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Satellite collision debris 'no threat to ISS' - Roscosmos
Russian state to order naval fighters to support MiG company
Financial crisis wipes out two-thirds of richest Russians' wealth
Bangalore: aircraft and missiles
The problem of space junk
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13/02/09
Box office flop of “Inhabited Island” brought its director to the brink of bankruptcy
The box office takings of the “Inhabited Island” turned out to be one-third lower than expected, while the director has to pay his creditors.
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13/02/09
Afghan War veterans: 20 years on
In February 1989, Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan. Twenty years later, veterans remember their wartime past.
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13/02/09
How many ways can you say "I love you"? A video dictionary for Valentine’s Day
On February 14, many countries celebrate Valentine’s Day. As well as traditional Valentine’s cards and presents, RIA Novosti can help you surprise your loved ones by expressing your affection in different languages.
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13/02/09
Dozens die in NY plane crash
U.S. investigators say the plane crashed into a house and burst into flames near Buffalo in New York state.
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13/02/09
U.S. and Russia satellites collide
A privately owned U.S. communications satellite -- owned by Iridium-- collided with a defunct Russian military satellite above Russia's Arctic north. Space officials in Russia and the United States are now tracking hundreds of pieces of debris that were spewed into space.
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13/02/09
Schoolboy is iPhone whizz
Nine-year-old computer programmer creates iPhone application that has been downloaded over 150,000 times. Lim Ding Wen is like any other child living in Singapore. But Lim is a boy with a difference. He's the youngest programmer in the island city, and perhaps the world.
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13/02/09
Pakistan moves on Mumbai plotters
The Pakistani government says for the first time that the attacks on Mumbai were launched and partly planned from Pakistan.
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12/02/09
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution: pros and cons
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution has numerous pros and cons to it. Some claim he is a genius, others argue that he has misled the humanity tremendously.
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12/02/09
Unemployment on the rise in Russia
About two million jobless people are currently registered in Russia. All-out lay-offs are often disguised as voluntary resignation.
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12/02/09
Choc pedicure for Valentine
A spa in London seduces its customers and their sweethearts with a creamy, sweet chocolate pedicure in a cleopatra-like cocoa bath on Valentine's Day. A spa in London is offering a one-hour hot chocolate pedicure on Valentine's Day.
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12/02/09
Mummy find in Egypt
Archaeologists uncover ancient tombs near to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Egyptian archaeologists have found about 30 mummies and at least one unopened sarcophagus in a burial chamber around 4,300 years old.
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12/02/09
Many dead in Taliban Kabul attacks
Taliban militants have killed 20 people in three simultaneous attacks on government buildings. Up to ten gunmen wearing suicide bomb vests and armed with assault rifles stormed two heavily-guarded government buildings.
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11/02/09
Weathermen’s secrets: bucket, blond hair and thermometer
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11/02/09
Russians dig into their savings
Last year, for the first time Russians spent 4 billion rubles (nearly $113 million) more than they earned. Experts say that shows the people are spending their savings.
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11/02/09
Crimea: Massandra vineyard may lose land
The land owned by the Massandra vineyard has attracted Kiev-based oligarchs. The historic company is about to lose 9,880 acres of land between Foros and Sudak in the Crimea.
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11/02/09
Iran ready for U.S. dialogue
The Iranian president's comment that Tehran is ready for talks based on mutual respect with its arch-foe came a day after Obama told a news conference that he saw the possibility of diplomatic openings with Iran in the months ahead.
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11/02/09
Breaking ice on icebreaker cruise
The retired ice-breaker Sampo based in Finland is the only vessel of its kind in the world to offer tourist trips. The ship's captain says it takes about 10, 000 tourists each season around the Bay of Bothnia who like to see it smash its way through ice up to a metre thick at this time of year.
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11/02/09
Polls give Livni the edge
Livni's Kadima party's two-seat advantage over Netanyahu left it too close to call who would be prime minister.
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10/02/09
Tver Region lawyers offer free consultations
Lawyers in the Tver Region believe that during the financial crisis, people need legal help more than ever. To help people deal with legal difficulties, they plan to open legal clinics.
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10/02/09
Russian companies suffer losses
Over 15,000 of Russian companies have become unprofitable. Retail and wholesale companies suffer the biggest losses, which have increased 7-fold.
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