Wednesday 8th September, 2010
ANALYSIS-Egypt's wheat bill up, but bread riots unlikely
CAIRO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, faces a higher bill for bread subsidies in the next year but has adequate financial resources and stocks to avoid any rerun of the ...
Emerging Stocks Fall for First Time in 5 Days; Currencies Slip
Emerging-market stocks retreated for the first time in five days and currencies depreciated as investors speculated European banks may need to raise more capital and commodity prices declined. The MSC...
Slovakia stun Russia in Moscow
MOSCOW: A first-half strike by Miroslav Stoch after a goalkeeping blunder earned Slovakia a shock 1-0 win over Russia in their Euro 2012 qualifier yesterday. Stoch capitalised on a bad mistake by Russ...
Russia's New Fourth-Generation Submarine To Become World's Quietest
PravdaOn Tuesday, June 15, Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the city of Severodvinsk and visited the nation’s largest ship-building enterprise Sevmash. The enterprise has finally finished building Russia’s un...
Quark Expeditions Makes Arctic Cruise History in 2011
CongooWATERBURY, Vt., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When Quark Expeditions 2010 Arctic expedition cruise season comes to an end September 8, preparation for its history-making 20th anniversary season begins. In 1...
Slovakia down Advocaat's Russia
CongooAFP â?? Slovakia's Miroslav Stoch celebrates scoring against during their Euro 2012 group B qualifying match â?¦ â?? 13 mins ago MOSCOW (AFP) â?? Slovakia beat Russia 1-0 here Tuesday to make...
Live: Ireland 1-0 Andorra
CongooUsers in the Republic of Ireland can watch live coverage of Republic of Ireland v Andorra on RTÃ?.ie from 7pm. EURO EXTRA: Put your questions to John, Liam and Eamon for our WORLDWIDE WEB-ONLY exclus...
Live: Ireland 3-1 Andorra
CongooUsers in the Republic of Ireland can watch live coverage of Republic of Ireland v Andorra on RTÃ?.ie from 7pm. EURO EXTRA: Put your questions to John, Liam and Eamon for our WORLDWIDE WEB-ONLY exclus...
Live: Ireland 2-1 Andorra
CongooUsers in the Republic of Ireland can watch live coverage of Republic of Ireland v Andorra on RTÃ?.ie from 7pm. EURO EXTRA: Put your questions to John, Liam and Eamon for our WORLDWIDE WEB-ONLY exclus...
LUKoil Exec to Support Crash Victim's Girl
CongooLUKoil vice president Anatoly Barkov, cleared by police in a car crash that killed two women, including the mother of a 2-year-old girl, promised on Tuesday to use his own money to support the girl un...
Luzhkov Crowds Out Putin Bond as Moscow Offers Higher Yield: Russia Credit
General Sources’s first bond sale in five months is luring investors away from the Russian government’s second-biggest debt auction on record by providing higher yields. The city is selling 9.7 billion ruble...
Foreign Money In, Khodorkovsky Still Out
The Moscow TimesMikhail Khodorkovsky of having “blood on his hands” and spoke of Washington and Beijing in uncharacteristically warm terms during a meeting with Russia experts. But otherwise, Putin offer...
Duma Sets Sights on Antitrust Law, Liquor
The Moscow TimesThe State Duma opened its fall session Tuesday looking to pass economic legislation that clarifies tough anti-monopoly regulations and puts further pressure on the country's rampant alcohol consumptio...
Luzhkov's Deputy Comes Under Fire
The Moscow TimesD. Grishkin / Vedomosti Moscow's mayor, Yury Luzhkov. He may be receiving not-so-subtle signals from the Kremlin through the investigations targeting his subordinates. Russia's top investigator acc...
Kalmykia to Get Pragmatic Leader, Analysts Say
The Moscow TimesKirsan Ilyumzhinov , who is stepping down after 17 years in office, will likely be replaced by a pragmatic-minded business manager, analysts said Tuesday. Ilyumzhinov, 48, said Monday that he would n...
Silvinit Sells Trader Stake, Merger Possible
The Moscow TimesInternational Potash Company , data on its web site showed Tuesday, in another sign that Russia's largest potash producer is headed for a merger with rival
Sochi Has No Legal Dumps, Audit Finds
The Moscow TimesSochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, faces an environmental disaster because there are no legal garbage dumps, Vedomosti reported Tuesday, citing a report by the Audit Chamber. The area is expect...
Shoigu Blames Regions for Wildfire Crisis
The Moscow TimesSergei Shoigu said Tuesday that the damage from this summer's wildfires would have been less severe if authorities had engaged firefighting aircraft more quickly. Shoigu, speaking at the first day of...
Magnitsky's Supporters Blast Bastrykin
The Moscow TimesAlexander Bastrykin indicated that there was no evidence of physical or psychological abuse in the case. Those statements are “proof of a high-level, state-sponsored cover-up,” Jamison Fi...
Foreign Adoptions Slammed in St. Petersburg
The Moscow TimesValentina Matviyenko called on Tuesday for a ban on child adoptions by foreigners in the city, Interfax reported. “I see how many cruel incidents have happened. We don’t need any foreign ...
Mitvol Loses to Gay Club
The Moscow TimesOleg Mitvol , prefect for the city’s Northern Administrative District, GayRussia.ru reported Tuesday. The club, Dusha i Telo (Soul and Body), rented space in a building owned by the All-Russia ...
China Loans $6Bln to Secure Coal
The Moscow TimesDoug Kanter / Bloomberg China became a net coal importer for the first time, in 2009, on demand from steel producers and power plants. China agreed last month to lend Russia about $6 billion in exc...
Nazarbayev Proposes Siberian River Diversion
The Moscow TimesMikhail Klimentyev / Ria-Novosti / AP Nazarbayev and Medvedev autographing booklets on cooperation in innovation in Ust-Kamenogorsk on Tuesday. OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan — Kazakh President
No Grain Import Increase
The Moscow TimesThe government on Tuesday raised its estimate for national grain stockpiles, making increased imports unnecessary, and said buckwheat was the only staple with a price that has climbed to a "criti...
Globaltrans H1 Profit Beats Forecast
The Moscow TimesGlobaltrans Investment , said Tuesday that it more than doubled first-half profit, beating forecasts, as demand for goods transport increased in a rebounding economy. Chief executive
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