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Russia"s Finance Ministry has raised its forecast of federal budget deficit for 2010 to 7.2% of GDP from 6.8%, Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Nesterenko said

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* Hockey player Alexei Morozov will lead the Russian Olympic team into Vancouver"s BC Place Stadium as the national flag bearer, the head of the Russian Olympic committee said

* Russia House in the Winter Olympics capital of Vancouver was opened by Russian deputy prime ministers Alexander Zhukov and Dmitry Kozak by simultaneously striking a puck across the ice

* Germany is the bookmakers" favorite to take most medals ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada



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