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«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Soviet spymaster Yuri Drozdov dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Yuri Drozdov, the Soviet spymaster who oversaw a sprawling network of KGB agents abroad, died Wednesday. He was 91.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Soviet spymaster Yuri Drozdov dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Yuri Drozdov, the Soviet spymaster who oversaw a sprawling network of KGB agents abroad, died Wednesday. He was 91.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Soviet spymaster Yuri Drozdov dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Yuri Drozdov, the Soviet spymaster who oversaw a sprawling network of KGB agents abroad, died Wednesday. He was 91.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Soviet spymaster Yuri Drozdov dies at 91

The Foreign Intelligence Service, a KGB successor agency known under its Russian acronym SVR, didn't give the cause of Drozdov's death or any other specifics in a terse statement. In 1962, he took part in the exchange of Soviet undercover agent Rudolf Abel, convicted in the U.S., for downed American spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers. The story was made into Steven Spielberg's blockbuster "Bridge of Spies" in 2015 as well as the Soviet movie "The Shield and the Sword," a 1968 classic that Russian... Читать дальше...

Sputnik International 

Cuban FM: Trump's Statements on Cuba Do Not Conflict Earlier Agreements

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that one of the factors that prompted Obama to enter into a dialogue with Cuba was the strong, unanimous consensus of the Latin American and Caribbean countries that advocated the cancellation of the economic blockade of Cuba and opposed its exclusion from global political processes.

RIA Novosti  

Cuban FM: Trump's Statements on Cuba Do Not Conflict Earlier Agreements

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said that one of the factors that prompted Obama to enter into a dialogue with Cuba was the strong, unanimous consensus of the Latin American and Caribbean countries that advocated the cancellation of the economic blockade of Cuba and opposed its exclusion from global political processes.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Divers recover body of canoeist missing in a Wasilla lake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a man missing after a canoe capsized at a Wasilla lake. Alaska State Troopers say divers found the body of 67-year-old Edgar Curtis shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday at Finger Lake. Curtis was canoeing Monday afternoon with his son, 30-year-old Gary Curtis of Wasilla, when their canoe was capsized by the wake of a passing boat. Both men wore auto-inflating flotation vests that did not self-inflate. A boater pulled Gary Curtis from the water... Читать дальше...

International Business Times 

Life After Death? Eco-Friendly Funeral Companies Will Help You Become A Tree

Whether it be the rising costs of funerals, cemeteries filling up or a need to do something that isn't viewed as traditional, many people are searching for new ways to honor loved ones after death. These days people are arranging to have their ashes repurposed into synthetic diamonds, pencils, hourglasses or even shot into space at fireworks displays.

E! Online (UK) 

Hot Reality TV House Hits the Market

Sure, we're used to seeing the glam abodes that reality series like Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Shahs of Sunsets film in--but what if you could actually call one of them your...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Southern New Mexico city opens 'cooling stations'

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Officials in one southern New Mexico city have opened a handful of "cooling stations" where residents can find temporary relief from the heat wave. Las Cruces officials say the stations at community and recreation centers around the city are designed to help the elderly and other high-risk residents who could be affected by the extreme temperatures.