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18:55 22/03/2009

Russia hopes to enhance fight against terrorism with new treaty
18:41 22/03/2009
Russia hopes to raise the efficiency of the fight against terrorism with a new treaty on security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Police seize 1.5 kg of heroin from Tajik national outside Moscow
17:57 22/03/2009
Ukraine welcomes NATO's plans to restart cooperation with Russia
17:32 22/03/2009
Ukraine's minister for European and international integration welcomed on Sunday NATO's willingness to resume cooperation with Russia.
St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Moscow gather 2,500 people
15:20 22/03/2009
About 2,500 people participated in the parade in downtown Moscow on Sunday to celebrate the Irish national holiday, St. Patrick's Day.
Aluminum giant RusAl agrees $2.8 bln debt reschedule with Onexim
14:57 22/03/2009
RusAl, the world's largest aluminum producer, and Onexim Group controlled by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, announced on Sunday that they had reached an agreement on restructuring RusAl's $2.8 bln debt.
Four killed, eight injured in discotheque stampede in Urals
14:03 22/03/2009
Four people died and eight others were injured in a stampede at a discotheque in a small town in Russia's Urals, the country's main investigative body said on Sunday.

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Putin Sets Out Blueprint for Russian Business

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin set out his agenda for the future of Russian business on Thursday at a meeting with entrepreneurs, promising less regulation and taxes and asking business to help plan its future.

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greece Agrees to Fresh Austerity Measures

Greek political leaders have finally struck a deal on new austerity measures demanded by creditors to secure a 130-billion euro bailout to avoid default and keep the country afloat, local media reported on Thursday.

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The State Duma will invite political parties that have no parliamentary representation to discuss reform of the country’s political system on February 28, Oleg Morozov, deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, said on Thursday.

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Gorbachev May Join Protest Group

Ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is welcome to join but not head the grassroots protest group League of Voters, the organization’s founders said.

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