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20:05 26/07/2009

China's Internet users exceed U.S. population - agency
15:51 26/07/2009
The number of China's Internet users increased by 40 million to 338 million in January-June 2009, exceeding the total U.S. population, official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
India launches nuclear-powered submarine
14:41 26/07/2009
India launched its first nuclear-powered submarine on Sunday for sea trials, national media reported.
Zelaya returns to Honduran border, pledges to continue resistance
13:58 26/07/2009
The ousted president of Honduras has returned to Nicaragua's border with his country, and pledged to keep up pressure on the interim leaders.
Large arms cache found in Chechnya's capital
11:03 26/07/2009
Police have found a large cache of weapons in the capital of Russia's troubled North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a local police source said on Sunday.

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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

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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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