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Foreign Ministry Slams Iran

The Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Friday’s verbal attack by the Iranian president on President Dmitry Medvedev as “fruitless, irresponsible rhetoric.” 

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Crew in No Danger After ISS Issues Resolved – Russia

The crew aboard the ISS had reported issues with the oxygen production system, a toilet and the oven for preparing food.
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Ex-Vedomosti Journalists’ VTimes News Website Goes Live

VTimes aims to continue Vedomosti’s tradition of independent, objective journalism for Russian-speaking readers.
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U.S. Trashes Faulty Russian Ventilators From Virus Aid Package – Reports

The ventilator model was blamed for two fires that killed seven coronavirus patients in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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