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23:59 15/03/2010

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Georgian TV channel apologetic over bogus report of Russian invasion
20:59 15/03/2010
The Georgian broadcaster at the center of the latest furor over a fake TV news report said on Monday it was sorry it might have inconvenienced some people and would honor the code of journalistic ethics.
Majority of Russians want alcohol sales ban after 9 p.m.
19:38 15/03/2010
Over 60% of Russians are in favor of a possible ban on alcohol sales after 9 p.m., according to a survey released on Monday by the recruitment portal SuperJob.ru.
Putin congratulates Nobel Prize winning physicist on 80th birthday
17:42 15/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has congratulated Nobel Prize winner Zhores Alfyorov on his 80th birthday, the government press service said on Monday.
Gazprom starts drilling its first exploration well in Africa
17:15 15/03/2010
Gazprom has started drilling its first exploration well in Africa in the El Assel onshore region in Algeria, the Russian energy giant said in a statement on Monday.
Putin defends Russia's Arctic rights, calls for dialogue
16:50 15/03/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin justified on Monday Russia's claims for the Arctic continental shelf and urged other nations to resolve all controversial issues through dialogue.
Russians spend $17 bln annually on Afghan drugs - chief doctor
16:49 15/03/2010
Russians annually spend some $17 billion on drugs that mainly come from Afghanistan, Russia's chief sanitary doctor said on Monday.
Radical Muslim cell uncovered in Russian province
16:48 15/03/2010
Twenty members of the radical Islamic organization Tablighi Jamaat have been arrested in Chita, Siberia, a Federal Security Service spokesman said on Monday.
Russian opposition 'satisfied' with regional election results
16:03 15/03/2010
Russian opposition parties expressed satisfaction with the results of Sunday's regional legislative elections seen as a popularity test for the pro-Kremlin United Russia party.
Moscow irked by bogus TV report of Russian invasion
15:55 15/03/2010
The fake news report aired on Georgian TV was a provocation aimed at jeopardizing regional stability and security, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Russia to float out new nuclear sub on May 7
14:26 15/03/2010
A new Russian nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine will be floated out on May 7, a shipyard spokesman said on Monday.
Clinton 'optimistic' about U.S.-Russian nuclear arms cuts treaty
13:31 15/03/2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ahead of her upcoming visit to Moscow she expected the replacement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) to be signed soon.
Russia rejects calls to merge South Stream, Nabucco gas pipelines
12:57 15/03/2010
Russia is not considering a proposal to combine part of its South Stream gas project with the Western-backed Nabucco pipeline, Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said on Monday.
Russian billionaire Prokhorov to finance Kremlin's youth forum - newspaper
12:53 15/03/2010
Russian metals magnate Mikhail Prokhorov will through his Onexim Group finance the Seliger 2010 youth forum, a symbol of the Kremlin's youth policies, a Russian newspaper reported on Monday.1
Russia may raise oil export duty by $15.3 from April 1
12:05 15/03/2010
Russia may raise oil export duty on its Urals blend from the current $253.6 to $268.9 per metric ton from March 1, following trends on global oil markets, a Finance Ministry official said.
Regional polls give dose of reality to pro-Kremlin United Russia
11:14 15/03/2010
The first results from a round of Russian regional elections seen as a popularity test for United Russia showed the pro-Kremlin party gaining less support that it was expecting.
Russian fishermen return home from pirate captivity happy but meager
07:57 15/03/2010
The Russian crew of the Thai Union 3 fishing vessel, who were in Somali pirates' captivity for over four months, returned early on Monday to the city of Kaliningrad happy but meager.
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov to visit Turkmenistan
04:53 15/03/2010
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is arriving in Turkmen capital Ashgabat on a two-day working visit on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation issues.
United Russia party leading in Russian regional elections
03:52 15/03/2010
The ruling United Russia party is widely leading in Sunday's Russian regional elections according to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission.
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