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Russian chess grandmaster Volodar Murzin wins FIDE World Rapid Championship
NEW YORK, December 29. /TASS/. Russian chess grandmaster Volodar Murzin has won the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2024 in New York. Murzin, 18, scored 10 points in 13 rounds. Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, ...
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Russia to counter extremists’ attempts to recruit minors — strategy
The strategy suggests that in order to counter such activities, teenagers should be encouraged to take part in efforts to maintain war memorials ...
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Trump’s Greenland comments could be part of policy of countering Russia and China — media
WASHINGTON, December 29. /TASS/. US President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about making Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal part of the US could be part of a policy of countering Russia and China, ...
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Moscow Exchange index tops 2,800 first time since October 16
The index climbed by 1.56% at 10:56 p.m. MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. The Moscow Exchange index with the ticker symbol IMOEX2 surpassed 2,800 points first time since October 16 in evening trading, ...
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Embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone to serve as ‘windows to Russia’ — deputy PM
According to Alexey Overchuk, it is important to create comfortable conditions for the activation of business contacts ...
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Russian Investigative Committee’s head office takes over plane incident investigation
MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. The Russian Investigative Committee’s head office took over the country’s investigation of the plane crash in Kazakhstan, it said in a statement. The investigation into a ...
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Houthis say they shot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen
According to the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree, the rebels have destroyed 13 such US drones since the escalation began in the ...
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Fighting erupts on border between Afghanistan, Pakistan — report
On December 24, the Taliban Defense Ministry announced that Pakistan struck an area in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. The ministry condemned the attack, saying it violated international law. The ...
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Russia sees elimination of threats in Ukraine as critical condition for fighting extremism
According to the strategy, the widespread occurrence of neo-Nazi ideas and the increasing strength of radical nationalist armed formations in such countries as Ukraine create "most serious extremist t ...
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Russian, Kazakh presidents vow transparent probe into passenger jet’s crash near Aktau
Both presidents also exchanged their condolences in regard to the tragic death of nationals from Russia and Kazakhstan following the fatal crash of the passenger airliner earlier this week, the statem ...
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Russian stock indices mixed as trading on Moscow Exchange closes
As for the shares of Russian companies, the leaders in growth by the end of the session were Segezha shares (+5.81%), Transneft preferred shares (+5.17%), Bashneft preferred shares (+3.75%), Aeroflot ...
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Russian policy paper says foreign NGOs conduct destructive activities
Signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the strategy includes the clause on the list of the main extremist threats to Russia ...