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23:59 10/01/2012 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Russia’s fire-damaged nuclear sub to be repaired on time - Rogozin
19:41 10/01/2012
Russia’s nuclear submarine damaged by fire in a dry dock in late December will be repaired and put back into combat duty according to schedule, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday.
Russia's Finance Minister Siluanov replaces Kudrin in IMF, WB
18:47 10/01/2012
Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has replaced his predecessor Alexei Kudrin as the Russia governor in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank following a presidential decree signed on Tuesday.
Russia’s inflation hits post-Soviet low
17:56 10/01/2012
Consumer price inflation in Russia hit a historic post-Soviet period low of 6.1 percent in 2011, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported on Tuesday, citing final data.
Russia doubles penalty for insulting officials
16:49 10/01/2012
Slandering and insulting an ordinary citizen in Russia are no longer treated as criminal offenses, but the maximum sentence for insulting a state official has doubled under a new law that went into effect on January 1.
Human Rights court awards damages to sick Russian prisoners
15:41 10/01/2012
The European Court of Human Rights has awarded three seriously ill Russian remand prisoners a total of 38,000 euros following lawsuits against the Russian authorities for poor treatment in pretrial detention centers, according to a ruling published on the court's website on Tuesday, RAPSI news agency reported.
Russian warships leave Syrian port of Tartus
15:36 10/01/2012
A Russian naval task force, led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, has left the Syrian port of Tartus after a three-day visit, Russia’s Northern Fleet said in a statement on Tuesday.
Russian couple missing on Mont Blanc found dead
15:15 10/01/2012
A Russian couple who went missing during an attempted ascent of Mont Blanc were found dead on Tuesday, a French police spokesperson said.
Siberian paramedics armed with stun guns
14:16 10/01/2012
Ambulance doctors in Siberia have been issued electroshock weapons following a recent attack by a patient, the local administration said on Tuesday.
Medvedev grants Christmas pardons to 27 convicts
13:42 10/01/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pardoned 27 convicts serving prison terms, in keeping with what has become a yearly tradition for the Russian president at Christmas, according to a statement on the government's official legal online portal.
Russian police seize hundreds of kilos of drugs over holidays
13:33 10/01/2012
Russian police seized hundreds of kilos of drugs over the New Year holidays, the Federal Drug Control Service said on Tuesday.
Indonesia signs $500 mln contract to buy six Russian jet fighters
13:07 10/01/2012
Indonesia has signed a $470 million contract with Russia to buy six Sukhoi Su-30MK2 jet fighters for the Indonesian Air Force, The Jakarta Post daily has reported.
Bailiffs in NW Russia look for woman to hand over $15,000 in alimony
11:28 10/01/2012
Bailiffs in Veliky Novgorod, northwestern Russia, are looking to hand over at least $15,000 of alimony to a woman who moved abroad with her daughter, the service spokesman said on Tuesday.
Putin's election program based on voters’ ideas - paper
10:04 10/01/2012
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is preparing his presidential election program based on sociological research gathered by his party, his spokesman told the Izvestia daily on Tuesday.
Russian art radicals cleared of hooliganism charges
06:59 10/01/2012
The controversial Russian art collective Voina (War) was cleared of hooliganism charges for flipping over a police car
Russia was well aware of Phobos-Grunt mission risks - space chief
04:43 10/01/2012
Phobos-Grunt, a failed Russian sample mission to a Martian moon, was launched despite risks of which Russian scientists were well aware 2
U.S. wishes more progress in missile shield talks with Russia
03:40 10/01/2012
The United States wish more progress has been made in missile shield talks with Russia 1
Russian couple goes missing during Mont Blanc climb
02:32 10/01/2012
A helicopter search will continue on Tuesday for a Russian couple who went missing during an ascent of Mont Blanc

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