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Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said late Sunday, despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered by days of intense fighting. tags Russia Georgia blitz cease-fireRussia claimed to have sunk a Georgian boat that was trying to attack Russian vessels in the Black Sea, and Georgian officials said Russia sent tanks from South Ossetia into Georgia proper, heading toward a strategic city before being turned back. picked by bingo 3 months ago |
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Years of simmering ethnic tensions and East-West brinkmanship helped brew the war that broke out between Georgia and Russia ten days ago. But a puncture on a Russian diplomat's car may have proved the final straw. picked by topofall 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Russia formally recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia picked by Bandit 3 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
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Says its goals were accomplished, but the fighting continues, and no withdrawal yet. picked by meggysue 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Russia were the better side throughout a match that was ordinary for the most part, with the usual Euro 2008 late drama sealed by a virtuoso performance from little Andrei Arshavin, who must now be the main candidate for player of the tournament. 3 comments edit related share sportsIt was the great game :) picked by deepdiver 5 months ago |
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Pull your seat belts tight! 5 comments edit related share worldHe said Russia's escalation of the conflict had "raised serious questions about its intentions in Georgia and the region" and had "substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world." picked by Bornbad 3 months ago |
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Russian archaeologists say they have found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. picked by shep182 3 months ago 9 comments edit related share politics |
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At least two sailors died and 23 were missing Sunday when five ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, the official Russia Today Web site said. 0 comments edit related share world*This boggles the mind. The impact is catastrophic. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago |
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Russia is opening a new front in its battle with the West over last month's fighting in neighboring Georgia: a move to ban the Western holidays of Halloween and Valentine's Day as bad influences on the nation's youth. picked by TheShizknitt725 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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Russia is losing the battle against HIV/AIDS because of government inaction and a lack of public awareness. The real number of infected people in Russia reaches 1.6 million. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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In addition to the loan to Venezuela's fiercely anti-US government, Russia may also launch a nuclear cooperation with Venezuela. picked by bernardblack 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Russia began construction of its first floating nuclear power plant Sunday, and plans to build at least six more despite long-standing environmental concerns that they are vulnerable to accidents at sea. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share technology |
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Russian bombers are flying more missions than normal near U.S. territory, including Alaska, demonstrating their long-range strike capability, U.S. and Canadian officials said on Monday. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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In 1991 Balaklava was one of the most secret towns in Russia. 10km south east of Sevastopol on the Black Sea Coast, this small town was the home to a Nuclear Submarine Base. picked by craziesean 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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...it grazes her arm, and then she then carries on with her report. picked by afroMOSHI 3 months ago 11 comments edit related share world |
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Several Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington, a pro-government newspaper reported on Saturday. picked by stinkobinko 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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While they may dress in uniforms similar to the US, and some of them have US weapons, they aren't even close to US troops. Of the Georgian units I've seen, only the Commandos had any discipline. The regular units had SERIOUS discipline problems... picked by cactushair 3 months ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
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The owner of an opposition Internet news site in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region was shot and killed Sunday after being detained by police. 0 comments edit related share plime.comsame red curtain. different day. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago |