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'Politics darkens the 2012 London Olympics'Politics has crawled into the London Olympic Games. Some countries are taking the occasion to question British foreign policy; others reject possible hidden agendas. The result: the Olympic Spirit may not shine so bright this summer in London. 1 Moscow police disperse opposition’s peaceful promenade (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Police have dispersed the “popular promenade” in Central Moscow, a new form of peaceful demonstration led by Russia's opposition. More arrests have been made as anti-government rallies continue for a third day. 2 Afghan tension: ‘US military, CIA out of control’Afghan president Hamid Karzai has warned that the strategic pact with the US will be meaningless if the US continues killing Afghan civilians. Political analyst Ahmed Quraishi told RT that Karzai is learning the hard way he cannot trust US forces. 3 Assange Episode 4: Overthrowing dictators 101Controversial whistleblower Julian Assange interviews two prominent Arab Spring figures, Egypt’s Alaa Abd El-Fattah and Bahrain’s Nabeel Rajab. They spoke about fighting against oppressive regimes and what should come in their place. 4 Caviar and salute: Russia’s inauguration splendorVladimir Putin is an inauguration champion – he has played the main role in the performance three times out of six to have taken place in modern history. 5

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16.06.2011, 12:24 2 comments “Skolkovo can be a success, but not a miracle” RT spoke with the Russian-born biophysicist Konstantin Agladze, professor at Kyoto University, who is launching a laboratory in Russia. He shared his impression on the planned boost of research in Russia and the Skolkovo project.		27.05.2011, 16:52 1 comment Mobile gurus to teach business of social networking in Moscow Leading media innovation experts will share their experience and future vision of mobile and social network-oriented businesses with a Russian audience.
06.04.2011, 19:40 12 comments Four-billion-year-old surprise from space A group of NASA scientists have discovered a new mineral of space origin in one of the most historically significant celestial objects – a meteorite found in Antarctica in 1969.		29.03.2011, 13:31 12 comments Bug munches plastic trash, possibly cleaning oceans Nature may have found a way to dispose of the huge amounts of plastic garbage, which has been increasingly accumulating in the oceans. A small bacteria feeding on it has been discovered. This may be a boon or a bane for the aquatic environment.
04.03.2011, 13:23 3 comments New cosmic ray data casts doubt on common theory Scientists studying data gathered by the cosmic ray detector PAMELA say the accepted theory on their origin may need to be corrected or completely eliminated.		18.02.2011, 19:06 13 comments Revolutionary railroad: atomic train being developed in Russia Russian Railways (RZhD) and the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) intend to create a nuclear-powered train, reports Interfax.
26.01.2011, 16:43 1 comment Carnivorous plant doubles as bat hotel A rare meat-eating pitcher plant has re-made its insect traps into night shelters for tiny bats to have their feces as reward.		26.01.2011, 14:43 11 comments Exterminate a species or two, save the planet Biologists have suggested a mathematical model, which will hopefully predict which species need to be eliminated from an unstable ecosystem, and in which order, to help it recover.
18.01.2011, 14:17 5 comments Hottest planet in galaxy spotted The hottest-ever planet found by scientists so far is WASP 33 b orbiting a star some 380 light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.		11.01.2011, 10:44 2 comments Space observatory finds smallest exoplanet NASA’s orbital telescope Kepler has found the smallest-ever planet outside of the Solar System.

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