| July 2006 |
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Leaders of the Group of Eight most developed nations discussed means of ending the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East, including a UN proposal to send an international peacekeeping contingent to the region, at the weekend's G8 summit near St. Petersburg. 
The family of new Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) aircraft has been renamed Sukhoi SuperJet-100, the head of aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi said Monday. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on the controversial nuclear programs and efforts to ensure global energy security at news conference marking the end of Russia's debut G8 summit Monday. 
An international peacekeeping force can only be sent to Lebanon after the UN Security Council makes a decision and the parties in the conflict agree, Russia's president said Monday. 
A bird flu pandemic could inflict hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses within a year, an assistant director-general of the World Health Organization said Monday. 
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Monday another 8,000 peacekeepers might be needed in the Lebanon-Israel conflict zone. 



