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  • Obama proposes further US Russian nuclear arms cut

    US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads. During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Obama renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, and said the US would ultimately strive toward eliminating nuclear weapons, Xinhua reported. "After a ...

  • More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe

    MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...

  • Putin’s chess move in Syria with an eye on the region at large

    Brian M Downing Shortly after Vladimir Putin and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to seek a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war, the Russian president bolstered his support for the embattled Assad government. Putin announced an impending transfer of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles to the Syrian military. It was a bold move that signals his intent to restore his ...

  • Russia unsure what to make of Obamas nuclear proposal

    The Russian government has reacted skeptically to President Barack Obama's renewed call on Wednesday for a reduction in U.S. and Russian nuclear weapon ...

  • Obama calls for reduction of US Russian nukes

    BERLIN (AP) — In a wide-ranging speech in Berlin, President Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles -- and also to confront climate change, which he referred to as "the global threat of our time." Speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of the city that was divided during the Cold War, Obama said he wanted to re-ignite the spirit that ...

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Son of Rambow [DVD]

Son of Rambow [DVD]

At least when compared with books, movies have often been disparaged as a waste of time for kids because they dont encourage the imagination. The argument goes something like this: Because reading requires that you produce your own images to bring the words to life, they are more intel ... ...

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  • Russian Cyberspace Head Calls For Internet Kill Switch

    The head of Russia’s cyberspace policy today called for global governments to react to the NSA spy scandal by creating a United Nations-style body that would have regulatory control over the Internet – including a web kill ...

  • Russia not to change taxes until 2018 -- Shuvalov

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  • Misharin appointed new head of Russian Railways

    MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Alexander Misharin the new head of Russian Railways Company. He will replace Vladimir Yakunin who left the post on Monday, June ...

  • Dmitry Medvedev dismisses Russian Railways CEO

    MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Alexander Misharin the new head of Russian Railways Company. He will replace Vladimir Yakunin who left the post on Monday, June ...

  • Savage barrage Parcel abuse sparks Russian Post outrage

    Russia and the global economy Russia's postal service, a notoriously underperforming organization, is under fire again after a video was published on YouTube allegedly showing one of its employees unloading a railroad car full of parcels in a most uncaring manner. The footage shows a man tossing out assorted cardboard boxes into a large heap on a railroad platform. Most of them seem ...

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