| December 2006 |
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Russia's president promised Wednesday an appropriate response to racial, interethnic and inter-religious hatred. 
At least 100 violations of the environmental, migration and labor laws have been discovered in the Sakhalin-II energy project, local prosecutors said Wednesday. 
After some of the coldest temperatures on record last winter, the first winter month of this year has seen thermometers in the northwest Russian city hitting 10.7 Celsius. 
Georgia has let a Russian cargo ship go after it paid a $30,000 fine for allegedly breaking shipping rules, the Georgian Interior Ministry said Wednesday. 
The finance minister said Wednesday Russia's GDP growth in 2006 could reach 7%, exceeding official forecasts. 
Solar flares can expel billion-ton clouds of electrified gas or plasma into space at a speed of 1 million miles per hour. Eruptions from the sun can damage satellites and disrupt electrical and communications systems on Earth. 
Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna and Russian car maker AvtoVAZ plan to establish a joint automotive assembly plant in Russia's Volga Region, the head of Russia's industry agency said Wednesday. 
Abkhazia, an unrecognized republic in Georgia, intends to hold a 'national gathering' Wednesday to show its determination to gain full independence from the South Caucasus country. 
Leading oil and gas companies from Russia, China and Kazakhstan are set to discuss cooperation and investment projects during a three-day forum in Shanghai, starting Wednesday. 
A Russian passenger plane with 22 people on board made a safe emergency landing in East Siberia's Yakutia following an engine shutdown, a local emergency service spokesman said Wednesday. 



