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Daily Archives: August 14, 2011

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Udaltsov released from administrative arrest set to appeal court ruling

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russia News) – Left Front Coordinator Sergei Udaltsov has been released after a 14-day administrative arrest imposed by a court, the organization told Interfax. Throughout …

Moscow police detain 17 protestors in central Moscow

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russia News) – Moscow police have detained 17 people who participated in an unsanctioned rally near the Solovetsky Stone, the Moscow Police Department told Interfax. …

Russian parachutists break new record in team mid-air acrobatics

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Interfax-AVN) – A 201-parachutist formation was performed by Russian athletes in mid-air during the nationwide competitions in parachuting team acrobatics in the Large Formations class, …

"Russian granny" from Finland dies at Vyborg hospital

HELSINKI. Aug 14 (Russia News) – 83-year-old Irina Antonova, dubbed “Russian granny” in Finland and whom this country’s authorities had repeatedly tried to deport to Russia, has died …

Russian government to set up ethnic relations division

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russia News) – Chief of the Russian government staff Vyacheslav Volodin has signed an order, whereby the Russian government’s Culture Department is setting up a …

Russian citizen gets cholera in Donetsk region

KYIV/DONETSK. Aug 14 (Russia News) – A new case of cholera has been registered in the Donetsk region after a Russian citizen was hospitalized with the diagnosis, the …

Nemtsov detained in St. Pete for campaigning against Matviyenko

ST. PETERSBURG/MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russia News) – Cochairman of the People’s Freedom Party Boris Nemtsov was detained in St. Petersburg on Sunday. “We made home calls in Marshal …

Aircraft will constitute over half of Russian arms exports in 2011 – official

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Interfax-AVN) – Russian-made military aircraft and helicopters are in demand in the world and successfully compete with American and European analogs, deputy director of the …

Tehran and Moscow can propose common solutions to current intl problems – Ahmadinejad

TEHRAN/MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russia News) – Iran and Russia can offer common solutions to many international problems as well as improve bilateral relations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has …

Bushehr NPP ready, will be fully commissioned by year end – Ahmadinejad

TEHRAN/MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Russian Business and Financial News) – The Bushehr NPP will be fully launched by the end of 2011, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in …

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