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Medvedev inaugurated as Russia's third president -2

13:21 07/05/2008

Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's third president on Wednesday in a glittering and solemn ceremony in front of some 2,500 guests at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow as Vladimir Putin stepped down after eight years as head of state.

Medvedev inaugurated as Russia's third president
12:31 07/05/2008
Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's third president on Wednesday in a glittering ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace in front of some 2,400 guests as Vladimir Putin stepped down after eight years as head of state.
Russia enacts law on foreign investment in strategic industries
11:09 07/05/2008
Russia's law on foreign investment in strategic industries, clarifying the rules of investing in Russia, came into effect on Wednesday.
Uzbek couple murdered in Moscow
11:02 07/05/2008
Inauguration of Medvedev to be shown live on Internet
10:57 07/05/2008
The inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia's third president is to be broadcast live on the Internet on Wednesday, under a deal between the Russian state-owned VGTRK television and radio company and the Microsoft Corporation, the companies said in a joint press release.

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