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| Feb.9 |
 Kazakhstan |
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 Tennis match-fixing: Umpires banned over gambling scam Kirill Parfenov, an umpire from Kazakhstan, was decertified for life. Croatian umpire Denis Pitner, meanwhile, was banned for 12 months
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| Feb.12 |
 Cuba |
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 Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch   Map of Havana airport Cuba| Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba | |
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| Feb.13 |
 Syria |
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Pressure grows on Russia over civilian bomb deaths | At least 1,015 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes, with France and the US urging greater caution | |
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| Feb.14 |
 Russia |
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Ex-chief of Russian anti-doping 'dead' Nikita Kamaev, the former executive director of Rusada, died after suffering from a heart attack just 2 months after resigning from his post
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| Feb.15 |
Northern Syria |
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Hospital strike deliberate, says MSF Map of Maarat al-Numan Syria| Seven people have died in an air strike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in northern Syria, the organisation said | |
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| Feb.16 |
Moscow |
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Russia rejects Syria war crimes claim over hospital attacks Russia says it '"categorically rejects' accusations of war crimes over the bombing of hospitals in Syria
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| Feb.22 |
Syria |
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 Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce 'to start at weekend'| A ceasefire in Syria agreed by Russia and the US is scheduled to come into effect at midnight on February 27, a draft of the plan reveals | |
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Syria |
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 Russia guilty of 'egregious' war crimes in Syria, human rights group says Amnesty International has told Sky News that Russia is guilty of some the most 'egregious' war crimes it has seen in decades
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| Feb.26 |
Damascus |
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As truce nears, Syria activists report heavy Russian airstrikes Warplanes unleashed airstrikes on the suburbs of the Syrian capital and near the northern, rebel-held city of Aleppo on Friday
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| Feb.28 |
Russia |
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  Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead Map of Vorkuta Russia A total of 36 people, including five rescue workers, are presumed dead following an explosion at a coal mine in northern Russia, officials say
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Syria |
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Syrian war: Russia and opposition allege truce breaches | Anti-government rebels and Russia have both reported breaches of the fragile truce in Syria - now in its second day | |
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