Treasure Hunter Finds $3 bln Soviet Platinum Shipwreck
The platinum bars, now estimated to be worth $3 billion, were payment from the Soviet Union to the United States for war supplies. - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 08:52 GMT
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Woman Gives Birth on Moscow-Pacific Flight
When the plane landed an ambulance was waiting on the tarmac to take the mother and child straight to hospital. - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 08:47 GMT
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Russian Swim Champion Battles for Olympic Spot
Open water swimming champion Ekaterina Seliverstova has angered the Russian swim team by training individually in the hope of qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 08:30 GMT
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Sberbank’s Return on Equity Soars to 28% in 2011
Russia’s largest state-owned bank Sberbank saw its return on equity soar to 27-28 percent last year - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 08:21 GMT
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Regulator Seizes Russian Tycoon's French Castle
Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency has obtained a French court order to seize a castle in France owned by Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachyov to repay debts to depositors of the tycoon’s embattled bank - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 08:18 GMT
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Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station
Russia may repeat the Mars-500 experiment simulating a crewed flight to the Red Planet on the International Space Station - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:59 GMT
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Egypt Football Violence Leaves Dozens Dead
Egypt Football Violence Leaves Dozens Dead - Sputnik International0:39
2 February 2012, 07:53 GMT
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Facebook Files for $5 Bln IPO
Facebook has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise at least $5 billion for the world’s largest social network - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:51 GMT
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Perednya Confirmed as Tomsk Boss
Russian Premier League side Tom Tomsk have given acting head coach Sergei Perednya the permanent job, the club said Thursday. - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:40 GMT
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Roscosmos Aims to Make Sea Launch Profitable
Russian space agency Roscosmos and rocket and space-station hardware builder RSC Energia are working to restore commercial viability to the Sea Launch floating platform project - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:24 GMT
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Roberto Carlos Gives Himself 1 More Year as a Player
Roberto Carlos says he will continue to play for Anzhi Makhachkala for one more year before hanging up his boots and working permanently on the billionaire club's backroom staff. - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:24 GMT
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Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link
Tests carried out by Russian space agency Roscosmos have ruled out the possibility a U.S. radar could be linked to the failure of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 07:00 GMT
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Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, February 2, 2012
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Sputnik International
2 February 2012, 04:56 GMT
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Ferry With 300 Passengers Lost Near Papua New Guinea
2 February 2012, 04:07 GMT
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