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01.12.2004 - Ever more Russian babies are born out of wedlock
Ten years ago they accounted for a mere 14.6 per cent of the total, and now make more than 30 per cent, says Mikhail Zurabov, federal Minister of Health and Social Development. 10 per cent of Russian couples are living unwedded, according to the latest statistics quoted by the Moscow-based daily, Trud.
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29.11.2004 - Today, Russian marines mark the 299th anniversary of the corps
Establishment and subsequent development of the marine corps in Russia resulted primarily from the necessity for Russia to win access to the sea and defend its maritime boundaries and naval interests afterwards.
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28.11.2004 - A militant blew himself up with a hand grenade
A militant blew himself up with a hand grenade, facing arrest. One police officer was killed in the incident, with two other officers and an aide to a federal inspector wounded, a source in the republic’s Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti.
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27.11.2004 - Russia’s public organizations suggest reinstating those famous DND voluntary people’s patrols
Russia’s public organizations suggest reinstating those famous DND voluntary people’s patrols, which had won a reputation for themselves back in Soviet times; such patrols will make it possible to fight terrorism more effectively, reads a November 26 resolution, which was passed, after a session of several Moscow public organizations wound up here today.
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27.11.2004 - No definite decision on visa for Dalai Lama - ministry
No definitive decision has been made yet on whether the Dalai Lama will be issued a visa for Russia, or on when his visit to Russia will take place, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko.
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27.11.2004 - Russians prefere Viktor Yunukovich (34%) as a candidate meeting Russian interests, Viktor Yushchenko supported only by 7%
According to a representative opinion poll of 1600 Russians that Yury Levada’s Analytical Centre conducted on November 19-22, 66% of respondents voiced their attitude to Ukraine as "good", 13% as "very good" and 17% as "negative".
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26.11.2004 - Most Russians oppose returning islands to Japan - poll
Two-thirds of Russians (65%) have a negative attitude on the possible return of two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan, while 14% are indifferent, and only 9% are supportive of the proposed move.
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26.11.2004 - Every week some 500 to 1,000 people in Russia become HIV carriers
"Every week some 500 to 1,000 people in Russia become HIV carriers, the total now coming up to 310,000", Pokrovski said. While earlier the infection was spread by drug addiction, today over 50 percent of the HIV cases get it sexually, he stressed. Women getting HIV means an increasing incidence of children born with HIV, he added.
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25.11.2004 - Over 200,000 Killed in Chechnya Since 1994
Chechen authorities claim that in the period from 1994 to the present, the country has lost more than 200,000 adults and over 20,000 children. Today, about 50 civilians are lilled monthly
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25.11.2004 - A Slovak hostage was rescued in Chechnya today
Officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, took part in an operation to track down and save Miriam Jevikova, 28, reports Sergei Ignatchenko, FSB chief of PR. He says it is too early now to offer any details to the public.
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