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In Russia, A 'Show Of Force' As The Military Tries To Modernize

8:28pm September 08, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia has launched a huge project to re-equip its armed forces with modern weapons. But the obstacles, including delays caused by sanctions and a cash crunch due to a drop in oil prices, are massive.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin wore a white T-shirt and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wore black to exercise during their meeting at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

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Just 2 Russian Bros Working Out, Grilling Steak, Drinking Tea

12:55pm September 01, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Newly released pictures of President Vladimir Putin show him working out at a gym and grilling steaks with his prime minister. It may be part of a government effort to boost Putin's approval ratings.

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High-Profile Russian Trials Bring International Criticism

10:37am August 29, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The conviction of a Ukrainian filmmaker is one of several cases in Russia that have drawn protests from human-rights groups and Western governments, including the U.S.

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Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last Dec. 9. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government, but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cybersec

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Kaspersky Lab: Based In Russia, Doing Cybersecurity In The West

1:41pm August 28, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The software security company is big in the U.S. and around the globe, but tensions between Russia and the West have raised questions about the Moscow-based company.

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Russian workers threw contraband peaches off a truck outside the city of Novozybkov on Aug. 7.

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Russia's War On Western Food: Detaining Cheese, Crushing Frozen Geese

3:25pm August 24, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russian authorities have smashed, burned and buried more than 900 tons of allegedly contraband food. In a country that once suffered famine, many are deeply distressed to see food destroyed.

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A bulldozer pushes illegal imported cheese in Russia on Thursday, in a photo provided by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.

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We Will Bury You: Russia Bulldozes Tons Of European Cheese, Other Banned Food

2:01pm August 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Parmesan and Dutch cheese, Spanish ham, fruits, vegetables — all reportedly became fodder for the wheels of steamrollers and the flames of incinerators Thursday.

The Smart Watch That Looks Best Paired With A 'Borrowed' Super Bowl Ring

9:45am August 06, 2015

A Russian company has finally given us the Apple Watch we've all been waiting for: A gold-plated tribute to President Vladimir Putin, featuring the president's signature and the Moscow skyline.

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In Nieuwegein, Netherlands, on Friday, relatives and friends of victims gather in front of a "hedge of compassion" made of thousands of stuffed animals during a commemoration of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine.

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A Year After MH17 Shot Down, Kremlin Rebuffs Call For Tribunal

3:45pm July 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Russia's foreign minister says that a United Nations tribunal would only "ensure punishment of those Washington has decided are guilty."

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A Siberian Town Throws A Party For Pests — And Masochists

7:55am July 17, 2015

Many towns hold festivals to celebrate a famed native son or daughter, or its dominant agricultural product. In Berezniki, Russia, they celebrate mosquitoes — partly by getting bitten by them. A lot.

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Russia has strict rules on dispensing painkillers. Family members say some cancer patients killed themselves because they could not obtain the medicine and the pain was too great.

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Tough Painkiller Rules Push Some Russian Cancer Patients To Suicide

11:30am July 10, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The rules have been altered following cases where patients killed themselves, saying they couldn't bear the pain and couldn't get painkillers. But advocates say the changes haven't gone far enough.

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