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Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
After Wimbledon Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova came to Belarus. 
Russians Advance at Australian Open · 2007-01-16 16:15
Russia's Marat Safin crawled into the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne after overwhelming Germany's Benjamin Becker in five sets.
Despite the heat and stomach problems, top seed Maria Sharapova saw off France's Camille Pin, Kommersant informed.
Under the rules players already on court have to play on and finish their matches despite the temperature on court exceeding 50 degrees. “It’s inhuman to play three hours in that kind of heat,” – Reuters quoted Maria Sharapova as saying.
“I don’t think our bodies were made to do that. When it’s that hot your mind doesn’t work properly,” – she added.Mikhail Youzhny also advanced to the next round, while Igor Andreev and Teimuraz Gabashvili yielded to the opponents.
In the women's section Maria Kirilenko, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Petrova, Elena Vesnina, Elena Dementieva, Olga Puchkova and Nadia Petrova advanced to the second round.
• Russia's Ak Bars wins Silver Stone Trophey
• Investigation of baby's arm amputation
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