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Russia (Russian: Росси́я, Rossiya; pronounced [rʌ'sʲi.jə]), also the Russian Federation (Росси́йская Федера́ция, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; [rʌ'sʲi.skə.jə fʲɪ.dʲɪ'ra.ʦɪ.jə], listen (help·info)), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia. With an area of 17,075,400 km², Russia is the largest country in the world, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest country, Canada, and has the world's eighth-largest population. Russia shares land borders with the following countries (counter-clockwise from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It is also close to the United States and Japan across relatively small stretches of water (the Bering Strait and the La Pérouse Strait, respectively).

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Iran to build another n-plant in 2014

Source: IndiaVision

Tehran - Iran will build another nuclear power plant in the country's Bushehr city by early 2014, a top official said. The 1,000 MW project will commence next year, Xinhua reported Sunday quoting the official media. Bushehr is alread ...
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New Xbox Live Update brings Voice Control to TVs

New Xbox Live Update brings Voice Control to TVs
Xbox 360 is transforming how you enjoy TV entertainment and is giving you the power to control it with your voice.
Read more Dec 5 2011, 2:18am CST
 

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Source: HometownLife.com

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‘Obama to seek Russia`s help to ease out Assad’

Source: Zee News

Washington: In a new push to stop growing bloodshed in Syria, US President Barack Obama plans to seek Russia's help to ease out President Bashar al-Assad under "the Yemenskii Variant," a proposal modeled on the transition in Ye ...
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Leon Panetta: A Crippling Cyber Attack Would Be ‘Act of War’

Source: ABC News

I sat down with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for a “This Week” interview and we discussed the growing threat from China. Read our exchange on the cyber threat from China and check out our complet ...
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Syria massacre in Houla condemned as outrage grows

Source: My Joy Online

Western nations are pressing for a response to the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla, with the US calling for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's "rule by murder". UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has ca ...
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Plea for international help amid fresh Syria slaughter

Source: My Joy Online

Syrian opposition activists are begging for international help after regime forces devastated a town Friday, killing 88 people -- mostly children, an opposition group said. "This barbaric act was preceded by the regime's mortar she ...
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Iran to Build 2nd Nuke Plant at Bushehr

Source: RIA Novosti

Iran intends to build the second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear power plant with a capacity of 1,000 MW, according to a statement by Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization head Fereydoun Abbasi, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. The construction of ...
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African refugees in Israel get a cold shoulder and worse

Source: Los Angeles Times

TEL AVIV — The first Molotov cocktail ignited a backyard fence, just a couple of feet from where three Eritrean refugees were sleeping outdoors on makeshift beds of wood planks atop old TV sets. One man burned his arm trying to extinguish th ...
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Nigeria: Chelsea's UEFA Victory, a Plus for 'Result First Football'

Source: AllAfrica.com

For the second week in a row, I am being forced to congratulate a team, which I normally would not have. Last weekend it was Manchester City for their stunning English Premier League triumph. This weekend I have to congr ...
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