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Main news of January 27

23:59 27/01/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russia urges Israel to end West Bank construction, Gaza blockade
23:55 27/01/2010
Russia urged Israel on Wednesday to end settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories and lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip to pave the way for the restart of peace talks.
Medvedev, Obama want new arms deal completed soon
23:44 27/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed on Wednesday to order the speedy completion of a new strategic arms reduction deal, the Kremlin said.
Medvedev, Obama hold 'constructive' talk on arms deal
23:12 27/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama held on Wednesday a "constructive and friendly" phone conversation about a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, the Kremlin said.
Russia, Belarus agree on oil supplies, transit
22:50 27/01/2010
Russia and Belarus have signed an array of agreements on crude oil deliveries and uninterrupted transits to Europe, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Russian woman starts school at the age of 21
22:47 27/01/2010
A woman from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has belatedly begun her primary school education at the age of 21, her new headmistress told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
St. Petersburg dims lights to mark end of Nazi siege
22:45 27/01/2010
People across St. Petersburg turned off their lights and placed candles in their windows on Wednesday evening to mark the 66th anniversary of the lifting of a devastating WWII siege by Nazi forces.
Moscow dismayed by Iran's reaction to nuclear proposals
21:12 27/01/2010
Russia is disappointed with Iran's failure to react "constructively" to the proposals made by a group of international mediators on Tehran's nuclear program, the Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.
Medvedev nominates Tatar PM Minnikhanov as republic's president
21:09 27/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has nominated the current Tatarstan Republic premier Rustam Minnikhanov as its new president, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
Russia, Belarus agree on oil supplies, transit
20:59 27/01/2010
Russia and Belarus have signed an array of agreements on crude oil deliveries and transits to Europe, a Russian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Russia says signs of hope in poultry dispute with U.S.
20:32 27/01/2010
Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes a poultry dispute with the U.S. will be resolved soon.
Medvedev says horrors of Holocaust should never be forgotten
19:31 27/01/2010
Generations to come should never be allowed to forget the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Russia plans to reopen permanent Auschwitz exhibition
19:20 27/01/2010
Russia hopes improving relations with Poland will allow it to reopen soon its permanent national exhibition in the Auschwitz concentration camp museum.
Reconstruction of the battle that ended the 900-day Siege of Leningrad
18:53 27/01/2010
War history clubs from Russia and other countries take part in a costume reconstruction of the Battle of Leningrad to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the fighting that ended the 900-day siege of Russia’s second city by Nazi forces in WWII.
Russia, U.S. reaching end of arms reduction talks - Lavrov
18:41 27/01/2010
Russia and the U.S. will finish talks on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty in the next few weeks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Russia discovers massive East Siberian oil field
18:26 27/01/2010
Russia has discovered a new large oil deposit with estimated reserves of over 150 million metric tons (1.1 billion barrels) in East Siberia, Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev said on Wednesday.
Russian brewers lose beer 'demonization' slander claim
18:18 27/01/2010
A Moscow court has thrown out a slander claim by Russian brewers against the country's top drug and alcohol control official over statements they say "demonize" beer.
Russia needs foreign technology to 'speed up modernization'
17:42 27/01/2010
Russia should step up its purchases of modern technology to accelerate its economic modernization, the Russian finance minister said on Wednesday.
Georgian calls for international police 'provocative' - Karasin
17:24 27/01/2010
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin described as "provocative" Georgian calls for deployment of international police force and peacekeepers in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Putin advises government to 'keep eye' on Baikal pulp plant
17:14 27/01/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the country's natural resources ministry to monitor the situation at the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill that has reopened near Lake Baikal amid protests from nature activists.

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