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Train between Moscow and St. Petersburg to carry passengers cars
On July 1st, the Federal Passenger Company (FPC) is launching the first passenger train between Moscow and St. Petersburg that will provide an opportunity to passengers to transport their vehicles, the director of the FPC, Mikhail Akulov, said ...
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Lightning strikes passenger aircraft bound for Moscow
A passenger aircraft, flying from Perm to Moscow, was struck by lightning, officials with air traffic control services of the Moscow aviation hub said. Reportedly, the flight crew of the Airbus A-320 reported during the flight that the airliner was struck by lightning. Traces of the lightning strike were found on the body of the plane after it landed safely in Moscow. No one was hurt in the ...
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Putin faces isolation over pro Assad stance
British Prime Minister David Cameron has made an attempt to bounce Russia into supporting a future for Syria without President Bashar al-Assad. The host of the G8 summit lined up the support of the six other members for a five-point plan to underpin a second round of peace talks on Syria in Geneva. At a dinner at the G8 summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, he challenged Russia's Vladimir ...
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Harper touts progress on Syria says Putin made concessions
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a news conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 18, 2013. ...
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Vladimir Putin G8 remains important mechanism to coordinate leading countries positions
LOUGH ERNE /Northern Ireland/, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said the G8 summit confirmed the relevance of the G8 as an important mechanism to coordinate positions of leading countries on world politics and socio-economic development ...
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Vladimir Putin Russia has no evidence Syrian govt used chemical weapons
LOUGH ERNE, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Russia has no evidence the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. Some G8 countries, too, believe such weapons were not used, Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
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Putin ‘Not Lonely’ at G8 Summit
LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday played down assertions that, regarding how to deal with ...
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Russia US to Spearhead Syria Peace Plan – Putin
LOUGH ERNE, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and the United States will bear primary responsibility for developing a peace plan for Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a press conference following ...
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Moscow to transform eyesore into $300 million park
MOSCOW (AFP) - A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed details of a 10 billion-ruble ($312 million) regeneration plan.Hidden behind hoardings, the desolate expanse of bushes, tangled metal and concrete beside the Moscow River housed the ...
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Siluanov Seeks Weaker Ruble to Promote Growth
Anton Siluanov on Tuesday rejected proposals to lay responsibility for growth on the Central Bank and offered his way out of the government's predicament - devalue the ruble. Siluanov's ministry will use oil revenue destined for the Reserve Fund to buy currency on the market and weaken the ruble by 1 to 2 rubles ($0.03 to $0.06), he told Bloomberg. Insisting that strictly ...
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Умеренные Оптимисты Продолжают Держать Рынок
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В.Путин Следующий саммит большой восьмерки пройдет в Сочи 4-5 июня 2014г. .
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Торги На Российском Рынке Акций Завершились Ростом Индекса Ммвб Индекс Ртс Не Изменился.
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IMF lowers growth outlook for Russias GDP in 2013 to 2.5
The International Monetary Fund lowered its growth outlook for Russia's gross domestic product in 2013 to 2.5%, the 2014 growth outlook to 3.25%, the IMF reported. ...
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Catch of aquatic bioresources in Russia up 4 YoY to 1.986 million tonnes
Since the start of the year, the catch of aquatic bioresources by Russian fishing companies increased by 4% year-on-year to 1.986 million tonnes, the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo) informed. In particular, the catch of aquatic bioresources was 1.337 million tonnes in the Far East Basin (+40.7 thousand tonnes year-on-year), 315.9 thousand tonnes in the Northern Basin (-6.1 thousand ...
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Rostvertol elected a chairman.
D.Lelikov was elected as Rostvertol chairman, the company informed. Rostvertol (TIN 6161021690) was formed in 1992 through the restructuring of Rostovsky Helicopter Production Complex. Now it is a producer of Mi-26T and Mi-24 helicopters. The products are exported to Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe. The share capital is worth 2.3bn rub. split in 2.3bn common stocks of 1 rub. par. ...
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KAMAZ paid up the 5th coupon.
June 17 KAMAZ paid up the 5th coupon of the BO-01st issue released in the volume of 2bn rub., the company informed. The payment demanded 9.571mln rub. (44.88 rub./pcs). The issue placed in 2010 includes 2mln bonds of 1ths rub. par and 3-year maturity. The 1st coupon rate is set at 9% ann. The issue is arranged by Sbebank and Troika Dialog. KAMAZ Group (TIN 1650032058) includes 13 large ...
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Quant holds special meeting in Sep.
At the Quant special meeting set for Sep. 6 the new BOD members should be elected, the company informed. Quant (TIN 7735032629) was formed within the privatization of the state entity. It is a producer of the radio components and devices. Sitronics holds 77.68%. The IQ 2013 net losses (RAS) dropped 4% to 9.525mln rub. from 9.925mln rub. prior year; revenues moved up 19.1% to 37.444mln rub. ...
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AKM Industrial Index was at 1613.343 on June 18
AK&M Industrial Index was at 1613.343 (+17.392; +1.09%) on June 18 Please see the AK&M Industrial Index five-day history below: 17.06.2013 1595.951 (+25.744; +1.64%) 14.06.2013 1570.207 (+23.287; +1.51%) 13.06.2013 1546.920 (-30.477; -1.93%) 11.06.2013 1577.397 (-53.442; -3.28%) 10.06.2013 1630.839 ( -2.717; -0.17%) AK&M Stock Indices pioneered the assessment of the ...
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Bank Zenit intends to place BO-11.
Bank Zenit Bank BOD decided to place the BO-11th in the volume of 6bn rub. June 14, the Bank informed. The bonds (6mln pcs of 1ths rub. par) are placed through the open offering for 5 years. Zenit Banking Group was formed in 2005 through the acquisition of the controlling stake in Devon Credit by the Zenit Bank (TIN 7729405872). In 2007 it acquired Lipetskkombank and Sochigazprombank (renamed ...
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Sistema postponed accounting publication.
Sistema (AFK Sistema) postponed publication of the IQ 2013 accounting under US GAAP from June 18 to June 21, the company informed. AFK Sistema (TIN 7703104630) is a public diversified corporation having 100mln users. It provides control over the diversified investment portfolio at the entities in different sectors of economy and keeps large assets in telecoms (MTS, Komstar-OTS, Svyazinvest), ...
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USA unveils list of most dangerous inmates of Guantanamo prison
The list of most dangerous inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison has been unveiled. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has published the list of 46 names, mainly citizens of Yemen and Afghanistan. A Russian national, Ravil Mingazov, is also listed among the most dangerous ...
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Russian multi-purpose fighter jet Su-35S that has never been presented abroad successfully performed its first demonstration flight at the air show in Le Bourget near Paris. Before the audience of the prestigious airshow the 4 + + generation fighter c
The plane, which attracts a lot of attention of potential buyers, bears a resemblance to its predecessor, the Su-27, but the new aircraft has been thoroughly modernized. Mikhail Pogosyan, the President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said that the complex avionics of the Su-35S was capable of detecting targets with the help of a radar at a distance of more than 300 km. A highly powerful ...
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G8 leaders bow to Putin on Syria
June 18, 2013 The final communiqu released Tuesday by the two-day G8 summit in Northern Ireland bowed to President Vladimir Putin's demand to drop any reference to ending Bashar Assad's rule. The seven-part Syrian section called for a diplomatic effort to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table; the convening of Geneva-2 for a political solution; to leave no regime vacuum in ...
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Todd Putin didnt talk about cannibalism with Obama
"Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory and NBC News' Chuck Todd join Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over ...
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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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