| February 2009 |
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Twenty-three people were killed while three others were rescued in a fire that destroyed a wooden building in the Republic of Komi in northwest Russia, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday. 
Russia will not press the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states for recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. 
At least 22 people died after fire broke out in a wooden care home in northwest Russia, the regional investigation department said on Sunday. 
Abkhazian police rejected on Sunday Georgian media reports that two Russian soldiers were allegedly killed in an incident in Abkhazia. 
Russia is lowering as of February 1 export duties on oil and petroleum products, responding to a fall in world oil prices amid the ongoing global financial crisis. 
The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned on Sunday its new leader, Patriarch Kirill, at a ceremony held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. 
At least 22 people died after fire broke out in a wooden care home in northwest Russia, the regional investigation department said on Sunday. 
The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned on Sunday its new leader, Patriarch Kirill, at a ceremony held in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. 



