| October 2007 |
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Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's party is leading the parliamentary polls in Ukraine with over 86% of votes counted, the central election commission said Monday. 
Swedish car maker Volvo plans to start construction of a truck plant in the Russian region of Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, on October 15, the company said Monday. 
President Vladimir Putin said Monday he could become prime minister in 2008, if the United Russia party wins the December 2007 parliamentary elections, and that he will head the pro-presidential party's list. 
An asteroid, discovered in 2004, could pose a threat to Earth in 2029, the director of the Institute of Astronomy said Monday. 
President Vladimir Putin said Monday he could become prime minister in 2008, if the United Russia party wins the December 2007 parliamentary elections, and that he will head the pro-presidential party's list. 
Russian billionaire and major shareholder in English Premier League leaders Arsenal FC, said he sees nothing wrong in Russians investing in foreign soccer clubs. 
An international space science forum, which opened in Moscow Monday, is considering prospects for an unmanned mission to Venus, called European Venus Explorer (EVE) and run by the European Space Agency. 
Russia's natural resources minister said Monday the development of the Lomonosov underwater mountain chain in the Arctic could bring Russia up to 5 billion metric tons of equivalent fuel. 
More than 230,000 birds have been culled at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Territory following an outbreak of bird flu early September, Russia's agriculture watchdog said Monday. 
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has cancelled a debate on U.S.' plans to deploy missile shield elements in Central Europe, fiercely opposed by Russia. 
The average price of Russia's Urals blend oil, a benchmark for the national budget, was $73.78 per barrel in September, a 25% rise year-on-year, a Russian Finance Ministry spokesman said Monday. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to hold a ninth round of bilateral consultations October 14-15 in Wiesbaden, central Germany, the Kremlin said Monday. 
The late cellist Mstislav Rostropovich's art collection, acquired by a Kremlin-friendly billionaire, will be placed in a palace near St. Petersburg, the owner said Monday.



