U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Saturday he hoped for “meaningful” talks with Moscow next week over a ban on U.S. poultry, warning relations would be harmed if the issue were not resolved.
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Next month, cinemagoers can choose between several exotic destinations. The Last Station takes us to northern Russia for the final year in the life of Leo Tolstoy. From Paris with Love is self-explanatory. The forest moon Pandora will still be a popular vacation spot. Or you can go to Vancouver and catch the games of [...]
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MOSCOW – A RUSSIAN court on Tuesday sentenced members of a youth gang led by a teenage girl to jail terms of up to 10 years for a spate of brutal attacks on foreigners in Moscow in 2008. The verdicts were the latest convictions of young people for racist attacks in Russia and come amid [...]
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Palm lobs another volley at Apple in smartphone war
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Many take cues of what to be called from ethnic backgrounds Candyce and Tom Del Bello, ages 66 and 71 respectively, like to be called “Grandma” and “Pop-Pop” by their eight grandchildren. They are among many grandparents – particularly baby boomers – who have taken to foreign-language versions of “grandmother” and “grandfather.” For many, it [...]
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WENATCHEE — Right from the start, Candy Mecham wanted a place where she could serve good food to good friends, the kind of restaurant where customers felt more at home than perhaps in their own kitchens. Twenty-five years later, Mecham said her popular Visconti’s Italian restaurants here and in Leavenworth have loyal followers who know [...]
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What’s Your Reaction? As the entertainment industry works increasingly hand in hand with technology companies in creating future media, its presence at CES this year is everywhere.
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China’s Foreign Ministry criticized Japan on Monday for allowing a visit this week by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in western China. The Chinese government “expresses strong dissatisfaction” with the Japanese… Sponsored Topics: China – Government of the People’s Republic of China – Foreign minister – Asia – Japanese [...]
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Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) — Russian service industries ranging from banks to restaurants grew for a fifth month in December, according to VTB Capital , indicating that 10 central bank interest rate cuts to a record low have helped support demand.
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Game Factory Interactive (GFI) and famous Sweden developer/publisher Hidden Entertainment announce the publishing and retail distribution agreement of four games from Starstable series in Russia and CIS region.
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