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Two killed in Moscow household gas explosion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:00 GMT

Two people died in fire after a household gas explosion in the southeast of the Russian capital

Eight injured in household gas explosion in southeastern Moscow

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT

Eight people have been injured in a household gas explosion in a residential building in Moscow's southeast.

Main news of November 20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Medvedev pins hopes on new EU president to boost ties

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed hope on Friday that the appointment of Herman Van Rompuy as European Council President could boost Russia-EU ties.

Work on Bushehr continuing as scheduled - Russian contractor

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:00 GMT

Russian and Iranian officials confirmed on Friday that work to launch Iran's first nuclear power plant is going as scheduled, Russia's state nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly said.

CIS countries could scrap dollar in several years - Kudrin

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT

CIS countries could drop the U.S. dollar in financial settlements and start using their national currencies within the next few years, the Russian finance minister said on Friday.

Turkey cancels tender for first NPP project

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMT

Turkey on Friday canceled a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant, Turkey's Electricity Trade Corp (TETAS) said.

Putin to travel to France next week

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit France on November 26-27, when a decision could finally be made on the purchase of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a government spokesman said on Friday.

Russia launches Cosmos-series military satellite

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:00 GMT

Russia's Space Forces on Friday launched a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite, a SF spokesman said.

Russian patriarch warns on attributing blame for priest's murder

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:00 GMT

The head of Russia's Orthodox Church warned on Friday against rushing to accuse "individuals or groups" of the murder of a priest in Moscow.

Russian strategic bombers perform Arctic patrol mission

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Two Russian Tu-95 MS Bear strategic bombers have accomplished a routine patrol mission over neutral waters of the Arctic and Pacific oceans and the Aleutian Islands, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday.

Foreign investment in Russia down 28% in 9M09

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMT

Foreign investment in the Russian economy in the first nine months of the year fell 27.8% year-on-year to $54.738 billion, the state statistics service said on Friday.

Child mortality rates drop in Russia - UNICEF report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:00 GMT

The number of children dying before they reach the age of five in Russia fell by just over 50% between 1990 and 2008, a UNICEF report said.

Norilsk Nickel acknowledges pollution, says measures taken

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT

Russia's metals giant Norilsk Nickel acknowledged on Friday Norway's accusations over pollution caused by the company, but said it has been tackling the problem.

Russia looks to new EU leaders to continue strategic ties

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

Russia expects a continuation of its strategic partnership with the European Union following yesterday's election of the bloc's first president, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Murdered Russian priest received death threats - paper

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:00 GMT

A Russian Orthodox priest who carried out missionary work among immigrants from ex-Soviet republics received over a dozen death threats before his murder on Thursday, a Russian paper said.

Russia's largest carmaker to elect new board

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:56:00 GMT

Shareholders of AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest auto manufacturer, will meet on Friday to elect a new board of directors, as the company struggles amid mounting debt and low sales.

Russian ship breaks out of 'ice prison' in Antarctic

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:32:00 GMT

A Russian icebreaker that had become stuck in the Antarctic ice, has finally managed to leave the heavy ice zone, a spokesman for Russia's Far Eastern shipping company said on Friday.

Russian Orthodox priest killed in Moscow

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:00 GMT

An unidentified gunman killed a well-known Russian Orthodox priest and wounded another clergyman in a church in southern Moscow.

Ukraine, Russia set to ink new nuclear energy deal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Ukraine and Russia have prepared a strategic cooperation contract in the nuclear energy sphere until 2020, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

Putin says no gas crisis with Ukraine on New Year's

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT

Russia and Ukraine will not face another gas crisis during New Year holidays as both countries pledged to fulfill their obligations on gas transit to Europe, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.

Norwegians dump Norilsk Nickel shares over ecology threat

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:00 GMT

Shares of the Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel have been excluded from the portfolio of the Government Pension Fund of Norway, the country's Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Main news of November 19

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:27 GMT

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Putin highlights decline in trade with Ukraine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin drew attention on Thursday to a "very big" slump in trade turnover with neighbor Ukraine.

Ukraine will fulfill gas obligations - Tymoshenko

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT

Ukraine will fulfill its obligations on the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said after talks with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday.