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  Cat Rental Company Opens Doors in Krasnoyarsk
  A new service has opened in Krasnoyarsk that will allow people to rent cats. The shelter for homeless cats plans to charge a very small sum for the service.
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  The Russian Language: What Does it Sound Like?
  Netizens defend their language commenting on a post in which people of a number of different nationalities say what they think the Russian language sounds like.
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  Krasnoyarsk Bailiffs Order Pizza To Catch A Debtor
  Krasnoyarsk bailiffs tracked down a man that they wanted to inform was being investigated for non-payment of child support by ordering a pizza from his restaurant.
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  Yandex Publishes the Top Runet Searches of the Year
  Netizens laugh as the Russian search engine Yandex reveals 'Why am I a fool?', 'What is thrush?' and 'What are hipsters?' among its most-searched items for 2012.
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  Medvedev Calls Detectives Goats In Off-Air Blunder
  Dmitry Medvedev has been caught out after being heard calling investigators goats in an off-air recording of a TV interview. Netizens laugh at his indiscretion.
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  Siberians Stock up on Essentials in Anticipation of Doomsday
  Retailers in Siberia have seen a huge increase in sales of essentials as residents start to panic buy and stock up on goods in anticipation of the end of the world.
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  Russia Poised To Ban American Meat Imports
  Netizens suspect a reprisal against the Magnistky Law as Russia is set to ban meat imports containing ractopamine, following the EU, Taiwan and China's example
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  Law Banning Gay Propaganda May Become Federal
  A law banning gay propaganda is already in force in a number of places in Russia, but there is a new project that would make it a federal law. Netizens discuss.
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  Girl Breaks Promise To Run Naked Through Moscow
  A girl who promised to run naked through Moscow became the most retweeted person in Russia, but has gone back on her promise, much to netizens' disappointment.
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  Businessman Surprised To Find Cranberries Not Legal Tender
  A businessman from the Tomsk Oblast has attempted to pay for his outstanding insurance payments using ten buckets of cranberries, which the bailiffs refused.
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  Russian Kindergarten Children To Have Patriotism Lessons
  Children in Russian kindergartens might be given multimedia lessons in loving their motherland, as a new department for social projects opens in the Kremlin.
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  Survey Finds 37% of Russians Name Their Cars
  A survey recently carried out has found more than a third of Russian car owners give their car a name. Netizens joke about the sorts of names they give their cars.
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  Russia Fifth Most Lawless Country, Study Finds
  After the World Justice Project placed Russia 92nd out of 97 countries for rule of law, netizens say they studied too few countries, and ask who is behind the NGO.
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  Mayor Gives iPad to Athlete Without Arms
  In the town of Berezniki, the mayor has given the gift of an iPad to a taekwondo world champion who has no arms. Netizens are undecided whether it was thoughtless.
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  Schoolchildren Find Lion Cub In Woods Near Rostov-on-Don
  Children in Rostov-on-Don have found a lion cub, and brought it into school. Netizens discuss other strange animals that have been found in Rostov this year.
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  Pussy Riot Nominated For Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year
  Punk group Pussy Riot have been nominated for Time Magazine's Person of the Year award, which will disappoint Vladimir Putin, who won the accolade five years ago.
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  Four Drunk Children Rescued From Drifting Ice Floe
  A group of four drunk children have been rescued from an ice floe that drifted for a kilometre down the river Amur by a passerby and local transport police.
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