Soviet Union News
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Russia breached the arcane etiquette of international espionage when it publicly identified a U.S. diplomat in Moscow as a CIA station chief.
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Azerbaijan, the third-largest oil producer in the former Soviet Union, pumped less crude in the first four months as production continued to decline from the country’s largest deposit led by BP Plc.
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Azerbaijan started military exercises near its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh as efforts led by the U.S., Russia and France are failing to broker a resolution to the long-running conflict with Armenia.
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A Russian gay man was killed on May 10 in the southern city of Volgograd by his drinking companions after he revealed his sexual orientation, RIA Novosti reported.
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Relocating Britain’s nuclear missiles from Scotland in the event of the country winning independence could take “a generation,” said Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.
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When 16th and 17th century European explorers sailed west in pursuit of a trade route to Asia, their search for a Northwest Passage was foiled by Arctic ice.
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Delinquent loans in eastern European countries including Hungary, Ukraine, Slovenia and the Balkans are holding back economic recovery and may prevent capital from being spent productively, a study showed.
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Dry weather may persist this week in areas of Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, threatening growth of winter grains and development of spring crops, MDA Information Systems LLC said.
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Mongolia’s decision to use broad gauge rail for a new line to China will increase costs for coal exporters including Hong Kong-traded Mongolia Mining Corp. over a narrower gauge option, according to a research firm.
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Mongolia’s decision to use broad gauge rail for a new line to China will increase costs for coal exporters, including Hong Kong-traded Mongolia Mining Corp., according to a research firm.
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