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01.07.2009, 04:02
Russia's Proton-M rocket has successfully delivered the US Sirius FM-5 communication satellite into orbit.
19.04.2008, 18:01
Though ten-year-old karate champion Samantha Smith has only just fought her way into the Russian spotlight, her arrival has great significance. For Russians, who remember the early 1980s, the impossible has happened – Samantha Smith is back!
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.
01.06.2010, 14:52
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President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Russia is prepared to introduce visa-free travel regime with the EU and handed over a draft agreement on the issue to the European partners.
20.11.2009, 14:21
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, who is on his first official visit to Moscow.
16.12.2009, 15:06
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President Medvedev will entrust the government with looking into the NATO chief’s proposals on expanding Russia’s cooperation in Afghanistan, the Russian Foreign Minister said.
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24.01.2010, 12:43
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Authorities should make sure every opinion is heard in a country as diverse as Russia, said President Dmitry Medvedev while addressing the State Council.
27.07.2010, 16:32
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Modernization is not just a conversion to an innovation economy, but requires fighting corruption, decreasing administrative barriers and the development of fair competition, President Dmitry Medvedev has said.
18.11.2009, 11:41
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Top political guns are in Stockholm in Sweden as the Russia-EU summit kicks off. Energy supplies security, trade cooperation and future dialogue between Moscow and the EU are on the agenda.
16.06.2009, 11:16
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The crisis, terrorism, and cooperation – that’s the focus of this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization's annual summit. The leaders of the member countries are meeting in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
Published: 06 July, 2009, 10:56
The idea of the first international space flight in history became a symbol of improving relations between the USSR and the US in the late 1960s and early 70s, and the Soyuz-Apollo Test Project was born.
