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| Russia-Ukraine pact leaves EU all at sea |
| 30.04.10 23:37 |
f.USSR |
| Russias new deal with Ukraine on the Black Sea Fleet and gas prices, ratified in Ukraines parliament on Tuesday, has profound bilateral significance, as well as for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and even Europe. It ratifies long-term Russian gains at the expense of all the other players and continues to solidify Moscows claim to possess a sphere of influence in the former Soviet Union. |
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| India sweats over Chinas water plans |
| 30.04.10 23:34 |
Asia rising |
| Chinas dam-building spree has lower riparian countries worried. There is concern in Indias northeast and Bangladesh that its construction of dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo River (known as the Brahmaputra in India) and possible storage and diversion of its waters will leave little water for them, rendering the region parched. |
| Sudha Ramachandran |
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| Finance reform bill blocked in Senate |
| 27.04.10 09:51 |
Americas on the move |
| A financial reform bill backed by President Barack Obama failed to pass a procedural hurdle in the US Senate Monday as Republicans voted against the measure in hopes of forging a compromise deal before moving forward with debate. |
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| More than 50% of US Government Spending Goes to the Military |
| 27.04.10 09:42 |
Americas on the move |
| Recently, Live Science published a chart showing that the US spends about one-fifth of its budget on the military. But this aggregate view hides how Congress prioritizes spending, when you consider what is discretionary and voted upon each year. A more salient view of these figures segregates discretionary spending from mandatory spending. During the severe economic downturn of the past two years, how has Congress prioritized spending? |
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| A Russian-Uzbek challenge to the US |
| 27.04.10 09:38 |
f.USSR |
| Reports have appeared in the Russian media doubting the pedigree of the revolution in Kyrgyzstan. Moscow seems to be edging away from the interim administration head, Roza Otunbayeva, a former Kyrgyz ambassador to London and Washington. |
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| US-NATO Prepare Confrontation in the Arctic |
| 02.04.10 12:10 |
Global Security |
| Moscow regards as inadmissible the prospects for a military presence in the Arctic region. Its no secret at all that in recent years quite a number of states in the West, including the USA, have unveiled their plans to build at least 66 warships to be used for conducting hostilities in the Arctic region. |
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