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23:59 20/01/2012 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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Putin talks politics with Kissinger in Moscow
23:37 20/01/2012
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday to discuss a range of global issues, Putin’s spokesman said.1
Billionaire Prokhorov Publishes Election Program
22:19 20/01/2012
Russian billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov published his election program on his website http://mdp2012.ru/program on Friday.2
Russian Air Force Gets First An-140 Passenger Plane
20:12 20/01/2012
The Russian Air Force took delivery of the first Antonov An-140-100 passenger/transport plane on Friday, Defense Ministry spokesman Col Vladimir Drik said.
Ukraine Wants Gas Consortium with Russia, EU
19:47 20/01/2012
Creating a consortium with Russia and the European Union is the only way to solve the “gas dispute” between Moscow and Kiev, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday.
A Bit of Green Among Moscow's Red
19:27 20/01/2012
It used to accommodate a giant Soviet hotel. Then they pulled it down. For years, this vast vacant lot just off Red Square has been an embarrassing eyesore in the heart of Moscow, but it may now finally be put to good use after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed making it into a park.
Zhirinovsky, Zyuganov complain to PACE about election fraud
19:19 20/01/2012
Chief of the PACE electoral mission Tiny Kox has pledged to include complaints voiced by the Liberal Democratic and Communist parties in his final report on Russia’s parliamentary polls.
Russia Denies Paying Fine on Iran Missile Contract
19:13 20/01/2012
Russia has returned a prepayment it received for S-300 surface-to-air missile systems it ultimately refused to deliver to Iran but has paid no penalty, Russian Technologies chief Sergei Chemezov said on Friday.
Govt to Sponsor 82 Airlines Serving Remote Cities – Putin
18:58 20/01/2012
The Russian government will provide annual subsidies worth a total of one billion rubles ($32 million) for 82 regional air companies over the next three years to guarantee transport links with remote areas, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Putin Sees Sports Fans as Risk - Analysts
18:55 20/01/2012
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin began courting sports fans as part of his presidential campaign, seeing them both as a potential constituency and a threat, analysts said Friday.
Nationalists Plan 50,000-Strong Rally in Moscow
18:24 20/01/2012
The Moscow authorities have received a request from Russian nationalist movements to authorize a rally for 50,000 people in central Moscow on February 4, a deputy mayor of the Russian capital said.
Aerospace Defense Holding Proposed for Russia
17:46 20/01/2012
The expert council on Russia’s Aerospace Defense System (ADS) has proposed consolidating all the related defense-industry enterprises into a single holding, council executive director Boris Cheltsov said on Friday.
Case Against Handset Tycoon Dropped - Lawyer
17:27 20/01/2012
Yevgeny Chichvarkin, the founder and former CEO of leading Russian handset retailer Euroset, no longer figures in the theft of a large quantity of mobile phones, as recent legal changes have rendered the case moot, Chichvarkin's lawyer Yury Gervis said on Friday.
Laser Pen 'Healer' Sentenced in Barnaul
17:04 20/01/2012
A woman in Barnaul has received a three-year suspended sentence for tricking elderly victims into buying ordinary laser pointers she claimed were medical gadgets, regional prosecutors said on Friday.
Russia’s Bulava Carrying Sub to Enter Service by June
17:02 20/01/2012
Russia’s newest nuclear-powered submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, will be put into operation in the second quarter of the year, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Friday.
Life Spotted on Venus - Russian Scientist
16:57 20/01/2012
An article published in the Solar System Research magazine reported Several objects resembling living beings were detected on photos made by a Russian landing probe in 1982 during a Venus mission.5
United Russia Considers Factional Split
16:20 20/01/2012
Russia’s ruling United Russia party could split into a number of factions in response to the "new realities" created by popular protests against alleged vote fraud in December 4 parliamentary elections.
Pilot Dies of Heart Attack Mid-Flight
15:15 20/01/2012
A crew member of a UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia died as the plane was flying over China, transportation prosecutors said Friday.
Hash Dealer Jailed for Biting Policeman
15:07 20/01/2012
A man in Russia’s Far East has been sentenced to two years in prison for biting a policeman during a drug bust in September.
Palestinian Jericho Names Street After Medvedev
14:42 20/01/2012
One of the central streets in the Palestinian city of Jericho has been named after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday.

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