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Mikhail Mishustin, who was earlier nominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the candidate for the post of Prime Minister, looks on before a meeting with members of the Just Russia party at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia January 16, 2020. Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

World Jan 16

Putin cements power as Russian lawmakers approve his new prime minister

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

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