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30.07.10
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Trust, But Make Military Plans
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| The Economist |
The allies reach out to the Kremlin, and start to think about the unthinkable. Read more  |
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30.07.10
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Fires Rage On As Moscow Suffers 'hottest Day Ever'
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| BBC News |
| The Russian capital Moscow has suffered its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 39C. Read more |
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30.07.10
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Russia Accepts US Poultry From 39 More Plants
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| Reuters |
| Russia has approved 39 more U.S. processing plants or storage facilities to ship poultry to that country, USDA said late on Wednesday. Read more |
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30.07.10
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YouTube Banned By Russian Court
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| The Guardian |
| Court in Khabarovsk region orders internet provider Rosnet to block YouTube over ultra-nationalist video. Read more |
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30.07.10
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A Hazy Shade Of Summer
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| The Economist |
| Russia’s ability to deal with its legendarily severe winters is a source of national pride. But now Russia’s survival skills have been tested by the hottest summer since records began, 130 years ago. Read more |
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30.07.10
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Medvedev Orders Investigation Into Putin's Sochi Olympics
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| The Christian Science Monitor |
| Russia President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into allegations that a top Kremlin official took huge bribes in connection with the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Analysts are unsure whether it's a sincere crackdown. Read more |
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30.07.10
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From Fires To Fish, Heat Wave Batters Russia
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| The New York Times |
| This is a country that knows how to handle the cold, swaggering about during the most brutal of winters. But the heat is another story. And there has never been heat like this. Read more |
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30.07.10
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'Hijack' Foiled At Moscow Airport - Russian Officials
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| BBC News |
| Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport have arrested a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane. Read more |
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30.07.10
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Russia In $29-billion Privatization Plan
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| Reuters |
| Russia will open its most ambitious privatization program since the 1990s to foreign investors, its economy minister said on Thursday, while the government gave its initial approval to the planned $29-billion (U.S.) in asset sales. Read more |
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30.07.10
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Russia Clamps Down On Internet, Google Frowns
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| Reuters |
| A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information. Read more |
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30.07.10
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Russia Grants More Powers To KGB Successor Agency
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| The Associated Press |
| Russians may now face jail time for crimes they have not yet committed under a new security law signed Thursday by President Dmitry Medvedev. Read more |
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