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Sweden requests additional information on Nord Stream project

14:33 01/12/2008

The Swedish government has requested additional information on the Nord Stream pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea to pump Russian natural gas to Germany, the project operator said on Monday.

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Ten killed in explosion in southern Afghanistan
14:27 01/12/2008
Dudley resigns as head of TNK-BP
14:23 01/12/2008
Robert Dudley stepped down on Monday as CEO of TNK-BP, the Russian-British joint oil venture said.
Over 60 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
13:30 01/12/2008
Around 60 militants belonging to the radical Islamic Taliban movement have been killed in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the country's Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Raiffeisenbank extends $100 mln loan to Gazprom's oil arm
13:30 01/12/2008
Raiffeisenbank has granted a $100 million 12-month loan to Gazprom Neft, the oil producing arm of energy giant Gazprom, the bank said on Monday.
Ukrainian official says admission to NATO MAP unlikely this year
13:08 01/12/2008
The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration has said that Ukraine is unlikely to join NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP) this year.
Russian metals giant Mechel turns to VEB for $2 bln loan
12:03 01/12/2008
Mechel, a leading Russian mining and metals company, has applied to national development bank Vnesheconombank for a loan of almost $2 billion to refinance its foreign liabilities, business paper Vedomosti said on Monday.
Abkhaz wedding party puts Russian assault ship on alert
11:30 01/12/2008
A large Russian assault ship patrolling waters off the Abkhaz coast was put on alert after guests at a wedding party fired celebratory shots into the air from pistols and a flare gun.
North Korea's border restrictions with South come into force
10:51 01/12/2008
North Korea brought into force on Monday restrictions on cross-border movement with the South and suspended the countries' rail link, in protest against Seoul's "hostile policies".
Russia, Venezuela to start naval drills in Caribbean
10:31 01/12/2008
Russia and Venezuela will begin joint naval exercises in the Caribbean on Monday, lasting two days.
China coal mine blast kills 15 miners, 3 rescuers
10:06 01/12/2008
A coal mine explosion in northern China has killed 18 people, including three rescuers, the Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Death toll rises to 114 in south Brazil floods
09:29 01/12/2008
At least 114 people have died and over 78,000 have been left homeless in flooded areas of southern Brazil, the country's Civil Defense Service said on Monday.
Russia-Norway visa facilitation treaty comes into force
09:17 01/12/2008
A treaty between Russia and Norway on visa facilitation and readmission comes into force on Monday. Norway is not a European Union member, but is within the Schengen passport-free zone.

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Sweden requests additional information on Nord Stream project

Ten killed in explosion in southern Afghanistan

Dudley resigns as head of TNK-BP

Over 60 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Raiffeisenbank extends $100 mln loan to Gazprom's oil arm

Ukrainian official says admission to NATO MAP unlikely this year

Russian metals giant Mechel turns to VEB for $2 bln loan

Abkhaz wedding party puts Russian assault ship on alert

North Korea's border restrictions with South come into force

Russia, Venezuela to start naval drills in Caribbean

China coal mine blast kills 15 miners, 3 rescuers

Death toll rises to 114 in south Brazil floods

Russia-Norway visa facilitation treaty comes into force

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