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Chechen president 'content' with $2,300 libel award

22:45 06/10/2009

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said on Tuesday he was satisfied with a Moscow court decision ordering the Memorial rights group and its head Oleg Orlov to pay him 70,000 rubles ($2,350) in libel damages.

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Russian govt. expects privatization to yield $2.3 bln in 2010
21:59 06/10/2009
The Russian government expects privatization of state property in 2010 to yield 70 billion rubles ($2.3 bln), 10 times more than previously expected, the economic development minister said on Tuesday.
Russia-Germany World Cup qualifier
20:27 06/10/2009
Russia face Germany in Moscow on Saturday in the weekend's biggest European qualifier.
Court awards Chechen president $2,300 in libel damages
19:24 06/10/2009
A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered the Memorial human rights group and its head Oleg Orlov to pay Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov 70,000 rubles ($2,350) in libel damages.
Russia denies secret involvement in Iran's nuclear program
18:55 06/10/2009
Moscow possesses no information to suggest that Russian scientists are secretly involved in the development of Iran's nuclear program, national security chief Nikolai Patrushev said on Tuesday.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet conducts anti-sub warfare drills
18:53 06/10/2009
Warships and aircraft from the Russian Black Sea Fleet are carrying out a series of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises involving live-firing drills, a fleet's spokesman said on Tuesday.
Indonesian Navy eyes Russian, Chinese missiles
18:45 06/10/2009
The Indonesian Navy is planning to arm its new patrol boats with Russian and Chinese missiles, the Antara national news agency reported on Tuesday.
Ex-colleague says new suspects appear in Politkovskaya case
18:41 06/10/2009
New suspects have surfaced in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, the chief editor of the newspaper where the investigative journalist worked said on Tuesday.
Opel plant in Belgium could be moved to Russia - paper
18:35 06/10/2009
The Opel plant in the Belgian city of Antwerp is likely to be closed by the carmaker's new owners and production could be moved to Russia, the Belgian economic magazine Trends said on Tuesday.
Russia's international reserves down 3% to $413 bln in Jan.-Sept.
18:04 06/10/2009
Russia's international reserves comprising gold, foreign currencies and a range of other assets declined 3.2% in January-September 2009 to $413.45 billion, the Central Bank said on Tuesday.
Chechnya's Kadyrov files new libel suit against Novaya Gazeta
17:45 06/10/2009
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has filed another libel suit against the chief editor and several reporters of Novaya Gazeta daily, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Ukraine vows to meet gas transit obligations in winter
16:44 06/10/2009
Ukrainian state-run energy company Naftogaz is ready to meet its gas supply and gas transit obligations this winter, although its financial position is disastrous, a presidential energy envoy said on Tuesday.
Russia launches production of swine flu vaccine
16:38 06/10/2009
Russia has begun mass production of two vaccines for the swine flu virus, a deputy health minister said on Tuesday.
Russian Pacific Fleet warships, subs face off in naval exercise
16:30 06/10/2009
A mixed task force from the Russian Pacific Fleet has started a series of anti-submarine warfare drills in the Sea of Japan, a fleet spokesman said on Tuesday.
Russia's foreign trade down 45% to $277 bln in January-August
15:31 06/10/2009
Russia's foreign trade declined 45% year-on-year in January-August to $277 billion, the Federal Customs Service reported on Tuesday.
Russia to protect Abkhazia-bound ships in Black Sea
15:17 06/10/2009
Russian coastguard boats will escort cargo vessels in Abkhazia's territorial waters and the Black Sea Fleet will protect Abkhazia-bound ships in neutral waters, a Russian security source said on Tuesday.
Russia to launch two European satellites Nov. 2
15:04 06/10/2009
A Rokot carrier rocket with two European satellites is being prepared for a November 2 launch from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, a spokesman for the Khrunichev center said on Tuesday.
Renault ready to rescue Russia's largest carmaker
14:44 06/10/2009
The French carmaker Renault, which holds a blocking interest in AvtoVAZ, is willing to invest in the ailing Russian auto giant, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday.
AvtoVAZ needs restructuring
14:44 06/10/2009
AvtoVAZ has a production capacity of over 800,000 vehicles annually. It has made more than 25 million Lada cars since it was established in 1970 as a joint project with Italian carmaker Fiat. The company currently produces 15 models priced between 150,000 rubles ($4,800) and 350,000 rubles ($11,240).
Russia set to launch space freighter to ISS
14:34 06/10/2009
Russia plans to launch a cargo spaceship to the International Space Station from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on October 15, a Mission Control official said on Tuesday.

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