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20:02 18/07/2009

Japan starts sales of biofuel made from rice
19:31 18/07/2009
The Niigata Prefecture in Japan has pioneered the sales of a mixture of gasoline and bioethanol made from rice for animal feed, local media said on Saturday.
CIS leaders come to Moscow for day at the races
17:15 18/07/2009
The leaders of six of the 11 CIS countries were joined in Moscow on Saturday by the presidents of the former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia for an informal trip to the races.
Over 5,000 pirates operate off Somali coast - Russian Navy
14:24 18/07/2009
At least five large groups of pirates, totaling over 5,000 people, are operating in the Gulf of Aden, the first deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff said on Saturday.
Remains of 5 victims of Iran plane crash flown to Armenia
13:34 18/07/2009
The remains of five Armenian citizens who died when an airliner crashed in Iran this week were flown to Yerevan on Saturday.
Yushchenko declares will run for 2nd term as Ukraine's president
12:18 18/07/2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko announced on Saturday he will run for a second term in elections scheduled for January 2010.
Russian, Armenian, Azeri leaders to discuss Karabakh principles
10:54 18/07/2009
The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia will meet on Saturday for trilateral talks on the basic principles of a settlement for the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, a Russian presidential adviser said.

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