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Russia summons Bank of Moscow chief in fraud probe

April 7, 2011
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MOSCOW (AFP) ndash; Russian investigators have issued a summons for the president of the Bank of Moscow, reportedly hiding in London, in their probe of an alleged fraudulent loan, the RIA Novosti agency said. The bank chief, Andrei Borodin, was reported by Russian news agencies Tuesday to have fled in fear of criminal prosecution...

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Probe into Russian Su-27 jet crash could take 30 days

April 7, 2011
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It would take Russian investigators at least a month to establish the cause of an accident with a Su-27SM Flanker fighter jet that crashed in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, a military source said. The jet crashed during the landing at an airbase near Vladivostok after a routine training flight. The pilot ejected successfully...

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NASA plans to use ISS in preparation for flights to Mars

April 7, 2011
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The work on the International Space Station will be the focus of the U.S. human space program for the next decade and it will be the first step in preparation for future manned flights to Mars, the head of NASA said. “ISS is an anchor for the future of human space exploration and major...

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Russia to hand over new Katyn massacre files to Poland

April 7, 2011
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MOSCOW, April 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russian prosecutors will hand over to Poland on Thursday another batch of documents on the Katyn massacre following a request by Polish investigators. The Katyn massacre, in which thousands of officers, police and civilians taken prisoner during the 1939 partitioning of Poland by the Soviet Union and Nazi...

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