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Lukashenko allows visa-free entry to Belarus for 2014 IIHF Championship

21:59 16/01/2012 MINSK, January 16 (RIA Novosti)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he will allow those who want to attend the International Ice-Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships to be held in Belarus in 2014 into the country without a visa, a spokesperson for the Belarusian president said.

Russian pairs win figure skating silver, bronze at Innsbruck
20:00 16/01/2012
Russian pairs Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin and Anastasia Dolidze/Vadim Ivanov took silver and bronze respectively on Monday in figure skating at the 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Austria.
Federer sends Kudryavstev home from Australian Open
19:46 16/01/2012
Russia’s Alexander Kudryavtsev suffered on Monday a straight sets defeat to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the first round of the 2012 Australian Open.
Russia wins 1st gold at Youth Olympics in Innsbruck
17:37 16/01/2012
Uliana Kaysheva brought Russia its first gold at the 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Austria’s Innsbruck after finishing first on Monday in women’s biathlon 7.5 km pursuit.

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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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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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