Russia mulls beer drinking curbs
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The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.
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The Polish agriculture minister was set to travel to Russia to discuss lifting a ban on Polish meat imports that Moscow imposed two years ago. via UPI
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Fears that German beer would be banned at the 2006 World Cup finals disappeared on Tuesday when the American company holding stadium beverage rights agreed that German beer could be sold to fans.
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The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have banned public beer consumption.
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BP Plc&#39;s Russian venture is likely to  lose its license for the giant Kovykta gas field on Friday,  although Moscow could postpone the tough action until after the  G8 Summit and its landmark economic forum.
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A study says Russian men risk death drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high alcohol levels.
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German soccer fans will get to drink German beer at the 2006 World Cup, after all. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., which has exclusive rights to sell beer in and around World Cup stadiums, agreed Tuesday to also
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MOSCOW, Jun 12 (IPS) - Russia is looking to promote its language and  culture as a way to improve its image abroad.
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Russia on Tuesday offered to ease restrictions imposed on Europe's main election watchdog by giving its monitors a week longer to observe the March 2 presidential poll, Russian news agencies said.
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Russia&#39;s upper house of parliament on Wednesday passed a tougher version of a bill controlling public beer sales and consumption after rejecting the original last month.
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The lower house of the Russian parliament backs legislation to ban smoking in public places.
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Russia could miss the rowing at this year's Olympics, after more of their athletes were found guilty of drug offences.
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The EU's food safety chief visits Moscow on Tuesday to try and keep Russian authorities from imposing a ban on all EU beef and other animal products as of Jan. 1.
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Russia hailed changes to a European draft resolution urging UN sanctions to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment but objected to a proposed travel ban on officials linked to Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.
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PROUD German soccer fans won&#39;t be forced to drink American beer in their own stadiums at the 2006 World Cup. Germans reacted with dismay when news broke several months ago that only beer from Anheuser-Busch
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MOSCOW, Nov 17 (IPS) - Russian authorities are searching for new solutions  to tackle alcoholism after reports started to emerge last month  that thousands of people may have died from consumption of the  popular home-made alcohol Samogon. Low-grade industrially  manufactured alcohol may have gone into the drink, according to  some reports.
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A study says Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol.