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| NATO: Russia halts military cooperation (AP via Yahoo! News) |
| Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia. |
| U.S. demands Russia leave Georgia "now" (Reuters via Yahoo! News) |
| Washington demanded on Friday that Russia pull its troops out of Georgia "now," but Moscow said it would be another 10 days before the bulk of its force left Georgian soil. |
| Russia retains iron Georgia grip on eve of withdrawal (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
| Georgia faced dismemberment Thursday as Moscow-backed separatists hardened independence demands and Russia retained an iron grip on the eve of a promised troop withdrawal. |
| Oil jumps $5 on US-Russia tensions, sliding dollar (AP via Yahoo! News) |
| Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the West. |
| Russia says troops will pull back by Friday (CNN.com) |
| Russian forces in Georgia will withdraw to a buffer zone by Friday evening -- two weeks after the initial invasion -- according to the deputy chief of staff of Russia's armed forces. |
| Syrian leader backs Russia over Georgia conflict (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
| Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voiced support Thursday for Russia in its conflict with Georgia and won promises from Moscow of fresh arms sales during talks with President Dmitry Medvedev. |
| No Russia-NATO ties until Georgia crisis resolved: US (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
| The White House on Thursday demanded that Moscow withdraw its forces "now" from Georgia and warned there can be no Russia-NATO military cooperation until the volatile crisis is over. |
| Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia-source (Reuters via Yahoo! News) |
| Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said. |
| Russia says to pull out troops from Georgia in 10 days (Reuters via Yahoo! News) |
| Russia will withdraw troops that were sent to Georgia to reinforce peacekeepers within 10 days, the commander of Russian ground forces told reporters on Thursday. |
| U.S. Women Struggle to Beat Russia but Reach Gold Medal Game (New York Times) |
| The United States women?s basketball team?s cultivated air of invincibility took a small hit Thursday night despite a victory against Russia. |
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