RUSSIA News, Aug 27, 2011

Moscow to St. Petersburg by cruise ship Vancouver Sun By Lorie and Paul Bennett, Postmedia News August 26, 2011 Typical village scene on the Moscow-St. Petersburg waterway.Russian River cruising. Photographs by Paul Bennett for Vancouver Sun story, MOSCOW – Our cruise escort greets us at the Domodedovo ... See all stories on this topic »

Stars lured to caucasus by Anzhi millions SuperSport.com "Eto'o's transfer marks a very significant moment for Anzhi and Russian football as a whole," says Anzhi coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev. "He will definitely increase the sharpness of our team's attack and add flavour to the Russia league. ... See all stories on this topic » SuperSport.com

Russia's August Lull Ends; A Hot Autumn Looms RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty It would also provide a dignified "golden parachute" for United Russialawmakers who fail to make it into the next Duma. Perhaps the changes were inspired by the fiasco in St. Petersburg that accompanied the Kremlin's ultimately successful attempt to ... See all stories on this topic » RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Vologda: Cultural center of the Russian North Russia Beyond The Headlines By that time, the Vologda area was under the control of the city-state of Novgorod, located some 310 miles to the west and one of the most important economic centers of medieval Russia. With the growth of Moscow's power in the 14th century, however, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia's Deadly Hospitals Foreign Policy (blog) A hospital near Moscow made headlines in 2009 when two orphaned girls were repeatedly attacked by a large rat running loose in the ward. Prison hospitals are infamous for refusing adequate treatment, like one in St. Petersburg where 30 inmates perished ... See all stories on this topic »

Great dynasties of the world: The Romanovs The Guardian Michael was the perfect compromise candidate for Russia's feuding elites: the Romanovs were a noble family with distant claims to the throne. The triumphal journey Michael made to Moscow is described by W Bruce Lincoln in The Romanovs: "Everywhere, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Russia - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with active members of the ... ISRIA (registration) Moscow and St Petersburg State Universities received a special status. We established eight federal and twenty nine national research universities. About 70 billion roubles will be allocated to support these higher educational institutions in the next ... See all stories on this topic »

EuroBasket 2011 preview Euroleague Russia and Slovenia are the favourites in Group D, with four other teams battling for the third spot. Russia, the 2007 EuroBasket champion, put together another very competitive team featuring the impressive frontcourt of CSKA Moscow duo Viktor Khryapa ... See all stories on this topic » Euroleague

United Russia to offer 3 candidates for ... - Russian News From Russia By admin MOSCOW, August 27 (Itar-Tass) —— The United Russia Party will offer to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev three candidates for the post of St. Petersburg governor, Chairman of the United RussiaSupreme Council and State Duma ... Russian News From Russia

Poltavechenko in prime position for Petersburg ... - The Moscow News The Moscow News ... Poltavechenko in prime position for Petersburg role ... Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accepted St Petersburg governor ... www.themoscownews.com/russia/20110823/188950760.html

Concession for the construction of the highway ... - Russian Auto News The Russian government has decided to extend for one year concession agreement with the "North-West Concession Company (" SZKK) for high-speed. www.russia-autoshow.com/.../concession-for-the-construction-...

Four killed in plane crash near Russia's St. Petersburg, officials say ... Jump to main content. Search: News; Quote; Web; Businesses; People; Jobs. News Search. News... MOSCOW— The Associated Press. Published ... Russian first stealth fighters T-50 performs during MAKS-2011, the International Aviation ... www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...in.../article2136189/

News - Avia.Ru Aeroflot – Russian Airlines has put the second Sukhoi SuperJet 100 into ... flight on August 27th on route Moscow-St. Petersburg-Moscow, the airline reports. ... www.ruaviation.com/news/2011/8/25/503/

St. Pete Police Confiscate Newspapers ... - The Moscow Times Days ahead of municipal by-elections that are to launch St. Petersburg Governor ... The seized newspaper, A Just Russia St. Petersburg, urges residents to vote against ... A reporter with St.Petersburg-based news site Fontanka.ru, Alexandra ... www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/article/st.../442167.html

Nival To Publish Popular MMORPG, Forsaken World, in Russia ... News Feed · Press Kit ... Nival will publish the title on its popular Russian- language gaming platform, ZZima.com. ... With offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Minsk, Belarus and Los Angeles, USA; Nival currently has more than 200 ... www.nival.com/.../nival-to-publish-popular-mmorpg-forsaken...

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REUTERS News, Aug 27, 2011

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, oil fall as Bernanke speech on tap Reuters By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - World stocks and oil declined on Friday as investors played down chances that Fed chief Ben Bernanke would signal further US economic stimulus in a much-anticipated speech. ... See all stories on this topic »

OCEANIA News, Aug 27, 2011

Boomers humbled by Spain ABC Online The Boomers finish an intensive 11-day European tour with four wins and three losses after accounting for Serbia, Croatia, Britain and China in the London Olympic test event, as they turn their attention to New Zealand and the FIBA Oceania Championship ... See all stories on this topic »

Gallery to preserve Oceania art and culture Fiji Times The gallery is the brainchild of the USP's Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies and will feature the artwork of 18 artists who have painted their views of the Oceania. Visual arts co-ordinator Johanna Beasley said it would be Fiji's ... See all stories on this topic »

Players cue up for national team spot Fiji Times PLAYERS will be out to cement their spots in the national team for next year's OceaniaChampionship when they participate in the Billiards and Snooker Association third super premier ranking tournament today. Deepak Bala is the top seed in the Fiji ... See all stories on this topic »

Cross country skiers triumphant in Winter Triathlon Champs Voxy International triathletes, multisporters and world champion cross country skiers went head to head for the New Zealand and Oceania Winter Triathlon Championships at the Snow Farm today. A fresh dusting of snow overnight and clear skies provided the ... See all stories on this topic »

What's on Today? SunLive The event at Baypark today will also double as a selection for the Oceania Championships next January. Mount Maunganui wrestling coach Mark Grayling says the only way to be selected for theOceania team is by winning a gold medal. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sex with Neanderthals may have boosted modern man's immunity TODAYonline ... did another retraction: Apparently Neanderthals, and their sister-species the Denisovans, did have sex with modern humans and their DNA have been found to contribute to myriad immune genes still found in people of Europe, Asia and Oceania today. ... See all stories on this topic »

NZ Under-23 trialists named sportal.co.nz The men's tournament at the 2012 Olympics is an Under-23 competition with three overage players allowed per squad. Oceania have one spot in the 16-nation tournament, which will be fought for at a qualifying event scheduled for next March in Fiji. See all stories on this topic »

Applause: Good luck to Guam's athletes competing at the Pacific Games Pacific Daily News The Pacific Games has long seen itself as more than just a venue for athletic competition; it's also about "an atmosphere of exchange, of meeting and of harmony between the island athletic communities of Oceania." The event also helps to develop sports ... See all stories on this topic »

Juarez, McKee Win; Prospect Whittaker Dominates Again at CFC 18 Sherdog.com One of Oceania's brightest prospects, undefeated welterweight Robert Whittaker remained unblemished, defeating once-beaten Corey Nelson in an exciting 170-pound contest. In a frantic bout, both fighters charged into the first round with an urgency ... See all stories on this topic »

Ballarat canoe coup: GP for Lake Wendouree Ballarat Courier The international regatta is the last lead-up event to Oceania sprint championships at Penrith in March, which double as Olympic qualifiers for London 2012. Olympic gold medallist Ken Wallace is expected to be among world class paddlers in Ballarat. ... See all stories on this topic »

In-form Tall Blacks still have areas to improve on Stuff.co.nz The Tall Blacks are one of those hard-working teams who are never satisfied, so it comes as no surprise when guard Mike Fitchett identifies plenty of areas to work on ahead of the do-or-die three-match Oceania Olympics basketball qualifying series ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Blast or bust for Old Town? Bermuda Sun He added: “Six are operated by Seabourn Cruises, six by Silverseas Cruises, three by OceaniaCruises and two by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. “What is important to note is that Seabourn, Silverseas, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas are premium cruise lines ... See all stories on this topic »

Crowder basketball player could be Olympic-bound Neosho Daily News New Zealand is part of the Oceania qualifying group. If they can take two-of-three games from Australia in early September, they will be invited to compete in the Olympics. If Hunter makes the team and they make it through qualifying, it is a safe bet ... See all stories on this topic »

BIG BEAR: Film festival sidebar showcase to honor young adventurers Press-Enterprise AP Jordan Romero, of Big Bear Lake, poses at the Carstensz Pyramid summit, Oceania's highest peak at 16024 feet. Sunderland's younger sister, Abby, attempted to set sail around the world at age 16 on her open 40-foot sailboat called "Wild Eyes," ... See all stories on this topic »

Dr. Kluane Spake and The Promise Center Church Reach Out to the Solomon Islands PR Web (press release) There will be a video blog of this trip on http://kluane.org/blog The Solomon Islands (also known as the sovereign state of Oceania) is comprised of over 1000 islands and is located east of Papua New Guinea. The Solomon Islands is a relatively ... See all stories on this topic »

From MICE to men in Hawaii China Daily Visitors from the US mainland and Japan are the top three sources of tourists, followed by Canada, Oceania and Europe. More than 1 million visitors from Japan go to Hawaii every year. David H. Uchiyama, the vice-president of the Hawaii Tourism ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

KL may not be able to hire foreign players Malaysia Star Those hired from the Asean region must be national players while those from the Asia and Oceaniaregions must be from Division One clubs. Those from other continents will have to be playing for at least Division Two clubs. Team manager Nokman Mustaffa ... See all stories on this topic »

Come aboard. They're expecting you Tbo.com Oceania has a more upscale reputation. Silversea offers impeccable personal service and luxurious suites. You can sail with more than 5000 fellow passengers -- or with 300. It's your choice. Next, decide which ports to visit. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sources: Opel To Replace Antara CUV With Two Models GM Authority (blog) In fact, Holden offers the same crossover lineup in Australia, New Zealand, andOceania. Now that's a strategy we at GM Authority can fully support. Given the continuous alignment of Opel and Buick, perhaps the Tri-Shield brand will come to offer the ... See all stories on this topic » GM Authority (blog)

All systems ready to go Fiji Times I am going to give my best for my country and hopefully we come out with a good outing," said women's volleyball rep, Torika Nuku. Nuku skippered the women's team to win gold at the recentOceania Championship in New Caledonia last year. See all stories on this topic »

FIBA Africa Championship 2011: Angola, Cote d'Ivoire Join Tunisia, Nigeria In ... SB Nation Europe and the Americas each qualify two teams, and Asia, Africa and Oceania qualify one apiece. Great Britain has a host nation spot, the United States qualified by winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship and three final teams will qualify from the ... See all stories on this topic »

ICAPP special conference to convene in China's Guangxi Shanghai Daily (subscription) ... and field trips to Nanning and its neighboring areas prior to the conference will also be arranged, Huang added. The ICAPP is a meeting forum of political parties of Asia-Oceania countries, initiated by Lakas-CMD of the Philippines in September 2000. See all stories on this topic »

Boomers fall short The Age ... for the Boomers with 11 points while Aron Baynes added eight. The Boomers now head to Valencia and their second match-up with Spain before returning home to prepare for the FIBAOceania Championship, the official qualification series for London 2012. See all stories on this topic »

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