Government passes new law to end Russian art row: minister
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Britain on Sunday said it had passed an order to prevent the seizure of paintings from Russia due in London for an exhibition by people claiming they were looted from their families in the 1917 revolution.
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Russia has lifted its embargo on Polish plant products, ending a long-running dispute that was blocking a new EU-Russia agreement, Poland's agriculture ministry said on Saturday.
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Russia&#39;s parliament on Friday confirmed  Viktor Zubkov as prime minister.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes severe restrictions on beer advertising across the country, the presidential website said Tuesday.
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A bill barring foreigners showing "disrespect" to Russia begins its passage through the parliament.
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President Vladimir Putin's plan to end the election of governors by popular vote passed its final hurdle Wednesday, when the Russian parliament's upper chamber approved the bill.
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Russia announced on Monday it will not  issue new entry visas to staff working in the British  government's cultural offices in two regions, sharpening a row  that has soured already-poor relations.
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The government scrambled Thursday to persuade Russia not to cancel a major exhibition in London, promising to fast-track legislation to reassure Moscow of the safe return of its art works.
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Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday  a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving  the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state  into turmoil.
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Possession loophole to be closed The family of a woman murdered by a man obsessed with violent internet pornography who campaigned for govenment action won their battle today as Ministers announced new legislation to crack down on extreme material.â¦
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Russia said Wednesday it was likely to cancel a landmark exhibition of Russian art in London because Britain had not guaranteed the paintings' return, adding to growing tensions between the two countries.
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The head of Russia's natural resources ministry announced that foreign companies will be barred from bidding in large mineral deposit auctions in 2005, a ministry spokesman said.
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MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION.- The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts presents Masterpieces from the Deutsche Bank Collection.
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A Russian art exhibition will now open in London after the country's government gives the go-ahead.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament on Wednesday passed a no-confidence motion in the government on its second try. The motion, put forward by the opposition, was supported by 229lawmakers in
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Russia has been swept with a wave of protests against a new law abolishing a wide range of social benefits for the country's pensioners, veterans and disabled.
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A Russian art exhibition will be one step closer to opening in London when a law to protect the works comes into force.