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"Such a system as [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin's is exactly a target for destruction. It needs to be destroyed."
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
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MOSCOW (AP) — Britain's visiting foreign secretary pressed Russia on Monday to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive polonium poisoning in a London hospital. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:57 |
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Mikhail Gorbachev writes: Too many European politicians do not want a level playing field with Russia. They want one side to be a teacher or prosecutor and the other, Russia, to be a student or defendant. Russia will not accept this model. It wants to be understood; simply put, it wants to be treated as an equal partner. Read the opinion here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:48 |
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Travellers can protect themselves and others by following simple recommendations aimed at preventing the spread of infection such as attention to respiratory hygiene. Individuals who are ill should delay travel plans and returning travellers who fall ill should seek appropriate medical care. These recommendations are prudent measures which can limit the spread of many communicable diseases and not only the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. Read the World Health Organization report here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:43 |
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Ukraine Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych publicized his appeal to Ukrainian politicians. “I’m calling on you to refrain from fueling tensions in the country, creating panic and spreading pseudo medical recommendations in the media,” his appeal runs. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:35 |
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Ukraine raised its death toll from flu and respiratory problems on Monday, while Kiev's mayor suggested a Champions League match should be played without spectators amid a swine flu scare. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:29 |
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Swine flu is spreading rapidly in Ukraine: 200,000 sick, 67 deaths and a dramatic call for foreign help. President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko were caught by surprise -- but with an eye on the presidential elections they are competing to portray themselves as their country's saviors. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:24 |
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The World Health Organization sent a team of experts to Ukraine today to investigate an outbreak of respiratory disease that’s sickened a quarter of a million people and left pharmacies without masks or flu remedies. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:20 |
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Ukrainian hospitals will start distributing Tamiflu among the population this week in an effort to help people who have the flu, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. The medicine -- which is known to be effective against swine flu -- was flown to Ukraine from Switzerland on November 1. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced on November 2 that the Tamiflu would be distributed for free. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:16 |
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Ukraine’s Health Ministry has reported that 67 people died of virus infections in the country, including 22 people of the H1N1 flu. In general, 255,000 Ukrainians caught flu and respiratory infections. Around 15,000 remain in in-patient clinics and 170 patients – in intensive care units. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:12 |
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A plane carrying 300,000 doses of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu has arrived in Kyiv. The medicine was ordered from Switzerland by Ukraine’s health ministry to distribute to people suffering from the H1N1 swine flu strain. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:03 |
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Capitalism and democracy have lost popularity in the former Soviet republics of Eastern and Central Europe, where many people felt better off economically under communism, a poll showed Monday. Read the story here. Nov 2, 2009 at 23:00 |
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DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The ice on Africa's highest mountain could vanish in 13 to 24 years, a fate also awaiting the continent's other glaciers, a study said on Monday. Nov 2, 2009 at 22:54 | Reuters |
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Ukraine is set to co-host the 2012 UEFA European football championship (Euro
2012) with Poland, and this event is a key driver for the country's tourism
industry. Not only will it bring thousands of tourists to the country, but also
the requirements to be chosen as a host for the competition include an array of
infrastructure investment that can only be regarded as positive for the
industry. Nov 2, 2009 at 22:53 |
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WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Monday said it found the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a commercial swine herd in Indiana. Nov 2, 2009 at 22:53 | Reuters |
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WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Up to 30 million doses of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 flu have been delivered to the U.S. government and production is now picking up, officials said on Monday. Nov 2, 2009 at 22:51 |