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Russia concerned by tensions in southern Lebanon - UN ambassador

21:56 27/07/2009

Russia is concerned about tensions rising in southern Lebanon, Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said on Monday during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.

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Russian Deputy PM in Venezuela to discuss energy, Chavez visit
20:01 27/07/2009
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin arrived in Venezuela's capital on Monday to discuss plans for a high-level bilateral commission and President Hugo Chavez's visit to Russia.
Russian oil firm LUKoil reports 27% drop in net profit in 1H09
18:11 27/07/2009
Russia's largest privately owned oil producer LUKoil said on Monday its net profit calculated under Russian Accounting Standards had declined 27%, year-on-year, in January-June to 37.5 billion rubles ($1.2 billion).
Gazprom Neft posts 56.5% net profit drop to $850 mln in 1H09
17:25 27/07/2009
Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Monday its net profit calculated under Russian Accounting Standards decreased 56.5% year-on-year in January-June 2009 to 26.359 billion rubles ($850 million).
Russian scientist says swine flu vaccine to be ready by October
16:31 27/07/2009
The first batch of vaccine against the A/H1N1 swine flu will be ready by October 1, a prominent Russian researcher said on Monday.
Russia has to seek new markets for grain exports - expert
16:20 27/07/2009
Russia will be forced to look for new markets for its grain this year amid declining demand in countries that are traditional buyers, the president of Russia's Grain Union said on Monday.
Nabokov's final unfinished novel to be published in Russia
16:01 27/07/2009
Vladimir Nabokov's final unfinished novel will be published in Russia after it hits the shelves in the United States and Britain in November, a Russian publisher said on Monday.
Russian swine flu cases rise to 18
15:47 27/07/2009
The number of Russians who have contracted the A/H1N1 virus has risen to 18, Russia's sanitary watchdog said on Monday.
Russia may grant Cuba $150 mln loan for machinery purchases
14:24 27/07/2009
Russia may provide a $150 million loan to Cuba to finance deliveries of Russian construction and agricultural machinery, following a resolution signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Russia demands tighter security at embassy in Tokyo after attack
14:22 27/07/2009
Russia will demand that Japanese authorities tighten security around Russian diplomatic facilities following an attempt to break down the embassy gates in Tokyo, a diplomat said on Monday.
Russia's Alrosa aims at $2 bln in diamond sales for 2009
13:25 27/07/2009
The new president of Russia's largest diamond producer, Alrosa, confirmed on Monday the company plans to sell diamonds worth a total of $2 billion in 2009.
Russian patriarch arrives in Ukraine on 10-day visit
13:02 27/07/2009
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Church, arrived in Ukraine's capital on Monday for what he called a "pilgrimage" to the birthplace of Russian Orthodoxy.
Russia reports 24.6% gold output growth in 1H09
11:58 27/07/2009
Gold output in Russia grew 24.6%, year-on-year, in January-June 2009 to 77.3 metric tons (2.5 million troy ounces), the Union of Russian Gold Miners said on Monday.
Suspects in Arbat Prestige case released with travel ban
11:45 27/07/2009
The two main suspects in a tax evasion case involving the Russian cosmetics retailer Arbat Prestige have been released from custody, and are subject to a travel ban, police said on Monday.
Six people including four children drown in west Siberian river
11:22 27/07/2009
Six people including four children drowned when their boat capsized on a river in the Khanty Mansi autonomous district of western Siberia, a police spokesman said.
Russian Church leader starts 10-day tour of Ukraine
10:42 27/07/2009
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, embarked on a 10-day visit to Ukraine on Monday.
GM-AvtoVAZ plant in south Russia resumes work after holiday
09:48 27/07/2009
A GM-AvtoVAZ plant, which produces the Chevrolet Niva off-road model, resumed production on Monday following a two-week summer holiday, a company spokesperson said.
Russian Navy ends first stage of Nerpa sub trials in Far East
09:26 27/07/2009
The first stage of new sea trials of Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which was damaged in a fatal accident in previous tests, has been successfully completed, the Amur shipyard said on Monday.
Eight killed in south Russia road crash
09:05 27/07/2009
Eight people were killed in a car crash in south Russia's Krasnodar Territory during the night, the regional emergency service said on Monday.

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