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	09/02/09 Neustrashimy returns home The Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy, which took part in the anti-pirate operations in the Gulf of Aden, returned to its home port of Baltiysk.
	09/02/09 Russian troikas compete at Moscow racecourse On February 8, the Moscow racecourse hosted the 10th Russian Troika Championship.
	05/02/09 Kyrgyzstan to close key U.S. air base Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said it had been decided to close the Manas Air Base.
	04/02/09 Cruiser Pyotr Veliky in India In late January 2009, the nuclear-powered cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” took part in the first stage of the Indra-2009 Russian-Indian naval exercise and subsequently cast anchor at Marmagao port, Goa State.
	02/02/09 Fighting continues in Sri Lanka’s Wanni region A civil war has been raging in northern Sri Lanka for nearly 30 years, as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatists try to set up their own independent state.
	02/02/09 Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new patriarch The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned on Sunday its new leader, Patriarch Kirill, at a ceremony held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
	30/01/09 Dmitry Medvedev and Raul Castro at Zavidovo Leaders Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Raul Castro of Cuba discussed bilateral relations during a stroll through a forest at the Zavidovo country residence.
	29/01/09 Gaza Strip after Israeli pullout Palestinian militants are doing demonstration drills after the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
	29/01/09 Moscow hosts UAV exhibition The UVS-TECH 2009 Unmanned Multipurpose Vehicle Systems International Forum and Exhibition opened at Moscow's Expocenter January 27.
	27/01/09 Russian Orthodox Church elects new leader Metropolitan Kirill has been elected head of the Russian Orthodox Church, becoming the 16th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
	27/01/09 Tom Cruise launches movie in Russia Actor Tom Cruise said on Monday his role as a WWII officer in the new thriller Valkyrie, based on the 1944 plot to kill Hitler, had given him the chance to fulfill a childhood dream of visiting Russia.
	26/01/09 Miss Student 2009 pageant On January 24, Moscow hosted the finals of the seventh Miss Student 2009 pageant.
	22/01/09 Russian Pacific Fleet’s marine paratroopers in training Paratroopers of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s marine units have jumped from an Antonov An-26 transport aircraft.
	21/01/09 The 85th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s death Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), a Marxist theoretician, politician, founder and leader of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the first leader of the Soviet Union, died 85 years ago on January 21, 1924.
	20/01/09 Russians across the country observe Epiphany by bathing in icy water Epiphany is a major Christian holiday. Many believers bathe in frozen rivers and lakes on this day regardless of the weather, usually diving in ice-holes, according to a tradition that spread after Russia adopted Christianity in the late 10th century.
	19/01/09 Putin’s painting sold for over $1 million Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s painting “A Pattern on a Frost-Covered Window” became the most expensive lot at a January 17 charitable auction and was sold for 37 million rubles ($1.13 million).
	19/01/09 Restored WWII tank unveiled in St. Petersburg The only restored WWII-era KV-1 heavy tank has been placed in front of the Museum of Lifting the Siege of Leningrad.
	16/01/09 Vladimir Putin watches tactical missile assembly On January 15, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspected the missile assembly workshops of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation in the town of Korolev.
	16/01/09 Photo tour with RIA Novosti: Kosovska Mitrovica Since the early 21st century, Kosovska Mitrovica, a city in northern Kosovo, has been leading a double life. Slogans in Cyrillic can be seen in its Serbian sector, while red flags with a black two-headed eagle are fluttering in the Albanian sector.
	14/01/09 Vladimir Putin visits Gazprom dispatch-control office Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the central dispatch-control office of energy giant Gazprom and discussed gas transit with corporate CEO Alexei Miller. Gazprom said Ukraine had siphoned off Russian gas being pumped via its pipelines.

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