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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday will revive efforts to end a territorial dispute that has prevented the nations signing a treaty to end World War Two.
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MOSCOW, April 25- Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly called former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin a "slacker" on Thursday for refusing to rejoin his government, as the two jousted on live television over how to revive a weakening economy.
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MOSCOW, April 25- The Russian rouble tracked oil prices higher on Thursday, rising to a 10- day peak against the dollar aided also by companies' tax payments, while investors were watching a live television address by President Vladimir Putin.
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TOKYO, April 25- Japan and Russia expect to clinch up to 20 deals, launch an investment fund and reopen talks on a territorial row that has kept them from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two when Japan's prime minister goes to Moscow next week.
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TOKYO, April 25- Japan and Russia expect to clinch up to 20 deals, launch an investment fund and reopen talks on a territorial row that has kept them from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two when Japan's prime minister goes to Moscow next week.
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MOSCOW, April 25- President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Boston bombings showed the need for Russia and the United States to work more closely on security matters and proved his policy on the restive North Caucasus region was correct.
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MOSCOW, April 25- Russian President Vladimir Putin played down differences with his government over economic policy on Thursday and signalled he was not about to respond to calls to dismiss his prime minister. The former KGB spy has dominated Russia as president or premier since 2000..
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MOSCOW, April 25- Russian President Vladimir Putin played down differences with his government over economic policy on Thursday and signalled he was not about to respond to calls to dismiss his prime minister. The former KGB spy has dominated Russia as president or premier since 2000..
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MOSCOW, April 25- Here are events and news stories that could move Russian markets on Thursday. MOSCOW- President Vladimir Putin holds his annual call-in;. to publish Q1 results; MOSCOW- Yandex to publish Q1 results; MOSCOW- Polymetal.
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MOSCOW/ LONDON April 23- Rosneft said on Tuesday it may seek an alliance with ExxonMobil or other partners in Iraq and double its Russian gas market share by 2020, boosting its credentials as the world's largest listed crude producer.
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TOKYO, April 19- Russia and Japan are in intense talks on expanding gas-supply agreements ahead of a summit later this month, moving ever closer to a breakthrough that could redraw the East Asia energy map, sources involved in the discussions told Reuters.
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*Russia's Q1 GDP growth at 1.1 pct, below potential. MOSCOW, April 18- Two senior Russian officials warned political leaders on Thursday against rushing into more spending to stimulate a struggling economy at the risk of higher inflation.
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*Egypt is the largest importer of Russian wheat. *Egypt planned to discuss a $2 billion loan- source. Sochi, Russia April 18- Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, wants a loan and grain from Russia, said a Russian official familiar with the preparation for a meeting between the presidents of the two countries.
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*Russia's oil reliance causes concern. MOSCOW, April 18- Foreign investors weary of unfulfilled reform promises under Vladimir Putin have been fleeing Russia- focused funds this year, clouding prospects for the country's fragile equity markets.
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BOSTON/ WASHINGTON- Investigators have spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect from security video taken before two blasts ripped through central Boston on Monday, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, in what is potentially the biggest break in the case yet.
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*PM Medvedev says Russia to stick to fiscal rule. MOSCOW, April 17- Russia will resist spending more oil and gas revenues than its fiscal rule allows but will consider more stimulus as falling commodity prices risk pushing the economy into recession, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.
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*Nicolas Maduro wins election by tiny margin. *OPEC nation may face period of instability. CARACAS, April 15- Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.
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*Venezuela to increase cooperation with China, Russia. CARACAS, April 15- Nicolas Maduro's win in Venezuela's presidential election means state oil company PDVSA will continue funding the government's socialist policies while increasingly relying on deals with China and Russia.
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CAIRO, April 12- Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will visit Russia next week, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday, in a visit market sources expect to focus on the cash-strapped Arab state's energy, wheat import and financing needs. Egypt is grappling with an economic crisis caused by more than two years of political instability.
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BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia, April 12- Russia's economy is at risk of sliding into recession by autumn and the government may need to implement stimulus measures to shore up growth, Economy Minister Andrei Belousov said on Friday.
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BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia, April 12- Russia's economy is at risk of sliding into recession by autumn and the government may need to introduce stimulus measures to shore up growth, Economy Minister Andrei Belousov said on Friday.