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Main news of May 31

18:50 31/05/2009

About 30 detained in unauthorized opposition protest in Moscow
18:12 31/05/2009
Police have detained about 30 people for an attempt to hold an unauthorized opposition rally in central Moscow, police said on Sunday.
One militant killed in special operation in Daghestan
17:31 31/05/2009
A militant, holed up in an apartment, has been killed in a special operation in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Daghestan, the republican security department said on Sunday.
CSKA beat Rubin to win Russian Cup final
17:04 31/05/2009
Russian Cup holders CSKA Moscow beat Russian league champions Rubin Kazan 1-0 to win the Russian Cup final on Sunday.
Armed robber gets away with $4mln in south Moscow
16:50 31/05/2009
An armed robber has managed to get away with $4 million after attacking a car in south Moscow, a police source said on Sunday.
Twenty-two Russian students still in police custody in Egypt
15:11 31/05/2009
Twenty-two Russian students are still being held in police custody in Egypt and the date of their release is unknown, Russian Vice-Consul in Cairo Timur Agametov said on Sunday.
Two policemen wounded in blast in North Caucasus
12:18 31/05/2009
Two policemen were wounded in a blast in the capital of Russia's troubled North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, a local police source said on Sunday.

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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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