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Now playing Next Ukraine Russia and Ukraine arrange a second prisoner swap Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners for the second time in less than a month. 15/06/2016
Now playing Next France Russia handed "suspended disqualification" from Euro 2016 Russia has been told it will be thrown out of Euro 2016 if its fans cause further trouble at matches in the competition. 14/06/2016
Now playing Next USA Fewer nuclear weapons but a far cry from disarmament The nine “nuclear states” are reducing the number of warheads but there is a new race to modernize the nuclear arsenal. 13/06/2016
Now playing Next No Comment French police fire tear gas to disperse Euro 2016 fans There were tense scenes on the streets of Marseille in the early hours of Sunday morning as police tried to disperse crowds of football fans and… 12/06/2016
Now playing Next World News UEFA says England and Russia face disqualification if violence continues UEFA has threatened to disqualify Russia and England from the Euro 2016 tournament if there is more hooliganism. 12/06/2016
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Now playing Next World News Russia floats out military ice-breaker from St Petersburg, TASS reports Russia has floated out the first supply ice-breaker of its class for the domestic Navy in decades, agency TASS reports. 11/06/2016
Now playing Next Economy Russia cuts cost of borrowing as inflation falls Russia's central bank has cut its main interest rate by 0.5 percent to 10.5 percent, signaling confidence by its policymakers that inflation risks are declining. 10/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Sharapova's sponsors Nike, Head and Evian stand by her despite doping ban Nike, racket provider Head and bottled water company Evian have said they will continue sponsoring Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova despite her drug ban. 09/06/2016
Now playing Next Portugal Former Portuguese security official arrested in NATO spy case Italian media reports say a former senior Portuguese security official was arrested in Rome following a request from Portugal. 08/06/2016
Now playing Next Russia Radical performance artist Pavlensky released in Moscow Radical political performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky has been set free by a Moscow court after spending seven months in jail. 08/06/2016
Now playing Next Russia Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook… 08/06/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period. 08/06/2016
Now playing Next Russia Netanyahu meets Putin in Moscow It is the third time the Israeli prime minister has visited Russia in the last year - this time for the 25th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries. 07/06/2016