Minsk Square loses lush green cover
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Trees on landmark felled for Namma Metro
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This week in history
Dutchblog Israel (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
6 November 1860: Lincoln elected 7 November 1861: Battle of Belmont , Missouri 8 November 1864: Lincoln re-elected 7 November 1913: Albert Camus born 6-7 November 1917: October Revolution 11 November 1918: World War I ends 8-9 November 1923: Beerhall Putsch 9 November 1938: Kristallnacht 8 November 1939: Hitler survives assassination attempt 9 November 1939: Venlo Incident 7 November 1941: Murder of...
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Ukrainian, Belarusian leaders vow to strengthen ties
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday met here with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, pledging to further strengthen bilateral strategic partnership. At a joint press conference after their meeting, Yushchenko said there are not any differences between Ukraine and Belarus to develop friendly relations. He stressed the two countries are ready to ask European institutions for...
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Co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group to hold talks in Yerevan
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group from Russia, France and the United States, as well as the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office are arriving in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Friday.
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EU/USSR2 Files: Polish border patrol helicopter crashes over Belarusian border, all crew killed; Warsaw, Minsk investigating Oct. 31 incident
Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
In a recent post we reported that the Russian-Belarusian war game Zapad 2009, carried out in September in both countries, was actually a rehearsal for a nuclear attack on Poland, rather than, as billed by the Kremlin, a defensive drill to ward off a NATO invasion of the Union State. In the last few days, an interesting follow-up story, which may or may not be related to Moscow's neo-imperialist designs...
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Watch live AEK vs BATE for free – UEFA Europa League
Watch live european football (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
AEK vs BATE Group stage – Matchday 4 Date Thursday, 05 November, 2009 Kick-off: 21:05 CET Watch football free P2P, Justin.tv, Ustream links AEK Athens FC became the first foreign team to lose a game against FC BATE Borisov in Minsk on Matchday 3, but will look to send the Belarussian side back to the foot of [...]
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Belarus: Schools & Hospitals Quarantined
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
# 3950 From Brest Online , a couple of reports on the H1N1 swine flu activity in that region. These links are not permanent, as these stories appear on the front page of the site. Both are dated Nov. 4th. These reports paint a picture of a region heavily impacted by influenza, and of overburdened hospitals. These quarantines are designed to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases. Quarantine...
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Belarus: "The hospital is like in wartime"
H5N1 (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Via Brest Online, a Belarusian news source: Minsk's Hospital No. 3 said to be packed with patients with acute respiratory disease, pneumonia. Excerpt:Minsk's Hospital No. 3 is overcrowded with patients with acute respiratory disease and pneumonia, prominent human rights defender...
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Web-based business registration in Belarus soon
Information Policy (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) - Web-based business registration and closing down will become available in Belarus starting 2010, Galina Podrezenok, Head of the United State Register of Corporations with the Belarusian Justice Ministry, told media on 4 November. After studying...
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Belarus registers first swine flu death
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Minsk- The first Belarusian death from swine flu was registered by health officials on Tuesday. The victim, a 37-year-old female resident of the town of Drogichin, died on Friday, but results of blood tests confirming the presence of the H1N1 virus o...
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Abdullah Abdullah...We Hardly Knew Ya
Gheorghe: The Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The decision by Abdullah Abdullah to resign from the run-off in Afghanistan has dealt a crushing blow to advocates of doubly named entities worldwide. When this news broke, Mister Mister was devastated. As early trailblazers for equality, their cause now suffers from broken wings . Same for Duran Duran, who blamed the new moon on Monday for the decision. Also upset is Sirhan Sirhan, who feels he now...
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Politics & Prose (& Poetry)
Notes from the Gefilte Review... (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
I read this afternoon at my all-time favorite bookstore in DC, Politics & Prose. After the event, J (who was able to escape work for a quick weekend before heading back underway), bought me a little present: Valzhyna Mort's Factory of Tears . The collection, a bilingual edition (English/Belarusian) published by Copper Canyon, has the perfect Red Army Red cover. A sad looking tablecloth, a pathetic...
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30 Days of JFK Assassination Facts
DeRosaWorld (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Thirty Days has November... and DeRosaWorld is going to bring you a JFK Assassination fact for each day. Lee Harvey Oswald spoke Russian and lived in Moscow and in Minsk in the USSR from 1959 to 1962, claiming during a...
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Minsk video
Geoff Arnold (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
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Minsk World, and the consequences of showing off
Geoff Arnold (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
This morning I took a taxi from my Shenzhen hotel (the Pavilion Century Tower) to Minsk World. The Minsk is a Soviet-era aircraft carrier (or battle-cruiser) which was sold off and converted into a theme park in Shenzhen. The taxi ride cost 60 RMB, and took me through a series of spectacular tunnels, the longest [...]
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Vaudezilla presents BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast
redhotannie | 26/08/2009
Vaudezilla presents BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast Free Chicago Burlesque Show The Last Friday of Every Month! August 29, 2009 10:00pm & 1:00am SHOWS - different shows, same beast Exit Chicago 1315 W North Av, Chicago IL 60642 Cover Charge: FREE! We�re already the premiere source for free burlesque in Chicago. Now, we continue to set a new standard for Chicago burlesque by making the Original Burlesque
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Vaudezilla presents “The Absolut Sexy Show”
redhotannie | 29/07/2009
Vaudezilla Productions Contact: Red Hot Annie Cell: 773-685-9020 vaudezilla@yahoo.com Vaudezilla presents “The Absolut Sexy Show” (Two Free Burlesque Shows) August 15, 2009 Exit, 1315 W North Av, Chicago IL 60642 10-11pm – Punk Rock Red Carpet 11p & 2am – Two Different Free Burlesque Shows If it’s free burlesque in Chicago, then it can only mean one thing: Vaudezilla! That’s right. We’re back again
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BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast
redhotannie | 14/07/2009
Free Chicago Burlesque Show The Last Friday of Every Month! July 31, 2009 10:00pm & 1:00am SHOWS - different shows, same beast Exit Chicago 1315 W North Av, Chicago IL 60642 Cover Charge: FREE! When it comes to free burlesque in Chicago, nobody throws it down like Vaudezilla! With PBR as our sponsor and Exit as our host, our “BROADZILLA!” show is a sure-fire hot spot for anyone looking for some sexy