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Freedom House sounding alarm at democracy decline in Ukraine

Kyiv, April 27 (Ukraine General News) – Freedom House has expressed alarm at the decline in democratic practices and human rights over the past year in Ukraine and …

Deficit of Ukraine’s balance of payments in March 2011 tops $500 m, says central bank

Kyiv, April 27 (Ukraine General News) – The deficit of Ukraine’s balance of payments in March 2011 stood at $513 million, whereas the country saw its surplus in …

Khodorkovsky, Lebedev appeals to be examined on May 17

Moscow, April 27 (Ukraine General News) – Appeals by the defense of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev against the sentences …

Putin to attend WHO forum on healthy lifestyles

MOSCOW. April 27 (Russian Business and Financial News) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Thursday attend the first global ministerial conference on healthy lifestyles and non-communicable …

Putin to attend WHO forum on healthy lifestyles

MOSCOW. April 27 (Russia News) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Thursday attend the first global ministerial conference on healthy lifestyles and non-communicable disease control, which …

Putin opened world figure-skating championship in Moscow

MOSCOW. April 27 (Russia News) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has welcomed participants in the world championship in figure-skating that opened in Moscow on Wednesday. “Today we, millions …

Ukraine bans poultry imports from Indonesia due to bird flu

Kyiv, April 27 (Ukraine General News) – Ukraine has banned the import of poultry and products made of it from Indonesia where cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza …

Policeman dies in Dagestan clash – unconfirmed info

MAKHACHKALA, Russia. April 27 (Russia News) – A policeman was killed and two others were wounded in clash with a group of militants in Dagestan, a republic in …

Bomb explodes near shopping center in Makhachkala

MAKHACHKALA. April 27 (Russia News) – An explosive device went off near Ilkhan shopping center in Makhachkala Wednesday evening, Interfax was told at the Dagestani Interior Ministry. A …

Kaspersky thinks his son’s kidnapping stained Russia’s reputation

MOSCOW. April 27 (Russia News) – Famous anti-virus software developer Yevgeny Kaspersky has said that the kidnapping of his son Ivan has a negative impact on Russia’s international …

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