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Russia's GDP down 8.1% year-on-year in October

23:23 23/11/2009

Russia's GDP decreased by 8.1% year-on-year in October, the Economics Ministry said on Monday.

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Medvedev says Belarus has not been asked to become part of Russia
23:19 23/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow wants to build a closer union with Belarus, but has not invited the country to become part of Russia.
Medvedev calls EU's Eastern Partnership harmless but pointless
21:30 23/11/2009
Russia does not regard the EU's Eastern Partnership program for closer ties with ex-Soviet states as useful, but will not seek to impede it, the Russian president said on Monday.
Medvedev denies pressuring Belarus to recognize ex-Georgian republics
21:22 23/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev has denied widespread reports that Russia has tried to persuade Belarus to recognize the pro-Russian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states.
Russia pledges 30-40% discount on gas for Belarus in 2010
21:06 23/11/2009
Russian natural gas prices will be 30-40% lower for Belarus than for EU states in 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
Medvedev rules out direct popular elections of Russian governors
20:30 23/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that direct popular elections for regional governors will not be reinstated during his term of power.
TV sensation Susan Boyle's album gets muted reception in Moscow
20:26 23/11/2009
TV talent show sensation Susan Boyle's debut album has broken internet sales records in several countries, but her appeal has yet to reach the Russian capital, local retailers said.
Large Hadron Collider protons circulate in two directions
20:13 23/11/2009
Beams of protons have started circulating in both directions around the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a scientist participating in the experiment said on Monday.
Landmark Soviet statue to reopen in Moscow on December 3
17:55 23/11/2009
A giant Soviet-era statue will be reopened on December 3 in northeast Moscow after a long-delayed restoration, a city official said on Monday.
Moscow plans to boost tourist numbers
17:53 23/11/2009
Moscow authorities plan to attract up to 10 million foreign tourists a year by 2020, the head of the city’s tourism committee said.
New blast at arms depot in Russia's Ulyanovsk kills 8
17:24 23/11/2009
Eight servicemen were killed and two injured on Monday in a new explosion at an arms depot in the city of Ulyanovsk, in Russia's Volga region, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
New blast at arms depot in Russia's Ulyanovsk kills 8
17:08 23/11/2009
Eight servicemen were killed and two injured on Monday in a new explosion at an arms depot in the city of Ulyanovsk, in Russia's Volga region, the Defense Ministry said.
Eight killed, two injured in new arms depot blast in Russia's Ulyanovsk - Defense Ministry
16:57 23/11/2009
Eight killed, two injured in new arms depot blast in Russia's Ulyanovsk - Defense Ministry
Murdered Moscow priest laid to rest amid tight security
16:55 23/11/2009
A Moscow priest who was shot down by a masked gunman last week was laid to rest at a church cemetery in the capital's west amid tight security.
French warship in arms deal arrives in St. Petersburg
15:13 23/11/2009
France's Mistral helicopter carrier on Monday made a port call in St. Petersburg, a Russian Navy spokesman said.
Russia heads UNESCO Executive Board
15:02 23/11/2009
Russia's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Eleonora Mitrofanova was chosen on Monday to head the organization's Executive Board.
Russia expects $2.7 bln from privatization auctions in 2010
15:01 23/11/2009
The Russian government expects to receive about 77 billion rubles ($2.7 billion) from the privatization of state enterprises in 2010, a government source said on Monday.
Russian in Swiss street racing crash drove drunk
14:39 23/11/2009
A 22-year-old Russian who badly injured an elderly man and wrecked his Lamborghini in a crash in Switzerland last week was driving under the influence of alcohol, local media reported on Monday.
Russia's postal operator to cut 33,000 personnel
13:54 23/11/2009
Russia's state postal operator Pochta Rossii plans to cut 33,000 personnel down in 2010 as part of a campaign aimed at streamlining company management.
Yushchenko pledges to force Russian navy out of Crimea
13:31 23/11/2009
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko pledged on Monday in an election campaign statement to force Russia's Black Sea Fleet to leave Ukraine's Crimea by 2017.

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