Russia Holds First Place in Spacecraft Launches
December 29th, 2006Russia has the first place in space launches with 45 percent of the world`s spacecraft launches conducted in 2006.
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Mario Scaramella Questioned in Italian Jail
December 29th, 2006Mario Scaramella, the Italian contact of murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was questioned for six hours on Wednesday in a Rome jail by prosecutors.
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Five Volunteers Selected for Simulated Mars Mission
December 29th, 2006Five volunteers have been selected for a simulated Mars mission, expected to be launched in Russia late next year, the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti quoted a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency as saying Friday.
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Russian Lawmakers Warn Against Hussein`s Execution
December 29th, 2006Russian senior lawmakers condemned the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein warning that the execution may cause civil war in Iraq, RIA Novosti news agency reported December 29.
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Jewish Community Office Vandalised in Central Russia
December 27th, 2006Jewish community`s office in Russian city of Ulyanovsk was vandalized by unidentified persons Monday.
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Russian Steeplechase Champion Gets 2-year Doping Ban
December 25th, 2006Russian steeplechase champion Lyubov Ivanova was banned for two years by her country’s track and field federation after testing positive for an unspecified steroid.
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Abramovich Set to Cut Down Chelsea Transfer Spending
December 25th, 2006Big-spending Chelsea will cut down on buying players in future years, according to billionaire owner Roman Abramovich.
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Hollywood Plans Film Based on Litvinenko’s Book
December 25th, 2006
A book co-written by Alexander Litvinenko, the murdered former spy, which alleges that the Russian government was secretly behind bombings that killed 300 people, may be made into a film, The Sunday Times reports.
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Australia Probes Russian Link to iPod, TV Scam
December 20th, 2006
Australian authorities are investigating a possible Russian connection to an alleged scam that promises people high-tech products for Christmas at prices that are hard to believe, Sydney Morning Herald reported.
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Russia Says Libyan Verdict on Medics “Exceedingly Cruelâ€
December 20th, 2006Russia on Wednesday denounced as “exceedingly cruel†the death sentences passed by a Libyan court on six foreign medics convicted of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the virus that causes AIDS, the Reuters news agency reported.
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