Drama Queen Khorkina Sulks Into Retirement
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Svetlana Khorkina was expected to soar  into the record books at the Athens Olympics, making a glorious  exit from the international stage as the reigning queen of the  asymmetric bars.
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The widow of the poisoned ex-spy Alexander V. Litvinenko said he worried about the safety of exiles after Russia passed a law legalizing attacks beyond its borders.
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The actor pulled out of a film, and may be contemplating retirement.
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Juventus playmaker Pavel Nedved has officially announced his retirement from international football, a decision heâd been flirting with for months.
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Cannon shots boomed, motorists honked their horns and church bells tolled as the remains of the Danish-born empress who was the mother of Russia's last czar were interred in the Romanovs' royal crypt 78 years after her death.
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An announcement broadcast by state-run radio and television said the 65-year-old general had retired for &quot;health reasons.&quot;.
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Philippe de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years, announced that he would retire at the end of the year.
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A tribute to the legendary actress who passed away this morning
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Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, has confirmed that he is leaving the Bolshoi and is in negotiations with New York City Ballet to become its resident choreographer.
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The legendary Russian prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova has died aged 66 after a long illness, the Bolshoi theatre where she made a brilliant career during the Soviet era announced on Tuesday.
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STOCKHOLM-The last major work of renowned Russian painter Ilya Repin will be auctioned off in Sweden in December, after being tucked away in a private collection for 50 years.
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Former world number one Monica Seles announced her official retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34 on Thursday.
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Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar has left hospital in Moscow after a mystery illness, an aide says.
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Russian NHL veteran Igor Larionov capped a hockey career spanning more than two decades with a farewell exhibition game Monday that brought together a number of his locked-out colleagues from the Detroit Red Wings along with other former
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The widow of Dmitri Shostakovich says it is time to end the arguments about the composer's Soviet career.
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Svetlana Khorkina, who was second to American Carly Patterson in the women&#39;s all-around gymnastics competition, has accused the judges of robbing her of the gold medal and said &quot;everything was decided in advance.
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ATHENS, Greece   The diva does not warm up before her performance. Not much, anyway. That is something that other gymnasts do, and Svetlana Khorkina will never be confused with one of those.