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Russia's Putin, Pulling No Surprises, Says He Will Seek Re-Election
President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia's worst kept political secret on Wednesday, saying he would run for re-election in March 2018 - a contest he seems sure to win comfortably and extend his grip on power into a third decade.
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Dzhuna, Kremlin Psychic Healer, Dies at 65
Dzhuna, a famed mystic healer and astrologer who is said to have treated Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and Russian celebrities, died today at 65, her close friend told AFP.
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Prominent Soviet Dissident Leonid Plyushch Dies
Communist-era Ukrainian dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was detained for almost three years in a psychiatric ward by the Soviet authorities, died Thursday aged 76 close to Paris, a friend told AFP.
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'Where is Vladimir Putin?' Russians Ask, as Leader Drops Off Radar for a Week
Where is President Vladimir Putin? The Kremlin was forced today to insist the Russian leader was in good health as rumours swirled online over his week-long absence from the public eye.
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Communist dictator Josip Broz Tito's widow, First Lady of Yugoslavia, dies aged 88
Jovanka Broz, who spent three decades as Yugoslavia's First Lady but was left stateless and forgotten as war shattered the socialist federation built by her husband 'Tito', died on Sunday in a Belgrade hospital.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny faces five years in jail
Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin's revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected today.
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Russia's Putin, Pulling No Surprises, Says He Will Seek Re-Election
President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia's worst kept political secret on Wednesday, saying he would run for re-election in March 2018 - a contest he seems sure to win comfortably and extend his grip on power into a third decade.
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Dzhuna, Kremlin Psychic Healer, Dies at 65
Dzhuna, a famed mystic healer and astrologer who is said to have treated Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and Russian celebrities, died today at 65, her close friend told AFP.
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Prominent Soviet Dissident Leonid Plyushch Dies
Communist-era Ukrainian dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was detained for almost three years in a psychiatric ward by the Soviet authorities, died Thursday aged 76 close to Paris, a friend told AFP.
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'Where is Vladimir Putin?' Russians Ask, as Leader Drops Off Radar for a Week
Where is President Vladimir Putin? The Kremlin was forced today to insist the Russian leader was in good health as rumours swirled online over his week-long absence from the public eye.
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Communist dictator Josip Broz Tito's widow, First Lady of Yugoslavia, dies aged 88
Jovanka Broz, who spent three decades as Yugoslavia's First Lady but was left stateless and forgotten as war shattered the socialist federation built by her husband 'Tito', died on Sunday in a Belgrade hospital.
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Vladimir Putin's political rival Alexei Navalny faces five years in jail
Convicted at a trial he describes as Vladimir Putin's revenge for his political challenge, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces five years in prison if his appeal against a theft conviction is rejected today.
