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Putin’s Payouts For Firstborn Babies Seen As Popular Preelection Move, But No Cure For Looming Demographic Slump

Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t formally said he will stand for reelection in March, but his campaign appeared well under way this week as he unveiled a new monthly payout for firstborn babies. Russia Says Technology Will Overcome Demographic Decline Addressing a Kremlin council tasked with implementing a five-year National…

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Russia Finds Life In Space

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov told Russian news agency TASS on Monday that bacteria from outer space was discovered on the exterior surface of the Russian portion of the International Space Station (ISS). “According to him, during spacewalks from the International Space Station under the Russian program, the cosmonauts took samples…

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