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| Sep.4 |
South Africa |
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Putin in key South African visit| Vladimir Putin is the first ever Russian leader to visit the country. It's a two-day leg of a wider African tour | |
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| Sep.6 |
New York |
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Nadal ousted by unseeded Youzhny Second seed was knocked out of the U.S. Open, 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1, in the quarter-finals on by the unseeded Russian
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| Sep.8 |
New York |
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Sharapova beat Mauresmo 6-0, 4-6, 6-0 The third-seeded set up a U.S. Open final against No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne
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| Sep.9 |
New York |
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Sharapova powers to US Open title Map of Queens NY USA| Maria Sharapova claimed the second Grand Slam title of her career with victory over Henin-Hardenne | |
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| Sep.14 |
Moscow |
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Central banker shot dead| The top deputy chairman of Central Bank Andrei Kozlov, 41, was being gunned down by two assailants | |
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| Sep.17 |
Kazakhstan |
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Lift off for woman space tourist Map of Baikonur Kazakhstan| Iranian-born businesswoman, Anousheh Ansari, has blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur | |
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Russia triumph over U.S. in Davis Cup Substitute Tursunov beat Roddick in 5-set battle, 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 17-15 to seal a Russian win in semifinal
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge  | Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying | |
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| Sep.30 |
Moscow |
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Russia suspends Georgia pullout A senior Russian army commander says the security of troops could not be guaranteed as they left
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