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RussiaHerald.com Tuesday 9th February 2010 Volume 3/06
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Osama bin Laden
The al-Qaeda leader was addressing U.S. President Barack Obama in a recently-released videotape.

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Russia lends 300 million dollars to Sri Lanka for arms
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Mum of Vladimir Putin's love child 'vanishes'
New York, Feb 8 : The woman who gave birth to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's love child is said to have...

Russia lends $300 mn to Sri Lanka for arms
Moscow, Feb 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia will provide a loan of $300 million to Sri Lanka to help the island nation procure military equipment and technology to strengthen its armed...
US, France clash over an arms sale to Russia
Paris, Feb 8 (DPA) The sale by France of a Mistral helicopter-carrying warship to Russia appeared to have soured Monday's meeting between US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his French counterpart Herve...
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bullet Russia lends $300 mn to Sri Lanka for arms corner

Moscow, Feb 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia will provide a loan of $300 million to Sri Lanka to help the island nation procure military equipment and technology to strengthen its armed forces.

Russia has agreed to give $300 million loan in ten years to buy armaments and dual-purpose technology for Sri Lanka's military, Russia's deputy finance minister Dmitry Pankin said Monday.

According to some sources, the arms deal will also cover extensive repairs of Russian military equipment previously delivered to Sri Lanka.

The deal comes when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a working visit to Russia - the first in the history of bilateral relations.


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