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Renovated Tsarist Hostel Re-Opens In Jerusalem

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A Jerusalem hostel for Christian Orthodox pilgrims that became a symbol of imperial Russia’s presence in the Holy Land re-opened Tuesday after six years of renovation work. Israel handed the Sergei Courtyard in the city’s Russian Compound back to Moscow in 2008 after a long legal battle and an intervention by President Vladimir Putin. The … Read more

Pokemon Go Russian Blogger Found Guilty

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A Russian blogger arrested after posting a video of himself playing Pokemon Go in a church has been found guilty of insulting religious believers and inciting hatred. The court in the Ural mountains city of Yekaterinburg is yet to sentence Ruslan Sokolovsky, 22. The blogger filmed himself playing the game in 2016 in the local … Read more