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  Vodka may become unaffordable to many in several years

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  The volume of vodka sold on the Russian market doubles the amount of produced vodka. According to a report from the World Health Organization, one in five Russians dies from alcohol-caused diseases, car accidents and suicides. Alcohol consumption leads to 450,000 deaths a year. Alcohol may kill 11 million Russians by 2025, UN says

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  Is South Stream too hard to handle for Gazprom?

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  The South Stream pipeline will be built via Bulgaria, ending in the north of Italy. The Russian gas giant has managed to obtain the consent of all the countries, through the territories of which the pipeline is going to be built. The construction may begin as early as in December of this year. Bulgaria was the last to join the project
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  Russian Railways to cost $129 billion in 5 years

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  JSC Russian Railways will leave Gazprom, Rosneft and all railway operators in the world behind in terms of cost. In five years, Russian Railways will cost $129 billion. Nowadays, the state-owned company is 3.5 times cheaper - $36 billion. For example, the capitalization of Gazprom exceeds $109 billion, Rosneft - more than $81 billion
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  Brutal banana wars to end after two decades

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  Every year, more than 130 million tons of bananas are grown in the world for sale. During the 1960s, the introduction of bananas in the diet of Western consumers became one of the most successful operations of brainwashing. Nowadays, 95% of U.S. households buy bananas every week. Bananas take a serious place in regular budgets of American families

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  Iran will control operation of the Bushehr nuclear power plant

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  The Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Fereydun Abasi, has reported the preliminary launch of the Bushehr nuclear plant in the near future. The Persian senior official said that after several tests were done at the plant, Iranian experts will implement the project with operations starting between January and February.