Russia pledges commitment to resolve global security issues

“We are a member of the G8 and take on responsibility for resolving global security problems and helping the world’s poorer countries in their development,” said President of Russia Dmitry Medveder at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on June 17.

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Marilyn Monroe’s Seven Year Itch dress sells for $4.6m

The white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch has sold for $4.6m (£2.8m) at an auction in Los Angeles. The dress was part of a collection of film memorabilia collected by actress Debbie Reynolds over four decades.She had hoped to house them in a museum but the project never came to fruition.Other lots included Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra headdress, a Charlie Chaplin bowler hat and the guitar played by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.

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Iran to send to a monkey into space

Along with 4 new satellites:

Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country’s top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 satellite, state television reported on its website on Thursday.

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