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Main news of January 28

23:59 28/01/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russia to grant Abkhazia $330 mln over 3 years
20:30 28/01/2010
Russia will provide Abkhazia financial assistance worth over 10 billion rubles ($330 million) in the next three years, Russia's ambassador to the former Georgian republic said Thursday.
Patriarch Kirill sees Russian team off to Winter Olympics
18:55 28/01/2010
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church held a prayer service in downtown Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral on Thursday to see Russia's Olympic competitors off for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Gazprom to extend Polish contract on Europe gas transit till 2045
17:31 28/01/2010
Gazprom said on Thursday it will extend a contract on gas supplies to Western Europe via Poland until 2045, while gas supplies to Poland may be increased to 11 billion cu m from this year.
Russian police neutralized over 500 militants in 2009
17:19 28/01/2010
Russian security forces prevented over 80 terrorist attacks and neutralized more than 500 militants in 2009 in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Over 300 poisoned by 'holy water' in Siberia
16:52 28/01/2010
More than 300 people are suffering from poisoning in the east Siberian city of Irkutsk caused by "holy water" taken from wells during religious ceremonies of Epiphany, Russia's consumer regulator said on Thursday.
Six killed as train rams into bus in Central Russia
16:46 28/01/2010
A train plowed into a bus on Thursday in Central Russia's Ryazan Region, killing at least six people, a spokesman in the local emergencies service said.
Over 1,000 employees resume work at Baikal pulp mill
14:59 28/01/2010
Over a thousand employees of the Baikal pulp and paper mill, which closed last October amid environmental concerns, have returned to work, a company board member said on Thursday.
Russia orbits military satellite
14:45 28/01/2010
Russia on Thursday put a new military satellite into orbit, a spokesman for the Space Forces said.
Russia's Gazprom Neft signs contract to develop Iraqi oil field
14:35 28/01/2010
Russian state-run oil company Gazprom Neft signed on Thursday a contract to develop the Badra oil field in Iraq, the company announced.
Russia plans to sell arms to NATO members
14:00 28/01/2010
Russia may sell weapons to NATO member states, the head of Russia's state-run arms exporter said on Thursday
Russia free to sell weapons to Iran - state arms exporter
13:51 28/01/2010
There is nothing to stop Russia from selling military equipment to Iran, the head of Russia's state-run arms exporter said on Thursday
Russia considering massive resettlement from single-industry towns
13:28 28/01/2010
Russia may undertake the large-scale resettlement of residents of single-industry towns in a bid to tackle high unemployment in the country's depressed regions, a business daily said on Thursday.
Russian 5th-generation fighter to make maiden flight on Friday
13:13 28/01/2010
Russia is set to hold the first test of its futuristic fifth-generation fighter jet on Friday, a source at the country's largest aircraft producer said on Thursday.
Russia expects to sell no less than $7.4 bln of arms in 2010
12:42 28/01/2010
Russia exported $7.4 billion worth of military products last year, and expects to sell at least a similar amount in 2010, the head of the country's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Thursday.
Russian crime gangs over 11,000 strong - Interior Ministry
12:24 28/01/2010
Over 11,000 people are reported to be members of mafia-type criminal groups across Russia, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Russian military exports hit $7.4 bln in 2009
11:11 28/01/2010
Russia exported $7.4 billion worth of military products last year, up 10% against 2008, the head of the country's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Thursday.
Transparency International to monitor corruption in Russia, U.S.
10:48 28/01/2010
Transparency International will monitor corruption in Russia and the U.S., a senior Russian human rights official said on Thursday.
Kremlin security service to lift photo shoot restrictions
10:34 28/01/2010
Restrictions on professional video and photo shoots in Red Square and the Kremlin will be lifted soon, the government agency in charge of presidential security said on Thursday.
Russian 5th-generation fighter to perform maiden flight Jan 29.
10:07 28/01/2010
Russia is expected to hold the first test of its fifth-generation fighter on Friday, a source at Russia's largest aircraft building enterprise said on Thursday.

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