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Ural Rally Сamouflaged as Beauty Salon Line

19:46 10/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti)

Protesters at a picket in the Urals had to pretend that they were out for beauty treatment, not their rights, to dodge a new draconian law on unsanctioned rallies, local media reported on Tuesday.

Russian Wikipedia Goes on Strike Over Censorship Plans
04:04 10/07/2012
The Russian-language segment of Wikipedia, the world’s largest free on-line encyclopedia, temporarily suspended its work on Tuesday in protest against a bill proposing a unified digital blacklist of all websites containing banned content 3

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Arseny Yatsenyuk's People's Front is gaining 22 percent of votes

Ukrainian Prime Minister’s Party Gains 22% of Votes at Parliamentary Elections

With 83.18 percent of ballots counted, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk's People's Front is gaining 22 percent of votes in the country's parliamentary elections, leaving Poroshenko's bloc behind with 21.63 percent, according to Ukraine's Central Election Commission.

US Congressman claimed that now the world is to know full well that its Pakistan, not the United States, that is responsible for the turmoil of the past 10 years

Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan May Expose Pakistan as Source of Instability: US Congressman

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will show that Pakistan has been the true cause of regional instability, US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has told RIA Novosti.

Canadian intelligence service to conduct terrorism investigations abroad

Canadian Intelligence Service to Conduct Terrorism Investigations Abroad

Canadian government has proposed a legislation that would enable its intelligence service to conduct terrorism investigations abroad, according to a news release on the Government of Canada website.

Decommissioning of the damaged Fukushima reactor is expected to take around 40 years.

Heavy Wind Rips Off Part of Fukushima Protective Cover's Roof: Reports

A part of the dome's roof about three to six feet was torn off when TEPCO staff has been inserting a special substance into the Fukushima protective cover to prevent radioactive dust and debris from getting outside the dome.

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