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Egypt to close its Rafah border checkpoint with Gaza

11:48 03/02/2009

Russia's GDP grew 5.6% in 2008 - statistics
11:28 03/02/2009
Russia's gross domestic product grew 5.6%, year-on-year, in 2008, the country's top statistics body said on Tuesday.
Kyrgyz president set to discuss debt settlement in Moscow
11:21 03/02/2009
The Russian and Kyrgyzstan presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Kurmanbek Bakiyev, are expected to discuss on Tuesday settlement of Kyrgyzstan's debt to Russia and a further loan to the impoverished Central Asian state.
Russia-Belarus anti-crisis package to be approved
10:19 03/02/2009
U.S. base closure not on Kyrgyz parliamentary agenda this week
09:39 03/02/2009
The Kyrgyz parliament has no plans to discuss the termination of an agreement with the U.S. on the lease of an airbase in the Central Asian country, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Russia, Belarus to sign integrated air-defense system agreement
09:15 03/02/2009
Russia and Belarus will sign on Tuesday an agreement on the joint protection of the Union State airspace and the creation of an integrated regional air-defense system, a Russian presidential aide has said.
Iran launches its first domestic satellite
09:10 03/02/2009
Iran carried into orbit its first domestically-produced satellite on Tuesday, the country's national TV said.

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

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A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

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Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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