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Main news of May 17

19:00 17/05/2008

Russian rescuers call off search for quake survivors in China
18:53 17/05/2008
Russian rescue workers in China's Sichuan province have called off their search for survivors buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings following the devastating earthquake that hit southwest China on Monday.
Fire at electric substation in Moscow, no threat to power supply
18:46 17/05/2008
Calf injury forces Sharapova out of Italian Open
16:08 17/05/2008
A calf injury has forced Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova out of Saturday's semifinal match at the Italian Open with defending champion Jelena Jankovic.
Russian opposition launches 'alternative' national assembly
14:31 17/05/2008
The Russian opposition movement launched an alternative national assembly in Moscow on Saturday, committing itself in its founding charter to working toward the "restoration of political democracy in Russia."
Russian cargo spacecraft docks with ISS
12:45 17/05/2008
The Russian Progress M-64 cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), a Mission Control spokesman said on Saturday.
Russia beat Finland to make ice-hockey world championship final
11:56 17/05/2008
Russia's national ice-hockey side has beaten Finland 4-0 in the semifinals of the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Canada, and will now face the hosts in the final on May 18.

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Putin Sets Out Blueprint for Russian Business

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin set out his agenda for the future of Russian business on Thursday at a meeting with entrepreneurs, promising less regulation and taxes and asking business to help plan its future.

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greek political leaders have finally struck a deal on new austerity measures demanded by creditors to secure a 130-billion euro bailout to avoid default and keep the country afloat, local media reported on Thursday.

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The State Duma will invite political parties that have no parliamentary representation to discuss reform of the country’s political system on February 28, Oleg Morozov, deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, said on Thursday.

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Ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is welcome to join but not head the grassroots protest group League of Voters, the organization’s founders said.

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