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Thursday, 20 December 2012 17:57
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, which has been proposed by the Russian parliament. He said the bill, a response to the US Magnitsky Act which bars entry to Russian alleged human...Read More
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 13:40
DAMASCUS - A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces. President Bashar al-Assad's forces are "losing more and more control and territory", deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday....Read More
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:05
LAGOS - The Nigerian navy has seized a foreign-flagged ship carrying arms and ammunition and arrested its 15 mainly Russian crew members. The vessel was intercepted over the weekend by patrol boats, a naval official told AFP news agency. Officials said...Read More
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Business » Roadwin Chirara, Business Editor
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 12:36
HARARE - Zimbabwe expects to double its current trade with Russia from the current $30 million annually following the signing of a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Bippa) on Sunday. Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister Tapiwa Mashakada said the...Read More
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