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Main news of January 19

23:55 19/01/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Arrests made at Moscow march in memory of slain lawyer, journalist
23:11 19/01/2010
Moscow police detained on Tuesday tens of people at a march to mark the first anniversary of the murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were gunned down by neo-Nazis.
Tens of thousands bathe in icy water on Epiphany in Russia
21:48 19/01/2010
Tens of thousands of people across Russia bathed in icy cold water on Epiphany on Tuesday as air temperatures across the country ranged from plus fifteen to minus sixty degrees Celsius.
Russia-U.S. poultry talks 'may last until end of 2010'
21:45 19/01/2010
Russian-U.S. talks on safety standards for American poultry imports may last until the end of the year, the president of Russia's Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said on Tuesday.
Iran clears Russian fighter jet to fly to Bahrain air show
20:53 19/01/2010
Iran has issued permission for a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter to overfly its territory en route to an international air show in Bahrain, an Iranian embassy official said Tuesday.
Medvedev names ex-top manager as envoy to volatile Caucasus
20:38 19/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday named Krasnoyarsk governor and former business executive Alexander Khloponin as deputy prime minister and his envoy to the volatile North Caucasus.
Four militants killed in special operation in Chechnya
20:01 19/01/2010
Four militants were killed on Tuesday in a special operation near the Chechen capital of Grozny, the president of the Russian North Caucasus republic said.
Medvedev appoints ex-top manager in charge of volatile Caucasus
18:58 19/01/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday appointed the governor of the vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk and former business executive as deputy prime minister and his envoy to the volatile North Caucasus region.
Biography of Russia's new North Caucasus Presidential Envoy
18:47 19/01/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday named ex-governor of Siberian Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Khloponin as deputy prime minister and his personal envoy to the North Caucasus, giving him sweeping powers in the troubled region.
Palestinian envoy stresses need for unity
18:35 19/01/2010
Palestinian unity is of paramount importance if a repetition of the 2008-09 Gaza War is to be avoided, the Palestinian National Authority's ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.
Russian teen kills teacher who confiscated his mobile phone
18:12 19/01/2010
A teenager in west Russia has been sentenced to 8.5 years in a correctional facility for the brutal murder of his teacher, investigators say.
Russia proposes new measures to boost birthrate
18:12 19/01/2010
Russia's government proposed new measures on Tuesday to fight low birthrate and a dwindling population that experts warn has endangered economic growth, the country's role in world affairs and possibly its territorial integrity.
Medvedev hopes Ukraine ties improve with new president
18:09 19/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he hoped the new Ukrainian president would opt for better relations with Russia.
Russia to raise cash abroad, select managers for Eurobond issue
18:05 19/01/2010
Russia will pick from two to four international and domestic lenders to manage its sovereign Eurobond issue, a government official said on Tuesday.
Russia's Medvedev pledges no 'prohibition' in Russia
17:29 19/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who launched a campaign to fight pervasive alcohol abuse in Russia earlier this year, pledged on Tuesday measures to battle the national woe would not be extreme.
First Russian rescue plane to leave Haiti
17:19 19/01/2010
The first Russian emergencies services plane to land in Haiti will leave the devastated island nation in the early hours of Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian rescue team said.
Revival of Baikal pulp mill may damage Russia's image - expert
17:01 19/01/2010
A Greenpeace Russia expert warned on Tuesday that government plans to restart operations at one of the country's most controversial factories, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, would harm the nation's image.
Gazprom sure of continued timely gas payment after Ukraine vote
15:41 19/01/2010
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Tuesday he could foresee no problems with gas payments by Ukraine after the presidential elections in the former Soviet republic.
U.S. should respect Russian norms to continue poultry imports - official
15:27 19/01/2010
Russia will only allow poultry imports from the U.S. if it adheres to Russia's sanitary regulations regarding poultry processing, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said on Tuesday.
Goldman predicts higher oil prices over crude shortage in 2010
15:05 19/01/2010
Global oil markets will face a shortage of oil as the global economy exits recession and supply fails to keep pace with recovery in demand, a Russian business daily reported on Tuesday, citing Goldman Sachs' analysts.

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