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23:59 12/11/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russian fans to get flu masks ahead of Slovenia playoff
23:47 12/11/2009
Andrei Arshavin and teammates could face an 80,000-strong crowd of masked supporters when Russia take on Slovenia in a World Cup play-off in Moscow on Saturday.
NATO jets shadow Russian bombers over Pacific
20:44 12/11/2009
Two Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers that carried out a routine patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean were shadowed by 'regular' NATO fighters, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
'Putin's pencil' up for sale on eBay
20:13 12/11/2009
A pencil that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin supposedly used at a recent news conference has gone on sale on the Internet auction site eBay, the newsru.com website said on Thursday.
Main points of Medvedev's state of the nation address
19:21 12/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his second state of the nation address to both houses of parliament in the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday.
Medvedev urges incentives for leading scientists
19:00 12/11/2009
Russia must do more to attract leading scientists, both Russian and foreign, President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
Russia, U.S. arms talks run into problems
18:36 12/11/2009
Ongoing arms cuts talks between Russia and the U.S. have seen differences on inspection and verification procedures, the chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.
Russia's economy to recover fully in 2012 - Kremlin aide
18:11 12/11/2009
The Russian economy is expected to reach its 2008 pre-crisis level in 2012, Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday.
Medvedev pledges to tackle corruption in Russia's North Caucasus
18:00 12/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday described the level of corruption in the country's North Caucasus as "unprecedented" and promised to takes steps to tackle the problem.
Russia posts 13.9% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in Q3
17:22 12/11/2009
Russia's gross domestic product grew an estimated 13.9% quarter-on-quarter in July-September 2009, the country's top statistics body Rosstat said on Thursday.
Medvedev urges relaxation of poll registration rules
16:56 12/11/2009
Russian political parties may soon be freed of the necessity to collect a set amount of signatures in order to register for parliamentary polls, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Corrupt officials must be jailed - Medvedev
16:43 12/11/2009
Corrupt government officials must be jailed, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his state-of-the-nation address on Thursday.
Russian military to get 30 new ICBMs, 3 nuclear subs in 2010
16:00 12/11/2009
Russia's Armed Forces are to receive 30 new ground and sea-launched ballistic missiles, three nuclear submarines, and an assortment of other weapons, the Russian president said on Thursday.1
VEB, Russian Technology Corporation could be privatized in 2010
15:54 12/11/2009
Russia's national development bank Vnesheconombank and Russian Technology Corporation could be transformed into joint-stock companies in 2010, presidential economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday.
Russia needs to form its own 'Silicon Valley' - Medvedev
15:51 12/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the country must set up a research and technological development center similar to the Silicon Valley in the United States.
Russia to produce new nuclear reactors by 2014 - Medvedev
15:37 12/11/2009
Russia will produce next-generation nuclear reactors and new types of nuclear fuel by 2014, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russia must adopt new ideas to regain superpower status - Medvedev
14:58 12/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he was firmly convinced that Russia could once more achieve superpower status by adopting new ideas.
State corporations have no future - Medvedev
14:25 12/11/2009
Russian state corporations have outlived their usefulness, have no future and should be reorganized and later privatized, the Russian president said on Thursday.
Medvedev proposes cutting number of time zones in Russia
14:14 12/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed on Thursday to consider cutting the number of time zones in the country, which spans 11 time zones.
Russia needs to modernize economy to survive - Medvedev
13:16 12/11/2009
Modernization of the Russian economy is an issue for the country's survival in today's conditions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

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