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RUSSIAN CUP NEWS
MOSCOW (AFP) - The first planeloads of US aid for the Russian wildfire tragedy arrived in Moscow on Saturday as firefighters battled to contain a fire still raging close to a top secret nuclear facility.
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MOSCOW (AFP) - The first planeloads of US aid for the Russian wildfire tragedy arrived in Moscow Saturday, as Russia battled a fire close to a nuclear site but claimed success in cutting the area ablaze nationwide.
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The first planeloads of US aid for the Russian wildfire tragedy arrived in Moscow Saturday, as Russia battled a fire close to a nuclear site but claimed success in cutting the area ablaze nationwide.Firefighters sought to contain one of the worst remaining fires close to the country's main nuclear research centre but officials insisted that no strategic object in Russia was at risk from the blazes which have claimed 54 lives.
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Grain prices, which have more than doubled since the onset of the Russian drought, have been further supported by a reduction in the global harvest forecast.
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Drought and fires raging across Russia this summer triggered travel fever enriching travel agencies.
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World number one beats Philipp Kohlschreiber as Roger Federer sees of Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych.
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Europe's captain suffers wretched round at US PGA as he gets a close look at likely Ryder Cup opponent.
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The Kremlin and the strongman president of Belarus on Saturday locked horns in a new clash raising questions about the future of one of Russia's most enduring post-Soviet alliances.Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, for years one of Moscow's most reliable allies, accused his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev of distorting remarks he made about the recognition of Georgian breakaway regions.The Kremlin Saturday reacted furiously, accusing Lukashenko of inconsistency and even threatening to publish a full transcript of an official meeting to back up its case.
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Jockey Randy Romero spent a career battered by injuries, with trips to the Breeders’ Cup winner’s circle aboard Go for Wand and undefeated Personal Ensign.
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American manufacturer protests U.S. plans to buy Russian-made choppers for use in Afghanistan, claiming they have a model that can accomplish the same missionYOU DECIDE: Buy Russian Helicopters?
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Roger Federer reached the semifinals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, joining Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in quarterfinal wins.
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South Africa is basking in the glory of successfully staging the first World Cup on African soil but the country's thoughts have already shifted to another top sports event - the Olympic Games.
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AP - He has been accused of raping a Russian tourist in a New York City park, lurking on another woman's fire escape and harassing a third woman when she turned down a date.
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American manufacturer protests U.S. plans to buy Russian-made choppers for use in Afghanistan, claiming they have a model can accomplish the same missionYOU DECIDE: Buy Russian Helicopters?
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The Olympic rings are the most recognised logo in sport, and one of the most zealously protected. When the Games arrive in London in two years' time, the organisers are determined to "fearlessly defend" their sponsors – who have paid millions of pounds to attach their name to the event – from the ambush-marketing attempts that football's World Cup witnessed in South Africa earlier this month.
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Radiation levels near Chernobyl could rise and pose long-term health dangers as deadly forest fires spread to land contaminated by the world's largest nuclear-reactor disaster, Russian environmentalists said yesterday.
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AP - A Gulfstream passenger jet at the center of a U.S.-Russian military exercise was about to cross the International Dateline for the second time in three days, and some of the seven passengers seemed dulled by the dash across the Pacific and back.
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Norway beat France 2-1 in a friendly match in Oslo on Tuesday. The game was a crucial test for new French coach Laurent Blanc and his new squad of 13 uncapped players and 16 French league players after the team’s woeful World Cup performance.
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LONDON (Reuters) - England bounced back from the nadir of their dismal World Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over Hungary in a friendly Wednesday which suggested the future might not be as bleak as it seemed for Fabio Capello's men.
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