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Ex-prime minister Primakov dies

Yevgeny Primakov, an economist who served as Russia's prime minister from 1998-99, has died at the age of 85, the Kremlin said on Friday. Primakov was prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin and had also served as foreign minister. "He was a statesman, scientist, politician. He has left behind a great legacy," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.