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Russian celebrate May Day with rallies MOSCOW - Workers rallied Friday in European cities to mark May Day, with tens of thousands of demonstrators across Russia supporting or slamming the government amid growing unemployment and economic troubles.   Nations:Russia Germany France Greece Italy   People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin   Source:(AP)   2009-05-01 Tourist volume shrinks in shortened May Day holiday Qingdao - Chinese had their fervor for holiday sightseeing cooled by a shortened vacation as tourist volume slumped nearly a quarter in the past three-day May Day holiday.   Nations:China   2008-05-04 May Day clashes and anger over food prices Police firing pepper gas and water cannons clashed with union activists in Istanbul on Thursday, as workers around the world made soaring food prices their May Day battle cry.   Nations:Turkey Cuba Indonesia Spain Thailand Venezuela   People:Nicolas Sarkozy Hugo Chavez Vladimir Putin   Activities:Global Food Crisis   2008-05-01 Bolivia seizes control of energy, telecoms firms Bolivia's President Evo Morales on Thursday said the government was taking control of the national telephone company and some foreign-owned energy concerns, continuing a two-year nationalization process.   Nations:Bolivia   People:Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez   2008-05-01 Chief takes May Day officers off street Police Chief William Bratton said Sunday that up to 60 members of an elite squad that swarmed into a park and fired rubber bullets during a May Day immigration rally are no longer on the street.   Nations:U.S.   2007-05-07 Headlines Russian celebrate May Day with rallies 2009-05-01 Tourist volume shrinks in shortened May Day holiday 2008-05-04 May Day clashes and anger over food prices 2008-05-01 Bolivia seizes control of energy, telecoms firms 2008-05-01 Chief takes May Day officers off street 2007-05-07 Workers of the world unite for May Day rallies 2007-05-01 Beijing's festival putting rock and roll on the map of China 2006-05-07 May Day Demonstrators Rally Across Asia 2006-05-01 Labor rights a mirage for China's rural migrants on May Day 2006-04-30 Millions of the world's workers rally to mark May Day 2005-05-01 Tourists enjoy Beijing sunshine, shrug off SARS 2004-05-03 Left, right and centre join global May Day marches 2002-05-01 Australian police and protesters clash 2002-04-30 Workers' protests mark May Day in Hong Kong 2001-05-02 China launches tourism forecast system for Labor Day 2001-04-24 China's holiday economics brings mixed results 2000-05-09 China's Extended Holiday Spawns Burst in Spending 2000-05-08 Singapore pays tribute to foreign workers, welcomes globalization 2000-05-02 China's new Labour Day heroes: consumers 2000-05-01 Confrontations Mark May Day Rallies 2000-05-01 Most-viewed Beijing's festival putting rock and roll on the map of China 2006-05-07 Bolivia seizes control of energy, telecoms firms 2008-05-01 May Day clashes and anger over food prices 2008-05-01

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