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Crime in Russia: 2013
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Against a background of a continuing decline in crime, the
number of crimes related to drug trafficking is growing: in
2013 it increased by 5.7% , while the share in the total number
of crimes has increased to 10.5%
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The number of murders and attempted murders continues to decline,
amounting in 2013 to 8.6 per 100,000 people
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The number of road accidents and their victims went down in
2013, but remains quite high
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66% of the perpetrators of crimes in 2013 had no regular source
of income; 48% had committed crimes before
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The number of convictions is decreasing: in 2013 735.6 thousand
people were convicted of crimes - 29% of them to
punishment by imprisonment, 30% conditionally
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As of April 1, 2014 Russian prisons held 675,000 people
in confinement
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Life expectancy in Russia has increased to 71 years
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Russia breaks its own record for female life expectancy
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Medvedev speaks out against raising retirement age
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Putin promises pensioners further income growth
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All social obligations of the government will be met
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Cost of social services package has grown to 881 rubles
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Russian system of social payments will be operational in the
Crimea as of January 1, 2015
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A growing number of children adopted by foster families
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State Duma has banned outstaffing in the Russian Federation
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In Russia, sales managers in greatest demand
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Russians will be obliged to report the receipt of a second
citizenship and permanent residence permit
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Putin signs law on granting Russian citizenship to children
who are not in somebody’s charge
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100 thousand residents of Crimea have received Russian passports
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HRC proposes to extend deadline for Crimeans’ to choose citizenship
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Russia needs foreign street cleaners who are adapted to Russian
life
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Migrant workers will have to prove knowledge of Russian language
and history, as well as of legislation of the Russian Federation
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New immigration center opens in Moscow region
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State Duma exempts refugees from need to obtain work permit
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About 200 Ukrainians have applied for refugee status in Russia
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HRC proposes to fine, not expel, foreign offenders in Russia
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In Russia, a growing number of incidents of inter-ethnic tensions
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Over past eight years mortality from heart attacks in Russia
has been cut in half
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Russia records record low infant mortality
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Russia ranks fifth in world in number of suicides
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Moscow to begin experiment in rehabilitation of drug addicts
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Complete cessation of methadone treatment in Crimea will take
place before the end of May
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In 2013 the incidence of tuberculosis decreased by 7.5%
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Nearly half of Russians suffer from chronic diseases
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As of 2015 all children will undergo mass health examinations
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Donor organs to be given only to those willing to become donors
themselves
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Hemophiliacs ask to reconsider the list of free medicines
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In Russia there are 86 specialized hematology and oncology
centers for children
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Changes in funding of medical centers will not affect their
functioning
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Azerbaijan’s population is 9,494,600 people
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In Kiev, the number of births rose in 2014
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Moldova to launch information campaign on the census
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Incomes of the population of Tajikistan have increased by 10.6%
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Child benefits in Belarus to increase starting in May
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Kazakhs to be given benefits package for moving to regions
with labor shortages
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Is Moldova forcing Transdniestrians to take up Moldavian citizenship?
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Moldovans traveling visa-free to EU may be required to show
seven kinds of accompanying documents
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Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service has confirmed the introduction
of restrictions on entry to Russian citizens aged 16-60
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Belarus ratifies agreement with Tajikistan on temporary labor
migration
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Azerbaijan and Russia preparing agreement on labor migration
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The largest number of Moldovan guest workers are working in
Russia
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Kazakh repatriates can choose themselves which region of Kazakhstan
to live in
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1200 residents of Moldova participating in program to resettle
compatriots to Russia in 2014
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Belarus ready to accept refugees from Ukraine
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Immigrants have appeared from Eastern to Western Ukraine
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UN urges Moldova not to discriminate against Roma
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Armenia welcomes adoption of Armenian Genocide resolution by
U.S. Senate
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The number of HIV-infected people in Azerbaijan has reached
4,298
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Since independence Uzbekistan’s infant mortality has dropped
by 3.2 times
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Azerbaijan has one of the lowest levels of road traffic fatalities
in the CIS
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In Kazakhstan early diagnosis of cancer has improved, but is
still not enough
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About 15 new cases of hemophilia are registered annually in
Armenia
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The most frequent victims of domestic violence in Belarus are
married women aged 27-40 with children
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Azerbaijan to introduce compulsory medical insurance
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By the year 2015 accessibility for disabled children in Kazakhstan
will be established in 20% of schools
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The Earth’s population has reached 7.2 billion people
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In Latvia 7.6% more children were born than in previous year
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Prosperity increases life expectancy
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More than 4.8 million Italians live in “absolute poverty”
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Does Lithuania plan to pay pensions using the pensioners’ money?
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Disabled Latvians to be returned their pre-crisis additional
payments
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Iranian President speaks in support of women’s rights
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Wisconsin becomes first U.S. state to ban ads for rehoming
adopted children
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Is unemployment forcing British youth into the priesthood?
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Labor market for people with disabilities in Estonia to be
reformed
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More Latvians still leave than return
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6 thousand African refugees rescued during four-day period
off Italian coast
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The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey is approaching one
million
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23 thousand civilians have taken refuge from rebels at
UN base in north of South Sudan
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Hundreds of civilians killed in two weeks of fighting in Aleppo
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The number of victims of the super typhoon in the Philippines
has reached 6.3 thousand people
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Estonians’ alcohol consumption down by an average of 0.3 liters
per year
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Does moderate alcohol consumption help your career?
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Iran may ban vasectomies and tighten abortion law
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The number of victims of Ebola in West Africa has reached 1376
people
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Saudi Arabia reports sharp increase in number of people infected
with new coronavirus
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Children’s health depends on the health of the parents, not
the technology of conception
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Women make up almost 70% of victims of domestic violence
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Reducing salt intake helps prevent hypertension, stroke and
ischemic heart disease
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After age 50, should you give up your steak?
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The most frequent cause of families’ bankruptcy in U.S. is
spending on cancer treatment
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Does our mental and physical peak come at age 24?
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Indian court acknowledges existence of “third sex”
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Two teenagers age 12 and 13 become youngest parents in Britain
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“Gazeta.ru” on migrants in Moscow
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“Svobodnaya Pressa” and “Novye Izvestiya” on replacement migration
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“Nezavisimaya gazeta” on migrants and the Russian army
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“Kommersant” on giving the FMS the authority to conduct inquiries
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“Novye Izvestiya” on citizenship for “our own”
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“Novye Izvestiya” on possibilities of getting Russian citizenship
in Georgia
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“Novye Izvestiya” on punishment for concealing second citizenship
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“Slon.ru” on emigration from Russia
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“The Moscow times” on Russian citizens with U.S. passports
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“Politicheskie Izvestiya” on the oppression of Russians in
Ukraine and their readiness to move to Russia
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“Izvestiya” and “Novye Izvestiya” on refugees from Ukraine
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“Novye Izvestiya” on expelling Syrian refugees from Russia
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“Izvestiya” on the rights of Ukrainian citizens in Crimea
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“EurasiaNet” on Russians in eastern Kazakhstan
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“Kursor” on teaching in Arabic in Israel
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“Nezavisimaya gazeta” on exporting educational services
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“Korrespondent” on the population of the Earth
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Litovskiy Kuryer” on the boom in fertility and the lack of
children in Lithuania
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“Zerkalo nedeli” on fertility in Ukraine
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“Kommersant” on the maternity capital as collateral for a loan
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“Izvestiya” on the unconstitutionality of paid abortions
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“Tabnak” on the birth in Iran of children with drug dependence
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“Ogonyok” on the situation of orphans in Russia
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“Project Syndicate” on possibilities of reducing maternal and
child mortality
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“Gazeta.ru” on grave road accidents, their victims and perpetrators
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“The Guardian” on alcohol consumption and violent crime in
the UK
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“Salon” on inequality in the USA
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“Kommersant” on the size of unemployment benefits
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“Kommersant” on gray salaries
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“Sekret Firmy” on the 100 best cities of Russia
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“Kommersant” on patriotism
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“Novye Izvestiya” on Christianity in China
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“El Mundo” on a “brain map”
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“Naked-science.ru” on the real reason babies cry
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“Sueddeutsche Zeitung Magazin” on the lack of sleep and the
destinies of the world
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“Novye Izvestiya” on the price of happiness in pounds