Issue 609 – Mirror of Vladivostok News

Issue 609 :: Tuesday, March 4, 2008


Special reports Pancakes aplenty at Maslenitsa
The Vladivostok News	03/07/08 07:49 PM
Three fourths of Russians are planning to cook pancakes at this week’s Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, Russia’s folk and religious holiday traditionally enjoyed by people of all ages and symbolizing the end of winter, a survey revealed.
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Special reports Toxic scallops seized in Vladivostok
The Vladivostok News	03/06/08 04:23 PM
Experts from Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor detained four tons of canned scallops from China at the Vladivostok port on Thursday saying the cargo contained toxic elements.
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Special reports Drug addiction on decline, officials report
By Maria Shimanskaya	03/05/08 06:00 PM
Since 2003, the number of drug users registered in Primorye has declined by 19 percent, the head of Primorye’s Department of Federal Drug Control Service Alexander Rolik revealed at a press conference on Tuesday.
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Special reports Medvedev wins Russia’s presidential elections
The Vladivostok News	03/04/08 04:36 PM
Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked candidate, unsurprisingly cruised to an easy victory in Sunday’s presidential election, receiving 70.2 percent of the vote. In the remote Far Eastern regions of Russia, the numbers for Medvedev varied from 63 percent in Magadan to a massive 81.4 percent in Chukotka.
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Special reports Doctors end Kashin’s hunger strike
The Vladivostok	03/04/08 04:36 PM
Alexander Kashin, a disabled 32-year-old man who started a hunger protest on February 18 against the US State Department claiming $10 million in damages to be paid for his injuries in a car accident involving former US Consul General in Vladivostok Douglas Kent, had to stop his actions on February 29 after being taken to a local hospital.
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