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 Volga Region |
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Russia marks Stalingrad anniversary  Map of Volgograd Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin will lead tributes to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the battle of Stalingrad
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 Northern Japan |
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Japan scrambles fighters after Russian jets approach Map of Hokkaido Japan Japan's military scrambled fighters Thursday after two Russian SU-27 jets entered Japanese airspace off Rishiri Island near the tip of Hokkaido Island
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| Feb.9 |
Moscow |
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Russian activist under house arrest A court in Russia has placed the prominent opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov under house arrest
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| Feb.14 |
Ural |
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Russia hit by meteor shower in Ural region Map of Chelyabinsk Russia A meteor shower in central Russia has caused some injuries and shattered windows. Brightly burning rocks could be seen for hundreds of kilometres
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia  Map of Chelyabinsk Russia A meteor crashing in Russia's Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings
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Ural |
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Clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals Map of Chelyabinsk Russia| A 20,000-strong team has been sent to the Ural mountains as part of a rescue and clean-up operation after meteor strike, Russia's emergency | |
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  Countries join in tax reform plea| The UK Chancellor George Osborne and his French and German counterparts are to call for global tax rules to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance | |
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| Feb.19 |
Moscow |
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Russia probes 'murder' of US adoptee| Russia's top investigative body has opened a murder inquiry after Max Shatto, a three-year-old adoptee died in the US | |
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| Feb.20 |
Moscow |
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  Russia proposes direct Syria talks Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks between the Syrian government and opposition to end the civil war
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| Feb.22 |
Ural |
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Injured Russians leave hospital after meteorite explosion Map of Chelyabinsk Russia| 25 people were discharged from hospital, a week after a meteor exploded in spectacular fashion in the skies above Russia's Urals region | |
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