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Russia resumes gas to Belarus, EU sees row over
Russia resumed gas supplies to Belarus on Thursday after paying gas transit debts to Minsk in an effort to ease fears of supply cuts to the European Union, which said it believed the dispute was over.
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Refugees return to Kyrgyzstan
Thousands of ethnic Uzbek refugees from recent clashes in south Kyrgyzstan are returning from Uzbekistan, officials say.
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Bulgarian Energy Minister Discreetly Backs Power Utilities
Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, defended Monday the outsourcing of services by the three foreign – owned electric power utilities in Bulgaria.
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Medvedev's Silicon Valley Visit Yields Deal With Cisco
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came here to learn about Silicon Valley and notched at least one deal in the process.
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Iran supports nuclear disarmament in Central Asia
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports nuclear disarmament across the world, particularly in the Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan says refugees flocking back from Uzbekistan
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan said on Wednesday that more than half of those who fled to neighbouring Uzbekistan during ethnic clashes had returned in a mass influx across the border.
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Russian President Opens U.S. Visit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the United States for a visit aimed primarily at wooing U.S. investors he hopes will help launch Russia's technology sector into the 21st century.
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Politics could dominate the Obama-Medvedev business summit
The official focus of Dmitry Medvedev's trip to the US is to improve Moscow's business ties to Washington. But on Thursday the Russian president and Barack Obama will have to tackle some hot political issues as well.
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