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‘Wow’…….

By ShamsAugust 8, 2010General

Week-ending.

Russia and AIDS: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

By PravdaAugust 8, 20104 commentsGeneral, Healthaids, central asia, cis, eastern europe, epidemic, female sexual function, hiv, hiv-infected russians, marina semenchenko, nargis azizova, ngo, pravda, russia, russian federation, sex workers, sexually transmitted infections, tb, timothy bancroft-hinchey, unaids

Women’s rights are high on the international agenda as the world moves towards a more egalitarian model, finally creating and respecting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

As regards AIDS, what is the situation involving women in particular and the population in general, in the Russian Federation, CIS countries and in the international community?

PRAVDA.Ru presents its exclusive interview*.

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Ralph the Rabbit

By ShamsJuly 30, 2010Generalbunny, rabbit, ralph

Ralph is just a rabbit, not a monster.

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President Obama, not Invited to Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding

By ShamsJuly 29, 20101 commentCulture, General

President Obama is not invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. As Mr. President thinks, it would be tough to have two presidents at a wedding. 🙂

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Study of Death Penalty in North Carolina Shows That ‘Race Matters’

By Guest PostJuly 26, 20101 commentGeneral, Politicsboston, death sentences, fbi, glenn pierce, law review, michael radelet, north Carolina, northeastern university, professor, race matters, racial justice act, school of criminology and criminal justice, sociology, supplemental homicide reports, university of colorado at boulder, us supreme court

A new study examining death sentences in North Carolina over a 28-year period ending in 2007 shows that among similar homicides, the odds of a death sentence for those who are suspected of killing whites are approximately three times higher than the odds of a death sentence for those suspected of killing blacks.

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Pilot Ejected Moments Before the Crash

By ShamsJuly 25, 2010General, Weaponsairshow, bbc, brian bews, canada, cf-18

During an airshow, pilot saved his life by ejecting moments before the plane crashed.

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Obama Earns Four Times More than His Russian Counterpart

By PravdaJuly 7, 2010General, Politicsafghanistan, dmitry medvedev, hamid karzai, igor shuvalov, million rubles, natural resources and ecology, Obama, russian, us president, vladimir putin, Washington, White House, yuri trutnev

US President makes $400,000 a year, which equates about 12 million rubles, or one million rubles a month.

The earnings of Russian top officials pale in comparison.

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Women, War and Peace

By PravdaJune 13, 2010General

Women’s rights organizations welcome UNSC support on the implementation of a United Nations Resolution which will take action on indicators which assess and address the impact of war upon women and which stress the need to include women in the peace-building process and the resolution of conflicts and crises.

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