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21:30 21/02/2009

Russian border guards fired on Chinese ship legally - ministry
20:37 21/02/2009
The use of weapons by Russian border guards against Chinese cargo vessel The New Star was legal, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
64 Russian soldiers killed, 283 wounded in last year's Georgia war
19:45 21/02/2009
A total of 64 Russian soldiers were killed and 283 wounded in the war with Georgia in 2008, a deputy Russian defense minister said Saturday.
Protesters in Crimea call for snap elections in Ukraine
18:35 21/02/2009
About a thousand activists of a number of political and public movements held a rally Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol demanding extraordinary parliamentary and presidential elections.
Child in Kazakhstan survives fall from 5th floor balcony
15:25 21/02/2009
Pro-Russia party floats possibility of joining Latvian coalition
13:59 21/02/2009
As Latvian political leaders try to form a new coalition following the prime minister's resignation, the largest pro-Russian party said it could join the government.

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Putin Sets Out Blueprint for Russian Business

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin set out his agenda for the future of Russian business on Thursday at a meeting with entrepreneurs, promising less regulation and taxes and asking business to help plan its future.

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greek political leaders have finally struck a deal on new austerity measures demanded by creditors to secure a 130-billion euro bailout to avoid default and keep the country afloat, local media reported on Thursday.

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The State Duma will invite political parties that have no parliamentary representation to discuss reform of the country’s political system on February 28, Oleg Morozov, deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, said on Thursday.

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Gorbachev May Join Protest Group

Ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is welcome to join but not head the grassroots protest group League of Voters, the organization’s founders said.

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