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22:11 29/02/2008

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Abkhazia announces military mobilization over Georgian 'threats'
22:08 29/02/2008
Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh announced on Friday the partial mobilization of the de facto independent republic's military, citing fears that Georgian troops could cross over into the breakaway region.
Power monopoly UES to sell Moscow office for $175 mln
21:41 29/02/2008
Gazprom may cut gas by 25% for Ukraine from March 3
21:02 29/02/2008
Gazprom could cut gas supplies to Ukraine by 25% from March 3 now that talks with Kiev have failed to bring results, a spokesman for the Russian gas monopoly said on Friday.
Russia's MiG hands 12 upgraded fighters over to Slovakia
20:54 29/02/2008
Russia's MiG aircraft manufacturer transferred on Friday 12 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, modernized in line with NATO standards, to the Slovak Air Force.
Putin signs decree to set up rocket-and-space research center
20:45 29/02/2008
Almost 120,000 Russian orphans adopted last year
20:14 29/02/2008
Poll criticism by monitors would be seen as 'pressure' - Russian MP
20:11 29/02/2008
A senior Russian MP said on Friday that any criticism of Sunday's presidential polls by election watchdog monitors would be construed as an attempt to exert pressure on the country.
Russian prison officials say ex-Yukos executive being treated well
19:55 29/02/2008
Russia starts construction of five tankers for Turkey's Palmali
19:36 29/02/2008
Kosovo gives boost to global separatism - Russia's EU envoy
18:15 29/02/2008
Countries recognizing the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo are encouraging separatist tendencies all over the world, Russia's envoy to the European Union said on Friday.
Regulator allows ArcelorMittal to buy coal assets in Russia
17:52 29/02/2008
Watchdog notes hidden campaigning in Russian election run-up
17:12 29/02/2008
Gazprom, E.ON to build power plant in Germany
16:48 29/02/2008
Russian energy giant Gazprom and the German company E.ON are to build a 1,200 MW power-generating plant in Germany, the companies said in a joint news release on Friday.
Siberian shepherd seeks $40,000 over rocket fragment fall
16:45 29/02/2008
A shepherd in Russia's southwestern Siberian Altai Republic is to seek over $40,000 in damages from the Russian space agency Roscosmos over a fragment of rocket that fell into his yard on February 5.
BlackBerry technology now available in Russia
16:36 29/02/2008
Finland's Fortum in 2.7 bln euros TGK-10 share buy-up
16:26 29/02/2008
Russia's Bear bombers conduct patrol mission over the Atlantic
15:17 29/02/2008
Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers have successfully conducted a 10-hour routine patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday.
Renault buys blocking stake in Russia's AvtoVAZ for $1 bln
14:22 29/02/2008
The car manufacturing giant Renault-Nissan bought a blocking stake of 25% plus one share in Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ for $1 billion on Friday.
Information center opens in Moscow to cover Sunday's polls
13:42 29/02/2008

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