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Russia starved of top professionals Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has called for the re-vamping of the country's human resources industry, which he says has needed restructuring since the fall of the Soviet Union. He said it's necessary to create 'an integrated system for the reproduction and renovation of the professional elite in our country.' Tags: human resources Russia Medvedev |
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Welsh Manics preach to Moscow's converted Accomplished Welsh rock band, the Manic Street Preachers, set Moscow's B1 club alight on Wednesday with a spread of tracks from across their 20-year career. It was the group's first Moscow gig and part of their follow-up tour after releasing last year's album "Send Away The Tigers". Tags: Manic Street Preachers B1 club |
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Moscow swings to an African beat The concert was named AFRO-Diziac -- and it lived up to its title. Superstars from Nigeria, South Africa and Germany got the capital tapping its feet as they ran through their hits for an adoring audience. Tags: Moscow African beat Afrodiziac Nigeria South Africa Germany concert gig |
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Russian buyout of Adam Aircraft adds wings to the light busi Russia is expanding its presence in the very light business jet market. Industrial Investors and Kaskol Holding have bought an American business jet builder. It means Russia's air taxi leader could be flying its own jets. Tags: Russian buyout jet builder Adam Aircraft business sector |
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Obama is 'slave' to his own popularity With temperatures rising in the Big Apple, so too is the popularity of presidential hopeful Barack Obama. From posters to clothing, Obama the politician is becoming Obama the brand. And it's not just his supporters who are trading on his name. Tags: Barack Obama brand slave Big Apple New York |
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War veteran to get rights payout A Russian WW2 veteran convicted and imprisoned for genocide by a court in Riga has won a rights case against Latvia in the European Court of Human Rights. Later on Thursday the court will explain its verdict and announce the amount of compensation to be paid to Vasily Kononov, which may reach up to eight million US dollars. Tags: Russian WW2 war veteran payout European Court Human Rights Riga Latvia |
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Carjacking Vehicle theft is one of the most widespread kinds of criminal business. Everyday minimum 26 cars are being stolen in Moscow. Here's documentary on carjacking in Russia. Tags: carjack theft criminal business Moscow Russia |
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NATO: Russia's perspective Today's guest once said: "Nato justifies its expansion to the East by the menace coming from the South. Maybe their compass has gone wrong? Russia can help, it has a good one." Later he was appointed Russia's Ambassador to Nato. But the first thing the new Ambassador gave as a present to the Nato Secretary General when he arrived to Brussels was not a compass, but a tomahawk. Dmitry Rogozin is our guest. Tags: Spotlight NATO Russiaa ambassador Brussels Rogozin Gurnov |
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Skinhead gang to stand trial in Moscow On Thursday Moscow City Court will hold a preliminary hearing into the case of a nine-strong gang of skinheads who are accused of murdering 20 people and attempting to kill 12 others. Tags: skinhead gang trial Moscow preliminary hearing murder kill |
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Karadzic plans to defend himself in The Hague The wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, will defend himself at The Hague Tribunal, according to Karadzic's lawyers. Meanwhile, Russia says it hopes the trial will be objective and free of politics. Tags: Karadzic Hague Tribunal Bosnian Serbs lawyers trial |
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'Flight plans' could spark new Cuban missile crisis An unidentified source in the Russian military says Moscow could be ready to resume strategic bomber flights over the Caribbean. It's claimed the long-range aircraft could refuel at a Cuban aerodrome. The U.S. military has hinted that such a step would cross its 'red line' of defence. Tags: US Cuba missile crisis Russian strategic long-range nuclear capable bombers refuel aerodrome |
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Russian FM: North Korea ready to give up nukes Russia's Foreign Minister has described the results of the ASEAN summit as positive. Sergey Lavrov said the road map for co-operation between Russia and the ASEAN bloc until 2015 had been worked out. He also said serious steps towards North Korea's nuclear disarmament have been made. Tags: North Korea Russian FM Sergey Lavrov nukes ASEAN bloc co-operation |
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Russia cleans up after NATO's '99 bomb fest Russia has sent 60 bomb disposal experts to Serbia to help remove explosives dropped by NATO in 1999. The sappers will work in the mine-infested area around the airport at Nish. It was heavily bombed during NATO's campaign against Serbia in the wake of the Bosnian war. Tags: Russia sappers bomb disposal experts Serbia NATO Bosnian war |
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Chavez: Russia and Venezuela unite as oil & gas giants Russia and Venezuela have made a giant leap in co-operation in the oil and gas industries, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in summing up the results of his two-day visit to Moscow. He also commented on Venezuela's relations with the U.S. and Europe and the militarisation of Latin America. Tags: Chavez visit Medvedev Putin oil gas Russia Venezuela |
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Karadzic arrest part of pro-EU power grab -- Serb Deputy PM Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Dacic, says the arrest of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is all part of an attempt by pro Europeans to seize power in the country following the general election. Dacic says Karadzic was arrested by special forces and not by ordinary police. Tags: Serbia Karadzic arrest the Hague tribunal Balkan war crimes |
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Soaring food prices on the table at ASEAN summit The rising cost of basic food products will be chewed over at this year's ASEAN summit in Singapore. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is representing Russia at the meeting. High oil prices and the nuclear disarmament of North Korea are also due to be discussed. Tags: food prices ASEAN summit Singapore Lavrov Rice |
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Russian energy majors look to Venezuela Three Russian energy companies will start exploring oil deposits in Venezuela. The country's president Hugo Chavez is welcoming Gazprom, TNK-BP and Lukoil after foreign players pulled out of the Venezuelan energy sector following its nationalisation. Tags: Russian energy majors Venezuela Hugo Chavez Gazprom TNK-BP Lukoil |
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Gypsy punk knows no boundaries Gogol Bordello are hard to pigeonhole musically and culturally and appear to have no strings attached. But that's exactly what audiences around the world love about them, including pop diva Madonna. Fond of their weird and audacious gypsy punk, she's been a fan for a long time. Tags: Gogol Bordello Gypsy punk Madonna |
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Fallen Soviet statue to rise again It was a Soviet icon from the 1930s, the celebrated 'Worker and Farm Girl' statue, which became the unmistakable logo of Russia's major film studio Mosfilm. Moscow authorities promise the huge sculpture, dismantled in 2003, will be restored to its full glory. Tags: Soviet icon statue Mosfilm Worker Farm Girl |
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Yoga mania stretches Moscow As more and more Russians go east and get interested in Asian cultures, the popularity of yoga grows. Now a festival of yoga called Vedalife has been organised in Moscow. It showcases various aspects of Indian culture, including the lifestyle of yoga gurus. Tags: yoga Moscow festival Vedalife Indian culture guru |