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16.12.2008, 03:00
Police in Moscow are investigating the gruesome discovery of five dead babies in a rubbish bin. Medical workers are trying to determine whether they had been aborted or were still-born.
09.12.2008, 05:28
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A man from Vietnam is on an incredible solo mission to cut the country’s abortion rate, one of the highest in the world. Tong Phuoc Phuc has opened his home as a refuge for abandoned babies and looks after more than 50. He has pledged to care for unwanted
29.11.2008, 07:38
Population decline has been a problem in Russia for decades. Government has put in place a range of initiatives to reverse the downward demographic trend. Among them is a key programme to lower infant mortality rates.
18.10.2010, 09:22
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A Russian official’s daughter, who knocked down two people when driving, killing one, is facing a retrial. A Russian court says there were major violations in procedure during the first hearing.
19.10.2010, 08:52
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Russia is world known for its bad roads and reckless driving style, but the price paid for the world recognition stands high – almost 30,000 people annually lose their lives in traffic accidents.
27.10.2010, 05:05
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According to military officials, last Saturday a computer failure caused disruptions in communication with some 50 nuclear missiles in Wyoming.
27.10.2010, 10:08
A wealthy motorist in Moscow had a miraculous escape after destroying his luxury sports car in a high-speed crash.
10.04.2010, 21:40
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All 96 people on board have died after a Polish presidential TU-154 plane crashed near an airport outside Smolensk in western Russia. The Polish president and his wife were among the killed.
10.04.2010, 18:37
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Following the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed his condolences to the whole Polish nation.
05.12.2009, 20:20
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More than 100 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a nightclub blaze in the Russian city of Perm. The country’s president ordered a thorough investigation into the tragic incident.
Published: 16 December, 2008, 01:04
In the US, the trial has begun in the case of a father accused of causing the death of his Russian-born son who he’d adopted and taken to the US.
