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Market catches fire in Moscow

3000 people evacuated as construction goods market on the northwestern edge of Moscow caught fire

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Berlusconi gives Putin a duvet cover for his 65th birthday

The themed gift came after Putin previously gave the 81-year-old a double bed, where prostitute Patrizia D’Addario alleged Berlusconi slept with her in 2008

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Russian skyscraper ‘becomes Europe’s tallest building’

The Lakhta Center in St Petersburg isn't even finished yet, but its creators are already claiming it's bigger than all other skyscrapers in Europe

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19 dead in Russian train-bus collision near Pakrov

19 dead in Russian train-bus collision near Pakrov

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Saudi Arabia and Russia sign arms deal

Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of S-400 air defence systems from Russia's state arms exporter.

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19 dead in Russian train-bus collision near Pakrov

19 dead in Russian train-bus collision near Pakrov

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Escalating embarrassment: stairway glitch leaves king stranded

First world problems caused a hiccup for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman

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Saudi king makes historic visit to Russia

Salman bin Abdulaziz is on an historic first visit to Russia by a monarch of the Gulf kingdom.

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Jail sentence for Russian opposition leader

A Moscow court has sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest

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Russia 'destroys chemical arsenal'

Russia says it is getting rid of its final remaining chemical weapons.

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Sixty years since Sputnik - the satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

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Legends of Space, ep 8: Sputnik: The satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

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Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

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Stanislav Petrov 'the man who saved the world' has died aged 77

Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet colonel who famously 'saved the world' from nuclear war has died

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Helicopter 'fires on bystanders' at Russia's Zapad military exercise

Footage of the incident shows a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck, with one man appearing to fall to the ground

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Death of the man 'who saved the world'

Stanislav Petrov made a decision at the height of Cold War tensions that saved the lives of millions.

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The Russian Revolution seen by Cai Guo-Qiang

"Cai Guo-Qiang: October" marks the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution in Pushkin Meum in Moscow

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Japan shares its technology know-how with Russia to shape the future

We hear about an innovative health project in Vladivostok.

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Mystery bomb threats sweep Russia

On Wednesday, three of Moscow's main train stations were checked, along with the city's famous GUM department store near Red Square and more than 20 other buildings, according to RIA Novosti news agency.

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Fire and fury over film about Russian tsar's romance

Alexei Uchitel's "Matilda" tells the story of the late-19th century romance between Nicholas II, before he became tsar, and half-Polish dancer Matilda Kshesinskaya.