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PEREDELKINO, Russia - Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russia's most renowned living poet, has given his house along with an extensive art collection to the state as a museum.
SHANGHAI - Crowds at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai have subsided, which is good news for travelers planning a visit during its six-month run.
KIEV, Ukraine - Moth-eaten socks and other clothes once worn by Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, have gone on exhibit in Ukraine's capital for the first time since the former Soviet republic became independent almost two decades ago.
Eurocontrol, the European air navigation and safety organization, says by the end of Sunday more than 63,000 flights will have been canceled since April 15.
MOSCOW - The driver hired to pick up a Russian boy whose adoptive American mother caused an international outcry by sending him back to Moscow says the boy looked cheerful, played with a Spider-man toy, and did not seem to show any of the mental problems the woman claims he has.
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