- 22:13 30/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed on Thursday Murat Zyazikov as president of the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, the Kremlin's press service said. 
- 21:59 30/10/2008
Russia is greatly concerned by the recent surge in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- 21:36 30/10/2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, comprising Russia, China, and four Central Asian states, must serve the interests of both its smaller and larger members.
- 21:25 30/10/2008
Kazakhstan's president told Russia's prime minister on Thursday that under current plans, two-way investment between the countries will rise to $40 billion.
- 20:09 30/10/2008
The prosecution in the trial of former banker Alexei Frenkel, found guilty this week of organizing the murder of a top banking regulator, demanded on Thursday that he serve a life sentence.
- 19:55 30/10/2008
Russia's stock exchanges, the RTS and MICEX, showed strong growth during Thursday trading, with their benchmark indices climbing almost 18% and over 19%, respectively.
- 19:35 30/10/2008
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia and Iran must continue to develop bilateral and multilateral projects, and welcomed Iran's contribution to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- 19:04 30/10/2008
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Russia's richest man will receive a $4.5 billion state loan to help him retain his stake in the world's largest nickel company, Norilsk Nickel, financial media reported on Thursday.
- 18:52 30/10/2008
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- 18:06 30/10/2008
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has postponed its initial public offering by a year from 2010 to 2011, the company's executive vice president said on Thursday.
- 17:52 30/10/2008
Russian energy giant Gazprom will meet all its contractual obligations to supply Europe with gas despite difficulties caused by the global crisis, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday.
- 17:47 30/10/2008
The first Russian Project 22350 frigate being built at a shipyard in St. Petersburg will be launched in 2011, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Thursday.
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Russians gathered at ceremonies across the country on Thursday to remember the victims of the political repression, including the Great Purge of 1937-1938.
- 15:43 30/10/2008
