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  France Allows Gay Marriage, Russia Reacts
  A new law in France which allows same-sex couples to marry has not been embraced by the Russian government. Netizens weigh up the pros and cons of homosexuality.
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  Putin Sets Record: 5 Hours Answering Citizens’ Questions
  Vladimir Putin has set a new record of almost five hours of questions and answers with Russian citizens, beating his previous performance by about twenty minutes.
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  Mopeds to Require Special Licence in Russia
  A new category of vehicle is to be created, the "M" category, including all vehicles with engines up to 50cc, and 50km/h top speed, which will require a licence.
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  Man Chains Son to Radiator over Herbal Highs
  A man chained his son to a radiator to punish him for smoking "spice", a type of herbal high. The boy called police after a day because he couldn't eat or drink.
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  Vyborg Authorities Ban Battle Re-enactment
  Vyborg city authorities have tried to ban a battle re-enactment for being insufficiently patriotic, despite being told they have no jurisdiction in the matter.
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  Madonna Now Considered an Illegal Immigrant in Russia
  The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that Madonna is in fact an illegal migrant worker, pursuant to an investigation instigated by Vitaly Milonov.
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  Medvedev: “Poor People in Russia Thrice as Rich as in the 90s”
  Dmitry Medvedev has announced to the Labour Ministry that the number of Russia's poor has decreased threefold, netizens wonder how he has arrived at this statistic.
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  Muslim Leader Tells Women to Dress Appropriately in Summer
  The mufti in the Tyumen Oblast of Russia has advised all Russian women to dress appropriately during the spring and summer, which makes many netizens unhappy.
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  Belarusian TV Channel Accidentally Show Porn… for 20 Minutes
  A Belarusian music TV channel appears to have been the victim of an engineer sabotaging the usual programming with a song that is allegedly banned and a porn film.
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  St. Petersburg CEO Has a Close Call as Hitman Misfires
  A hitman carried out an unsuccessful assassination attempt on a CEO with a gun hidden in a paper bag. Netizens speculate the whereabouts of the would-be-killer.
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  “Russian Anne Frank’s” Leningrad Diaries Published in Germany
  The diary of 16 year old Lena Mukhina, a survivor of the Leningrad Blockade is being published in Germany. The Siege of Leningrad was history's most destructive.
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  Netizens Campaign to Reunite Man with his Car
  A man whose car was stolen in St. Petersburg 2 months ago found it again in Irkutsk on a car trading website. He is still fighting for the police to return his car.
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  Putin: “I Enjoyed Topless Protest in Germany!”
  Vladimir Putin has admitted that he enjoyed a protest in Germany, in which Femen protesters staged one of the notorious topless protests they are known for.
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  Wikipedia Added to Great Firewall of Russia
  The online encyclopedia has fallen foul of a law passed in November banning material promoting drug abuse, in particular with their "smoking cannabis" article.
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  Fire in Depardieu’s Complex Was “God’s Will” – Kadyrov
  Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Chechen Republic has declared that the fire that broke out earlier this week in Depardieu's apartment complex was down to God's will.
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  Putin Has Instructed That Kant’s Works Be Translated
  Netizens laugh at the ambiguous instructions to translate Immanuel Kant's works into Russian, after the president visited the Kant University in Kaliningrad.
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  Spring Draft Begins in Russia, 153,000 Men To Be Conscripted
  Russia's spring draft has begun, with officials saying they are looking to draft 153,000 young men to serve in the armed forces, which is 2,500 less than last year.
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