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EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 13, 9:46 am ET
Hochfilzen,Austria - Austria won a men's biathlon relay race for the second straight year on the home slopes of Hochfilzen while Russia topped the women's podium on Sunday. Mass start world champion Dominik Landertinger shook off Russian and German r...
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UPI - Sun Dec 13, 3:03 am ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia have begun discussions on the use of the Internet for military purposes and on cybersecurity, The New York Times reports.
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Free Internet Press - Sun Dec 13, 2:25 pm ET
The United States has begun talks with Russia and a United Nations arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 3:50 am ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The ruble gained against the euro for a third day, heading for a seven-day high, and was little changed versus the dollar as oil, Russia’s chief export, traded above $70 a barrel.
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UPI - Tue Dec 15, 9:18 am ET
SOCHI, Russia, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Rescuers said they were searching Tuesday for three men who vanished during a fierce storm in Sochi, Russia, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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OfficialWire - Mon Dec 14, 11:28 am ET
The mayor of Tuchkovo, Russia, and his wife have been found shot to death at their home west of Moscow, police said. Vitaly Ustimenko's body was found Sunday on the front porch of his home and his wife's body was found inside the house, RIA Novosti reported Monday.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 15, 6:54 am ET
As other countries struggle to cut greenhouse gas emissions, two ex-Soviet industrial powerhouses have found themselves heirs to an unlikely windfall. Russia and Ukraine head into the Copenhagen summit with credits for billions of tons of carbon dioxide they... Greenhouse gas - Soviet Union - Ukraine - Environment - Carbon credit
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Wayzata Sun-Sailor - Tue Dec 15, 2:55 am ET
The memories have come flooding back as of late for Wayzata High School junior quarterback Sasha Doran. Even to his surprise, most of them have been good.
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SPACE.com - Mon Dec 14, 11:48 am ET
A Proton rocket has successfully launched three new satellites for Russia's space navigation network.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 1:58 pm ET
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday outlined a pragmatic stance toward human rights in China and Russia, countries she calls key to boosting the world economy and non-proliferation efforts.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 1:26 pm ET
Russia on Friday hit back at critics accusing it of dragging its feet on climate change, saying it had to ensure economic development as the industrial collapse after the Soviet Union's fall had to be taken into account.
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Indie Research via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 12:22 pm ET
Russian stocks and ADRs shot higher on Monday after the country's central bank affirmed plans to reign in collateral-free lending.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 15, 9:35 am ET
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Renault SA would consider cooperating with OAO AvtoVAZ on electric cars after the Russian manufacturer completes its reorganization, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata said.
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The Gainesville Sun - Sun Dec 13, 8:23 am ET
JOHN MARKOFF and ANDREW E. KRAMER After years of rejecting Russia's overtures, the United States is seeking a new approach needed to blunt an international arms race in cyberspace.
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New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 4:09 pm ET
The natural gas conduit, opened Monday, will provide the first major alternative to exporting the region’s gas through Russia.
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Oroville Mercury-Register - Tue Dec 15, 4:01 am ET
OROVILLE -- A group of Russian environmental activists toured the Lake Oroville Dam facilities and the Feather River Fish Hatchery Monday to learn more about socio-economic, safety, cultural and conservation mitigations for hydroelectric power
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AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 24 minutes ago
It's not likely that any Israeli officials will be coming to London this holiday season. Not because British Airways may go on strike, but because they face the threat of arrest while giving speeches, shopping or visiting friends.
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Slashdot - Sat Dec 12, 11:42 pm ET
andy1307 passes on this from the NY Times: "The United States has begun talks with Russia and a United Nations arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace. American and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks so far, but the mere fact that the United States is participating represents a significant policy shift after ...
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Park Hills Daily Journal - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia said Friday they had agreed to maintain the provisions of a major nuclear arms control treaty just hours before the pact expired after being in force for 18 years.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sun Dec 13, 1:10 am ET
The United States has begun talks with Russia and a U.N. arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace.