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Rouble sinks, markets await U.S. jobs numbers

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LONDON - A deepening crisis of confidence in the rouble dominated financial markets action in Europe on Friday, with another 3 percent fall meaning the Russian currency has lost more than a tenth of its value in less than a week.

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Rouble sinks, markets await U.S. jobs numbers

LONDON - A deepening crisis of confidence in the rouble dominated financial markets action in Europe on Friday, with another 3 percent fall meaning the Russian currency has lost more than a tenth of its value in less than a week.

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Ancient Russian's DNA sheds light on Neanderthal interbreeding

WASHINGTON - DNA extracted from the skeleton of a man who lived in Russia about 37,000 years ago is giving scientists new insights into the genetic history of Europeans including interbreeding that took place with Neanderthals more than 50,000 years ago.

Ancient Russian's DNA sheds light on Neanderthal interbreeding

WASHINGTON - DNA extracted from the skeleton of a man who lived in Russia about 37,000 years ago is giving scientists new insights into the genetic history of Europeans including interbreeding that took place with Neanderthals more than 50,000 years ago.

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Putin discusses 'deterioration' in east Ukraine, Kiev denies fresh offensive

KIEV - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with top security chiefs on Thursday over a "deterioration of the situation" in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels there accused Kiev of launching a new offensive in violation of a ceasefire.

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Putin discusses 'deterioration' in east Ukraine, Kiev denies fresh offensive

KIEV - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with top security chiefs on Thursday over a "deterioration of the situation" in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels there accused Kiev of launching a new offensive in violation of a ceasefire.

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Putin blames politics for falling energy prices

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the fall in global oil prices that is hurting Russia's economy was caused in part by political manipulation.

RPT-UPDATE 1-Lada sales up in Russia as sanctions bite, economy slows

MOSCOW, Nov 6 - Russia's cheap but often-derided Lada car is enjoying a modest turnaround from sliding sales, perhaps thanks more to a state scheme designed to counter Western sanctions than any burst of patriotism over the Ukraine crisis.

UPDATE 1-Lada sales up in Russia as sanctions bite, economy slows

* Putin wants patriotic boost to domestic industry (Adds details, analyst comments)

Soccer-Galatasaray in hot water again over crowd trouble

ZURICH, Nov 6 - Galatasaray, fined 50,000 euros ($62,575) last month over crowd trouble at a Champions League game away to Arsenal, are facing further sanctions after disturbances at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, UEFA said on Thursday.

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Pay up in instalments, EU to tell Britain on disputed bill

BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers will tell Britain on Friday that the only way to resolve a row over a surprise budget bill to Brussels is to pay in interest-free instalments, officials said, but Britain's finance minister insisted the bill was "unacceptable".

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