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Russian media magnate Lebedev sees trial as Putin's revenge
Reuters* Lebedev portrays trial as political revenge * Says he threw punches in TV talks show in self-defence * Billionaire is financial backer of two British newspapers By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev...Tags: Political Corruption, Economy, Business and Finance, Russia, Newspaper and Magazine, Finance
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WRAPUP 3-Israel says 'no winds of war' despite Syria air strikes
Reuters(Adds U.S. senator introducing bill to arm Syrian rebels, paragraphs 26-28) * After strikes, Israel seeks to ease tension with Syria * China urges restraint during Israeli PM's visit * Russia says chance of foreign intervention growing * Oil price...Tags: John Kerry, Rebellions, Politics, National Government, Vladimir Putin
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Russian opposition seek to revive protests against Putin
Reuters* Opposition marks anniversary of rally that turned violent * Protests have faded since peak early last year * Putin denies repression, has tightened grip on power By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 6 (Reuters) - Russian protestors unfurled a huge banner...Tags: Political Corruption, Protest, Radio Industry, Human Rights, Parliament
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Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty
World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...
Tags: Shinzo Abe, Dmitry Medvedev, Politics, Treaties, Vladimir Putin
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Boston suspects' father postpones trip to US
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Sunday that he has postponed a trip from Russia to the United States because of poor health. "I am really sick," Anzor Tsarnaev, 46, told The Associated Press. He said...
Tags: Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Review: A night of Riehm rattles and excites
Although Pier Paolo Pasolini was best known as an Italian filmmaker, he called himself a poet and his Wikipedia entry begins by also describing him as a journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, columnist, actor, painter,...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Philosophy, Entertainment Events, Germany, Music Industry
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Russia's oldest rights group told to register as "foreign agent"
Reuters* Dozens of NGOs ordered to register as "foreign agents" * Putin says law will prevent foreign-funded groups spying * Memorial, others, say will refuse prosecutor's demand MOSCOW, April 30 (Reuters) - Moscow prosecutors told Russia's oldest human...Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Civil Rights
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WRAPUP 1-$15 billion question haunts Russian energy results
Reuters* Russian energy stocks trading at 40-50 pct discount * Third-largest oil firm fails to disclose ownership * Gazprom, Rosneft criticised for over-investing * No signal to stranded TNK-BP minority shareholders By Douglas Busvine and Vladimir Soldatkin...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Russia, BP Plc, Petroleum Industry, Bank of America Corp.
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Tennis-Sharapova shows off 'Shugarpova' candy in Moscow
ReutersMOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Fresh from claiming her 29th WTA singles title, Maria Sharapova made a one-day stop in Moscow to present her 'Shugarpova' candy brand to the Russian market on Monday. The Florida-based Russian insisted that despite her...Tags: French Open, Tennis, 2016 Olympic Games, Maria Sharapova, Li Na
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Japan hopes Russia summit can bring momentum on island dispute
Reuters* Japanese PM Abe to meet Putin, with business leaders in tow * Territorial dispute has clouded ties since World War Two * Japan seeks proposal for gas pipeline participation By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Japan, Heads of State, Politics
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Russia's Putin calls Boston attack 'disgusting'
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday began a U.S.-Russian youth hockey game opening the world championship competition by declaring a minute of silence for the casualties of the Boston bombings and the West, Texas, explosion. “In...
Tags: Russia, Human Rights, Politics, Vladimir Putin, Pakistan
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Cardin to meet with family of Russian lawyer
Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to meet Thursday with the family of a Russian lawyer whose death sparked an international outcry over human rights in that country, renewing focus on a controversy that has complicated U.S.-Russian relations at a sensitive...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Vladimir Putin, Parties and Movements
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