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                Will Russia see a natural population increase in 2013? 
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                Housing policy should become the deciding factor of demographic 
                  development 
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                Minimum wage in Moscow in 2014 will come to 12,600 rubles 
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                The republics of the North Caucasus and southern Siberia are 
                  still lagging behind in quality of life 
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                Changing pension fund each year will be allowed  
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                Ministry of Labor plans awareness campaign on pension reform 
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                Proposal to reduce required work experience for pension eligibility 
                  to 5.5 years for mothers of large families 
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                Maternity capital payouts to be extended 5 or 10 years 
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                Bill in State Duma regarding plots of land for large families 
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                The shortage of places in Russian kindergartens shrank by over 
                  360 thousand in 2013 
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                State Duma passes bill on benefits for orphans when enrolling 
                  in universities 
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                In 2014 the Ministry of Labor will take up the problem of illegal 
                  labor 
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                100 thousand Russians to receive support from “New Employment” 
                  program 
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                Putin proposes creation of federal database of job vacancies 
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                The number of registered unemployed in November increased to 
                  864.5 thousand people 
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                Starting in 2015 fingerprints will be included in biometric 
                  passport 
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                No visa-free regime between Russia and EU for 2014 
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                State Duma passes anti-“rubber flat” law in third reading 
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                Russia needs up to 300 thousand migrants annually 
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                FMS is developing a new patent system for migrants 
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                State Duma limits stay of migrants in Russia to 90 days within 
                  6-month period 
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                In 2014 Russia will give foreigners about 96,000 temporary 
                  residence permits 
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                According to Putin there are from 1.5 million to 5 million 
                  Ukrainian migrants in Russia 
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                Decision on immigration amnesty could be ready by first quarter 
                  of 2014 
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                LDPR leader proposes to send migrants to regions short on workers 
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                FMS counts 3.6 million illegal migrants 
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                Matvienko calls for new spin on the fight against illegal migration 
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                Migrant workers required to take Russian language exam 
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                Putin demands support for teachers of Russian to migrant children 
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                Neither nationality nor religion entitles one to special rights, 
                  says Putin 
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                State Duma toughens penalties for parents whose children drink 
                  alcohol 
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                Moscow police has fined over 850 people for violating anti-smoking 
                  law 
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                All types of cancer can be treated in Russia; there is no need 
                  to go abroad 
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                Mortality in Moscow jails has more than halved in recent years 
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                Russia to build 32 new perinatal centers by 2016 
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                The number of doctors in Russia is half that of WHO norm 
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                Mass medical examination program to be in full operation within 
                  two years 
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                Roshal opposes entry into force of new rules for providing 
                  emergency medical care starting in January 2014 
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                More than 60% of Russia’s population live in harsh environments 
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                Shakhrai regrets not including in Constitution that marriage 
                  is between a man and a woman 
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                Ukraine’s population down by 6.5 million over past 20 years 
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                The number of Ukrainians down by 100 thousand over past year 
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                More than a third of Kirgizia’s population are children and 
                  adolescents 
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                Over 6 million people have been born in Kazakhstan since its 
                  independence  
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                Almaty population exceeds 1.5 million people 
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                Natural population increase in Armenia 10,209 people in 9 months 
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                Over 13,470 marriages registered in Armenia in the first 9 
                  months of 2013 
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                Life expectancy in Moldova is 70.88 years 
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                In Moldova, no problems with registering children at birth 
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                The number of poor rural people in Kazakhstan is three times 
                  higher than in cities 
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                Average monthly nominal wage in Kazakhstan has increased 836-fold 
                  in past 20 years 
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                Average salary in Moldova up by 8.7% 
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                Moldovan government to increase average salary in 2014 
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                In Belarus, remuneration system for state employees to be simplified 
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                Belarus will spend Br72 trillion on pensions in 2014 
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                In 2014 pensions in Armenia will rise by 40% 
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                Social payments in Ukraine will not go down in 2014 
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                For Tajikistan’s poor, higher education almost beyond reach 
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                Employment in public sector of Azerbaijan economy growing rapidly 
                 
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                Real unemployment benefits in Azerbaijan down by 1.5% in November 
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                Unemployment rate in Ukraine has grown to 1.5% 
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                Belarus specifies list of foreigners not subject to registration 
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                Kirgizia plans to give residence permits to foreigners for 
                  investments of $500,000 
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                As a result of migration Moldova has lost one quarter of its 
                  population in last 10 years 
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                Moldovan migrants denied entry to Russia on a massive scale 
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                Kirgizia proposes that Russia approve quota for Kirgiz labor 
                  migrants 
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                Could Kirgiz migrants working in Russia find a job at home? 
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                70% of work quotas in Kirgizia were received by Chinese citizens 
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                Belarus to receive over 1.8 million euros to solve problem 
                  of illegal migration 
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                Hundreds of Georgian citizens had fake refugee IDs 
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                Around two thousand citizens of Kazakhstan have perished abroad 
                  in past three years 
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                By 2017 Kazakhstan plans to lose its place among countries 
                  with greatest prison population 
              -  
                Ethnic Macedonians face extinction 
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                Will life expectancy in the developed countries reach 120 in 
                  30 years? 
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                Most Japanese oppose lowering the age of majority 
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                26% of Estonians live in poverty 
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                Retirement age in Latvia to start rising as of January 2014 
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                Most residents of Lithuania do not think about retirement 
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                Proposal in Lithuania to return pensions to certain groups 
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                Social payments in Estonia come to 1768 euros per person 
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                In the EU 5.7 million young people under 25 are unemployed 
-  
                To obtain a residence permit in Lithuania foreigners create 
                  fictitious companies 
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                Latvia puts restrictions on acquisition of residence permits 
                  for foreigner entrepreneurs 
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                Information published on remittances of migrants in EU 
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                Romania urges EU to prepare to receive 500-600 thousand Moldovan 
                  migrant workers from Russia 
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                In Latvia, comics about Latvians for immigrants 
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                The number of displaced persons in Sudan’s Darfur is about 
                  1.9 million people 
-  
                UN requests $6.5 billion to help Syria 
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                Russia has allocated humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in 
                  Lebanon  
-  
                Most Muslims in Europe consider religious rules more important 
                  than laws 
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                The number of Russian speakers in the world has gone down by 
                  over 100 thousand people in the past 20 years 
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                Alcohol consumption in Lithuania goes down 
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                In 2012 8.2 million people died from cancer worldwide 
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                Over 100 people have died from dengue fever in the Dominican 
                  Republic 
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                In Madagascar, 20 people have died from bubonic plague 
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                British are promised massive free diagnosis of Alzheimer’s 
                  disease 
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                Swedish scientists create new drug to fight Alzheimer’s disease 
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                As part of the fight against air pollution China reduces number 
                  of automobiles 
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                UK will not introduce separate university education for men 
                  and women 
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                “Rossiyskaya gazeta” on Putin’s message 
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                “Vedomosti” on the family and fertility in Russia 
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                “Rossiyskaya gazeta” on migration problems in Russia 
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                “Vedomosti” on expanding the system of patents for foreign 
                  workers 
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                “Rossiyskaya gazeta” on the length of visa-free stays in Russia 
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                “Izvestiya” on regional policy and migration 
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                “Nezavisimaya gazeta” and “Rossiyskaya gazeta” on the adaptation 
                  of migrants 
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                “Polit.ru” on social orphanhood and the proposed deportation 
                  of pregnant migrants 
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                “Nezavisimaya gazeta”  on the possibility for foreign 
                  workers to contact the  FSB anonymously  
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                “Uzmetronom.com” on keeping records of Uzbek citizens traveling 
                  abroad for work 
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                “BBCRussian.com” and “Kommersant” on the reincarnation of the 
                  propiska 
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                “Vremya” on freedom of movement in the EU    
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                “Litovskiy kurer” on “stopping migration” in Lithuania 
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                “Slovo.kg” on labor migration from Kirgizia to Kazakhstan 
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                “FINANCE.UA” on how  citizens of Kirgizia must go home 
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                “Paruskg.info” on the Russian language in Central Asia 
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                “Gazeta.ru” on the “youth bulge”  
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                “Den” on demographic problems of Ukraine 
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                “Kommersant” on the maternity capital 
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                “Slon.ru” on low fertility 
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                “Slon.ru” on the cost of a bride and fertility 
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                “Kommersant” on marriage and nationality 
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                “Belarus sevodnya” on marriage and divorce in Belarus 
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                “Independent” on polygamy as a remedy for poverty in Kazakhstan 
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                “Biznes & Baltiya” on a health tax in Latvia 
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                “Zerkalo nedeli” on socially dangerous diseases in Ukraine 
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                “Kommersant” on slowing consumer demand 
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                “Vedomosti” on retirement strategies for the elderly 
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                “Izvestiya” on tax incentives for retirees to keep working 
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                “Kommersant-Dengi” on the “financial behavior” of singles   
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                “Postimees” on benefits for the poor in Narva 
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                “Novye izvestiya” on the 50% growth in labor productivity 
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                “Novye izvestiya” on children as a “cover” for legislative 
                  initiatives 
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                “Slate.fr” and “Le Monde” on selective abortion in India, the 
                  South Caucasus, the Balkans and Asia Minor 
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                “Zerkalo.az” on abortions in Azerbaijan 
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                “Lenta.ru” on the consequences of nuclear conflicts 
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                “FINANCE.UA” on urbanization in China 
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                “Slon.ru” on the “de-urbanization” of Portugal  
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                “Vatan” on voting rights and the status of women in Turkey