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The presidential election in Ukraine might be delayed by the epidemic of H1N1 influenza, a government official said Friday. Read the story here.
Nov 7, 2009 at 10:12
Update: more death, illness Ukraine’s Health Ministry on Nov. 6 reported the death toll of patients with flu-related and acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) had jumped to 135, with the total number of registered cases increasing to 871, 037.
Nov 7, 2009 at 09:52 | Staff and wire reports
Moscow Times opinion: Very little to celebrate Vladimir Ryzhkov writes:In contrast to the successes in the East and West, Russia — the country that did so much to inspire all these changes — has ended up the biggest loser in the post-Cold War era. Twenty years later, the country has experienced a triple defeat. First, Russia has failed to modernize its economy or social sphere. Second, it has not been able to build an effective political system, creating instead a one-man authoritarian regime. Russia has lost its international reputation and its former superpower status, leaving it almost entirely without allies or the support of global public opinion. Read the opinion here.
Nov 7, 2009 at 00:42
Russian military plane crashes, nine killed MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military plane crashed in the country's far east late Friday, killing all nine people aboard, news agencies reported.
Nov 7, 2009 at 00:35