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Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, having served since 1999 with a brief interlude as Prime Minister. A former KGB officer, he's known for his authoritarian leadership style and significant influence on global politics.
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Five hours before voting closes, Vladimir Putin has been announced as the winner of a referendum that will allow him to stay in power until 2036. Today is the final day of the 2020 Russian constitutional referendum, a national vote on proposed amendments to the Russian constitution that started on…
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After talks were held between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to send a plane filled with medical equipment to the United States to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by Fox News, the supplies have been granted to America in an…
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Last month, hundreds of millions of people around the world watched 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, condemn world leaders for not taking enough action as far as tackling climate change is concerned. This is the moment Greta Thunberg criticised world leaders at a climate summit at…
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Michelle Obama is quite the role model. Whether she's championing women's rights, or making efforts to solve childhood obesity, and support service members and veterans, it's apparent that the first African-American First Lady of the United States has carved out her own legacy, separate to that of her husband'. Michelle's…
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The five-part HBO miniseries Chernobyl concluded this week, and is the highest rated TV show of all time on IMDb. Yes, that's a dubious honor, since the list is a ranking based on one website's user base. But still, it's impressive a slow-paced historical drama beat pop culture phenomenons like…
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For all its beauty, history and culture, Russia remains one of the most despotic states in the developed world. Ruling with an iron fist, President Vladimir Putin invokes memories of fallen Soviet leaders such as Lenin and Stalin. To sceptics, this comparison mightn’t work. After all, Russia has come a…
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The headline fight from UFC 229 in October was overshadowed when both MMA fighters got into a brawl after the winner had been decided. Rather than it being a sore loser striking out against their opponent, it was actually victor Khabib Nurmagomedov who launched an attack alongside other members of his…
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In a world of free trade and globalisation, President Trump rose to power on a wave of isolationist and protectionist rhetoric. America would become great again by creating jobs, mining its resources and building not bridges, but walls. However, while his close relationship with Russia didn’t cause this wave of…
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These days, most of us are pretty deep into social media. It may not all be the same platforms as before (RIP Bebo), but most of us end up using some form of it. Twitter is a popular choice for both people looking for dumb jokes, ridiculous memes, as well…
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Jim Carrey is currently starring in Showtime's dark comedy Kidding, about a children's television icon who tries to retain his sanity as his personal life falls apart. While speaking with The Television Critics Association, he described the show as an exploration of identity: "The search for identity, what it is,…
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A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut heading for the International Space Station were forced to make a dramatic escape when their rocket malfunctioned today. Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin had been in the air for little more than two minutes of their six-hour mission when they reported a problem with the…
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The anticipation for UFC 229 was palpable amongst UFC fans over the last month, as Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov came to verbal blows in the build-up to their fight. Before they even stepped in the octagon, their rivalry became quite intense, with McGregor's unique personality out in full force,…
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A Russian model who fell ill in a Salisbury restaurant has claimed that she was targeted by Vladimir Putin, stating the Russian President wants her dead. Anna Shapiro and her husband both became violently ill in the city's Prezzo restaurant on Sunday night, sparking fears that another nerve agent attack…
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Sometimes you need a break from the gym. Let's face it - working out on the elliptical machine while staring at a tiny TV screen gets old. And sometimes other people are annoying. They hog the machine you want, or make way, way too much noise. At my gym, I've…
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It's no secret by now that Jim Carrey isn't exactly a fan of Donald Trump. Over the past year or so, the actor-turned-artist has been speaking out against the president via a series of (often rather crude and explicit) paintings, all of which focus on some aspect of the Trump…
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Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign on putting 'America First,' but it seems more like he puts Russia first. Recently he held a joint press conference with his apparent BFF, Russian president Vladimir Putin, in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. It was a stunning disaster that drew savage bipartisan criticism…
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You know, there's a lot of celebrities out there who have lookalikes. In fact, some people have made a career out of exploiting their own uncanny resemblance to George Clooney, or Brad Pitt, or even Elvis Presley. Yes, the celebrity impersonator business is booming, but one person who's sorely missing…
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Donald Trump hasn't exactly garnered the most positive reception lately, after his trip to the UK resulted in widespread protests. There were already thousands organising to protest him on his visit to England, but things were made worse when he criticised the British prime minister, Theresa May, and made various inflammatory…
