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23:59 02/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Putin calls on EU to help Ukraine pay for Russian gas
22:59 02/11/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called again on Monday on the European Union to help Ukraine pay for Russian natural gas.
Some 150 militants killed in North Caucasus over past six months
22:42 02/11/2009
A total of 144 militants have been killed during special operations in Russia's North Caucasus since April, the interior minister of the republic of Chechnya said Monday.
Ex-KGB spy who turned to showbiz, sport slain in downtown Moscow
21:52 02/11/2009
Russian-Israeli businessman Shabtai von Kalmanovich was shot dead in central Moscow on Monday, bringing an end to a colorful life that had seen a flirtation with showbiz and a conviction for spying.
Moscow welcomes Karzai as Afghan president
21:49 02/11/2009
Moscow welcomes the naming of Hamid Karzai as the president of Afghanistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Miliband, Lavrov find common ground on international issues
20:38 02/11/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart David Miliband signed joint statements in Moscow on Monday on nuclear nonproliferation, Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.
David Miliband's tour of Moscow
20:38 02/11/2009
Denmark could get 3 bcm of gas a year via Nord Stream - Putin
20:22 02/11/2009
The volume of natural gas deliveries to Denmark via the Nord Stream pipeline could later be increased to 3 billion cubic meters a year, the Russian prime minister said on Monday.
Russian basketball club owner shot dead in Moscow
19:50 02/11/2009
The owner of the Russian women's basketball club Spartak - Moscow Region was gunned down on Monday in downtown Moscow, a senior investigation officer said.
Russia favors new climate deal on certain conditions - Putin
19:03 02/11/2009
Russia is ready to support and join a new agreement on climate change that could be adopted in December in Denmark, but on two key conditions, the Russian prime minister said on Monday.
Russia's Reserve Fund down 2.4% to $77.18 bln in October
18:05 02/11/2009
Russia's Reserve Fund decreased 2.4% to 2.242 trillion rubles ($77.18 billion), while the National Welfare Fund shrank 1.9% to 2.712 trillion rubles ($93.38 billion) in October, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
Lavrov, Miliband agree to disagree on extradition dispute
16:39 02/11/2009
Russia's foreign minister and his British counterpart reiterated on Monday their opposing positions on the extradition from Russia of the chief suspect in a high-profile London murder, and moved on to patching up strained ties between the countries.
Moscow says too soon to scrap nuclear weapons
16:05 02/11/2009
Russia has no plans to completely abandon nuclear weapons, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.
Moscow urges Iran Six for 'proper' dialogue on Tehran
15:20 02/11/2009
Moscow is pushing for another meeting of six world powers for a 'proper' dialogue on Iran, the Russian foreign minister said on Monday.
Nissan launches SUV assembly in Petersburg
15:06 02/11/2009
Japanese automaker Nissan has launched the production of X-Trail crossover sport utility vehicles at its facility in Russia's second largest city, the company's Russian division said on Monday
Next Bulava missile test-launch slated for Nov. 24
14:40 02/11/2009
Russia's troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) will be test-fired on November 24, a defense industry source said on Monday
Lavrov, Miliband agree to disagree on extradition dispute
14:28 02/11/2009
Russia's foreign minister and his British counterpart reiterated on Monday their opposing positions on the extradition from Russia of the chief suspect in a high-profile London murder, and moved on to patching up strained ties between the countries.
RIA Novosti brings back Moscow News in Arabic
13:32 02/11/2009
Russian news agency RIA Novosti resumed on Monday the Arabic edition of the Moscow News paper after a 17-year break, Anbaa Mosku editor Raed Jaber said.
Russia's oil output up 0.8% to 10 mln bbl/d in January-October
13:24 02/11/2009
Russia's crude oil output increased 0.8%, year-on-year, in January-October 2009 to 410.3 million metric tons (10 million barrels per day), the Energy Ministry reported on Monday.
Moscow News to relaunch Arabic version
12:08 02/11/2009
RIA Novosti will relaunch the Moscow News paper in Arabic in the next few days after a 17-year break, the editor-in-chief of the Russian news agency said.

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