| February 2009 |
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Russia will raise export duty on oil to $115.3 per metric ton from the current rate of $100.9 per ton following a stabilization of oil prices on world markets, a Finance Ministry official said Sunday. 
Russian national team trainer Guus Hiddink, confirmed as a temporary coach of Chelsea, expressed the hope that his mission in the English Premier League club will be successful, a British paper said on Sunday. 
Russia's Maxim Chudov won a 12.5 km men's pursuit biathlon race at the World Cup competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Sunday. 
Bolivia's President Evo Morales is arriving in Moscow on Sunday on the first official visit by the Bolivian leader to Russia to sign a number of agreements, including in the energy and military-technical sectors. 
Russia's Central Bank believes the current ruble exchange rate to the U.S. dollar and euro reflects its real market rate and will prevent its sharp fluctuations, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday. 
Venezuelans are voting on Sunday in a referendum on a proposal to remove presidential term limits from the Venezuelan constitution for President Hugo Chavez. 
Russia is celebrating on Sunday the 20th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan. On February 15, 1989, the last Soviet troops left Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country. 



