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Russians Might Fly for Free to Euro 2012 - Putin

21:46 19/01/2012 ST. PETERSBURG, January 19 (RIA Novosti)

Russian football fans deserve to have free flights to the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship matches being held later this year in Ukraine and Poland, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a group of football fans in St. Petersburg on Thursday.

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Prokhorov Proposes 'Economic Amnesty'
21:13 19/01/2012
Billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov will introduce an “economy amnesty” to fight corruption in Russia if he wins the presidential election, he said during a TV debate with Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov.5
Beer Sales May Return to Russian Stadiums - Putin
20:46 19/01/2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised to consider lifting the current ban on the sale and advertisement of beer at football stadiums in Russia, which will host the World Cup championship in 2018.
Moscow Slams Hacker’s Extradition to U.S.
20:44 19/01/2012
Moscow has accused Washington of unlawfully extraditing a Russian national from Switzerland, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.
Bahrain Eyes Purchase of Russian Superjet 100 Planes
19:26 19/01/2012
Bahrain Air is in talks with Russia on the purchase of up to five Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional passenger aircraft, the company official said on Thursday.2
Russia Needs Innovative Culture - Medvedev Adviser Abyzov
18:48 19/01/2012
Russia needs a culture of innovation and 'business angels' to modernize and make economic breakthroughs, the Russian President's newly appointed adviser Mikhail Abyzov said on Thursday.
Russia Protests Tainted by ‘Shadow of Nationalism’
18:26 19/01/2012
Demonstrations against alleged electoral fraud in favor of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party are being discredited by the involvement of ultra-nationalist groups, rights activists said on Thursday.
Vote Broadcasts to Require Registration
17:56 19/01/2012
Russian voters interested in watching live broadcasts from polling stations at the March 4 presidential elections will have to provide their contact details at a state-run web site, a government official said Thursday.
Election Chief Prevails in No-Confidence Challenge
17:50 19/01/2012
Russian Central Election Commission head Vladimir Churov, the man at the eye of the storm raised by allegations of vote fraud in December 4 parliamentary elections, challenged the commission to discuss his dismissal on Thursday.
Crooked Cop Who Killed Detective Gets 26 Yrs
17:12 19/01/2012
A drug-dealing St. Petersburg policeman who gunned down the detective investigating his illegal operations was sentenced to 26 years in a maximum security penal colony on Thursday.
Russia to Spend $280 Mln on New Planes for Kremlin Fleet
16:46 19/01/2012
Russia’s presidential administration is placing a tender on the delivery of three modified Tu-214 passenger jets worth about 9 bln rubles ($280 mln).
Navalny to Help Out Yukos Lawyer
16:06 19/01/2012
Whistleblower lawyer Alexei Navalny joined the legal team of a Yukos lawyer, who expects to be charged in connection with the main Yukos case, Gazeta.ru reported Thursday.
Russia Lawmaker Wants Pot, Prostitution Made Legal
15:51 19/01/2012
A deputy from the ruling United Russia party has called on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to legalize prostitution and cannabis in the Baltic seaside resort of Svetlogorsk to help boost the town’s tourist trade.
Armenians Open Pro-Putin Youth Clubs
15:27 19/01/2012
Several discussion clubs aimed at “popularizing the ideas” of Russian premier and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin will be opened in early February in Armenia, The CIS Youth Union said on Thursday.1
Russian Military Intelligence Targets Terrorism Hot Spots
15:23 19/01/2012
Russia’s military intelligence has focused its activity on terrorism, crisis regions, and the prevention of nuclear proliferation, its chief Major General Igor Sergun said in a report presented to President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
Roscosmos Revives Permanent Moon Base Plans
12:44 19/01/2012
Russian Space Agency Roscosmos is in talks with its European and U.S. partners on the creation of manned research bases on the Moon, the agencies chief, Vladimir Popovkin, said on Thursday.2
School Children Win Tolerance Contest Using Nazi Symbol
12:07 19/01/2012
A group of 14-year-old schoolchildren won a school tolerance contest in St.Peterbsurg, using a team name containing the Neo-Nazi symbol 14/18, St.Peterbsurg’s Ekho radio station reported.
Space Agency Boss Blames Makers for Satellite Crash
10:23 19/01/2012
A Russian government commission looking into the crash of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe says engineering flaws were the main cause of its failure, the head of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, Valadimir Popovkin said on Thursday.
Russian Knights to Display New Program at Bahrain Air Show
04:53 19/01/2012
The Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerial display team will perform a new program at the 2012 Bahrain Air Show and it will be the team’s first foreign performance in four years

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