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With 50 percent of votes counted, preliminary results show 95.5% of voters in Crimea want to join Russia, electoral official says. Ukraine crisis: Early results show Crimea votes to join Russia By...
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Home» Politics BJP signals regime change The relocation of Joshi and the snub to Swaraj has only reaffirmed the regime change that has been underway in the party since last September—it is now in its...
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Hi, bakulaji! Transcript: Obama announces sanctions after Crimea referendum Video: On Monday, the day after Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine, President Obama announced expanded sanctions on...
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Europe In Eastern Ukraine, the Curtain Goes Up, and the Clash Begins By C. J. CHIVERS and ANDREW ROTHMARCH 17, 2014 Photo Pro-Russia protesters in Kharkiv, Ukraine, tried briefly on Sunday to...
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Published on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 by Common Dreams Scientists: Wake Up, America! US Climate Inaction Imperils Earth Contrary to all information, warnings, and urgings—the US ho-hum approach to...
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Tech / Sci When Did Chickens Cross The Pacific Ocean? DNA Shows ‘No Evidence’ Of Pre-Columbian Contact By Zoe Mintz on March 18 2014 5:04 PM A new study that sequenced DNA found in ancient chicken...
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Europe If History Is a Guide, Crimeans’ Celebration May Be Short-Lived By OLESYA VARTANYAN and ELLEN BARRYMARCH 18, 2014 Photo Youths waited for a bus in Atotsi, Georgia, near the border with South...
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Hi, bakulaji! Europe Europe weighs hurting own economy to press Russia amid Crimea crisis Video: During a speech Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that the West should respect “the...
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Photo by Sasha Mordovets Josh Rogin f Washington Bureau 03.17.14 Exclusive: Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators Putin is set to respond to Obama’s sanctions of Russian officials with his own list....
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