Thursday 26th November, 2009
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Tiger Still Burns Bright
International Herald TribuneRussia ’s Far East. Earlier, Vladimir Krever of WWF said that the satellite tracking device had been silent since mid-September, which he said could be attributed to battery failure, a broken co...
Letter from Europe: Approaching Russia From a New Angle
International Herald TribuneRussia is the main foreign policy issue that preoccupies the European Union. It can bring negotiations in Brussels to a standstill because the old and new member states of the 27-member bloc are divid...
Russian polls show Putin, Medvedev support falling
Swiss InfoBy Rina ChandranMUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai's police paraded past some of the city's landmarks in a show of strength as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 1...
Russia to cut rates further to stop risky capital flows
Business ReportSubmit your comment Russia's central bank would keep cutting interest rates as policymakers tried to prevent speculative capital from flowing in and destabilising the currency, Bank Rossii first deput...
Russia to cut rates further to stop risky capital flows
Business ReportSubmit your comment Russia's central bank would keep cutting interest rates as policymakers tried to prevent speculative capital from flowing in and destabilising the currency, Bank Rossii first deput...
Russia central bank cuts rates to hold down ruble
The China PostMOSCOW -- The Russian central bank cut its main interest rate to a record low 9.0 percent on Tuesday to check a strengthening ruble that threatens to harm the major oil and gas producer's crucial expo...
Kazakhstan Moves To Play Down Baikonur Spat With Russia
Space DailyKazakhstan moved to play down a spat with Russia over a delay in a rocket launch from the Russian-leased space center in the Central Asian republic earlier this week, saying it was a result of a misun...
Putin's Siberian tiger disappears
C NewsPrime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a head of the tranquilized five-year-old Ussuri tiger in Russia's Far East. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/File) VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir P...
Russians in the dark on time-zone shuffle
The Scotsmandid not say how many zones might remain.His proposal has met with criticism from academics.Nikolai Kasimov, dean of Moscow State University's geography faculty, said: "The world exists. It rotates. Th...
Court Reopens National Bolshevik Case
The Moscow TimesRoman Popkov, who had led the Moscow branch of the banned National Bolshevik party, was also awarded 5,000 euros ($7,500) in compensation after the European court ruled that his pretrial deten...
Report: Women Face Rampant Abuse
The Moscow TimesThousands of women in Russia are subject to violence, including sexual abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking and crimes related to national traditions, according to a report released Wednesday. ...
The Fight Against Fascists
The Moscow TimesWith leftist radical activists intensifying their struggle against the neo-Nazi threat, it is inevitable that we will see an escalation of violence between these two groups.
Russia to price gas supplies to Ukraine at European levels
People's DailyRussia will price its gas supplies to Ukraine in line with European levels at an average 280 U.S. dollars per 1,000 cubic meters in 2010, the Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday. "...
Russia's 2009 budget deficit lower than expected
People's DailyThe federal budget deficit of Russia would account for 6.9 percent of its Gross Domestic Product(GDP) this year, which was lower than expected, said Russian finance minister Wednesday. Taking into con...
Dollar rises on news Russian central bank to invest foreign reserves in loonie
C NewsTORONTO - The Canadian dollar edged closer to parity with the U.S. currency on Wednesday, following news that the Russian central bank will invest in the loonie and diversify away from the greenback i...
Russia Denies Knowing Lawyer Who Died in Jail Was Ill
International Herald TribuneRussia ’s Interior Ministry held a rare news conference on Wednesday to deny that its investigators had been aware of health problems that led to the death of a 37-year-old lawyer at a ministry ...
Russia to open trade mission in Nicaragua
RIA NovostiNicaragua recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia MOSCOW, November 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a directive on the opening of a Russian trade mission in Nicaragua. T...
Russia's 2009 budget deficit lower than expected: minister
SINAMOSCOW, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The federal budget deficit of Russia would account for 6.9 percent of its Gross Domestic Product(GDP) this year, which was lower than expected, said Russian finance ministe...
Gazprom, Naftogaz Strike Deal on Reduced Russian Gas Supplies for Ukraine
NoviniteThe Russian energy company Gazprom and the Ukrainian Naftogaz have signed additional protocols to their gas supply contracts. The new agreements stipulate the reduction of Russian gas supplies to the...
CSKA Moscow 2-1 Wolfsburg: Comeback win
SoccernetUpdated: November 25, 2009, 8:28 AM UK German champions Wolfsburg missed the chance to book a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League as CSKA Moscow came from behind to beat them and tak...
Russia Denies Knowing Lawyer Who Died in Jail Was Ill
International Herald TribuneRussia ’s Interior Ministry held a rare news conference on Wednesday to deny that its investigators had been aware of health problems that led to the death of a 37-year-old lawyer at a ministry ...
Russia disputes stance on islands
Japan TimesMOSCOW (Kyodo) The Russian government said Tuesday evening that it cannot accept the Japanese government's stance that Russia "illegally occupies" the four disputed islands off Hokkaido.
Putin to discuss Mistral, investment projects, energy in France
RIA NovostiMOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will start a two-day visit to France on Thursday, during which the two countries may finally agree on the purchase of a French...
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