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Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko

Cruise ship with A/H1N1 outbreak onboard arrives in Russia

21:55 29/06/2009

A cruise ship with 14 A/H1N1-infected people onboard arrived in Russia's second city of St. Petersburg on Monday, Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko said.

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Moscow condemns Honduran coup, calls for restoration of law
21:51 29/06/2009
Russia condemns the coup d'etat in Honduras and calls for the restoration of law and order in the country, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Putin urges Russian state banks to increase lending
21:27 29/06/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told state-run banks on Monday to use new government funding to increase lending by at least 150 billion rubles ($4.8 billion) in July.
All bets off as Moscow casinos close ahead of July 1 deadline
21:27 29/06/2009
With a looming July 1 deadline to shut their doors and take down all signs, many Moscow casinos have opted to close early rather than gamble on working right down to the wire.
Moscow's most expensive rental apartment costs $50,000 per month
20:33 29/06/2009
Moscow's most expensive rental apartment costs over 1.5 million rubles ($50,000) per month, a spokesman for the DOKI Real Estate Agency said on Monday.
Gazprom to buy 0.5 bcm of Azerbaijani gas annually from 2010
19:31 29/06/2009
Gazprom will buy 500 million cubic meters of natural gas from Azerbaijan annually from January 1, 2010, CEO Alexei Miller said on Monday.
Survey says Russians back changes to election legislation
16:30 29/06/2009
Russians support changing election law to reinstate direct votes for regional governors and to make it easier for smaller parties to enter parliament, a popular daily said on Monday, citing a recent survey.
Russian, U.S. lawmakers to address 'reset' in Warsaw
16:29 29/06/2009
A meeting of the Russian and U.S. co-chairs of an inter-parliamentary working group will take place in Warsaw later on Monday, a senior Russian lawmaker has said.
Russia to deliver new security proposal in Brussels July 22
16:16 29/06/2009
Russia's proposals for a new National Security Strategy is to be presented at NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 22, Russia's envoy to NATO said Monday.
Russia resumes Su-24 flights after 10-day suspension
15:32 29/06/2009
Russia's Air Force has resumed Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft flights after a 10-day suspension following two crashes in mid-June, a Defense Ministry official said on Monday.
Cargo ship to undock from ISS, serve as technical platform
14:33 29/06/2009
Russia's unmanned Progress spacecraft, due to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 30, will be used as a technical space platform before being dumped in the Pacific, mission control said Monday.
Israel attempts to stop S-300 air defense supplies to Iran
14:24 29/06/2009
Israel has intensified its efforts to prevent deliveries of Russian S-300 air defense systems to Iran under a 2007 contract, an Israeli newspaper said on Monday.
Russian military jet crashed due to pilot error - AF
13:46 29/06/2009
Pilot error has been identified as the cause of a crash involving a Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber in mid-June, a flight service official said on Monday.
Russia ready for more NATO cargo transits to Afghanistan
13:16 29/06/2009
Russia is ready to extend the transit of military cargoes through Russia to other key member nations of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, a deputy foreign minister has said.
Russia reports 37.6% gold output growth in Jan.-May
12:38 29/06/2009
Gold output in Russia grew 37.6%, year-on-year, in January-May 2009 to 57.59 metric tons (1.85 million troy ounces), the Union of Russian Gold Miners said on Monday.
Volcano sends up clouds of ash in Russia's Far East
11:44 29/06/2009
Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of some 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) in the country's Far East, the local geophysics service said on Monday.
Large-scale military drills start in southern Russia
11:22 29/06/2009
Large-scale military drills start on Monday in 10 southern subjects of the Russian Federation, a spokesman for the North Caucasus military district said.
Russia to raise oil export duty to $212.6 per ton from July 1
11:03 29/06/2009
Russia will increase oil export duty from the current $152.8 to $212.6 per metric ton from July 1, following trends on global oil markets, the Russian government said
Russian, U.S. MPs discuss bilateral ties ahead of July summit
10:46 29/06/2009
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are in Russia on June 29-30 to discuss urgent issues of bilateral relations ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow on July 6-8.
Russia, Argentina introduce visa-free travel
09:55 29/06/2009

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