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Global swine flu caseload rises 3,700 in 1 day to 163,800

21:18 28/07/2009

The number of confirmed human cases of swine flu has risen by 3,700 in the past 24 hours to 163,800 worldwide, with 998 deaths, Russia's consumer rights regulator Rospotrebnadzor said on Tuesday.

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Russia's Kruzenshtern sailing ship heads for Iceland
20:32 28/07/2009
Russia's Kruzenshtern sailing ship has concluded its participation in an international regatta of tall ships, and is currently heading for Iceland's capital Reykjavik.
St. Petersburg communists ask Madonna to sing revolutionary songs
17:44 28/07/2009
A communist group in St. Petersburg has published an open letter to Madonna asking her to act modestly and sing revolutionary songs during her concert on St. Petersburg's central square.
Russian patriarch urges end to Ukraine Orthodox church split
16:40 28/07/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who is on a 10-day tour of Ukraine, called on Tuesday for the reunification of Orthodox believers in Ukraine.
Russia's UAC to invest $160 mln in An-148 manufacturer
16:32 28/07/2009
Russia's United Aircraft-Making Corporation (UAC) announced on Tuesday plans to invest 5 billion rubles ($162 mln) in the modernization of aircraft maker VASO, which produces the new An-148 medium-haul plane.
Russia suspends about 80% of construction projects amid crisis
14:32 28/07/2009
About 80% of construction projects in Russia are currently frozen due to the ongoing economic crisis, the president of the Russian Union of Developers said on Tuesday.
Sechin visits Nicaragua for energy, trade talks after Venezuela
13:18 28/07/2009
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin continues his Latin American tour on Tuesday with his third visit to Nicaragua in the past 12 months.
Eight suspected militants killed in ambush in S. Russia
11:59 28/07/2009
Eight suspected militants were killed in an ambush staged by security forces near Dagestan's capital, the southern Russian republic's Federal Security Service said on Tuesday.
Russian gas firm Novatek posts 24% net profit drop in 1H09
11:48 28/07/2009
Russia's largest independent natural gas producer Novatek said on Tuesday its net profit under Russian Accounting Standards had declined 24.4%, year-on-year, in January-June 2009 to 6.825 billion rubles ($220 million).
Chechen suicide bomber identified
11:38 28/07/2009
The suicide bomber who set off an explosive device in Chechnya's capital on Sunday, killing six people, has been identified, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Kadyrov wants ex-Chechen warlords to join fight against militants
11:28 28/07/2009
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited some pardoned warlords to join special operations against the remaining militant groups in Russia's troubled North Caucasus republic.
TNK-BP reports 56.5% net profit plunge to $2 bln in 1H09
11:14 28/07/2009
The Russian-British joint oil venture TNK-BP said on Tuesday its U.S. GAAP net profit had dropped 56.5% year-on-year in January-June 2009 to $2 billion.
Russian deputy PM returns to Nicaragua for energy, trade talks
10:46 28/07/2009
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin continues his Latin American tour on Tuesday with his third visit to Nicaragua in the past 12 months.
Swine flu cases reported in more regions of Russia
10:20 28/07/2009
The number of Russians who have contracted the A/H1N1 virus has risen to 28, Russia's sanitary watchdog said on Tuesday.
Eleven killed in Dagestan road crash
09:26 28/07/2009
At least 11 people were killed in a multiple-car crash in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local police said on Tuesday.
Five suspected militants killed in S.Russia shootout
09:10 28/07/2009
Police killed five suspected militants in a shootout in southern Dagestan, the Russian republic's Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday.

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Global swine flu caseload rises 3,700 in 1 day to 163,800

Russia's Kruzenshtern sailing ship heads for Iceland

St. Petersburg communists ask Madonna to sing revolutionary songs

Russian patriarch urges end to Ukraine Orthodox church split

Russia's UAC to invest $160 mln in An-148 manufacturer

Russia suspends about 80% of construction projects amid crisis

Sechin visits Nicaragua for energy, trade talks after Venezuela

Eight suspected militants killed in ambush in S. Russia

Russian gas firm Novatek posts 24% net profit drop in 1H09

Chechen suicide bomber identified

Kadyrov wants ex-Chechen warlords to join fight against militants

TNK-BP reports 56.5% net profit plunge to $2 bln in 1H09

Russian deputy PM returns to Nicaragua for energy, trade talks

Swine flu cases reported in more regions of Russia

Eleven killed in Dagestan road crash

Five suspected militants killed in S.Russia shootout

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