| January 2007 |
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Although elements of a missile defense system the U.S. plans to deploy in Europe would not present an immediate danger to Russia, they could threaten the country in the future, a Russian expert said Wednesday. 
Russia's gross domestic product grew by an estimated 6.7% year-on-year in 2006 to 26.621 trillion rubles ($1.002 trillion), the national statistics body said Wednesday. 
Mikhail Prokhorov, a co-owner of Interros, the holding company for the world's largest nickel producer, will quit the financial group's board of directors and sell his stake in Norilsk Nickel, Interros said in a statement Wednesday. 
A senior Russian lawmaker warned Lebanon Wednesday against rushing to approve an international tribunal on the killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, as this could deepen social discord. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined Wednesday a wide range of priority tasks for the Federal Security Service (FSB) aimed at protecting Russia's national interests and reducing the number of economic and race hate crimes in the country. 
North Korea cannot yet pay off its $8 billion debt to Russia, the head of Rostekhnadzor, Russia's technological standards watchdog, said Wednesday. 
Eight people died and three were hurt in a blaze that swept through a room in a building under construction north of Moscow, rescuers said Wednesday. 



