| Orthodox Christmas in full swing | Russia Today
Believers at home and abroad are getting ready for Orthodox Christmas Day – one of the major festivals in the Church calendar.
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| Fake Obama offered free petrol to Twitter users | Russia Today
The accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama and a number of celebrities, including pop singer Britney Spears and CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, with the social networking site Twitter have been hacked. | | January 06, 2009 05:00 |
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| Georgia is planning something big | Pravda
South Ossetia Press Ministry warns that Georgia and foreign advisors are planning a large-scale operation in South Ossetia | | January 06, 2009 10:00 |
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| Russia-Ukraine: Variables of gas war | Global Voices
Streetwise Professor analyzes a few factors of significance for the ongoing gas war between Russia and Ukraine, whereas Leopolis presents some views from Kiev.
| | January 06, 2009 09:16 |
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| Israel rejects ceasefire with Hamas | RIA Novosti
Israel will continue military operations in the Gaza Strip until it stops Hamas' rocket attacks, the local media quoted on Tuesday premier Ehud Olmert as saying.
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| Tour operators look to weather slowdown | Russia Today
With the rouble's exchange rate rapidly falling, tourism may soon become a luxury for many Russians. The depreciating currency and slowing demand are set to bring about change in the country’s tour operator industry. | | January 05, 2009 05:00 |
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| Israel: the war for image | Russia Today
The Israeli operation in Gaza is aimed not only at halting rocket fire but, even more ambitiously, to restore the armed forces’ deterrent image which was dangerously bent out of shape in the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. | | January 05, 2009 02:00 |
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| Agriculture moves into investment spotlight | Russia Today
Potato, Cattle and Wheat - These could be the surprise winning investments for 2009. Unlike the stock market, agriculture could be a safe bet in the unfolding crisis. | | January 05, 2009 10:00 |
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| Israeli military on standby for ground operation | Russia Today
Violence in Gaza continues for an eighth day with Israeli warplanes bombing targets in the northern part of the territory. News agencies are reporting that Israeli troops in southern Israel are on standby to launch a ground offensive. | | January 03, 2009 02:00 |
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| US protests | Russia Today
The Israeli military operation in Gaza has sparked a wave of protests across the United States – Israel’s traditional ally. On Friday, dozens of pro-peace activists took to the streets of Washington in support of Gaza. | | January 03, 2009 03:00 |
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| Russia: Bloggers Debate Immunization of Children | Global Voices
One of the most popular health-related topics discussed by Russian bloggers is that of the immunization of children. Current digital media discussions reflect to a great extent debates that are taking place in traditional media in many post-Soviet countries. Although immunization has been mandatory in these countries since the time of the Soviet Union, more [...] | | January 02, 2009 06:38 |
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| OSCE to leave Georgia | Russia Today
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe is pulling its mission out of Georgia, after its mandate expired on Thursday. | | January 01, 2009 05:00 |
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| Queen’s knighthood list tinted with polonium | Russia Today
The British Queen Elizabeth II has granted a knighthood to fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. She has also honoured Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, and… a health official whose team broke the news over the radioactive polonium-210 scare in 2006. | | December 31, 2008 02:00 |
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| Special forces eliminate militant cell | Russia Today
A notorious militant leader and foreign mercenaries were among 12 insurgents killed during an operation by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. | | December 29, 2008 10:00 |
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| Brave youngsters show fight against cancer can be won | Russia Today
New Year's Eve is a time for making wishes, but for thousands of children with serious illnesses there's just one request - to become healthy again. More than 5,000 children in Russia are diagnosed with cancer every year. | | December 29, 2008 09:00 |
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| Eartha Kitt, Sultry Singer, Dies | St. Petersburg Times
NEW YORK — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said.
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| Moscow Punishment Museum Arouses Public Interest | St. Petersburg Times
MOSCOW — If history was a challenging subject for you at school, or if you found yourself snoozing in the middle of class, the Museum of the History of Corporal Punishment may offer you more engaging ways to connect with the distant past.
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| Bones of contention | Russia Today
A village in central Russia is having trouble with its neighbours - even though they're buried underground. Villagers say graves are being dug to close to their homes and that it’s causing a health hazard. | | December 27, 2008 09:00 |
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| New Year without ‘Soviet Champagne’ lacks fizz | Russia Today
The French jealously protect Champagne as their national treasure, forbidding others to use the appellation for any sparkling wine produced anywhere other than in their celebrated province. Nonetheless, Russians are proud of their own brand of sparkling wine called ‘Soviet Champagne’, which has been an inalienable part of Russian wine culture and, particularly, New Year celebrations. | | December 25, 2008 02:00 |
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| Screen legends | St. Petersburg Times
Russian fashion critic and author Alexander Vassiliev has amassed an unusual collection of photographs of Russian and Soviet figures with a Hollywood connection that is now on display at the National Center of Photography.
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| Ukraine lifts ban on Russian TV… sort of | Russia Today
Thirteen Russian TV channels have been given permission to broadcast in Ukraine after being taken off the air in November. However, those given the green light are entertainment channels. Russian news and business stations remain blacklisted.
| | December 25, 2008 06:00 |
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| Energy deals with Serbia historic – Medvedev | Russia Today
Russia and Serbia have signed oil and gas cooperation deals.The agreements have already been labeled ‘historic’ by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. | | December 24, 2008 07:00 |
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| Counter terrorist operation underway in Ingushetia | Russia Today
A counter-terrorist operation has begun in the Ingush settlement of Alkun and its surrounding territory in southern Russia. A gun battle has broken out between police and militants. | | December 24, 2008 06:00 |
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| World-class car thief busted | The Baltic Times
RIGA - A world class car thief has been arrested in Riga while trying to steal a 2007 Porsche Cayenne, Riga
Criminal Police Chief Ints Kuzis told the press.
The 27-year-old man is a Latvian citizen that has primarily been operating in Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe.
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| Vilnius may be forced to give up culture capital title | The Baltic Times
VILNIUS- Vilnius may
have to give up its title as European Capital of Culture 2009, as parliament
may decide to cut funding.
The director of the project said she expected 40 million litas. Now the
parliament is considering only spending 20 million or nothing at all.
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| Eesti in brief | The Baltic Times
On the night of Dec. 7, Estonian security police removed the surveillance devices from the Tallinn city government building. Director General Raivo Aeg said that this operation was done at night because the security police prefer to keep a low profile. Public Prosecutor Norman Aas added that it was | |
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| Capital of culture under threat | The Baltic Times
VILNIUS - The European Capital of Culture 2009 (VECC) project financing may cut in half due to the economic crisis. The government has announced that its cost cutting effort will seriously affect the national budget, including the funding for the VECC project.
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| Tez Tour seeks to buy airline | The Baltic Times
RIGA - Latvian tour operator Tez Tour is considering the possibility of purchasing an airline to help increase profit and advance services after closing out the year with a high turnover rate.
Director Konstantins Palgovs said this isn’t the first time the company has considered buying an airline. | |
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| Year in Review: 2008’s strangest headlines | The Baltic Times
RIGA - As the year comes to a close, we at The Baltic Times take a minute to reflect on the year’s wildest and weirdest stories. While much of the serious news could be considered hilarious in its own right – with celebrities in Lithuania starting their own political party and a section of the Vents | |
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| Running with Santa | The Baltic Times
RIGA - On Dec. 14, hundreds of Santas will take Riga by storm, running madly through the streets dressed in classic red and white Santa suits. They will bring joy, laughter and good old fashioned Christmas cheer to all of Riga. And you could be one of them.
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| Estonian arts and crafts still alive | The Baltic Times
TALLINN - The history of Estonian handicrafts goes back centuries. Estonia was, for most of its history, occupied by Germans or Danish, and the development of handicrafts has been affected in the same way as other aspects of the lives of Estonian peasantry.
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