill said.
Newsreader to Keep Job After ‘Putin Burial’ Blunder
15:39 30/01/2012
Managers of a Russian TV channel say they will not punish a newsreader who mistakenly reported that the Russian internet community was actively discussing whether Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should be buried.

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Swedish Euphoria and Udmurtian Fervor: 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Winners

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Restorers Clean “Bronze Horseman” in St. Petersburg

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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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