Russia to fight corruption in education
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When Yelena's son was preparing for admission exams for a top communications institute, school officials hinted he might not get in unless she offered them a little "reward."
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President Vladimir Putin called on   Friday for urgent action to stem the flow of billions of   undeclared roubles through Russia's flawed banking system after   the murder of a top banker who waged a war on money laundering.
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The state education agency is launching an effort to catch cheating on standardized tests, officials announced Monday.
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The Russian Parliament has passed a bill proposing a radical overhaul in the way Russia is run. The measure abolishes the direct election of regional governors, who will now be appointed by the Kremlin.
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By Bill Condie, Evening Standard, London  Feb. 7--In a bid to stem a PR disaster in Russia, Microsoft today told  former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that it is not responsible for the  prosecution of a poor headmaster for buying pirated Windows software.
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MOSCOW - Russia's Federal Security has promised up to $10.3 million for information that helps "neutralize" Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.    News of the reward broke as state television was broadcasting footage of Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov briefing President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,500 hostages in a school in southern Russia last week...
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MOSCOW -- A Russian nonprofit organization funded by the U.S. government to train journalists and improve management at local television stations has been shuttered by a criminal investigation that critics charge is politically motivated.
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Multinational companies and financial institutions that use bribery and tolerate illicitly gained wealth are helping fuel corruption in the world's poorest countries, a global corruption watchdog said on Wednesday.
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Russia said it would give top priority to funding new efforts to fight terrorism a day after President Vladimir Putin unveiled plans to concentrate national political efforts on the same objective.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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: Apparently responding to wide public dismay over last week&#39;s school hostage-taking, President Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed to formation of a parliamentary investigative commission.
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Russia&#39;s government will take an active role in managing industry as it seeks to curb inflation and open markets to attract investment, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said.
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Russia has launched a campaign to  promote the national language after almost two decades of  retreat -- to match the country&#39;s increasing economic and  political confidence.
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The World Bank and member countries are moving to help poor nations tackle corruption, after months of discussions.
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Viktor Zubkov is confirmed as Russia's new prime minister and has pledged to fight widespread corruption.
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TARGETING CORRUPTION: Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, whom preliminary results show to be the winner of the Dec. 26 repeat presidential election, has said he'll make fighting corruption a top priority.
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Russia on Monday cleared the way for British detectives probing the mystery poisoning of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko to visit Moscow, and promised to help their investigation.