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Putin’s Party Wins in Russia’s Local Elections
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin’s ruling party triumphed easily in regional elections here in Siberia and elsewhere in Russia on Sunday, demonstrating that its standing has not suffered, despite several challenging months for the government.
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Five Kyrgyz parties pass election threshold
Five parties passed the threshold on Monday to win seats in Kyrgyzstan's new parliament after a landmark election aimed at shifting the strategic Central Asian nation away from failed authoritarian rule.
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Bulgaria to Extend N-Plant Contract with Atomstroyexport
Bulgaria's contract with Russia's Atomstroyexport, commissioned to build the planned 2,000 megawatt Belene nuclear plant on the Danube River, which has stalled over lack of funding, will be extended by six months, reports say.
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New head manager of state concern "Turkmengas" is appointed in Turkmenistan
Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov has appointed Dovlet Mommayev a new head manager of the state concern "Turkmengas" by his decree.
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Central Asian recovery weak, says World Bank
While Eastern Europe and Central Asia are emerging from the worst global recession since the 1930s, recovery has been weak, with a jobless rebound in some nations and uneven growth from country to country, the World Bank said
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Lithuanian government approves of energy independence strategy
Developments in the energy sector, the closure of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, increased dependency on the constantly rising prices of natural gas: all these factors have led to the need to update the National Energy Strategy.
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Kyrgyz hopeful for fair elections
Former Kyrgyz Finance Minister and Ak-Shumkar leader Temir Sariyev listens to a question during his interview with the Associated Press in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. The head of a leading party running for election in Kyrgyzstan says an incoming government will likely sharply increase the rent for a U.S. air base in the country.
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Estonian inflation rises in September ahead of euro switch
Estonia saw its annual inflation rate climb in September, according to official figures released Thursday.
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