Russia 'aftershave drink' fears
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A study says Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol.
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As European leaders hailed the apparent victory of Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko as a triumph for democracy worldwide, The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Russia might refuse to recognize Mr.
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Putin signs law restricting airtime and content in effort to curb his country&#39;s alcohol intake. MOSCOW  - A sweeping ban on beer advertising in Russia became law Tuesday in a move to curb the country&#39;s
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James Rodgers considers whether the Russia-UK spat signifies a deeper Russian suspicion of foreigners.
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Embattled Russian oil company warns that it may scale back oil output after more funds seized. MOSCOW  - Russian oil major Yukos again warned on Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after
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Czech brewers are up in arms about a British campaign which claims the quality of internationally acclaimed Czech beer is deteriorating.
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MOSCOW -- A Russian businessman who met with a former Russian domestic intelligence officer in London the day the man fell ill from radioactive poison has himself become suddenly and seriously sick, Russian news organizations reported last night.
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Japan, Britain and the European Union all expressed worries on Tuesday about RussiaÂs actions.
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MOSCOW -- In the bloodstained post-Soviet period, feuds over money and power have often been solved by bullets or bombs. But confirmation that Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was disfigured by dioxin draws attention to suspicious cases in Russia in which poison may have been used to silence political foes and settle business scores.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Russian prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating a campaign group's complaint that conscripts were bullied into working in a prostitution ring run by older servicemen. In the latest embarrassment for Russia's military, one soldier said he was tortured with electric shocks until he agreed to have sex with clients, according to testimony collected by a campaign group. ...
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Russia's prosecutors study a complaint accusing Coca-Cola of insulting Orthodox Christian beliefs in an advertising campaign.
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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - Whatever happened to chocolate, vanilla and strawberry? A court in southern Russia has banned the sale of Ukrainian ice cream that hit the shelves under names alluding to drugs, such as "Your Hemp Dose" and "Poppy Fun," a drug control official said Friday.    Narcotics officers in the city of Rostov-on-Don filed suit after noticing the ice cream in kiosks, and a district court ordered the product removed from all shops and other points of sale in the region, said Larisa Maslova, spokeswoman for the Rostov region drug control department...
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"I personally talked to the Russian president about it. Unfortunately, there is no response to this issue whatsoever from the Russian side."  Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says officials in Russia are hindering a probe to determine who poisoned him with dioxin during the 2004 presidential election campaign. via The Age
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Business & money: Â· Former Rusneft chief says Kremlin bullied him outÂ· Warrant issued days after mysterious death of son
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Russia is increasingly worried its nuclear material may fall into the wrong hands, and is working with the US to try to recover it from third countries, writes the BBC's Gordon Corera.
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In the early months of his presidency, Vladimir Putin met British leader Tony Blair for a beer at a cozy Moscow restaurant. The setting and the leaders' tentative smiles had the air of a promising date that might bloom into something big for Britain and Russia.
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In the bloodstained post-Soviet period, feuds over money and power have often been solved by bullets or bombs. But confirmation that Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was disfigured by dioxin draws attention to suspicious cases in Russia in which poison may have been used to silence political foes and settle business scores.