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Main news of January 6

23:59 06/01/2012

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Live broadcast: Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow
17:26 06/01/2012
RIA Novosti will provide a live broadcast of Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, which will be conducted in Russian.
New Kremlin chief Ivanov joins presidential anti-corruption council
15:50 06/01/2012
The newly appointed chief of the Kremlin administration, Sergei Ivanov, replaced his predecessor Sergei Naryshkin as a senior member of the presidential council in charge of fighting corruption, a statement on the Kremlin website said.
Russian opposition needs two years to challenge Putin's leadership - Kudrin
15:01 06/01/2012
The Russian opposition will only be able to put forward a presidential candidate popular enough to challenge Vladimir Putin’s rule “in one and half or even two years at earliest," former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin wrote in his blog on the website of the opposition Ekho Moskvy radio station on Friday.
Irina refrigerator ship endures storm, drifts into Pacific
10:50 06/01/2012
The Irina refrigerator vessel in distress in Russia’s Far East drifted on Friday away from the Kunashir Island into the Pacific Ocean due to a strong storm, a maritime rescue coordination center official said.
Russia’s election chief says won’t resign
07:41 06/01/2012
The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), Vladimir Churov, said he would not resign despite demands by many critics following claims of rigged vote during the December parliamentary elections.
Public transport in Moscow to work longer on Christmas
04:55 06/01/2012
Moscow’s subway, trolleybuses, buses and trams will work longer in the early hours of January 7, when Russia celebrates the Nativity of Christ, or Christmas, officials told RIA Novosti.
Russia’s chief election official pledges transparent ballot boxes
02:45 06/01/2012
About a third of Russian polling places will be fitted out with transparent ballot boxes, which will complicate ballot stuffing, the head of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said.

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Main news of January 6

Live broadcast: Orthodox Christmas service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow

New Kremlin chief Ivanov joins presidential anti-corruption council

Russian opposition needs two years to challenge Putin's leadership - Kudrin

Irina refrigerator ship endures storm, drifts into Pacific

Russia’s election chief says won’t resign

Public transport in Moscow to work longer on Christmas

Russia’s chief election official pledges transparent ballot boxes

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