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Russia"s envoy to NATO promised on Friday...

Russia"s envoy to NATO promised on Friday to give $1 million to anyone who can prove that the alliance"s plans regarding Russia are peaceful.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, did not go as expected. It became clear a week before it ended on December 18 that a new global agreement to combat climate change beyond 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol expires, will not be signed.

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian vodka...

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russian vodka output declined 2% year-on-year to 37.3 million decaliters in the first four months of 2008, the country"s National Alcohol Association said on Monday. Ethanol production fell 27.6% year-on-year to 13.9 million decaliters in January-April 2008. According to official statistics, wine output went up 10.5% year-on-year to 15.6 million decaliters in the first four months of 2008. Russia produced 5.2 million decaliters of champagne and sparkling wines in the reporting period, up 16% against the same period last year, and cognac production increased 19.6% year-on-year to 5.2 million decaliters. The output of low alcohol drinks doubled year-on-year to 13.1 million decaliters in January-April 2008.