In case of Putin’s victory in the presidential elections 2012, he will not move to Kremlin at once. Until the inauguration in May he will be working in the White House, carrying out the duties of the prime minister.
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Carl Bildt twitted about democracy developments in Russia.
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During the celebrations of the traditional Russian holiday devoted to the end of the winter and the beginning of spring, citizens of Arkhangelsk have eaten 20 000 crêpes.
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Young men from indigenous peoples in Russian involved in reindeer herding can in the future be exempted from military service, says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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The newly appointed Governor Igor Orlov takes third position amongst regional leaders in North-West Russia when it comes to positive reviews in the local mass media.
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Canada's northernmost research laboratory is shutting down due to lack of funding. This will mean a major blow to climate change research, scientists say.
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In case of Putin’s victory in the presidential elections 2012, he will not move to Kremlin at once. Until the inauguration in May he will be working in the White House, carrying out the duties of the prime minister.
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Better investment conditions and promised tax breaks makes U.S. energy giant Chevron catch new interest in the Russian Arctic.
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Arkhangelsk region takes the 81. place out of 86 Russian regions according to statistical data on the number of drug-addicted and HIV-infected.
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A new NASA study reveales that the oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice cap.
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The Russian state leader, who prepared the ground for the delimitation of the Barents Sea, is humbly leaving his post. He might soon be heading to Kirkenes, Norway, BarentsObserver staff writer Atle Staalesen writes in a comment.
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Russia plans to open the first of ten centers for search and rescue along the Northern Sea Route in Dudinka this summer.
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The movement of supplies and cargo from the United States across thousands of miles of ocean to Antarctica to support scientific research on the southernmost continent relies on a certain serendipity. When that fails, send in the Army. That's what the National Science Foundation did when the ice pier at McMurdo Station failed.
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National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh presented President Barack Obama's 2013 budget request for the agency in February, seeking about a 5 percent bump over last year's enacted budget, to $7.3 billion. Antarctic research looks to receive a proposed 9 percent increase over last year.
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