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Main news of September 7

19:00 07/09/2008

Six militants killed by police in south Russia
17:37 07/09/2008
Six suspected militants were killed during a shootout with police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a local police source said on Sunday.
President Medvedev says Russians still regard Georgians as brothers
16:30 07/09/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that Russia has not changed its warm and brotherly attitude toward the Georgian people after Tbilisi's recent attack on South Ossetia.
Gazprom to receive 7 natural gas field licenses in September
14:16 07/09/2008
Gazprom is planning to receive licenses for the development of seven strategic gas fields in Russia by the end of September, the Russian energy giant said on Sunday.
President Medvedev to attend APEC summit in Peru in November
13:28 07/09/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization in Peru on November 22-23, the Kremlin's press service said on Sunday.
Russian Navy to adopt new carrier fighters after 2016
13:12 07/09/2008
Russia's new carrier-based fighters will replace the Su-33 naval fighter in service with the Russian Navy after 2016, a senior military official said on Sunday.
Two people die in helicopter crash in central Russia
11:10 07/09/2008
Two people died and one person was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in central Russia early Sunday, an emergencies ministry's official said.

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