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Main news of March 10

23:59 10/03/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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EU welcomes Georgia's new South Ossetia, Abkhazia policy
23:24 10/03/2010
The European Union welcomes Georgia's new policy on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the EU foreign affairs chief said on Wednesday.
United Russia says too early to put Putin forward for 2012 polls
20:14 10/03/2010
It is too early to discuss nominating Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a candidate in the 2012 presidential polls, a top United Russia official said on Wednesday.
Minister tells Russian police not to use private cars for roadblocks
19:39 10/03/2010
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Wednesday that it was unacceptable for traffic police to force owners of private cars to use their vehicles to form roadblocks.
Putin to oversee $10 bln contracts in India
19:23 10/03/2010
Around 15 documents worth over $10 billion are expected to be signed during the Russian prime minister's visit to India, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Iranian missiles pose no threat to U.S. and Europe - Lavrov
18:52 10/03/2010
Iran currently has no missiles capable of striking Europe and the U.S., Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Russia will not accept U.S. threat to its nuclear deterrent - Lavrov
18:17 10/03/2010
Russia can not allow U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile shield in Europe to threaten the effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Moscow traffic police chief rebuked over botched operation
17:43 10/03/2010
Moscow traffic police chief Sergei Kazantsev was officially reprimanded on Wednesday over a "special operation" in which officers commandeered several private cars to stop a fleeing driver, but refused to pay compensation for damage caused.
Iranian missiles no threat to U.S., Europe - Lavrov
17:41 10/03/2010
Iran currently has no missiles capable of striking Europe and the U.S., Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
ISS Expedition 22 to return to Earth on March 18
17:33 10/03/2010
A Soyuz-TMA-16 space capsule carrying two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled to land in central Kazakhstan on March 18, Russian Mission Control said on Wednesday.
Moscow expects to complete WTO talks soon - Lavrov
17:05 10/03/2010
Moscow expects talks on the simultaneous accession of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be concluded in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Russian lawmaker questions plans for Mistral purchase
16:51 10/03/2010
Plans to buy an expensive helicopter carrier from France could hinder the development of Russia's defense industry, a Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Putin takes charge of technology and innovation commission
16:08 10/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has taken charge of a government technology and innovation commission designed to boost the country's modernization, according to a resolution posted on the government's web site on Wednesday.1
Medvedev orders probe into fatal car accident involving oil executive
16:05 10/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the interior minister to probe last week's car crash in Moscow involving a LUKoil vice-president that killed two doctors, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Russian ecologists organize coalition to cancel Putin's resolution on Baikal mill
16:00 10/03/2010
Russian ecologists organized a coalition to stop Lake Baikal pollution by a pulp and paper mill which was reopened after being suspended for 16 months due to ecological concerns, a statement on the Greenpeace Russia website said.
Russian tourists warned about visiting Bangkok
15:55 10/03/2010
Russia has cautioned its nationals against visiting Bangkok in the next couple weeks due to upcoming opposition protests in Thailand, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Gazprom Neft posts 35% US GAAP net profit plunge in 2009
15:31 10/03/2010
Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Wednesday its U.S. GAAP net profit decreased 35% year-on-year in 2009 to $3.01 billion.
NATO commander backs cooperation with Russia on missile defense
15:19 10/03/2010
The new U.S. adoptive approach for European missile defense includes the possibility of using a Russian radar system as part of an integrated system, NATO's top military officer has said.
Medvedev orders probe of fatal car crash involving oil executive
15:19 10/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the interior minister to look into a recent car crash in Moscow involving the LUKoil vice president that killed two doctors, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Moscow intellectuals urge Medvedev to probe car accident
14:21 10/03/2010
Moscow's leading cultural figures signed an unprecedented open letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urging him to take under his personal control the investigation into a car accident last week killing two people.

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