Russia

Russia, also officially known as the Russian Federation is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait).

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Bank of Russia To Buy “Considerable Figure" Of Gold Tonnage in 2012

By GoldCore

Bank of Russia To Buy “Considerable Figure" Of Gold Tonnage in 2012 (12:00 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, IMF, INDIA, NEW YORK, LONDON

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Samsung Announces Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos

By IBTimes UK

Galaxy Ace Duos, it is claimed, offers convenience, enhanced connectivity, and performance. (9:10 am)

MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG, SMARTPHONE, ANDROID, CHINA

India Warns of Potential Ban on EU Airlines over Carbon Tax Dispute

By IBTimes IN

European airlines may risk an embargo from India's airspace, should Brussels impose sanctions on Indian carriers over carbon emissions. Brussels is facing the heat from several nations, including China, Russia, over an EU carbon emissions tradin... (8:55 am)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, INDIA, CHINA, UNITED NATIONS

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Prada Embarks on Ambitious Expansion Plan

By IBTimes AU

Italian fashion brand label Prada SpA is about to embark on an ambitious expansion rollout in the next three years mainly to pursue the promising income from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) as well as from countries in the Persian Gulf. (4:53 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DUBAI, INDIA, MOROCCO

Email, wiretaps, at trial link Gupta to Rajaratnam

By Reuters

Using FBI wiretaps, email, phone records and the testimony of a Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> director, U.S. prosecutors drew a picture for jurors on Thursday of events that led to the insider-trading trial of onetime corporate star Rajat Gupta. (12:14 am)

MORE TOPICS: RAJ RAJARATNAM, GOLDMAN SACHS, COURT, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, FBI

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CHELSEA TRANSFER RUMOURS: Hazard, Ba, Hulk, Doumbia, And Van der Wiel All Involved In Latest Speculation

By IBTimes

The latest on Eden Hazard's future, plus news of Chelsea's search for Didier Drogba's replacement. (10:16 pm)

MORE TOPICS: MANCHESTER UNITED, REAL MADRID

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Asia's Military Spending To Surpass Europe's For First Time

By IBTimes

2012 will be a historic moment in the shift of global power from the West to the East. According to expert estimates and figures on military spending, in 2012 Asia's spending on defense will eclipse Europe's for the first time in the modern era. (5:11 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AUSTRALIA

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Ahmadinejad Congratulates Hezbollah for 'Beating Paper Tiger Zionist Regime'

By IBTimes UK

Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter to Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah ahead of Lebanon’s 12th anniversary of Liberation Day, when the Israeli army withdrew from the country in 2000. (4:45 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, IRAQ, GERMANY, ISRAEL, UNITED NATIONS

Baghdad Nuclear Talks With Iran Hit A Snag

By IBTimes

Iran rejected a proposal to curb uranium enrichment during the second day of nuclear talks with Western powers in Baghdad Thursday. (4:40 pm)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GERMANY, ISRAEL, NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Android Fragmentation: Good or Bad?
Android Fragmentation: Good or Bad?

By IBTimes UK

Is the proliferation of Android devices causing a problem for users and app developers? (3:44 pm)

MORE TOPICS: ANDROID, CHINA, MICROSOFT, IPHONE, SAMSUNG, ADVERTISING, IPAD

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