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MICEX, RTS partially closed Friday

11:31 10/10/2008

Russia's two stock exchanges, the MICEX and the RTS, did not open for full trading Friday upon instructions from the financial markets' regulator.

G7 finance ministers meet in Washington on global crisis
10:33 10/10/2008
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized countries meet in Washington on Friday as global finance officials gather for the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
Venezuelan president expects Medvedev to visit in late November
10:25 10/10/2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves said Friday that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to his country in late November.
Militant killed in Chechnya
09:46 10/10/2008

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Scuffle in Ukraine’s Parliament Thwarts Language Bill Consideration

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A brawl broke out in the Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday ahead of the consideration of a bill designed to expand the use of Russian language in the country, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

Washington Blasts Russia Again for Poor Democracy Record

The U.S. Department of State criticized Russia for continuing violation of human rights and democratic freedoms in an annual report published on Thursday.

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov

Russia Refuses to Allocate $10 mln to Afghan Army

Russia has denied a NATO request to allocate $10 million for the support of the Afghan Army, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Thursday following the alliance’s summit in Chicago.

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Third of Russians Approve of Anti-Putin Camp Closure

Almost third of Russians approve of the closure of the Occupy-style camp at Moscow’s downtown Chistoprudny Boulevard where people were protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency, a poll held by the Public Opinion Foundation has revealed.

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