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Fire area at building material market in south-western Moscow doubles
MOSCOW, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - The fire area at a building material market in south-western Moscow has doubled, the Moscow law enforcement agencies told Itar-Tass on Monday. "The fire has spread on 1,500 square metres so far," a source in the Moscow law enforcement agencies said. The fire, which is ranked at the second point in the five-point fire scale, cannot be localized ...
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Former finance minister Kudrin blames United Russia for economic stagnation
Politics Aleksey Kudrin, addressing the State Duma, stated that the development of Russia's political system is "lagging behind the challenges of the time and doesn't provide the mechanisms to build up the country's modernization." According to the former financial minister "even if we roll up our sleeves right now, we'll have to sweat our guts out for three ...
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Safety warning ‘Golden parachutes’ for Russia’s senior managers to be cut
Russia 'Golden parachutes' for senior managers of state corporations and companies with state participation may be significantly cut as soon as in August, 2013. President Putin earlier requested that the government come up with new legislation on the matter. However, MPs from the United Russia party beat the government to it, and are already expected to make amendments to ...
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St. Petersburg Denies Zenit Arena in New Trouble
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20 (R-Sport) - St. Petersburg's vice governor responsible for construction on Monday denied claims by Russia's federal Audit Chamber that the city's 2018 World Cup football stadium might not be complete until 2017. Audit Chamber head Sergei Stepashin said earlier on Monday that the best-case scenario is for construction of the $1.1 billion arena to be finished ...
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Russian Pollster Told to Register as Foreign Agent
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - A respected independent Russian pollster may have to close after receiving official notice from prosecutors that they expect the organization to register as a "foreign agent" under a controversial new law, it said on Monday. A new law came into force in November 2012 obliging all non-governmental organizations in Russia to register as "foreign ...
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Russia Concerned Over N.Korea Missile Launches - Minister
North Korea's latest missile tests and hopes that a meeting of intermediaries on the North Korean nuclear issue settlement will be held in the nearest future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported earlier in the day that North Korea launched another two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, marking the third ...
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Russia wants Interpol to impose All Points Bulletin on British hedge fund boss Bill Browder
Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei ...
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Explosions kill at least 3 people in Russia
MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- An official says two explosions have occurred outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan, killing at least three people and wounding about a dozen.The first was caused by a car bomb and the second occurred after police arrived on the scene in Makhachakala, the provincial capital, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov.He ...
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Russian independent pollster targeted in foreign agent crackdown
Russia 's only independent pollster has warned it may have to shut its doors after a government demand that it register as a foreign agent.The Levada Centre, which carries out sociological studies and regularly rates Russia's top politicians, is the latest target for prosecutors seeking to enforce a new law requiring political NGOs that receive foreign funding to stamp themselves with ...
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2 dead 20 injured in explosions in Dagestan Russia
MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two people are dead and at least 20 are injured after two car bombs exploded Monday in Dagestan, in Russia's North Caucasus region, where armed militias are leading an Islamist insurgency. Both blasts were near the headquarters of the court bailiffs and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, a Russian state agency told Reuters. Police cordoned ...
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Russian Dash Cam Catches Insane Car Flip VIDEO
Just when you thought Russian dash cams couldn’t possibly catch anything more insane than we’ve already seen, this clip, dated May 13th, comes along and forces a complete O_O. If you want to skip right to it, go to about 30 seconds in. There, you’ll see a car launched at least 20 feet into the air, flip, and land ...
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Europe Slams Russia on Human Rights
Russia is facing a renewed barrage of international criticism, led by the European Union, over its human rights record in connection with an ongoing clampdown on non-governmental organizations and a State Duma proposal to ban so-called "homosexual propaganda." The EU on Friday expressed growing concerns about the situation, including the impact of a July law that requires NGOs that ...
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Russia Assad foes must come to Syria meeting without conditions
Russia (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday it is crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for ...
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Russian special forces say they killed 2 militants planning a terrorist attack in Moscow
MOSCOW - Russia's counter-terrorism agency says it killed two militants it believes were planning a terrorist act in Moscow and detained a third. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee said Monday in a statement that one of its special forces was lightly wounded in the operation in the Moscow suburb of Orekhovo-Zuevo. It said the militants were Russian citizens who had received training in ...
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Затишье В Европе Оставило ез Идей Российских Покупателей
?? "????? ???????": ?? ??????? ???????? ???? ??????/????? ? ????????? 31,15-31,45 ???. ...
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Дорогая Нефть Пока Остается Главной Надеждой Оптимистов
??????? ????? ??? ?? ?? 2,4% ? 2013?. ???????? ??????????, ???????? ?? ?? ??? ??????????????? ?????? ??????????? ??????? ??????????????? ?????????? (???????) ????? ??? ?? I ??????? 2013?. ? 1,6% ????????? ???? ???????? ???????????? ?????????????? ???????? (???) ??, ?????????????? ? ?????? 2013?., - 1,1%. ?? ???? ??? ???????? ? ??? ?? ????????. "??????? ????? ??? ?? 2,4% ? 2013?. ???????? ...
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Еэк Обнуляет С 1 Июля 2013Г. Пошлины На Ввоз В Таможенной Союз Сырья Для Производства Фруктовых Соков.
????? ??????????? ????????????? ???????? (???) ?????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ???? ? ?????? ??????????? ????? ?????????? ???? ?? ????????, ?????????? ? ?????????, ????????????? ??? ???????????? ?????, ? 15% ?? 0% ?? ?????????? ?????????. ??? ????????? ? ????????? ?????-?????? ???, ????? ?????? ????? ??????????? ? 1 ???? 2013?. ?? 31 ??????? 2014?. ...
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Rietumu Цены на золото могут скорректироваться к уровню 1400 долл.
? ????????? ???????? ???? ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? 2%, ??????????? ? 1358,70 ????./?????, ???????? ???????? ????? Rietumu. ??????? ?? ????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ?????? 1338,95, ? ?????? ????????? ?? 1354,76. ???????? ????????? ? ???????????????? ?????? ????????????? 1400, ?? ???? ?? ?? ?????????, ??????????? ??????????? ???????????? ???????? ?????? ...
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В Секторе Российских Adr Отмечалась Разнонаправленная Динамика
? ??????? ?????????? ADR ?? ?????????? ???????? ????? (LSE) ? ???????????, 20 ???, ?????????? ????????????????? ????????. ??????????? ? ?????????? ???????? ??????? ??????????, ? ?? ????? ??? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ?????????. ????? ???????? ? ???????? ?? ???? ??????????? ?????? ????? ???????????? ????? ?????????. ????? ???????? ????????? ?? ???????????? ? ??????? ??????, ...
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ИГ АТОН К концу понедельника российские фондовые индексы показали положительную динамику
? ????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ????????????? ????????, ???????? ???????? ???????? "????" ????? ????????. ? 18:45 ??? ?????? ???? ????? ?? 0,36%, ? ?????? ??? ???????? 0,83%. ???????? ????? ? ????? ??? ????? ?????? ???-5 (+10,71%) ? ????????? "????????" (+4,15%). ????? ??? ?????????? ?? 3,31%. ????????? ?????? ??? ????????? ???????? ...
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Rietumu Цены на нефть незначительно корректируются
????? WTI ? ??????? ????????, ???????? ????? ?? ??????? 96,02 ????./????., ???????? ???????? ????? Rietumu. ??????? ????????? ???????? ????????????? ?????????????? - ?????? 0,5%, ???????? ?? 95,57. ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????????? ???? 95,15 (???????? ???????), ?? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????????? ??????????? ??????, ??? ????? ?????????????? ??????????? ? ???????? 15 ??? (92,13). ????????? ...
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ИК Велес Капитал Мы ожидаем движения пары долларрубль в диапазоне 3115-3145 руб.
??? ??????? ???? ?????????, ???????? ?? "????? ???????", ?? ??????? ????????? ??? ?? ??????? ?????? ? ????? ?????? ?????????? ??????????????? ????????? ?????? ???????, ? ????? ?????? ??? ?? ?????????? ????? ? ?????? ????? ????????? "?????????" ???????. ?????????????? ???? ????? ????????? ????????? ?? ????????? ????????? ?????, ?????? ? ????? ?? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ...
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Competition between Russian Muslim communities attracts extremists
Special services tightly and rigidly control Muslim centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg, conducting raids to prevent religious extremism. However, the hidden struggle between various official Muslim organizations to increase their administrative and lobbying abilities, as well as social influence, remains unnoticed. Activities of radical Muslim organizations in Russia grow. Intelligence ...
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Poland The Russians who shop gaily in Gdańsk
There have probably not been so many Russians in Gdansk since the spring of 1945. Most are Kaliningrad residents, crossing the border to shop. It's largely a one-way trade that sees about EUR20m a month flow out of the Russian exclave into ...
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2 gunmen masterminding terrorist act in Moscow destroyed one more detained
MOSCOW, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Three gunmen, who were masterminding a terrorist act in Moscow, are neutralized in the Moscow Region on Monday. "When checking the detective information that the group of three gunmen were masterminding a terrorist act in Moscow the Federal Security Service detected the whereabouts of the bandits in a house in Orekhovo-Zuyevo," a representative of the ...
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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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