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23:59 30/10/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Beyonce to perform in Moscow on Monday
22:22 30/10/2009
The U.S. rhythm and blues queen, Beyonce, will perform in Moscow on Monday during her world I Am...Tour.
E.ON expects to produce 6 bcm of gas at Yuzhno-Russkoye field
21:11 30/10/2009
E.ON Ruhrgas expects to produce 6 billion cubic meters of gas annually at one of Russia's largest gas fields, Yuzhno-Russkoye, the German energy company's CEO said on Friday.
Gazprom's RAS net profit down to $6.5 bln in Jan-Sep
20:02 30/10/2009
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday its net profit under Russian Accounting Standards declined 56% year-on-year in January-September to 189.2 billion rubles ($6.5 bln).
Russia, Poland extend gas contract until 2037
19:28 30/10/2009
Russia's Gazprom and Poland's PGNiG have agreed to extend their natural gas contract until 2037 with an increase in supplies, the companies said on Friday.
All Arctic Sea crewmembers deemed victims of attack
18:02 30/10/2009
All the crewmembers of the cargo ship at the center of a mysterious hijacking case have been formally recognized as victims of pirate attack, Russia's special investigations committee said on Friday.
Russia commemorates Stalinist purge victims
17:33 30/10/2009
Russia commemorated on Friday tens of millions of victims to political repression in the 1930s-1950s orchestrated by Joseph Stalin.
Putin sees problems emerging with Ukraine paying for Russian gas
17:11 30/10/2009
Ukraine is again having difficulty paying for Russian natural gas supplies and the EU is not going to lend Kiev money to solve the problems, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Owner of seized vessel ready for talks with pirates
16:55 30/10/2009
The owner of the Thailand-flagged fishing vessel hijacked off the Seychelles said it was ready for negotiations with pirates, a spokesman for a Kaliningrad-based crewing company said on Friday.
RIA Novosti denies mounting PR campaign to improve Stalin's image
15:21 30/10/2009
RIA Novosti on Friday strongly denied allegations it had teamed up with a Western PR company "to justify Russia's great power ambitions and improve the image of Joseph Stalin."
Russian tycoon Deripaska 'visited U.S. under FBI deal' - paper
13:23 30/10/2009
Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, banned from entry into the U.S. over alleged links to organized crime, visited the country this year under an FBI arrangement, the Wall Street Journal said Friday.
Russian monetary base up $195 mln in week to $140.5 bln
11:25 30/10/2009
The Central Bank said on Friday that Russia's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 4.101 trillion rubles ($140.5 billion at the current exchange rate) as of October 26, up 4.096 trillion rubles ($195.36 billion) in the week since October 19.
Police seize 20 kg of heroin in Urals
10:08 30/10/2009
Police in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg have seized around 20 kg (44 lbs) of heroin from Tajik and Kyrgyz nationals, a police spokesman told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Russian, Philippine, Ghana nationals on ship seized by pirates
09:47 30/10/2009
There are 23 Russian, two Philippine and two Ghana nationals on board a Thailand-flagged fishing vessel hijacked off the Seychelles, an International Transport Workers' Federation official said on Friday.
Russia's Federation Council to review bill on using troops abroad
06:33 30/10/2009
The upper house of the Russian parliament will review on Friday amendments to a law on defense which expands the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad in certain situations.
Russian president says 'no excuse for Stalinist repression'
05:30 30/10/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that attempts to justify repressions during the Stalinist regime under the pretext of ultimate state interests were unacceptable.
Russia hails UN support of confidence-building in outer space
04:37 30/10/2009
The unanimous support of a Russian draft proposal on confidence-building measures in outer space will pave the way for talks on an agreement on the demilitarization of space, a Russian diplomat said.
Chechen suicide-bomber blows self up in police pursuit
00:53 30/10/2009
A 19-year-old Chechen militant, who planned to commit an act of terror in Grozny, blew himself up after being surrounded by police, the Chechen interior minister said on Friday.
Russian tactical missile self-destructs during live-fire drills
00:29 30/10/2009
A Tochka-U short-range ballistic missile self-destructed on Thursday shortly after a practice launch at training grounds in northwestern Russia, the Defense Ministry said.

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