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19:50 24/05/2009

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Russia's Lavrov discusses anti-piracy with Somali counterpart
18:06 24/05/2009
Russia's foreign minister has met with his Somali counterpart to discuss international efforts to protect shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirate attacks, the Russian ministry said.
Arshavin seeks 'huge pay rise' from Arsenal - paper
17:45 24/05/2009
Arsenal Football Club's Russian striker Andrei Arshavin is seeking a large salary increase to compensate for the high British tax rate, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Urals statue brings Fab Four back to the USSR
16:54 24/05/2009
A sculpture of legendary English pop group The Beatles has been unveiled by the Iset River in the center of Yekaterinburg, the largest city in Russia's Urals.
Russia's oil output on the rise, likely to match 2008 level
16:25 24/05/2009
Oil production in Russia is showing the signs of growth compared with last year and is expected to match the 2008 level, Energy Minister Shmatko said on Sunday.
G8 energy ministers start talks in Rome
14:52 24/05/2009
A two-day meeting of G8 energy ministers got underway in Rome on Sunday with an investment forum involving global energy companies.
Russian sanitary chief warns against Japan visits over swine flu
14:11 24/05/2009
Russia's chief sanitary official on Sunday advised Russian citizens against visiting Japan, where human cases of the swine flu virus have been registered.
Lavrov welcomes softened stance from Hamas in peace process
13:52 24/05/2009
Russia's foreign minister said on Sunday that the Palestinian group Hamas has adopted a more realistic position in negotiations on a peace settlement with Israel.
Large arms cache found in Chechnya
13:37 24/05/2009
Police have found a large cache of weapons hidden in a forest in Russia's troubled North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a local police source said on Sunday.
Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing in south Russia
12:39 24/05/2009
A passenger plane flying from Perm in the Urals to Antalya in Turkey was forced to make an emergency landing in south Russia due to problems with the fuel system, the emergencies ministry said Sunday.
Bomb neutralized at gas pipeline in North Caucasus
11:32 24/05/2009
Police have found and neutralized a bomb planted near a gas pipeline in the Russian North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, the republic's Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

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Main news of May 24

Russia's Lavrov discusses anti-piracy with Somali counterpart

Arshavin seeks 'huge pay rise' from Arsenal - paper

Urals statue brings Fab Four back to the USSR

Russia's oil output on the rise, likely to match 2008 level

G8 energy ministers start talks in Rome

Russian sanitary chief warns against Japan visits over swine flu

Lavrov welcomes softened stance from Hamas in peace process

Large arms cache found in Chechnya

Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing in south Russia

Bomb neutralized at gas pipeline in North Caucasus

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