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Soccer-Russian league champions since 1992
ReutersMOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Title winners and runners-up since the Russian championship was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union: Champions Runners-up 1992 Spartak Moscow Alania Vladikavkaz 1993 Spartak Moscow Rotor Volgograd 1994 Spartak...Tags: Russia, Tbilisi (Georgia), Human Interest, Moscow (Russia), Minsk (Belarus)
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Insight: Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favorite haven
ReutersNICOSIA (Reuters) - When the Cyprus bank run began earlier this year, Russians set much of the pace. Documents seen by Reuters show that as the Mediterranean island headed towards financial meltdown in March, most notable among companies transferring...Tags: United Kingdom, Russia, United Capital Corp., Central Bank, International Monetary Fund
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Cheap Black Sea wheat to get pricier as storage improves
Reuters* Black Sea expected to remain among the cheapest suppliers * USDA's Black Sea crop estimates may prove too optimistic By Sarah McFarlane and Polina Devitt GENEVA/MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) - The Black Sea region may no longer be a source of deeply...Tags: Natural Disasters, Russia, Droughts, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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European rights court criticises Ukraine over Tymoshenko case
ReutersSTRASBOURG, France, April 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was unlawfully held in detention before she was tried and sentenced to jail in 2011, the European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday in a verdict that may add to...Tags: Strasbourg (France), Human Rights, Civil Rights, Embezzlement, Trials
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Cities around Europe see protests backing jailed Russian band
PARIS (AP) — They asked for undies on heads, masks, and as much color as possible on Friday. They got a topless activist hacking down a cross in Ukraine, balaclavas on Soviet-era statues of soldiers in Bulgaria, and signs for "Justice" in Spain....Tags: Russia, Politics, Moscow (Russia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Human Rights
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Dining review: Ukrainian cuisine serves a geography lesson
There are cuisines that most Americans don't know enough about to even have misconceptions. Consider Ukraine, which shares a border, religion and alphabet with Russia. People who know only those facts might assume that the culture and cuisine are the...
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Explosions rock Ukrainian city; at least 29 people injured
World NowA series of explosions rocked the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk on Friday, injuring almost three dozen people. Ukraine law enforcement organs speak of four explosions but local residents give different figures from five to nine.... -
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BelgiumBelgian and European aviation authorities have concluded that security needs tightening at Brussels' Zaventem Airport. Studies found that security exams of checked and carry-on luggage were not thorough enough and that staff members with no...Tags: Crimes, Labor Disputes, National Government, Government, Brussels (Belgium)
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Why North Korea loves the bomb
BENNETT RAMBERG served in the State Department's Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. E-mail: Bennettramberg@aol.comON ITS FACE, North Korea's announcement that it plans to return to the six-party nuclear talks marks a victory of sorts for diplomacy. Working with its allies, the United States fashioned a package of U.N. resolutions, economic sanctions and the threat of...Tags: Weaponry, Defense, Kim Jong Il, Lockerbie Bombing (1988), North Korea
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Ukraine's East and West Are Miles Apart on Issues
Times Staff WriterDONETSK, Ukraine — The campaign spokesman in eastern Ukraine for presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko sits alone in a small office, barricaded behind double locks and closed blinds. Far off to the west in Kiev, the capital, Yushchenko has drawn...Tags: Crimes, Russia, Coal, Referenda, Government
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ISRAEL: Israel admits to holding missing Gaza engineer
Babylon & BeyondDerar Abu Sisi, an engineer and deputy manager of the Gaza power plant, was reported missing last month in Ukraine after he boarded a train to Kiev but never made it. First, bloggers reported it. Then came the mainstream foreign...... -
WEST BANK: Palestinian who went missing in Ukraine describes abduction by Mossad
Babylon & BeyondA Palestinian who went missing last month in Ukraine after boarding a train in Kharko headed to Kiev, was kidnapped by agents of Mossad, the Israeli spy agency and brought to Israel against his will, according to a report published......
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