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Russia shifts stance on Iran, Ahmadinejad defiant - Yahoo! NewsRussia will join any consensus on more sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday after Tehran declared it would expand nuclear activity in defiance of a U.N. rebuke. It was a thinly veiled Russian warning to Iran of waning patience with its failure to allay ...
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Russian patriarch seeks "powerful reply" to train bomb - Yahoo! NewsThe head of Russia's Orthodox Church Sunday called on authorities to give a "powerful reply" to the people behind a train bombing that killed 25 people, as police probed whether Islamist rebels were involved. A blast derailed a high-speed Russian train Friday night on the main line between ...
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Helsinki Named World Design Capital for 2012 | Designerati | Fast CompanyHelsinki's designers have always been central to its culture. But after the collapse of the neighboring Soviet Union, with whom Finland shared a special trade agreement, its economy faltered. Thanks to a new crop of cutting-edge designers--plus the rise of bigger technology companies like ...
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Submersibles discover top-secret Japanese submarinesTwo World War II Japanese submarines, designed with revolutionary technology to attack the U.S. mainland, have been discovered off the Hawaiian coast of Oʻahu. They are the I-14, which carried two aircraft while submerged; and the I-201, one of the fastest attack subs of WWII. The submarines are ...
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Russian warship accidently fires on apartment block - Yahoo! NewsA Russian warship preparing for a holiday celebration accidentally fired a dummy artillery shell into the courtyard of an apartment building here on Friday, officials said. Nobody was hurt but the shell's impact broke windows and left a small crater outside the nine-storey apartment building in ...
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Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities - Yahoo! NewsThousands of casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls across Russia shut down Wednesday, complying with sweeping new restrictions that require all gambling business to relocate to four remote regions of the country. The law, which went into effect at midnight Wednesday, was estimated to ...
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Volcano's Eruption Creates Colorful U.S. Sunsets - Yahoo! NewsMany people in the United States and Europe are seeing gorgeous lavender sunsets lately thanks to the eruption more than two weeks ago of Russia's Sarychev Peak volcano. The volcano blew its top June 12, generating a remarkable shock wave in the atmosphere seen in a photo taken by astronauts. ...
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World news Feed Article | World news | guardian.co.ukKyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously approved a deal Thursday allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to military operations in Afghanistan, sharply shifting course months after ordering American forces out by August. Lawmakers voted 75-0 to ratify the agreement, providing a ...
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Russians Say ‘Nyet’ To Another Iranian Satellite | Danger Room | Wired.comA senior Russian official said that despite interest from the Iranian government, his country has no current plans to help Tehran launch another satellite. While Iran’s government has been trying to flex its military muscle by announcing an aerial exercise in the midst of a domestic crackdown, ...
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Asia Challenges the U.S. for Green Tech Supremacy - Yahoo! NewsAmerica was caught off guard in the 1950s when the Soviet Union suddenly launched its first Sputnik satellite. It looks like history may repeat itself, but this time the arena is more down to earth. In August, the leaders of Japan, China and Korea will hold a trilateral summit to discuss how ...
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