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Russian official concerned Georgian lab could make biological weapons

A Russian official says he is concerned a U.S.-funded lab in the former Soviet republic of Georgia could make biological weapons to strike against his country.

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Russian official urges 'food patriotism' over sushi, McDonald's

The head of the Russian government's consumer rights watchdog urged Russians to eat healthier by exercising "food patriotism."

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Russian health official says 68 F too hot for protest demonstrations

The Russian health minister is warning people they shouldn't take part in a scheduled protest because of the hot weather forecast, a balmy 68 degrees in Moscow.

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Ban on alcohol ads proposed in Russia

In Russia's latest attempt to curb the scourge of drunkenness, a top official Thursday urged banning all alcohol advertising.

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High rate of Russian toys called unsafe

The head of Russia's consumer rights organization said that one-fifth of the toys sold in the country in 2007 didn't meet the country's safety standards.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Bird flu found on two Russian farms

Officials in Moscow say two outbreaks of the bird flu in Russia have been contained.

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Expert predicts Russian bird flu pandemic

A senior Russian official has predicted that a bird flu pandemic is highly probable in Russia this summer. "The epicenter of the bird flu virus ... has shifted to Russia," Gennady Onishchenko, head of the Federal Consumer Protection Service, told a news c

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Moldova fights Russian embargo of wines

Moldova has decided to fight back against a Russian embargo of its wines by sending a parliamentary delegation to Moscow this week. Russia's RIA Novosti reported that Marian Lupu, speaker of the Moldovan parliament, met with major Moldovan winemakers Mond

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Russia readies bird flu vaccines

Russia is conducting clinical trials of bird flu vaccines by which it hopes to avoid a bird-flu pandemic that could affect up to one-third of the population. Gennady Onishchenko, Russia's chief medical officer, told a board session of the Health and Socia

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Moscow cuts power in record cold

As record cold temperatures moved into Moscow from Siberia, electricity suppliers have ordered power cuts at factories in order to prevent a blackout. A number of factories were expected to be without power for several hours Tuesday, in order to make up f

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Let's raise our voices and completely ban all advertising of alcoholic beverages, including beer
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We are imposing a ban due to the fact that during the month the situation has not been brought under control
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Gennadiy Grigoryevich Onishchenko (Russian: Геннадий Григорьевич Онищенко, born October 21, 1950, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian government official.

Since 1996 Onishchenko has been the Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia (succeeding Yevgeny Belyayev). He presided over the decision to ban Moldovan and Georgian wines as well as other Georgian products in 2006 and Belarusian milk and dairy products in 2009.

On June 24, 2009, Eduard Kokoity granted Onishchenko honorary citizenship of South Ossetia.

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