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16/02/09
IMF urges Ukraine to revise national budget
The Ukrainian authorities may have to revise the national budget, taking account of a loan issued by the International Monetary Fund, which considers Ukraine’s economic indicators to be lower than expected.
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16/02/09
Russia’s credit crunch to end in two months – finance minister
Russia’s Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has announced that the Russian economy could overcome the worst of the credit crunch already in the next few months.
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16/02/09
Dmitry Medvedev's television interview
On February 15, the Head of State answered questions on measures to overcome the financial crisis.
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16/02/09
Chavez wins re-election referendum
Venezuelans have voted to scrap the term limits on re-election, clearing the way for President Hugo Chavez to stay in power until he's voted out of office.His current term ends in 2013. The defeat was a huge blow for the opposition, which had made some gains in recent years.
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16/02/09
Heavy snowfalls in Moscow
Many road accidents occurred last weekend in Moscow due to speeding in heavy snow and icy road conditions.
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16/02/09
Tiny plane wows Aero India
A German firm puts its multi-purpose Micro Air Vehicle through its paces at what is billed as Asia's largest air show. Microdrones GmbH says the electronically stabilised unmanned aircraft has a range of uses from aerial shots for estate agents to anti-terrorism operations.
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16/02/09
Sydney tribute to bush fire victims
A special dawn chorus takes place on the steps of Australia's iconic Opera House to raise money for those hit by the wave of fires. The country's worst natural disaster in more than a century has claimed at least 181 lives and left 7, 000 homeless in the state of Victoria.
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16/02/09
Afghan operation risks Soviet fate
Twenty years after the Soviet Union was forced to admit defeat and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the West is struggling to avoid a similiar fate.
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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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