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By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK (Reuters) - Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, still unstable after a coup earlier this year, could plunge into anarchy if authorities fail to tackle organized crime and chaotic protests, its top prosecutor said on Monday. The Central Asian nation of five million, host to a U.S. military base used to back operations in Afghanistan, has faced bloody prison riots and several parliamentary deputies have been killed since the March ouster of veteran President Askar Akayev....
By Barnaby Chesterman LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Second seed Nadia Petrova strolled into the Luxembourg Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1 win over Kveta Peschke on Thursday. Another Russian, Dinara Safina, seeded seventh, beat Slovak qualifier Jamila Gajdosova 6-3 6-1 to reach the last eight where she was joined by fourth seed Nathalie Dechy of France, Italian Roberta Vinci and German Anna-Lena Groenefeld. Kim Clijsters, who played on Wednesday, is the number one seed and top draw for the...
By Barnaby Chesterman LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Second seed Nadia Petrova strolled into the Luxembourg Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1 win over Kveta Peschke on Thursday. Another Russian, Dinara Safina, seeded seventh, also made comfortable progress, beating Slovak qualifier Jamila Gajdosova 6-3 6-1 to book a place in the last eight. Kim Clijsters, who played on Wednesday, is the number one seed and top draw for the tournament, the first she has played since capturing the U.S. Open...
MOSCOW -- When ru-Net Holding investment company bought Internet store ozon.ru back in 2000 it had monthly sales of just $35,000 and was losing money.But, while hardly a match for U.S. online retail pioneer Amazon.com, ozon.ru was still Russia's market leader and has kept its top spot by reaching 2005 average monthly sales of books, DVDs, toys and software of $2 million."Others sold even less, so it was not just faith in the leading position of ozon.ru but faith in the growth of the...
