Canadian-owned hotel in Moscow 'illegally' shut down, manager says
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MOSCOW (CP) - One of the oldest Canadian-owned businesses in Russia, Moscow's Aerostar Hotel, has been shut down and its Canadian manager ejected by private guards working for a junior Russian partner.
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A music download site that was the poster child for U.S. anti-piracy crusaders and an obstacle to Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization has been shut down by Russian authorities, according to the U.S. government.
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has cancelled a part of his visit to Russia but will still arrive in Moscow on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, officials said.
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MOSCOW (CP) - A Canadian reported killed in Chechnya was described by Russian defence officials Friday as an explosives expert who was among a group of insurgents involved in fighting there.
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One of Nepal's top hotels and a number of other companies close for business after threats from Maoist rebels.
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A U.S.-funded non-governmental organization that trains journalists has been effectively shut down and its director has left Russia amid criminal prosecution her lawyers said Friday was part of a government campaign against NGOs.
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MOSCOW - Russian police staged a new raid at the office of Yukos and questioned a company executive, Interfax news agency quoted the general prosecutor&#39;s office as saying, a day after the ailing oil giant filed for voluntary bankruptcy in a US court.
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Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash of two passenger jets, which went down late Tuesday night within minutes of each other in different parts of Russia after taking off from a Moscow airport with a total of 89 people on board. No survivors were found.
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Travel: News that Facebook's Scrabulous may be shut down is being met with dismay by one Lakeland hotel
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A hotel in southern Germany which allowed guests to see a swastika-covered bunker from World War Two in its cellar could lose its restaurant and alcohol licence and face criminal charges, a state finance ministry said.
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The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday cancelled its observer missions to Russia's March 2 presidential election because of restrictions imposed by Moscow.
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AllofMP3.com, a Russian online music service accused of skirting copyright law, has shut down but may be back in business elsewhere, authorities said.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The family of a Canadian slain by Russian security forces in Chechnya don't believe the official story of his death, a Foreign Affairs Department spokesman said Tuesday.
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The New York hotel that inspired  writers and artists from Mark Twain to Sid Vicious has removed  the longtime manager who nurtured their sanctuary, raising  concern about the future of an institution.
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Britain accused Russia of "reprehensible" conduct Thursday and announced it was closing offices of the British Council because of a Russian secret police crackdown against the cultural body.
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A drought-hit resort town in Canada's Pacific rain forest is trucking in water to avert a total shutdown, but hotels and other businesses will have to severely limit consumption, the mayor said on Friday.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A young Vancouver man reported killed in Chechnya by Russian forces went to the region reluctantly, sources told The Canadian Press on Friday.