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Chaivinskoye deposit on the Sakhalin shelf

Russia needs $310 bln for continental shelf development

14:26 01/10/2009

Russia needs a total of 9.3 trillion rubles ($310 billion) to fully implement its program for the study and development of its continental shelf, a deputy natural resources minister said on Thursday.

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Russia offers aid to quake-stricken Indonesia
14:06 01/10/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday offered aid to Indonesia after devastating earthquakes left hundreds dead in the archipelago.
Azerbaijan offers Armenia joint Nagorny Karabakh corridor
13:55 01/10/2009
Baku has proposed that Azerbaijan and Armenia jointly use a corridor linking Armenia to Nagorny Karabakh, an Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
France urges Iran to scrap nuclear program to avoid new sanctions
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09:29 01/10/2009
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09:29 01/10/2009
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07:17 01/10/2009
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06:44 01/10/2009
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PACE may deprive Russia of its voting rights
06:44 01/10/2009
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