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Main news of December 30

23:59 30/12/2009

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Top Russian banks provide $198 mln loan to Belarus
22:56 30/12/2009
A syndicate of four large Russian banks has provided a loan worth 6 billion rubles ($198 mln) to the Finance Ministry of Belarus, the banks said in a joint statement.
Bank robbers steal $1.3 mln in S.Russia's Ingushetia
20:00 30/12/2009
A group of armed men attacked cash couriers on Wednesday morning outside a bank in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia, and made off with 40 million rubles ($1.3 mln).
City of Moscow bans Russian opposition protest on New Year's Eve
19:23 30/12/2009
The Moscow city government has denied three opposition groups permission to hold a rally on Thursday, threatening to deal harshly with any attempts to hold it, the mayor's office said on Wednesday.
Russia to continue state support for key industries in 2010
18:23 30/12/2009
The Russian government will continue efforts to overcome the economic crisis in 2010, providing support for key industries, the president said on Wednesday.
Russia to raise gas price for Belarus by 11% in early 2010
17:47 30/12/2009
Belarus will pay around $168 per 1,000 cubic meters of Russian natural gas in the first quarter of 2010, 11% more than the average price of $150 for 2009, the Gazprom CEO said on Wednesday.
Russia reports zero inflation in last week of December
17:36 30/12/2009
Consumer prices showed zero growth in the week of December 22 through 28, the Federal Statistics Service said Wednesday.
Russians view transfer of power from Yeltsin to Putin as positive - poll
16:15 30/12/2009
The majority of Russians (66%) consider that Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin, was "right in every respect" when he announced his early resignation and appointed Vladimir Putin his successor ten years ago, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center has said.
2009 Review: November
16:00 30/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year; below a month-by-month review of 2009 continues with November
Immigrants ensure Russia's population growth - minister
15:01 30/12/2009
Despite Russia's natural population decline, immigrants ensure the country's overall growth, the health and social development minister said on Thursday.
Medvedev sends Yushchenko New Year greetings
14:51 30/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has wished his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko a Happy New Year, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Medvedev hails stronger U.S. ties in New Year message to Obama
14:01 30/12/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent New Year greetings to U.S. President Barack Obama, welcoming the improvement in relations with the United States over the past year, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Moscow metro sees 9 million visitors a day ahead of New Year
12:46 30/12/2009
A combination of heavy snow and the build up to the New Year holidays saw some 9 million people use the Moscow metro on Tuesday.
Skin grafts may save injured Russian bobsledder's leg
11:16 30/12/2009
A skin graft operation may have saved the leg of Russian bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, seriously injured during a training incident in Germany, a spokeswoman for Russia's bobsleigh federation said on Wednesday.
Drunk man knifes to death mother, daughter, girlfriend, hangs self
09:55 30/12/2009
A drunk man killed with a knife his mother, daughter, and girlfriend, after which he hanged himself in Russia's Ural city of Perm, a local police source said.
Bus crash kills 1, injures 10 others in Russia's Volga region
09:19 30/12/2009
At least one person was killed and another 10 injured as two buses collided near the Russian Volga city of Volgograd early on Wednesday, a local police source said.
Nine Urals nightclub fire victims discharged from hospital
08:27 30/12/2009
Nine people, who were injured in a fire in the Urals city of Perm, were discharged from hospitals on Monday and Tuesday, the regional emergencies service said in a statement on Wednesday.
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