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23:59 01/11/2009

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Ukraine to check pharmacy stocks, prices over flu outbreak
23:14 01/11/2009
The Ukrainian government will review all pharmacies in the country to ensure they meet requirements imposed over the current flu epidemic, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Sunday.
Putin warns EU of possible Ukrainian gas payment problems
21:24 01/11/2009
Russia's prime minister on Sunday briefed his Swedish counterpart, the current EU president, about possible problems with Ukrainian payment for Russian gas and its transit to European consumers, a spokesman said.
Ukrainian president requests international help with flu epidemic
20:07 01/11/2009
Ukraine's president has asked the international community for help dealing with a flu epidemic that the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday has killed 53 people.
Karzai to take part in Afghan runoff despite rival's boycott
18:01 01/11/2009
Hamid Karzai will take part in the second round of Afghanistan's presidential election despite the withdrawal of his opponent, a spokesman for the Afghan president said on Sunday. "
Pirates take tuna boat with 23 Russians aboard to Somali waters
17:07 01/11/2009
A Thai-flagged fishing vessel with 23 Russians on board that was captured by pirates has been taken to Somalia, a representative of the Singaporean owner said on Sunday.
Number of swine flu cases in Belarus rises to 59
16:15 01/11/2009
The number of people infected with A/H1N1 virus in Belarus has risen to 59, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Italian police arrest top mafia boss
14:13 01/11/2009
Italian police have arrested one of Italy's most wanted and dangerous mafia bosses, local media reported on Sunday.
Medvedev signs law on criminal liability for financial offences
13:15 01/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed amendments to the criminal law stipulating criminal liability for offences damaging investors' rights on the securities market, the Kremlin press office said on Sunday.
Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza for three days
12:10 01/11/2009
Egyptian authorities have opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days, Palestinian radio reported on Sunday.
Police release protesters detained in Moscow unauthorized rally
11:11 01/11/2009
Police have set free all the protesters detained in an unauthorized rally in downtown Moscow on Saturday, the Moscow interior department said on Sunday.
Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah pulls out of run-off vote
10:52 01/11/2009
Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai, said on Sunday he would not participate in the presidential run-off election planned for November 7.
Flight recorders from Yakutia plane wreck found
10:15 01/11/2009
Rescuers have found flight recorders from a Russian Interior Ministry plane that crashed in Yakutia in the Far East early on Sunday, killing all eleven crewmembers, the TV channel Vesti said on its website.
Ukraine confirms 39 swine flu deaths
09:25 01/11/2009
Swine flu has been the cause of 39 deaths in Ukraine while over 150,000 people are believed to have been infected with the virus, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said on its website.
Former Soviet, U.S., German leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall
05:25 01/11/2009
German President Horst Koehler thanked on Saturday the former Soviet, U.S. and West German leaders - Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush Sr. and Helmut Kohl - for their efforts in Germany's reunification.
Russian, British foreign ministers to discuss bilateral ties
02:52 01/11/2009
David Miliband is starting a two-day visit to Russia on Sunday, which will be the first visit to the country by a British foreign secretary in the past five years.
Kazakh president to talk cooperation in United Arab Emirates
01:53 01/11/2009
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is starting a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday
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