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22:00 20/11/2008

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Russia banks to be barred from state rescue package for loan abuse
21:34 20/11/2008
Russian banks that have received state loans during the current financial crisis but converted them into U.S. dollars will be barred from the government's rescue package, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
Russia approves rail transit for German arms to Afghanistan
20:32 20/11/2008
Russia has given Germany the go-ahead to use its rail network to transport weapons, military equipment and supplies to Afghanistan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia wants to build mosque in Moscow
20:09 20/11/2008
Moscow News issue gets almost 80,000 readers
19:36 20/11/2008
Medvedev-Obama meeting to be fixed after inauguration - Kremlin
19:33 20/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's first meeting with Barack Obama will be fixed shortly after the U.S. president-elect is sworn in on January 20, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Defense lawyers to demand open court in Politkovskaya murder trial
18:59 20/11/2008
Defense lawyers in the trial of three men suspected of involvement in the 2006 murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will demand an open court, a defense attorney said on Thursday.
Top investigator says 12,500 children missing in Russia
18:46 20/11/2008
Russia's top investigative body said on Thursday that 12,500 children are currently officially listed as missing in the country.
Norilsk Nickel eyes metals plant project in Cuba
18:23 20/11/2008
Medvedev tells Gazprom to recover $2.4 bln gas debt from Ukraine - 2
17:51 20/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday ordered energy giant Gazprom to recover $2.4 billion in debts from Ukraine for natural gas supplies.
Medvedev tells Gazprom to recover $2.4 bln gas debt from Ukraine
17:11 20/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday ordered energy giant Gazprom to recover $2.4 billion in debts from Ukraine for natural gas supplied to the ex-Soviet republic.
Russian Navy to redeploy Kilo class sub in 2011 after repairs
17:03 20/11/2008
The Vladikavkaz diesel-electric submarine will return to service with Russia's Northern Fleet in 2011 after an extensive overhaul at the Zvezdochka shipyard in north Russia, the company said on Thursday.
Drugs kill up to 30,000 Russians each year - drug agency
16:47 20/11/2008
International Space Station's 10th anniversary
16:42 20/11/2008
Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), the unique research project that heralded a new era in space cooperation.
Politkovskaya murder trial delayed until December 1
16:28 20/11/2008
Russia set to allow Spanish military transit to Afghanistan
16:16 20/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree allowing logistics supplies for Spanish troops in Afghanistan to pass through Russian territory.
Afghanistan drug production up 150% since 2001
16:13 20/11/2008
Russian APEC 2012 funds intact, extra expenses to be streamlined
16:06 20/11/2008
Russia will keep funds earmarked for the 2012 APEC summit in the Far East unchanged while extra expenses will be optimized, a deputy minister of regional development said on Thursday.
United Russia votes to merge with Agrarian Party
15:59 20/11/2008
Russia's ruling pro-presidential United Russia party unanimously voted for a merger with the much smaller Agrarian Party at its congress on Thursday.
Moscow Eurasia mansion in top 5 most expensive homes at $100 mln
15:26 20/11/2008

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