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| Dec.4 |
 Ural |
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8 die in pool accident  A concrete roof collapsed at a swimming indoor pool in Chusovoi town, near the city of Perm
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Moscow |
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'Kremlin' party leads Moscow poll United Russia has won 46%, with Communists and a united liberal bloc trailing with 17% and 11% respectively
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| Dec.6 |
Moscow |
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Russia busts fake Kremlin ID gang Security agents have arrested a group of policemen and civilians suspected of forging Kremlin passes
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| Dec.15 |
St. Petersburg |
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Explosion at nuclear plant An explosion in a smelter outside St. Petersburg severely injured 3 people, but radiation levels were normal
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| Dec.16 |
Chechnya |
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Radiation alert at plant Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation after finding 'catastrophic' levels at a chemical factory
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| Dec.18 |
 Berlin |
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Valuev becomes heavyweight champ Nikolai won the World Boxing Association title with a controversial majority decision over American John Ruiz
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| Dec.20 |
Russian Far East |
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Russians stow water as spill nears Residents of Khabarovsk stocked up on water in the hours before the arrival of a toxic slick of chemicals
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| Dec.26 |
Moscow |
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'No mistakes' says Beslan report| Prosecutors investigating last year's school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities during the crisis | |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Illarionov, outspoken Putin aide, to quit| Economic adviser Andrei Illarionov offered his resignation in protest against changes in government policy | |
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| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
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Beslan report blames police| The head of the parliamentary commission: local law enforcement officials negligently ignored instructions | |
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Moscow |
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Many killed in clinic fire At least 7 people have died and 12 have been injured in a fire at a home for the mentally ill
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| Dec.29 |
 Iran |
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Iran calls Russian proposal 'ambiguous' Iran needs Moscow to clarify 'ambiguities' in a proposal that Iran enrich uranium in Russian territory
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
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 Russia says gas cut won't hit EU| Gazprom has renewed a threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine, but says it will not hit deliveries to western Europe | |
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| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
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Russia offers delay on gas hike| Putin has offered to delay a price hike for Ukraine by 3 months in a compromise to end a bitter dispute | |
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