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Obama hails financial reform, urges more steps ahead of G20 summit

Obama hails financial reform, urges more steps ahead of G20 summit

15:27 19/09/2009

The U.S. president said on Saturday G20 countries have made "real progress" toward "breaking the back of the global economic crisis" since their last summit in April.

Russia could delay increase in timber export duties, even cut them
13:40 19/09/2009
Russia could delay a 80% increase in timber export duties until 2011 or even reduce the tariffs, the economics minister, Elvira Nabiullina, said on Saturday.
Shareholder row in Russian-Indian titanium JV end in spilt
13:09 19/09/2009
Russian and Indian shareholders in a $260 million titanium project have announced a split amid mutual accusations of contract violations, but will continue building a factory in east India each on their own, the Russian partner said on Saturday.
Gref reaffirms car technology exports to Russia after Opel deal
10:18 19/09/2009
Russia's Sberbank CEO reaffirmed on Saturday that the state bank's deal with Austrian-Canadian parts supplier Magna to buy a stake in Opel was about car technology exports to Russia.
International Monetary Fund to sell one-eighth of gold reserves
05:01 19/09/2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will sell one-eighth of its gold reserves and the money raised will in part be used to assist low-income countries

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Final Bell Rings for Russia’s High School Seniors

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Russian and Ukrainian Sailors Save a Ferry and Defend a Hospital During a Joint Exercise

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

Opposition camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard

Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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