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Long ago, the northern Norwegian town of Kirkenes was liberated by the Soviets. It maintained friendly relations with Russia ...

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By Felix Light GHORJOMI, Georgia (Reuters) -In the Georgian highland village of Ghorjomi, Friday prayers in the local mosque ...

The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators ...

The rumors that China’s Xi Jinping has been ousted, or is on the verge of losing power, have drawn the attention of China ...

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