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| Dec.2 |
 Moscow |
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 Russia cruise into Davis Cup lead Safin and Tursunov hammered Nalbandian and Calleri 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the doubles to give Russia a 2-1 lead against Argentina
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
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Safin wins Davis Cup for Russia| Former world number beat Argentina's Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 as Russia won the Davis Cup for the second time | |
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 London |
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 Poisoned spy probe widens to U.S., Russia An inquiry was expanding. As investigators visited Washington and prepared to travel to Moscow
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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 Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions  | Prosecutor-General: Russia will refuse to extradite any suspects in the poisoning death of a former spy to Britain | |
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| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia opens spy poison probe Prosecutor General's office: Russia has opened a criminal case in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women A fire at Hospital 17, a drug rehabilitation hospital, has killed mostly young addicts
| A suspicious fire was combined with a blocked exit. The fire erupted in a wooden cabinet in a kitchen
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| Dec.10 |
Siberia |
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Second Russian hospital hit by deadly fire 9 patients of a clinic for the mentally ill died in the town of Taiga in central Siberia
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Maskaev keeps his WBC heavy title Maskaev retained his crown with a unanimous points decision over Ugandan challenger Peter Okhello
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| Dec.11 |
 Germany |
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Car of ex-spy contact contaminated A car used by Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of Litvinenko, before the men met was contaminated with polonium-210
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 Gazprom 'wins $22B Shell gas plan' Royal Dutch Shell has offered to cede control of the Sakhalin-2 project, after months of government pressure
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Spy death police quiz key figure British investigators have visited a hospital that specializes in treating radiation cases. Russians questioned Andrei Lugovoi
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| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
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 Putin celebrates 'glorious' spy service The President, who served as a KGB spy, saluted Russia's secret services for their role in guarding national interests
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| Dec.24 |
London |
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Abramovich to cut Chelsea spending  Chelsea will cut down on buying players in future years to bring up our own players through the academy
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| Dec.28 |
 Czech Republic |
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'Hijack' drama on Russian plane| A passenger plane has made a landing after a man tried to enter the cockpit, saying he had an explosive device | |
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