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Russian stance at oil talks hurts customs union

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Russian stance at oil talks hurts customs union — Belarus source

21:52 02/01/2010

Russia's position at negotiations on a 2010 agreement for oil deliveries to Belarus is seriously undermining the new Customs Union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, a Belarusian government source said on Saturday.

Snowstorm cuts off 60 cars in Russia's Far East
18:04 02/01/2010
A major snowstorm has battered Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin since New Year's Eve, stranding almost 60 cars on the main highway, an emergencies official said on Saturday.
Medvedev pledges support to Pakistan in antiterrorism efforts
14:18 02/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged support to Pakistan, which has seen a series of deadly suicide bombings in recent months, in its efforts to fight terrorism, the Kremlin reported on Saturday
Russia club fire death toll continues to rise, hits 154
11:50 02/01/2010
Nearly a month after a deadly blaze at a night club in Russia's Urals city of Perm, the death toll is continuing to rise
Russia's Kamaz team starts off in Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires
09:44 02/01/2010
Russia's Team Kamaz started the legendary off-road Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires on Friday
RIA Novosti’s choice: the ten major political events of 2009
09:43 02/01/2010
RIA Novosti presents 2009’s ten most important domestic political events, as chosen by its correspondent
Law enforcers discover Dagestani militants' 'cashbook'
06:45 02/01/2010
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers discovered on Friday a "cashbook" of militants killed in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan the previous day, the FSB said.
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