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• US calls for inquiry in death of Kremlin critic

  - 2008-09-03

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Tuesday called on Russia to investigate the death of Russian web journalist Magomed Yevloyev while in police custody. "It's very disturbing," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Yevloyev, the publisher of the independent news website Ingushetiya.ru, was detained by local interior...

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• Russia's Rosneft postpones giant oil project: report

  - 2008-09-03

  MOSCOW AFP — Russia's top oil producer Rosneft has postponed the opening of its giant Vankor oil field from end of 2008 until mid-2009, one of its directors was quoted as saying on Wednesday. "The postponement of the launching of this project is linked to its enlargement," Russia's Interfax...

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• Russian police break up demo over Kremlin critic's death

  - 2008-09-02

  NAZRAN, Russia AFP — Russian security forces on Tuesday broke up a rare protest in the turbulent Caucasus province of Ingushetia called in response to the death of a Kremlin critic who had been in police custody. Police and special forces arrived in two trucks to disperse the demonstration,...

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• US Vice President Cheney starts ex-Soviet state tour

  - 2008-09-02

  BAKU AFP — US Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku for talks on energy, his first stop on a tour of ex-Soviet nations. Cheney touched down in Baku at about 10:00 am (0500 GMT), an AFP correspondent travelling with him reported. His...

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• Spurs sign Pavlyuchenko and Corluka

  - 2008-09-01

  LONDON AFP — Tottenham Hotspur have signed Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow on a five-year deal and Croatian defender Vedran Corluka from Manchester City, the club confirmed on Monday. The club told the Stock Exchange they had signed the 26-year-old Russian for 14 million pounds (25.2 million...

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• Russia warns Australia against scrapping uranium deal: report

  - 2008-09-01

  SYDNEY AFP — Any decision by Australia to scrap a deal to sell uranium to Russia to protest its action in Georgia would be "politically biased" and economically harmful, Moscow's envoy to Canberra has reportedly warned. Fairfax newspapers on Tuesday quoted Ambassador Alexander Blokhin, as issuing the caution a...

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• McCain defends VP pick

  - 2008-08-31

  ST PAUL, Minnesota AFP — Republican White House candidate John McCain on Sunday defended his choice of Sarah Palin as running mate against Democratic claims she is dangerously inexperienced. McCain's wife Cindy meanwhile said Palin credentials were bolstered by the fact that she hails from Alaska, the closest part...

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• Demonstrators gather in support of slain Russian journalist

  - 2008-08-30

  MOSCOW AFP — Demonstrators gathered in Moscow on Saturday to pay tribute to slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya and draw attention to what they claimed was a lack of freedom of speech that led to her death. With flowers and portraits of Politkovskaya in hand, those among the dozens of...

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• Russia, Turkmenistan sign cooperation deal

  - 2008-08-30

  ASHGABAD AFP — Russia and Turkmenistan have signed a deal to develop oil and gas fields and build new pipelines, the state TDH news agency reported Saturday. "The agreement between the Turkmen and Russian governments on trade and economic cooperation, as well as the accord on scientific, technical and...

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• Russia slaps ban on US poultry imports

  - 2008-08-29

  MOSCOW AFP — Russia is banning imports from 19 US poultry suppliers as of Monday, and considering blacklisting 29 others, due to health concerns, the Russian veterinary control agency said. The ban follows a failure by the 19 businesses to provide test results measuring the levels of antibiotics and...

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