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| Jan.26 |
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Powell presses Putin on democracy
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| Feb.6 |
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Metro blast kills 39| An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing | |
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Police hunt train bombers Investigators are searching for clues as to who was behind. Chechen leaders have condemned the blast
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| Feb.8 |
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Presidential candidate Rybkin missing State prosecutors have opened and cancelled a murder inquiry. Rybkin was linked to self-exiled tycoon Berezovsky
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| Feb.10 |
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Missing presidential candidate found
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| Feb.13 |
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Rybkin 'was kidnapped'
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| Feb.14 |
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Roof collapse kills 26 The glass roof was covering a bustling water park, the Transvaal Park. 110 injured
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| Feb.15 |
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Hope fades for roof collapse survivors Rescue workers pumped warm air into the ruins in the hope the action would help those still trapped
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| Feb.24 |
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Putin fires premier and Cabinet President has dismissed Kasyanov and his Cabinet just 2 weeks ahead of the country's presidential election
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| Mar.1 |
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Putin names Fradkov as prime minister
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| Mar.6 |
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Blast destroys building
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| Mar.14 |
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Putin claims second term| Voters overwhelmingly handed Vladimir Putin a second 4-year term as president in a widely-expected outcome | | |
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Historic building ablaze Two killed battling blaze in a 19th-century landmark building off Red Square
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| Mar.15 |
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Landslide Putin shrugs off critics President has pledged to open up Russian politics and the media to divergent voices
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| May.9 |
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Putin 'to avenge' Chechen killing Chechen Prime Minister Abramov has taken over as the new leader of the republic
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| May.28 |
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Billionaire Khodorkovsky in court
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| Jun.18 |
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Russia 'warned U.S. about Saddam'
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| Jul.2 |
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Court backs freezing Yukos assets
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| Jul.3 |
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Police raid Yukos headquarters Special interior ministry officers have sealed offices in the headquarters of tax-troubled oil company
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| Jul.9 |
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Forbes Editor shot dead Paul Klebnikov, 41, the editor of Russian edition of the financial magazine has been shot dead near his office
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| Jul.15 |
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Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty The billionaire and an associate set out to steal state property, a court hears
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| Jul.29 |
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Fears ease as Yukos keeps pumping
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| Aug.26 |
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Russians mourn plane crash victims
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| Aug.31 |
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Suicide bomber kills 9 A female bomber killed 9 people and herself when she detonated a bomb outside a subway station
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| Sep.6 |
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Putin under pressure over siege Families in Beslan are facing a 3rd day burying their dead as the government comes under growing pressure
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| Sep.7 |
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Rally against terrorism Thousands are staging a somber demonstration, protesting and mourning the victims of the school siege in the Caucasus
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| Sep.8 |
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$10m reward for Chechen rebels A military official said Moscow was prepared to strike at terrorists around the world
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| Sep.13 |
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Putin tightens grip on security| President has ordered a drastic overhaul of the way Russia is run in the wake of deadly attacks on civilians | | |
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| Sep.29 |
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Russia 'to ratify climate treaty'| The government is expected to announce that the country will ratify the Kyoto Protocol | |
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| Oct.22 |
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Russia's MPs ratify Kyoto treaty The State Duma voted 334-73 to approve the United Nations treaty
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| Nov.4 |
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Putin clears way for Kyoto pact President has signed the ratification, clearing the way for the global climate pact to take force early next year
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| Nov.17 |
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New missile systems tested President Putin says Russia will have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries
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| Nov.28 |
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Russia take Fed Cup for first time
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| Dec.19 |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction| Baikal Finance Group outbid favourite Gazprom to buy Yuganskneftegas. Yukos said that the auction was illegal | |
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