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Hollywood star Steven Seagal visits Chechnya
Hollywood star Steven Seagal spent some time with Ramzan Kadyrov, the former militant fighter who now heads Chechnya, in the latest in a series of visits by Western celebrities to the volatile Russian republic. "The famous American actor, film producer, writer, director and martial arts expert (seventh dan aikido) Steven Seagal visited our republic today (Wednesday)," Kadyrov wrote on ...
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Farmer chains employee scalds him with boiling water
A farmer in south Russia allegedly chained up an employee and scalded him with boiling water, police said. The alleged victim in Krasnodar territory told investigators that he had worked for the farmer for a certain period of time, but when he decided to leave, unsatisfied with his working conditions, his former employer caught him. "The victim says the farmer hunted him down and put him on a ...
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Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record
MOSCOW Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...
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Irans n-power plant to be launched shortly Russian agency
Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr could start working "shortly", Xinhua reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's state atomic energy agency Rosatom. "I have never announced the exact timing because our absolute priority is safety and the final decision will be made by the customer," Rosatom chief Sergei Kirienko told reporters. He added that Rosatom completely understands Iran's concerns ...
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Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia exceeds USD 904m
In January-April this year, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia amounted to USD 904.315m. The State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reports that during the reporting period, Russia received products worth USD 426.696m, which corresponds to 5.07% of the total export of Azerbaijan. During the same period, imports were in the amount of USD 477.618m, representing 15.17% of total ...
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Obama Putin exchange letters amid troubled US-Russia relations
USA US President Barack Obama has received a personal response to his letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin: Moscow and Washington must work to overcome antagonism and deal with global political issues as partners, not foes. The response was delivered by Russian National Security Council head Nikolay Patrushev, who has been on a two-day visit to Washington, DC. Patrushev delivered the ...
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Lithuania Detains Alleged Russian Arms Dealer on US Request
VILNIUS, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – The Lithuanian security services have arrested a Russian national at the request of the US Justice Department, which suspects him of smuggling export-restricted military equipment, the Delfi news portal reported on Thursday. Dmitry Ustinov, 46, was detained over a month ago at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, after he arrived from the United States to ...
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Moscow Restaurant Spending Soars Over Decade – Official
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – Muscovites have increased their spending on food in cafes and restaurants by more than six times over the past decade, and spending on dining out in the Russian capital is expected to grow even more rapidly in the future, a Moscow government official said on Thursday. "Over the past decade, the proportion of expenditure that Muscovites devote to eating ...
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Kadyrov Hosts U.S. Actor Steven Seagal in Grozny
kadyrov_95 / Instagram Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, left, posing with Steven Seagal in a photo on Kadyrov's Instagram account. Hollywood star Steven Seagal has spent time with Chechen ...
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UC RusAl Could Lose Director Cheung
RusAl lose its independent director, Barry Cheung. Sual Partners, who own 15,8 percent of aluminum giant UC RusAl, believe that Cheung should be asked to disclose the level of his involvement in a number of financial transactions. Cheung took an abrupt leave of absence from his role as chairman of the Mercantile Exchange, which lost its license on May 18 and stopped trading over the weekend ...
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Ммвб Сэлт Средневзвешенный Курс Евро По Инструменту Eurrub_Tom На 1400 Мск - 40.4706 Руб.евро.
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Фг кс Снижение Индекса Ммвб Продолжится Как Минимум До Уровня 1390 Пунктов
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ВТ Капитал На данном этапе ожидается дальнейшая коррекция цены на Brent
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Известная Актриса Разбилась В Дтп На Киевском Шоссе
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Volkswagen избежал конфликта уступив профсоюзу
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Russias commitment to new budget rule already in doubt
By Maya DyakinaMOSCOW (Reuters) - Just last year Russia's government reimposed a rule meant to restrain spending and borrowing and channel substantial amounts of the country's energy revenues into its wealth fund.But the economy is weakening and budget discipline is already slipping.Finance Minister Anton Siluanov's inability to hold the line, in contrast to his predecessor Alexei ...
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Russia Serbia may sign military-technical cooperation agreements this year - Shoigu
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Putin to meet with Serbian president on May 24
MOSCOW, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic on May 24, the Kremlin press service reported on ...
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$1 Billion Spent on Gazprom Anniversary Party
In February, the Kremlin hosted a gala concert to celebrate the company's anniversary at a cost of $1.78 million, but company financial statements show that 600 times that amount was spent on one-off payouts to personnel. Staff at Gazprom received a month's bonus in honor of the anniversary, costing the company a further $61 million, the report said. Additional costs could mean that ...
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UPDATE 1-Russias VTB in talks to sell Rosbank stake
Thu May 23, 2013 7:23am EDT * Stake could be worth around $300 million-analysts * Likely to be sold at below book value price- analysts * VTB bought in 2010, has previously tried to sell (Recasts with VTB confirmation, adds analysts' comments, background) MOSCOW, May 23 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB said it was in talks to sell its stake of around 10 percent in Societe ...
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Russia tweaks taxes to stimulate hard-to-recover gas output
Thu May 23, 2013 7:21am EDT * Russia faces state budget deficit in coming years * Novatek to benefit more from the new regime - analysts MOSCOW May 23 (Reuters) - Russia plans to switch to a variable tax rate on natural gas producers to lessen the burden on companies willing to develop deep and remote fields, and to claw back money from exporters which enjoy benefits. The Finance Ministry, which ...
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Soldier Suspected of Throwing Kenyan From Window Detained
A soldier has been detained on suspicion of throwing a 19-year-old Kenyan woman out of a sixth-floor window in Moscow while drunk. The incident is believed to have been preceded by an argument and took place early Sunday morning on Volochaevskaya Ulitsa to the city's east. The woman, who has not been named, was hospitalized with multiple injuries. Police confirmed that the solder had been ...
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