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Now playing Next Hungary Vladimir Putin visits Hungary for trade talks and judo championships Vladamir Putin visits Hungary to attend the world judo championships and to meet Viktor Orban 28/08/2017
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Now playing Next Russia More than a dozen dead in Russian bus crash The victims were workers abord a bus that plunged into the Black Sea 25/08/2017
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Now playing Next Sudan Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead at his home Mirgayas Shirinskiy's body was discovered in a swimming pool. 24/08/2017
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Now playing Next Russia Russia names Anatoly Antonov as new US ambassador Russian President Vladimir Putin has named hardliner Anatoly Antonov as his replacement for Sergei Kislyak as US ambassador. 21/08/2017
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