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Russia fixes minimum vodka price

23:19 01/01/2010

Russia introduced on Friday a minimum price of vodka in an effort to fight counterfeit alcohol production in the country

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Two owls killed in vandal fire in Moscow aviary
22:05 01/01/2010
Two tawny owls died in a vandal fire in an aviary in southwest Moscow last night, a spokeswoman for the Vorobyevy Gory nature reserve said on Friday
European Parliament head urges release of Russian protesters
18:55 01/01/2010
The president of the European Parliament urged the Russian authorities on Friday to release a prominent Russian human rights activist arrested for an attempt to hold an unsanctioned protest in downtown Moscow
Belarus makes advance payment for 1.126 mln tons of Russian oil
17:12 01/01/2010
Belarus has made an advance payment for 1.126 metric tons of Russian oil for January, a spokesman for Belarusian petrochemical company Belneftekhim said on Friday
Two Russian tugboats approach stranded ship in Sea of Japan
13:01 01/01/2010
Two Russian tugboats approached on Friday the Cambodia-flagged cargo ship with 24 Russians on board, which has been stranded in the Sea of Japan, a local sea rescue center official said.
U.S. concerned over arrest of human rights activists in Moscow
11:35 01/01/2010
The U.S. is concerned by the detention of human rights activists, who gathered for an unsanctioned rally in downtown Moscow, a spokesman for the National Security Council said on Friday.
Death count in Russian nightclub fire rises to 153
10:33 01/01/2010
The death toll in the December 5 deadly blaze at a nightclub in the Urals city of Perm has risen to 153, the regional emergencies service said in a statement on Friday.
Some 150,000 attend New Year's festivities in downtown Moscow
03:15 01/01/2010
About 150,000 Muscovites and guests of the Russian capital took part in New Year's celebration on Moscow's Red Square and surrounding areas
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Russia fixes minimum vodka price

Two owls killed in vandal fire in Moscow aviary

European Parliament head urges release of Russian protesters

Belarus makes advance payment for 1.126 mln tons of Russian oil

Two Russian tugboats approach stranded ship in Sea of Japan

U.S. concerned over arrest of human rights activists in Moscow

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