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Eastday-Russia to cut gas export via Ukraine: PutinTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:03AMRussia will reduce its gas export that was pumped through pipelines stretching over Ukraine to Western Europe countries, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said here on Monday amid gas disputes with the neighbor.

Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift (allAfrica.com)Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:35AMUnited States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.

Belarus on track to receive $2.5bn IMF loanTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:21AMBelarus, the authoritarian state headed by President Alexander Lukashenko, is set to secure a $2.5bn (£1.7bn, €1.8bn) International Monetary Fund emergency loan to help it weather the global economic crisis.

Russian oil production downMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:34PM MOSCOW, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Crude oil production from Russia dropped 0.7 percent in 2008 compared to values from the previous year, energy ministry reports show.

EU seeks a Gaza cease-fire - and a bigger Mideast roleSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:18PMSpurred on by France, Europe is seeking to fill the diplomatic vacuum in the Middle East left by the outgoing U.S. administration, sending two missions to try to broker a cease-fire in Gaza, and offering more humanitarian aid.