Milan, Venice and Lansing, Michigan have suspended their sister city status with St Petersburg, while Los Angeles and Melbourne are considering following suit.

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For example, the city of Moscow (which, with St Petersburg, has the status of a region) has flagrantly flouted a federal ruling that its residency rules are illegal.

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Chelmsford, along with Perth in Scotland and St Asaph in Wales were awarded city status on Wednesday.

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The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated all of the buildings in the complex as landmarks in 1990, but the landmark status of the two buildings at 429 E. 64th St. and 430 E. 65th St. was revoked shortly after.

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