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SOCHI, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- All Olympic facilities in Sochi will
be finalized on time and the first test competitions will begin in

MINSK, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarus has stopped the prosecution of
former presidential candidate Grigory Kostusev. He had been accused of

UNITED NATIONS, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- In contrast to the Western
course towards sanctions against Damascus Russia has come out with its own

CHISINAU, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Moldova on Saturday is marking two
decades of independence. On the occasion of the anniversary Chisinau will

MOSCOW, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Filmmakers and film fans are
celebrating Russian Cinema Day. It was on August 27, 1919 that a decree

MOSCOW, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Saturday, August 27 marks the 115th
anniversary of the birth of People's Artist of the USSR Faina Ranevskaya

SUKHMUM, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Abkhazia has taken another step
along the path of democratic development, a member of the Federation

UNITED NATIONS, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia on Friday submitted to
the UN Security Council a draft resolution on Syria, which contains a call

SUKHUM, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- The State Duma's observer Konstantin
Kosachev believes the elections in Abkhazia was valid and successful in