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Putin encourages peaceful protests – but beware the police beatings
Despite seemingly encouraging words about freedom of speech from Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, Russian opposition activists were again beaten and detained when they tried to hold peaceful protests across the country yesterday.
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IMF and EC are not pressing for lat devaluation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) have not changed their position, and continue to support Latvia's chosen economic program based on preserving the current valuation of the national currency and gaining entry to the eurozone, LETA was informed by the IMF representative office in Latvia.
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Belarus gears up for election
Alyaksandr Lukashenka's support is waning — both domestically and from Russia — and he now looks the the most vulnerable he has done for years. Yet the opposition's failure to unite behind a single candidate still seems set to hand him victory in the upcoming presidential election.
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PETERSEN & VAHABOV: Ukraine is not yet lost
Since this winter's presidential election, in which pro-Russian Victor Yanukovich emerged the victor, Ukraine has experienced a massive turnaround.
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India, China should take care of each other's concerns, says Patil
India and China need to develop models of economic cooperation which will take into account each other's concerns, President Pratibha Patil said on Monday.
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Czech election brings big political shake-up
Czech center-right parties are beginning talks on forming a coalition government, after their surprising success in the polls this weekend. They have promised severe budget cuts to trim the country's growing deficit.
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India is indispensable ally: US
The United States, which recently concluded its strategic dialogues with Pakistan and China, has said that India is its indispensable ally and will be one of the defining partnerships for America in the 21st century.
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Ignatiev: Euro Crisis No Threat to Russia
Russia’s banks and the ruble can withstand shocks triggered by the euro area’s sovereign debt crisis, central bank chairman Sergei Ignatiev said.
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