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Main news of October 11

20:22 11/10/2008

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev joined the Northern Fleet on Saturday to observe military exercises in the Barents Sea including a full-range test of the Sineva ballistic missile

* The number of people killed in Chechnya in an earthquake measuring about 5.5 on the Richter scale has risen to six, and 116 people have been injured, the Russian North Caucasus republic's emergencies ministry said

* Iran's new ambassador to Moscow has emphasized his country's commitment to developing its partnership with Russia, the Foreign Ministry said

* Plans to increase the crew of the International Space Station from three to six astronauts in 2009 may be delayed, the head of the Russian space agency said

* Russian tennis star Marat Safin said Saturday he was happy his semifinal opponent in the Kremlin Cup had pulled out, as he could now watch Russia play Germany in their World Cup qualifier

* A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet, led by the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, arrived Saturday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said

WORLD

* The Kiev District Court on Saturday suspended the Ukrainian president's decree to dissolve parliament and call snap parliamentary polls, the Unian agency reported

* Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday it was ready to answer any questions the UN nuclear watchdog had about the Iranian nuclear program, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported

BUSINESS

* It would be senseless to suspend trading on Russian stock exchanges for a long time, the Russian finance minister said

* London may get a sharp taste of Russia's financial crisis as the country's billionaires see their paper wealth tumble along with Russian stock markets, The Times newspaper reported

* The global financial crisis has changed the format of the Group of Seven, causing the finance ministers of the major industrialized countries to bring Russia into their discussions, the Russian finance minister said

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