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June 06, 2016
In Zika-Risk Zone, No Buzz Despite WHO Warning

In breakaway Abkhazia, officials and vacationers are outwardly unconcerned about what the World Health Organization warns is a high risk of local transmission of the Zika virus. At the same time, though, Russian and separatist authorities say they have renewed a Soviet-era mosquito fumigation program for the first time in more than 20 years.

June 05, 2016
The Latest Battleground In Russia: Bridge Names

Sometimes political tensions can center on seemingly innocuous objects. Bridges, for instance.
June 04, 2016
How Remote? Specter Of Chemical Attack Via Drone Haunts Euro 2016 Preparations

As Europe laces up for Euro 2016, unsettling reports this week underscore fears that Islamic State (IS) or another radical militant group might try to violently disrupt the soccer championship or other major events this summer.
June 03, 2016
Chafing At Sanctions, Moscow Pokes And Pries At EU Unity

Russia is trying to move closer to several EU states in an effort to break the bloc's unity over sanctions. That is not likely to prevent the EU from renewing sanctions expiring in July, but Russia is playing a longer game.
June 02, 2016
At Outsiders' 'World Cup,' Somaliland Team Sees Way To Give Back

There are plenty of things the Somaliland soccer team lacks: a training camp, a full-time coach, even an internationally recognized country to represent. And after two games in an obscure tournament in the breakaway Black Sea region of Abkhazia, the team did not have a single goal to its name.
June 02, 2016
Moldovan Socialists Push 'Gay Propaganda' Law As Presidential Vote Looms

Moldova's largest parliamentary party has introduced a bill banning "gay propaganda" to minors that is modeled on a controversial law adopted in Russia in 2013. Analysts say it is a bid to inflame tensions in society as the country prepares for a presidential election in October.
June 02, 2016
Czech TV Station Tells Reporters To Take Hard Line On Refugees

A Czech television station is at the center of a storm amid reports that it instructed its journalists to deliberately portray the migrant crisis as a serious threat to the country.
June 02, 2016
Russian Wrestling In Disarray Amid Brawls, Boycotts, Doping Scandals

Russia's 2016 Olympic wrestling team -- once expected to be one of the best in the world -- is in shambles over in-the-ring brawls, athlete boycotts, and scandalous referee rulings.
June 01, 2016
The Unraveling Of Moscow's 'Novorossia' Dream

A Moscow businessman with a front-row seat for Russia's seizure of Crimea and other actions targeting Ukraine says the "Russian World" project fell apart as a result of incompetence, infighting, and greed.
June 01, 2016
Alleged Russian Mobster Uses ‘Right-To-Forget’ Law To Break With His Past

Russian media reports that an alleged former gangster has used the country’s new “right to be forgotten” law to help clean up his image.
May 30, 2016
Sausage-Wielding Extremists Attack Vegan Cafe In Tbilisi

A vegan cafe in the historic center of Tbilisi was forced to cancel an English-language video screening over the weekend when a group described by witnesses as far-right extremists threw meat into patrons' vegan dinners and started a brawl.
May 30, 2016
New Russian App: When A Rainbow Is Not Just A Rainbow

Some Dutch artists have released a new app that informs Russians when there is a rainbow in their area. What Russians want to do next with that information is up to them.

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Monday 6 June 2016

In Zika-Risk Zone, No Buzz Despite WHO Warning

The Latest Battleground In Russia: Bridge Names

How Remote? Specter Of Chemical Attack Via Drone Haunts Euro 2016 Preparations

Chafing At Sanctions, Moscow Pokes And Pries At EU Unity

At Outsiders' 'World Cup,' Somaliland Team Sees Way To Give Back

Moldovan Socialists Push 'Gay Propaganda' Law As Presidential Vote Looms

Czech TV Station Tells Reporters To Take Hard Line On Refugees

Russian Wrestling In Disarray Amid Brawls, Boycotts, Doping Scandals

The Unraveling Of Moscow's 'Novorossia' Dream

Alleged Russian Mobster Uses ‘Right-To-Forget’ Law To Break With His Past

Sausage-Wielding Extremists Attack Vegan Cafe In Tbilisi

New Russian App: When A Rainbow Is Not Just A Rainbow

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Leaked Belarusian Audio Points To Plan For Barbed-Wire-Bound 'Camp' For Protesters

Popular Soviet War Ballad May Come To The Defense Of The Motherland As Russia's Olympic 'Anthem'

Long Lost Love: Moldovan Villagers From Important Soviet Photo Discovery Found

'Take To The Streets': With Call For Protests, Navalny Throws Down Gauntlet To Kremlin -- And Russian Society

Praise And Humor -- And Words Of Warning For Putin -- As Navalny Returns To Russia And Is Detained

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Belarus Protesters March In Residential Areas To Demand Lukashenka's Resignation

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'Take It Off!': Ukrainians Drop Masks And Break Lockdown Rules

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'Alyonushka Of The Apocalypse:' Russian Monument Gets Laughed Out Of Town

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Showdown In Moscow: Navalny Risks Jail With Return To Russia

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