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	9 May 2008
	Current Affairs

	Russian tanks and intercontinental missile launchers are being paraded through Moscow's for the first time since the collapse of the USSR.

	Russia has ordered the expulsion of two military attaches from the American embassy in Moscow, US officials say.

	Post-Soviet Russia entered uncharted territory yesterday, as Dmitry Medvedev became President in an opulent ceremony in the Kremlin. He promised to focus on civil rights and the rule of law, using rhetoric markedly different to that of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin.



	Russia's parliament has overwhelmingly approved former President Vladimir Putin as the new prime minister.

	The United States fears there could be bloodshed in the dispute between Russia and ex-Soviet Georgia, a State Department official said on Thursday, as he urged Moscow to stop intimidating its southern neighbor.

	Business & Economics

	Vladimir Putin, Russia’s new Prime Minister, has promised to transform his country into a leading economic power and he predicted that its economy would be larger than that of the UK by the end of this year.

	Despite booming demand and record prices, Russia's oil industry faces problems

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