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Main news of October 16

22:06 16/10/2008

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Flights by Russia's debt-ridden airlines to continue Friday
22:03 16/10/2008
Price of crude oil falls below $70 in New York
21:55 16/10/2008
Crude oil fell below $70 on New York's stock exchange the NYMEX on Thursday after the U.S. said oil reserves had drastically increased prompting OPEC to call an emergency meeting for October 24.
Russia to build second missile frigate for Indian Navy by March
21:27 16/10/2008
A Russian shipyard said on Thursday it would complete the construction of the second of three missile frigates for the Indian Navy by March 2009.
Medvedev sacks Far East region governor after year in office
21:15 16/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the governor of the Far Eastern Amur Region after a little more than a year in the post, the Kremlin press office said on Thursday.
Russian military spending to hit $50 bln in 2009
19:57 16/10/2008
Russia's military spending will reach 1.3 trillion rubles ($50 billion) in 2009, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Thursday.
Russian president urges antitrust action on aircraft fuel prices
19:52 16/10/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev urged the Russian government Thursday to take drastic antitrust measures to curb high aircraft fuel prices.
Russia's RTS closes trading with share prices sharply down - 2
19:49 16/10/2008
Russian PM urges long-term plan for nuclear ice-breaker fleet
19:12 16/10/2008
Russia's prime minister has instructed the state nuclear corporation Rosatom to draw up a long-term plan for the development of the country's nuclear-powered ice-breaker fleet, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia's RTS closes trading with share prices sharply down
18:51 16/10/2008
Russia's leading stock exchange RTS finished trading on Thursday with its index showing big losses on negative news from global stock markets.
Russia's Mechel posts 54% rise in coal output in Jan.-Sept.
18:11 16/10/2008
Russia, Belarus approve Union State budget in first reading
17:32 16/10/2008
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Russia-Belarus Union State approved the 2009 budget in its first reading in Moscow on Thursday.
Russian patriarch to visit Vienna in December
17:24 16/10/2008
Russian firm to set up helicopter maintenance JV in India
16:59 16/10/2008
Russia's regulator to inspect Kovykta gas project later in Oct.
16:29 16/10/2008
Russia's environmental regulator will complete its inspection of a TNK-BP subsidiary's adherence to the Kovykta gas deposit license agreement by late October, the natural resources minister said on Thursday.
Medvedev urges action to keep Russian economy stable
16:20 16/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the government Thursday to take whatever measures are necessary to maintain economic growth and keep the economy stable amid the ongoing global financial crisis.
Russian police prevent destruction of Lenin statue
15:57 16/10/2008
S.Ossetians file over 200 suits with European human rights court
15:31 16/10/2008
Over 200 applications have been lodged to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of South Ossetians in the last few days, head of the Moscow Human Rights Bureau said Thursday.
Russian analysts expect Obama to become U.S. president
15:26 16/10/2008
Russian analysts say Democratic candidate Barack Obama is likely to defeat Republican rival John McCain in the United States presidential election set for November 4.
Russia could resume naval presence in Yemen
15:14 16/10/2008
The speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Thursday that Russia could resume a naval presence in Yemen.

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