| October 2007 |
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Russian businessman and politician Vladimir Gruzdev will be the first Russian space tourist, but his flight will not go ahead until 2009, Russian space agency (Roskosmos) head Anatoly Perminov said Friday. 
All three Russian clubs involved in UEFA Cup ties on Thursday evening enjoyed a comfortable passage through to the competition's group stage. 
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] will continue talks on the settlement of Ukraine's natural gas debt and further supplies next week, the Russian energy giant said on Friday. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Tajikistan Friday for a three-day visit to take part in summits of three regional organizations, a presidential aide said. 
Authorities in Irkutsk, in east Siberia, are fighting drug dealers and bootleg alcohol producers by offering financial rewards for information on their activities, local officials said. 
A total of 153 children have been struck by an outbreak of food poisoning which has hit nurseries in two towns in the Stavropol Territory, southern Russia, local emergencies officials said Friday. 



