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Russia sends aircraft carrier to Syria

net-news-global.de     12 hrs ago   1 related          

The Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” is ready to head from Murmansk towards the Mediterranean and the Syrian port of Tartus. The mission comes after Syrian President Bashar Assad said he is open for a Russian base...                    

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Afghanistan’s Salvation: Churchill, Manitoba?

registan.net     Jul 28, 2008          

Thus goes an almost-interesting idea from Michael Berk in Canada’s Financial Post. Coincidentally, one such sensible strategy to build our presence in the Arctic would do more than open the door to untold billions in trade...                    

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Shtokman key to Russian natural gas growth

theglobeandmail.com     Jul 28, 2008          

SUBJECT: Prospects and challenges for developing the Shtokman natural gas field. SIGNIFICANCE: Shtokman is set to be Russia's first major Arctic offshore energy project. According to OAO Gazprom's roadmap for Shtokman, the...                    

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Balancing Growth and Environment

russiaprofile.org     Jul 26, 2008          

By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a series of reports about the key challenges facing Russia today. But unless Russia's energy strategy changes, the number of such projects will only grow,...                    

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Dot Earth: A Little Oil Goes a Long Way

nytimes.com     Jul 25, 2008   3 related          

A double-ended tanker design built by Aker Yards can plow through thick ice in reverse because of its hardened stern, and ply open waters with its conventional bow. (Lee Celano for The New York Times) With all the talk about an...                    

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Envoy turned away from Russian nuclear facility

reuters.co.uk     Jul 25, 2008   2 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The British ambassador to Moscow and two of his diplomats were refused entry to a UK-funded nuclear fuel storage facility in Russia when they turned up on a scheduled visit, an embassy spokesman said on Friday.                    

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Arctic Convoy Heroes Attack Brothel Movie As 'sick Fantasy'

buzzle.com     Jul 25, 2008          

A renowned Russian director is planning a film claiming that British sailors on the wartime Arctic convoys to Murmansk were provided with sex from KGB-trained women. Furious survivors of the voyages say the 'brothels' are...                    

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Morale High Despite Red Tape Wrangle Offshore Russia

rigzone.com     Jul 23, 2008   3 related          

More than 40 offshore workers, the majority understood to be Scots, remained stranded on an jackup off the north coast of Russia yesterday in a bureaucratic wrangle. The 43 workers, employed by Aberdeen-based drilling company...                    

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Jehovah's Witnesses Allegedly Being Targed By Russian Authorities

religionclause.blogspot.com     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

The Other Russia reported yesterday that government authorities in a number of Russian regions have increasingly moved against members of the rapidly-expanding Jehovah's Witness faith. In Yekaterinburg, Federal Security Service...                    

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Jehovah’s Witnesses plans for stadium service in Russia blocked

religionnewsblog.com     Jul 18, 2008   5 related          

Prosecutors Russian city of Murmansk say that a planned series of Jehovah's Witnesses services in a stadium cannot go ahead, as they contravene a law on the use of sports facilities.Meanwhile the Public Prosecutor of the small...                    

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