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31.10.2010, 08:21
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Russia and Vietnam have cemented their relations by signing a deal to construct Vietnam’s first ever nuclear power station.
29.10.2010, 15:51
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Claims that one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters is engaged to the son of a South Korean retired top brass are false, the prime minister’s spokesman has said.
18.10.2010, 15:25
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The most promising geo-political orientation for Russia is Euro-Pacific, says political scientist Vyacheslav Nikonov.
30.10.2010, 07:53
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Russia wants to increase cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, President Dmitry Medvedev told leaders at the Russia-ASEAN summit in Vietnam.
26.05.2009, 07:05
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North Korea has successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, officials in the country have confirmed.
26.06.2009, 20:45
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Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.
09.02.2010, 18:58
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Pirate production is among the key problems of the global weapons market. Superpowers that used to help their allies establish their own defense industries during the Cold War now face the consequences of that help.
28.04.2009, 22:13
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Russia and China are the only ones “who can take the challenge of the U.S. in the military field”; others are unable to do it technically, says Ruslan Pukhov from Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.
16.07.2009, 22:29
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Sword-carrying Sikhs roaming the Indian city of Amritsar are a normal sight; but white people wearing turbans definitely are not. The strangeness lies in the fact that they are non-Indians who converted to Sikhism.
28.12.2009, 14:14
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Russian and Japanese stances on the Kuril Islands issue still differ, but the states wish to resolve the matter eventually, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart.
Published: 11 January, 2009, 00:37
Jail terms and administrative punishments may be handed out to 53 senior officials from China who used public money to fund their gambling habits, said a government spokesperson.
