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Russian government to raise $1.87 bln to rescue AvtoVAZ carmaker

23:18 03/11/2009

The Russian government is planning to raise 54.8 billion rubles ($1.87 billion) to bail out the ailing AvtoVAZ automaker, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

BP, CNPC sign contract to develop Iraq's Rumaila field
22:55 03/11/2009
BP and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Tuesday they had signed a technical service contract with Iraq's state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) to expand production from the Rumaila oilfield.
Arctic Sea to resume voyage on Thursday
17:49 03/11/2009
The Arctic Sea freighter, after a mysterious hijacking case, is set to go to sea again Thursday, the ship's operator said on Tuesday.
Billionaire Prokhorov may buy pricey Brooklyn penthouse - paper
15:32 03/11/2009
The owners of Brooklyn's priciest penthouses are hoping Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will snap up at least one of them, The New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Dollar up 3.93 kopeks, euro up 10.18 kopeks - Central Bank
12:49 03/11/2009
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for November 4 is 29.2337 rubles, up 3.93 kopeks from Tuesday, the Central Bank said.

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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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