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Ukraine set to expel Russian diplomat - media

21:36 23/07/2009

A Russian radio station said Thursday that Ukraine has decided to expel a Russian diplomat who was involved in talks on the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the country.

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Police officer killed, another wounded in N. Caucasus
20:58 23/07/2009
One police officer has been killed and another wounded in an explosion during an operation to hunt down militants in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a police spokesman said Thursday.
Russia puts $350 mln into European X-ray laser project
20:14 23/07/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed on Thursday a government order on Russia's participation in an ambitious laser research project to be based in Germany.
U.S.-Russia reset will not be at Georgia's expense - Biden
19:50 23/07/2009
Any improvement in U.S.-Russian relations will not harm Georgia, and the United States will never recognize Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent states, the U.S. vice president said on Thursday.
New design bureau may take over failing Bulava missile - analyst
19:33 23/07/2009
Further development of Russia's failure-prone Bulava ballistic missile could be assigned to another design bureau if the project remains in the works, a Russian military expert said on Thursday.
Russia's June GDP down 9.6% - Economics Ministry
18:00 23/07/2009
Russia's gross domestic product for June was 9.6% lower than the same month in 2008, the Economic Development Ministry said on Thursday.
Russians still believe in Medvedev-Putin tandem - poll
17:48 23/07/2009
Most Russians polled in a recent survey approve the activities of the president and prime minister, a pollster said on Thursday.
Russia ordered to pay $53,000 in damages to Chechen family
17:47 23/07/2009
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Russia to pay 37,000 euros ($53,000) in compensation to the relatives of a Chechen man who was abducted in 2001.
Bodies of woman, child found in collapsed building in S.Russia
16:26 23/07/2009
The bodies of a woman and a child were found in the rubble of the collapsed residential building in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan on Thursday, a local emergencies official said.
Russian gold miner Polyus Gold posts $44.9 mln net profit in Q2
14:47 23/07/2009
Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold mining company, said on Thursday its net profit calculated to Russian Accounting Standards increased almost 400%, quarter-on-quarter, in April-June 2009 to 1.4 billion rubles ($44.9 million).
Tajik leader proposes banning Russian language for official use
14:23 23/07/2009
Tajikistan's president has proposed banning the Russian language from being used in public institutions and official documents, a move he said would promote the development of Tajik and bolster patriotism in the country.
Georgia plans 'peace march' into S.Ossetia in August - Russia
13:22 23/07/2009
Tbilisi is planning a march for peace into the capital of South Ossetia on the first anniversary of the August war between Georgia and Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said on Thursday.
Russia's international reserves down $2.8 bln to $398.1 bln in week
11:33 23/07/2009
Russia's international reserves, largely holding gold and foreign exchange, decreased by $2.8 billion to $398.1 billion in the week of July 10-17, the Central Bank of Russia said on Thursday.
Building collapse in south Russia
10:23 23/07/2009
Two people are known to be trapped and seven more are unaccounted for after a residential building collapsed in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan earlier on Wednesday, emergencies officials said.
Two police officers injured in attack in volatile south Russia
09:51 23/07/2009
Two police officers were wounded when their vehicle came under fire in Ingushetia, an Interior Ministry official in the southern Russian republic said on Thursday.
Search for survivors of S.Russia building collapse reveals no one
09:14 23/07/2009
Search attempts throughout the night for survivors after a residential building collapsed in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan have revealed only one cat, emergencies officials said on Thursday.

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Ukraine set to expel Russian diplomat - media

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Russia puts $350 mln into European X-ray laser project

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Russia's June GDP down 9.6% - Economics Ministry

Russians still believe in Medvedev-Putin tandem - poll

Russia ordered to pay $53,000 in damages to Chechen family

Bodies of woman, child found in collapsed building in S.Russia

Russian gold miner Polyus Gold posts $44.9 mln net profit in Q2

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