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Catholic group to open pregnancy crisis center
By Mike Eckel
A group associated with Vladivostok's Roman Catholic Church plans to open the city's first privately funded pregnancy and abortion counseling center, possibly by the end of July.
S. Korea, Russia cut diplomats
By Mike Eckel
A diplomatic rift between South Korea and Russia has led to the removal of three officials at the South Korean Consulate in Vladivostok.
Bureaucracy forces charity to close
By Mike Eckel
Citing unacceptable bureaucratic conditions, one of the largest foreign charitable organizations in the Russian Far East announced it is closing its doors after six years of operation.
2 votes slated for City Duma
By Janina de Guzman
Vladivostok residents hoping to cast ballots for City Duma deputies are facing further confusion after the Mayor's Office and the City Electoral Commission named separate election dates.
Deficit rises
By Janina de Guzman
The projected deficit for Primorye's 1998 budget crept from 20.3 to 24.6 percent after the Krai Duma increased municipal subsidies and funding for agriculture, fishing and health care July 14-15.
The land across the Amur
Janina de Guzman
Getting from Blagoveschensk to China can be trickier than it looks.
News and crime briefs:
Tax police to call in wealthy citizens ... Third tiger shot in taiga... Man stabbed to death in Ussurisk market ... and other news.
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