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Putin hopes all Arab countries to be consuming Russian turkey soon
VORONEZH, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes the entire Arab world will be consuming the turkey produced in Russia ...
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Tsunami warning in Russia’s Far East after 8.2 quake
MOSCOW--Russia on Friday issued a tsunami warning for the Sakhalin Island region in its Far East after a deep sea earthquake measured at a magnitude of 8.2 by the USGS. ';Inhabitants need to leave dangerous regions and go to higher ground,'; the Sakhalin branch of the Russian emergencies ministry said in the warning. The USGS placed the epicenter of the quake in the Sea of Okhotsk of ...
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Ecuador satellite hits Soviet-era space junk
Ecuador A tiny Ecuadoran satellite that collided in space with the remains of a Soviet rocket has survived the crash, but is damaged and not transmitting.Ecuador's space agency EXA warned on Wednesday that a collision was likely between its Pegaso nanosatellite and the remains of an S14 rocket, launched by the Soviet Union in the midst of the Cold War.The agency's director Ronnie ...
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Ring Of Fire Earthquake Tremors Felt In Moscow
Two earthquakes have hit the Ring of Fire area, registering magnitudes of 8.2 and 5.7 and prompting a tsunami warning. Moscow felt tremors from the more powerful quake, causing some people to evacuate buildings despite the epicentre being more than 4,000 miles to the east. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of Thursday's quake was in the Kuril-Kamchatka arc, one of the most ...
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Dozens Evacuated as Moscow Feels First Tremors in 35 Years
A strong earthquake off the coast of Sakhalin in the Far East sent shockwaves throughout Russia on Friday morning, causing buildings to lightly shake in Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers away, Interfax reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but about 850 people were evacuated from buildings 10 and 44 on Lesnaya ulitsa, near Moscow's Belorusskaya metro station, Ria ...
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New Map to Appear on Moscow Metro
The new Metro map Transportation authorities are introducing a new metro map to be used across the city's subway network by the middle of next week. News reports said the new maps, which were designed by the Art. Lebedev Studio, have already started appearing on metro cars serving the Sokolnicheskaya Line. A competition to design the new map was held in November and featured ...
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Reputed Georgian Mobster Nabbed in Tula Region
Tula region police said Friday that they have detained a reputed Georgian-born mobster known by the nickname "Chuto Khonsky." David Kurasbediani, 44, who also goes by "Chutala," was detained during an anti-mob operation after police learned that he had been living illegally in Tula and carrying out criminal activities, police said in a statement. A search of ...
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11 Russian Cities to Get Tolerance Centers
Tolerance centers are to be opened in 11 Russian cities by 2015, the Regional Development Ministry said Friday. The program is estimated at some 1,5 billion rubles ($48 billion), and construction is set to get underway in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and the other selected cities in 2014. The centers will provide a basis for exploring the culture and traditions of the Russian people, ...
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Russia Syrias govt agrees to take part in US-Russia proposed conference in Geneva
MOSCOW - The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in televised remarks that the Syrian government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva which is expected within two weeks. ...
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Минфин РФ выбрал J.P.Morgan консультантом по продвижению суверенного рейтинга России.
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Ммвб Сэлт Средневзвешенный Курс Доллара Сша По Инструменту Usdrub_Tom На 1130 Мск - 313164 Руб.долл.
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Совет директоров Мосэнергосбыта рекомендовал снизить дивиденды за 2012г. за 87 - до 0018 руб. на акцию.
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анк Санкт-Петербург в сентябре 2013г. может провести допэмиссию объемом от 150 млн долл.
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УК Русский стандарт Падение фондовых рынков было частично техническим
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Абсолют анк Налоговые Выплаты Еще Поддерживают Рубль
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О Камерах Видеофиксации Предупредят Рисунками На Асфальте
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Автоваз Разработает Гибридный Автомобиль
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Syria agrees to attend peace talks Russia
RUSSIA says the Damascus regime has agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference on the Syria crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in June. "We note with satisfaction that we have received an agreement in principle from Damascus to attend the international conference, in the interest of Syrians themselves finding a political path to resolve the ...
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‘Russia’s Facebook’ Put on Internet Blacklist by Mistake
MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Vkontakte, Russia's biggest social networking site, was put on a state registry of blacklisted websites by mistake earlier today, a spokesman forRussia's telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor said."This was a mistake. Our employee put a tick in the wrong place," said Vladimir Pikov, as reported by Digit.ru. "We will remove VKontakte from the ...
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Russia US to Boost Law Enforcement Cooperation
WASHINGTON, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and the United States may set up joint working groups to counter emerging crime threats, Russia’s Interior Minister said at the end of a working visit to the United States. US and Russian officials agreed the two nations need to create working groups to help stand against "new international challenges and threats," including ...
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Russia says Syrian government agrees in principle to conference
Russia and the United States , and criticized what it called attempts to undermine peace efforts. "Damascus has expressed its readiness in principle to participate in ...
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Earthquake hits Russias Sakhalin region tsunami warning lifted
Russian emergency authorities lifted a tsunami warning on Friday several minutes after they announced one, following an earthquake in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's eastern coastThe main city of Kamchatka is home to a nuclear submarine base and Russia's largest liquefied natural gas project is in Sakhalin.A regional branch of the Emergency Situations Ministry issued the warning for ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California- Powerful earthquake rocks Russias Far East
GREENVILLE, Calif. – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National ...
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Sochi Olympics to Outdo Vancouver in Doping Tests
Sochi Olympics organizers said 2,500 doping tests will be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ago. Alexei Slautin, the head of the Sochi 2014 doping control committee, said 13 doping control sites will operate during the games, with 10 stationed at various venues and three in the Olympic Village. According to the International ...
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Russias oldest human rights group fights foreign agent tag
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest human rights group went to court on Friday to try to stop state prosecutors forcing it to register as a "foreign agent" under a law it says is intended by President Vladimir Putin to silence ...
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Russia relocating cosmodrome
The new Vostochny Cosmodrome to be constructed in Amur Oblast will save money and provide long-term stimulus to the province’s local economy, according to early material released to Russia news media detailing the government’s plans for the new site.
Russia has a long history of manned space flight and continues to operate one of the most advanced spaceports in the world. Our Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan remains the largest operational space launch facility in the world and was also the first in the world to be constructed and made operational. Read more
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