Russia expert Martin Kragh dies after long illness
Martin Kragh, senior researcher at the Center for East European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), has died after a long illness, UI writes in a press release.
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Irish government survives confidence vote over handling of fuel crisis
Prime Minister Micheál Martin's conservative coalition government survived a confidence vote on Tuesday over its handling of the fuel crisis.
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Jesper Nelin bounces back - wins Olympic bronze in relay
I was extremely disappointed after the crash in the sprint. But Martin Ponsiluoma's gold lifted the spirits of Jesper Nelin - who, with a perfect shot, secured a Swedish medal in the biathlon relay at the Olympics. "It means a lot. I was way down after the sprint," he says.
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