Russian gov promises new weapons while approval ratings slide
Forty-five percent of Russians believe their country is moving in the wrong direction, a new opinion poll by independent Levada
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Finland ranks third, ahead of Sweden and Norway, in international pension study
An international study measuring retirement income systems of 34 different countries has ranked Finland as having the third-best in the
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Shrinking workforce a growing problem for Murmansk’s economy
Over the last five years, the economically active population of this region in northwest Russia has shrunk by more than
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Russian government to raise retirement age by several years
We live longer, are active longer, and therefore we need to work longer, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev argues as
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Will Sweden scrap state pensions for thousands now living in Finland?
If Sweden decides to halt payment of state pensions to people living abroad, the move would have repercussions in other
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