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Russia to charge Belarus customs duty for oil deliveries

23:56 31/12/2009

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Police kill 4 gunmen, militant leader in Dagestan
23:55 31/12/2009
Police in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan on Thursday killed four suspected militants, including militant leader Umalat Magomedov
Police arrest over 50 protesters on Red Square
22:47 31/12/2009
Police detained over 50 people on Moscow's Red Square for an attempt to hold a protest rally, a law enforcement source said on Thursday.
Patriarch Kirill calls for optimism in New Year
21:09 31/12/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Christians to have an optimistic view of life in the New Year.
Russia, Belarus fail to sign customs-free oil export agreement
20:39 31/12/2009
Russia has failed on Thursday to sign a deal on oil deliveries to Belarus, citing "a lack of directives and authority" on the behalf of the Belarusian delegation.
Turkmenistan to resume gas supplies to Russia on January 9
18:02 31/12/2009
Turkmenistan will resume natural gas supplies to Russia on January 9, 2010, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Thursday.
Gazprom's gas output to decline 16% to 461bln cu m in 2009
17:00 31/12/2009
Gazprom's natural gas output will decline 16%, year-on-year, in 2009 to 461 billion cubic meters, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Thursday.
2009 Review: December
16:00 31/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year; below a month-by-month review of 2009 continues with December
2009 Review
16:00 31/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year
Russia allows first flights from Georgia since 2006
14:26 31/12/2009
Russia has allowed the first flights between Moscow and Tbilisi since air travel between the countries was frozen three years ago, the Transportation Ministry said on Thursday.
Russian 'Cash for Clunkers' program to start on Jan. 1
13:49 31/12/2009
Russia will launch its own version of the U.S. Car Allowance Rebate System, better known as "Cash for Clunkers," on January 1 in a bid to stimulate domestic car production.
Russian stocks close for New Year break up more than 120% on year
13:30 31/12/2009
Russia's two main stock exchanges, MICEX and the RTS, closed on Thursday for the New Year holidays, with their key indexes up slightly on the day and more than doubling over the year
Pelican rescued from ice floe in Russia's Volgograd
12:29 31/12/2009
Russian emergency workers have rescued a pelican freezing on drifting ice near the Volga river port of Volgograd, the regional emergencies center said on Thursday.
Couple faces prison term for caging child in Russia's Altai
10:53 31/12/2009
Police in western Siberia's Altai Territory initiated a criminal case against a couple accused of locking their 11-year-old son in a cage, local prosecutors said on Thursday.
Putin wishes Russia 'change for better' next year
10:02 31/12/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday wished Russia every success, expressing his hope that the country would see "change for the better" in 2010
Fire kills 5 in northern Russia
09:46 31/12/2009
Five people died in Russia's northern city of Murmansk when a fire broke out in an apartment block, a local police source said on Thursday.
Two victims of Perm nightclub fire discharged from hospitals
09:02 31/12/2009
Two people injured in the fire in the Lame Horse nightclub have been discharged from hospitals in Moscow and Perm in time for New Year's Eve, the emergencies ministry said on Thursday
Over 1,300 firefighters to be on duty in Moscow on New Year night
04:12 31/12/2009
Over 1,300 firefighters and rescuers will be on duty in the Russian capital as Muscovites will be celebrating New Year, a deputy head of the Moscow firefighting service said.
Over 1,300 firefighters to be on duty in Moscow on New Year night
04:08 31/12/2009

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