Doukhobors weigh Russia return amid culture clash
In Castlegar British Columbia Doukhobors face assimilation as English dominates and Russian language declines. Leaders including John Verigin Sr and Jr debate bilingualism and possible resettlement to Russia while a future committee maps a path blending tradition with modern Canadian life.
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Michael Scott
Vancouver
Sun
Castlegar
B.C
Dairy Queen
Canada
Caucasus
West Kootenays
British Columbia
John Verigin Jr
Peter the Lordly
John Verigin Sr
Russia
Verigin
Latin America
Africa
New York
United Nations
Wendy Voykin
Soviet Union
Michael Davidoff
John Verigin
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U S aid planes turned away in Tehran amid quake crisis
U S relief flights reached Tehran after a devastating earthquake but were refused entry and personnel were sent back within 90 minutes. Iranian hardliners push ideology over aid as Rafsanjani faces pressure to accept relief supplies.
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Aileen McCabe Southam
Nicosia
Cyprus
United States
Tehran
Iran
Hashemi Rafsanjani
U.S
Iran's Rafsanjani weighs aid and politics after quake
After a massive Iran quake, Rafsanjani signals openness to international relief except from Israel and South Africa. Western interest grows as Britain, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia send aid, while hardliners resist normalization with the West. The crisis could boost Rafsanjani's pragmatist stance at home.
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Rafsanjani
Iran
Israel
South Africa
Tehran Times
U.S
Tehran
Britain
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
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