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23:59 03/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russian government to raise $1.87 bln to rescue AvtoVAZ carmaker
23:18 03/11/2009
The Russian government is planning to raise 54.8 billion rubles ($1.87 billion) to bail out the ailing AvtoVAZ automaker, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Whitney Houston to kick off world tour with 2 Russian shows
21:44 03/11/2009
Whitney Houston, who in September released a new album after years of silence, will start her world concert tour with two shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg in December, the concerts' organizers said on Tuesday.
Iran playing by own rules 30 years after U.S. Embassy seizure
21:34 03/11/2009
Thirty years after students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, the country's leadership continues to ignore the norms of international relations, a Russian expert said on Tuesday.
Death toll from fire in central Russia rises to 8
18:08 03/11/2009
The death toll from an apartment complex fire in central Russia has risen to eight, the Emergencies Ministry said on Tuesday.
Arctic Sea to resume voyage on Thursday
17:49 03/11/2009
The Arctic Sea freighter, after a mysterious hijacking case, is set to go to sea again Thursday, the ship's operator said on Tuesday.
Medvedev brings in tougher punishments for top criminal bosses
17:33 03/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Tuesday a law on harsher punishments for top criminal bosses.
Russian Orthodox Church, Russkiy Mir fund sign cooperation accord
17:29 03/11/2009
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church, and Vyacheslav Nikonov, executive director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday.
Russian activist to receive German human rights award
16:57 03/11/2009
The head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia's oldest human rights organization, is to be honored by Germany, the German embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.
Billionaire Prokhorov may buy pricey Brooklyn penthouse - paper
15:32 03/11/2009
The owners of Brooklyn's priciest penthouses are hoping Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will snap up at least one of them, The New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Russian swine flu deaths rise to 14 - ministry
15:12 03/11/2009
Fourteen people have now died in Russia from swine flu, and 3,122 other cases have been confirmed as the A/H1N1 virus, the country's deputy health minister said on Tuesday.
Nationalists to rally in Moscow on November 4
14:32 03/11/2009
Russian nationalists will hold a rally in Moscow on November 4, when Russia celebrates Day of People's Unity, the leader of a nationalist movement said on Tuesday.
Slain ex-KGB spy's driver in grave condition
13:44 03/11/2009
The driver employed by Russian-Israeli businessman Shabtai von Kalmanovich, who was shot dead in central Moscow on Monday, is in a grave condition, a hospital source said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian police stop Russian military cargo
12:15 03/11/2009
Ukrainian police in the Crimea stopped on Tuesday morning a Russian truck carrying anti-ship missiles in the fifth such incident this year.
Medvedev congratulates Afghan president on re-election
11:26 03/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on his re-election, the Kremlin press office said on Tuesday.
Russia, Ukraine to jointly seek release of crew seized in Congo
10:41 03/11/2009
Russian and Ukrainian diplomats will join efforts to seek the release of the crew of a cargo vessel accused of a murder in the Congo, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Apartment complex fire in Russia's Volga region leaves 7 dead
08:48 03/11/2009
At least seven people have died and one injured in an apartment complex fire in Russia's Volga region, a regional Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Russia to contribute $6.5 million to global nuclear security
02:33 03/11/2009
Russia is planning to contribute $6.5 million to the IAEA Nuclear Security Fund (NSF) in 2010-2015, Russia's envoy to the UN said on Monday.
Number of swine flu deaths in Russia rises to 10
01:38 03/11/2009
The death toll of the swine flu pandemic in Russia has risen to at least 10, the country's consumer rights watchdog said on its website on Tuesday.
Last 4 Arctic Sea crewmembers return home
00:38 03/11/2009

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