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Serviceman Suspected of Throwing Kenyan Teen out of Window
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – An attempted murder case has been launched against a serviceman suspected of throwing a Kenyan teenager out of a fourth-floor window, the Investigative Committee’s chief military department said on Thursday. A 19-year-old Kenyan woman was found on the ground near an apartment block in eastern Moscow on Sunday morning, having apparently fallen from one ...
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Punk Group Pussy Riot Case
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has written letters to Russian authorities in support of two members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, who were jailed last August on offical charges of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, his website ...
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Russia Set to Evacuate Drifting Polar Research Station SP-40
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Natural Resources Minister Sergei Donskoi ordered preparation of an evacuation plan on Thursday for the country’s North Pole 40 (SP-40) drifting polar research station, due to the break-up of the ice floe it is located on. The break-up of the ice floe poses a threat not only to the station itself and the 16 scientists working there, but could also ...
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Russian S-300 Deliveries to Syria ‘Destabilizing’ - Kerry
TEL AVIV, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – The sale by Russia of S-300 air defense systems to Syria would be "destabilizing" for the region, US Secretary State John Kerry said on Thursday. "S-300 missiles coming from Russia, or other countries, Iranian missiles, are destabilizing to the region," Kerry said. "The United States is committed, not only in its defense of Israel, ...
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New Parliament to be Built in Central Moscow – Kremlin
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - A new parliamentary center will be built in central Moscow, presidential property management administration chief Vladimir Kozhin said on Thursday. The idea of building a parliamentary compound to house both the upper and lower houses as well as their administrative and support services, which are currently scattered around Moscow at over 10 locations, has been ...
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Second Pussy Riot Member Denied Parole
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – Jailed Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina was denied parole on Thursday in a hearing that took place without her presence. ...
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Angara Rocket Displayed at Khrunichev Center Prior to Shipment
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center It took eight months to assemble this lightweight Angara space rocket. Watch this RIA Novosti video which shows how specialists from the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center prepare the rocket for delivery to the Plesetsk Space ...
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Russian Police Raid Homes of Leftist Activists
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – Police carried out searches on Thursday at the homes of two members of Russia’s Left Front movement, which played a key role in last year’s mass protests against the rule of President Vladimir Putin. Police detained Vasily Kuzmin, head of the Moscow branch of Left Front, and raided the home of Denis Kuraishi, a former bodyguard for the ...
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Russian Police Fired After Road Activists Skirmish
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Two police officers in Russia’s second largest city St. Petersburg were fired after failing to intervene when members of a motorists advocacy group were assaulted and beaten, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. On the night of May 19, activists from the Blue Buckets group got into a conflict with several unidentified individuals in St. Petersburg’s ...
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Missile Defense Obstructs Nuclear Forces Cuts - General
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – The United States’ insistence on pursuing a missile defense system in Europe is standing in the way of further cuts to Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces, Russia’s top general said on Thursday at an international security conference in Moscow. "Russia will cut its strategic attack force only when it is certain that the United ...
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Court Freezes Rosbank CEO’s Assets in Bribery Probe
MOSCOW, May 23 (RAPSI) – A Moscow court froze the assets of Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov on Wednesday at the request of investigators involved in a $1.5 million bribery probe, a court spokesperson said. Rosbank, one of Russia's top 10 banks in terms of assets, is the Russian subsidiary of France’s Societe Generale banking group. "Golubkov's house in the Moscow ...
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Russia evacuates drifting Arctic research station
Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said Thursday. Natural Resources and Ecology Minister Sergei Donskoi set a three-day deadline to draft a plan to evacuate the North Pole-40 floating research station, the ministry said in a statement. "The ...
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Harper Government Grows Agricultural Trade Partnerships With Russia and Kazakhstan
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded a successful agricultural trade mission to Russia and Kazakhstan where he strengthened the trade relationship with these growing markets and promoted Canada's world-class livestock. Russia and Kazakhstan's interest in Canadian agricultural products and expertise is increasing. Canada exported over $21 million of agri-food products to ...
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Life Under the KGBs Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia
A Russian policeman guards a protest rally in central Moscow October 30, 2005. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters) Last week, Russia expelled an American diplomat, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that U.S. Embassy Third Secretary Ryan Fogle had been caught red-handed with disguises, spy equipment, and wads of cash, trying to recruit a Russian ...
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Minority Holders Mull Suing Former TNK-BP Management
Minority shareholders are considering suing the former management of TNK-BP in an attempt to recover the dividends earned by their shares prior to March 21, ...
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Russias top military officer skeptical about further nuclear arms cuts
Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian military's General Staff, speaks during a security conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The top Russian military officer has warned the West that Moscow reserves the right to take steps in response to the U.S.-led NATO missile defense plans for Europe if it sees it as a threat. (AP Photo/Mikhail ...
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Россия Может Заманить Инвесторов Институциональными Реформами
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В Рядах Фрс Нет Согласия Относительно Qe
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Saxo Bank В иене происходит ликвидация коротких позиций
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Emerging markets Инвесторы перебрались из Индии в Китай
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Фондовые Торги В Сша 23 Мая Открылись Понижением Ведущих Индексов В Среднем На 05.
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Очередные Товарные Зерновые Интервенции Пройдут На Нтб 28 И 29 Мая 2013Г.
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ИК Велес Капитал Доллар может снова попытаться протестировать уровень 3150 руб.
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Абсолют анк В Пятницу Индекс Ммвб Останется В Диапазоне 1390-1400 Пунктов
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Moscow Spotlight
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Moscow's biggest development will keep city on the map
Moscow is the heart of Russia, the capital city account for 20% of the country’s GDP and a new development taking place in the city, which was first conceived in 1995 and will take another several years to complete, looks set to become the heart of the capital.
In 2010, three of the thirteen main buildings that make up the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) were completed, providing visual evidence of progress to a huge project that is expected to cost over $12 billion and involves a plethora of investors and development companies. Read more
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