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At least 12 people were killed and up to 120 injured when a Moscow underground train derailed... | Cuba: Putin Eyes Strategic Goals as Russia Writes Off $32 bn Debt - Wall Street Journal (blog): "Russia’s generosity appears to follow strategic rather than commercial interests..." | Latin America has power to reshape relations with China - but will it use it? - Christian Science Monitor: “The focus will be more on unity. It will be more political theater than meaningful negotiations on important issues...”

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Moscow rush-hour train derails video report   by Guardian Staff  Moscow subway derailment kills at least 12 Tuesday July 15 th , 2014  at  11:33 AM Reuters Video: Top News 1 Share At least 12 people were killed and up to 120 injured when  a Moscow underground train derailed between two stations  during the morning rush hour, the Emergencies Ministry said.  »   Cuba: Putin Eyes Strategic Goals as Russia Writes Off $32 bn Debt - Wall Street Journal (blog) :  "Russia’s generosity appears to follow strategic rather than commercial interests, says Jaime Suchlicki, a Cuba expert at the University of Miami. Mr. Putin, he said, was interested in obtaining a berth for Russia’s fleet at the port of Mariel which opened earlier this year on the island’s north coast. “Russia also wants to put a space tracking station in Cuba, which can double as an electronics listening facility aimed at the U.S.,” Mr. Suchlicki said. The port, fina