Archive for the ‘russia’ Category
Monday, September 10th, 2007
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Seventeen babies and five adults have contracted HIV through infected blood transfusions in Kyrgyzstan, a senior health official said Friday.Read the full story
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Less than a month after sending a high-profile expedition to the North Pole, a state-run research institute claimed Thursday to have proof that a large chunk of the Arctic belongs to Russia, although the statement was met by skepticism from foreign scientists.
"We obtained enough material to demonstrate that the Lomonosov ...
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Monday, July 16th, 2007
Russia warned Britain tonight its decision to expel four Russian diplomats over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko would have "the most serious consequences".
The Cold War-style expulsions - the first in a decade - were announced in an emergency Commons statement this afternoon by David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary.Read the full ...
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