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Russian experts positive on Sino-Russian relations
legislature, Yang told a press conference that the Sino-Russia strategic partnership of coordination is a model of international relations, especially of relations between big powers. China-Russia relationship is mature, stable, healthy and full of vigor
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Council blasts Estonian citizenship laws
TALLINN - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), an arm of the Council of Europe, has lambasted Estonia for the large number of non-citizens in the country. The ECRI sa...
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Gazprom demands $140 million from Lithuania
VILNIUS - Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has sent a letter to the Lithuanian government demanding $140 million in payouts for a unprofitable power plant. The gas company bought the po...
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IMF says property taxes much too low
RIGA - The International Monetary Fund is advising Latvia to increase its assessed property valuations, after the group’s technical mission determined that the assessed property values in maj...
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Business bridges gap between Xiamen and Taiwan
Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.
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Proximity talks between Israelis and Palestinians could be mission impossible
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Vice President Joe Biden condemned Israeli plans for new settlements as a hurdle for the peace process. It comes as Israel and the Palestinians had just agreed to proximity talks.
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Public consultation into airline agreement
Commission to look into proposed deal between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia.
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Berezovsky wins poison libel case
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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