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09.07.2008, 06:03
Healers of all types – from herbalists to spiritual therapists – could be banned from working in Russia if they don’t qualify for a state certificate. Currently, healers can undergo the tests needed for the certificate on a voluntary
06.08.2008, 05:50
For many Russians the intricacies of the money markets are still a mystery. And it’s a naivety that makes them easy prey for crooks and swindlers. During the 1990s many were duped out of their life savings in get-rich-quick pyramid schemes. Now the elabor
01.07.2009, 02:43
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Russia is trying to upgrade its army to face modern challenges, but due to the ongoing crisis, it’s likely to be a ‘mission impossible’, says Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technolog
02.07.2009, 09:53
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Even the House of God is not immune to the global economic crisis. Russian Orthodox Church congregations are lacking money, with major benefactors and large corporations also saving on parish donations.
27.02.2009, 21:56
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that the economic crisis has yet to hit bottom. Russia, he said, would have a tough year, but would make it through.
16.06.2009, 16:27
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Russia, Brazil, India and China won’t be able to save the world from the financial crisis, but they can help each other to minimize its negative effects, believes political analyst Ivan Safranchuk.
28.07.2009, 20:40
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A year of the world economic crisis has brought about a profound change in the face of the Russian unemployed – now most of them are young people aged 18 to 30 and only 7% of the unemployed have no education.
21.04.2009, 08:39
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One family from the small village of Argayash in the Russian Urals decided to starve themselves to death after the father found himself unemployed.
04.06.2009, 19:54
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rounded on closed enterprise bosses and local officials, demanding that wages be paid out by the end of Thursday. The money is reported to have already been transferred.
06.06.2009, 09:14
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The financial crisis will loom large at the first World Grain Forum opening in St. Petersburg, Saturday. Participants from 40 countries are gathering to discuss how to ensure food security amid the crisis.
Published: 13 March, 2009, 08:47
Some Russians are turning to the supernatural, which they believe will help them stay afloat during the economic crisis. Others prefer financial advice but with lots of swindlers in the field, its efficiency is doubtful.
