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23:59 29/07/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Missing Russian pilot freed in Sudan
23:39 29/07/2010
The missing pilot, who disappeared after a Russian helicopter was hijacked in Dafur, has been freed, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Thursday.
Belarus, Russia urge Kazakhstan to switch common rail freight tariffs
21:55 29/07/2010
Belarus and Russia have suggested that Kazakhstan switch to common rail freight tariffs, head of Belarusian Railways Anatoly Sivak said on Thursday.
Moldova expects positive talks with Russia on wine exports
21:45 29/07/2010
Moldova's minister of agriculture and food, Valery Kosarchuk, hopes for successful talks with Moscow on Friday on Moldovan wine exports to Russia.
Russia to resume test launches of troubled Bulava missile Aug. 9-12 (update 1)
21:04 29/07/2010
Test launches of Russia's ill-fated Bulava ballistic missile will resume between August 9 and 12, a defense industry source said on Thursday.
Muscovites rush to buy fans and water guns as heat breaks new records
20:26 29/07/2010
Moscow's heat record was broken for the second time in a week on Thursday causing sales of fans and waters guns to shoot up and birds to flee the city.
Russia's Moskva missile cruiser calls in at Manila for visit
20:14 29/07/2010
The flagship of the Black Sea fleet, the RFS Moskva guided-missile cruiser, called in on Thursday at the Philippines port of Manila for an official visit, a statement from the fleet said.
EU sanctions harm dialogue with Iran - expert
19:35 29/07/2010
Unilateral EU sanctions against Tehran undermine the negotiating process between Iran and the group of international mediators, the head of a Russian think tank on Iranian studies said on Thursday.
Russian authorities to increase Transneft tariffs
18:34 29/07/2010
Russia's Federal Tariff Service has increased the tariff for oil transportation via Transneft's pipeline network by 3.3 percent on average from August 1 and by 9.9 percent on average from December 1, the service said on Thursday.
Russia to resume test launches of troubled Bulava missile Aug. 9-12
18:20 29/07/2010
Test launches of Russia's ill-fated Bulava ballistic missile will resume between August 9 and 12, a defense industry source said on Thursday.
TNK-BP in talks with BP on sale of Venezuelan assets
17:54 29/07/2010
The Russian-British oil venture TNK-BP has confirmed that it is in negotiations with British oil giant BP on the acquisition of BP's Venezuela-based assets, a TNK-BP spokesman said on Thursday.
Russia denies selling S-300 missiles to Azerbaijan (Update 1)
17:47 29/07/2010
There is no truth to reports that Russia has agreed to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Azerbaijan, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Thursday.
Short skirts and cocktails become new theme of Moscow weddings
17:02 29/07/2010
A blistering heat wave that has been engulfing Russia since mid-June has forced Muscovites to change their wedding traditions.
Russia denies selling S-300 missiles to Azerbaijan
16:59 29/07/2010
There is no truth to reports that Russia agreed to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Azerbaijan, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Thursday.
Staff, patients flee hospital in central Russia as fires approach
16:59 29/07/2010
Rescuers are evacuating patients and medical personnel from a hospital threatened by forest fires in the central Russian city of Voronezh, an emergencies spokesperson said on Thursday.
Moscow sees second heat record in week
16:36 29/07/2010
Moscow's heat record was broken for the second time in a week on Thursday as temperatures soared to 37.7 degrees Celsius (99.86 degrees Fahrenheit).1
RusHydro to test Siberian hydropower plant spillway in September
15:08 29/07/2010
The RusHydro hydroelectricity company will test the Siberian Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant spillway in September, a member of the company's executive board said on Thursday.
Primorye in talks with developers over billion-dollar gambling zone building contracts
14:51 29/07/2010
The Primorye regional administration is in talks with developers over the construction of an expansive infrastructure for one of Russia's gambling zones near the Far East city of Vladivostok, the regional governor Sergei Darkin said on Thursday.
Troubled Russian sub starts sea trials after repairs
14:37 29/07/2010
A Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine that malfunctioned last year has started sea trials after major repairs, a source at the Novorossiisk naval base said on Thursday.
Moscow doubles number of sports facilities over last 10 years
13:34 29/07/2010
The number of sports facilities in Moscow has grown almost two times since 2000, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov said on Thursday.

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