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Russia Watch: After Boston’s bombs, Russia’s world class sports events face big security challenges

May 1, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Back in the sunny days before the Boston Marathon bombings, Vladimir Putin, an avid sportsman, decided that the best way

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Cassini probe captures images of Saturn hurricane

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Scientists have gotten their first close-up view of a monster hurricane swirling around Saturn’s north pole. The storm, photographed by

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Lawmakers: Boston bombing probe pursuing ‘persons of interest’ in US

April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 VOANews

U.S. lawmakers say federal investigators probing the Boston Marathon bombings are pursuing “persons of interest” in the United States who

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After Boston bombings, Putin calls for US-Russia intelligence sharing

April 26, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has often complained that he battles alone against terrorism by Islamic extremists. Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Boston’s bombs will echo around the world

April 24, 2013April 25, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Many Russians watch with quiet satisfaction as the American saga unfolds about the two Chechen brothers turned Boston Marathon bombers.

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Romania, Bulgaria among most frequent sources of cyber-attacks – report

April 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eastern European countries, most notably Romania but also Bulgaria and Russia, were among the most frequent countries of origin for

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Boston bombing suspect formally charged

April 23, 2013 VOANews

U.S. authorities have charged the Boston Marathon bombing suspect with using a weapon of mass destruction, meaning if he is

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Study: Earth warmer now than any period in the past 1400 years

April 23, 2013 VOANews

Earth’s climate warmed more during the last 30 years of the 20th century than it did during any other three-decade

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IMF chief: Global financial threat easing

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews IMF

Despite an uneven recovery between advanced and developing economies, the heads of both the World Bank and the International Monetary

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