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Russian electricity export-import operator Inter RAO UES began importing electricity from Georgia to Russia through the Kavkasioni power line on Thursday, the company said in a statement.
Less than 10% of Russians see President Dmitry Medvedev as the true leader of the country, according to a July opinion poll released Thursday by the Yury Levada Center. 
Seven Russian female athletes, including five selected for the Beijing Olympics, were temporarily suspended by the IAAF on Thursday over doping offences. 
Commercial production of a new Russian short-haul passenger airliner, the Tu-334, will start within the next six months, the manufacturer said Thursday. 
Libya's prime minister told his Russian counterpart on Thursday that his country plans to buy more Russian arms, and wants to step up cooperation in nuclear power as well as and oil and gas production. 
Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Thursday its net profit calculated to Russian Accounting Standards more than doubled, year-on-year, in January-June 2008 to 285.7 billion rubles ($12.2 billion). 
Russia's president announced on Thursday he had signed a plan to counter corruption.
"Today I signed a plan to counter corruption. Work will start soon," Dmitry Medvedev said at a business conference.

Libya is interested in Russian investment in its oil and gas sector, the country's prime minister said Thursday. 



