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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:44:00 GMT

Obama seeks to exorcise Cold War ghosts in Moscow

President Obama will meet youthful Kremlin President Dmitry Medvedev and strongman Prime Minister Putin on Monday, with the hopes of 'resetting' relations after the turbulence of the Bush years. Moscow -- Barack Obama on Monday becomes just the sixth US
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:44:00 GMT

Regina Spektor - Refugee from Soviet kitsch

One minute there's nothing, and the next there's a song, explains Regina Spektor, dreamily. 'I never know where it comes from. It's as if the words are there in the air around me and I happen to be in the right place at the right time. I feel joy, even
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:42:00 GMT

Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket

With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the rogue regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:41:00 GMT

Keppel delivers ice-class rescue vessel to LUKOIL on time

Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), the specialised shipbuilding arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), has delivered a Multi-purpose Duty Rescue Vessel on schedule to valued client, LUKOIL-Kaliningradmorneft (LUKOIL).
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Uralkali potash deal saves fertilizer shares

Fertilizer groups defied Thursday's slump in share prices after Russia's Uralkali bucked the sector trend by forcing through a 20% rise in potash prices. The potash miner said Eurochem and Phosagro, two Russia-based makers of compound fertilizers, had,
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:37:00 GMT

Russia's regional banks don't utilise local info

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:37:00 GMT

Lose the Cold War attitude, Obama tells Putin

President Obama has scolded the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for failing to move on from Cold War dynamics. His remarks come on the eve of a much-anticipated trip to Moscow next week in which he aims to ?hit the reset button? on relations
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:36:00 GMT

Medvedev urges to make enterprise owners pay wages

ARKHANGELSK, July 3 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged regional authorities 'to resort to all measures' to make owners of enterprises timely pay wages to the workforce. 'It is necessary to resort to all measures of influence and force
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:34:00 GMT

Obama seeks to exorcise Cold War ghosts in Moscow

President Obama will meet youthful Kremlin President Dmitry Medvedev and strongman Prime Minister Putin on Monday, with the hopes of 'resetting' relations after the turbulence of the Bush years. Moscow -- Barack Obama on Monday becomes just the sixth US
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:33:00 GMT

10:05 RUSSIA: MEDVEDEV REACHES OUT TO OBAMA

- Russia is ready to strengthen its ties with the United States in response to Barack Obama's receptiveness. The news was announced by President Dmitry Medvedev on the eve of the visit of his American counterpart which will start next Monday, ahead of
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:33:00 GMT

Missile experts see Soviet parts in NKorean rocket

WASHINGTON -- With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the rogue regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Centennial of Methodism in Russia Observed

-The 100th anniversary of Methodism in was celebrated in St. Petersburg in an ecumenical service of worship June 13, 2009. The occasion also marked the 120th year since Methodism arrived in what was then Czarist , in the region that is today the Baltic
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:26:00 GMT

Breathtaking tall ships gather

WARSAW - THE world's most breathtaking tall ships arrived with sails billowing in the Polish Baltic Sea port of Gdynia on Thursday, ahead of the launch of the month-long Tall Ships Races 2009. 'These are the largest and most beautiful sailing ships in
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:24:00 GMT

Troops gather on Georgian border

It's easy to see how things could spiral out of control: the two sides are braced for combat. At Ergneti on Georgia's border with South Ossetia, Georgian military police stand guard behind high barricades made of sandbags and two metre-high slabs of
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:21:00 GMT

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:09:00 GMT

Russia OGK-1 posts 5-fold jump in profit

MOSCOW, July 2 - Russian electricity producer OGK-1 posted a five-fold increase in net profit ... economy 3 MOSCOW, July 2 - Russian electricity producer OGK-1 posted a five-fold increase in net profit for its first quarter on Thursday after cost cutting
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:03:00 GMT

Russia hopes old alliances will help it forge new ties in Africa

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Petrom to start production with Exxon in the Black Sea

Cele mai citite articole Ultimele articole Roxana Petrescu 03.07.2009 a A Petrom, the biggest Romanian company, believes that in about six years it may start production in the largest block it owns in the Black Sea, Neptun, where it carries out
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

12 (PG-13) ***

A dozen Russians gather in a high school gym to consider the fate of a young Chechen man accused of murdering his Russian stepfather. They don't know each other's names, nor do we. But we recognize the ''types.'' There's the surgeon, the builder, the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Finland Approves Nord Stream Environmental Impact Report

The proposed Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea poses no serious environmental threat to Finland and can move forward to the next step in the approval process, Finnish environmental authorities said Thursday. Finland ?considers the performed
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:58:00 GMT

Legacy of the Chernobyl disaster

Exposure to radiation in an incident like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ruins the health of several generations of people, not just those who lived in the vicinity at the time. 'The effects of Chernobyl on human health will continue for many years to come
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:57:00 GMT

Obama Should Walk in the Woods With Putin

U.S. President Barack Obama faces a major test of his leadership with his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian leaders. He has invested considerable political capital in the effort to ?reset? relations with Russia, yet Moscow?s interests in such a
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:57:00 GMT

Second Russian cargo spaceship undocks from ISS

The Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-02M undocked from the International Space Station (ISS)and began autonomous flight, the Mission Control Center outside Moscow said on Tuesday. The cargo spaceship loaded with refuse collected aboard the ISS undocked
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:57:00 GMT

Clinton skips Russia for 'shattered' elbow therapy

WASHINGTON (AFP) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is unable to travel to Moscow next week because she needs to continue physical therapy on her 'shattered' elbow, a US official said Thursday. A State Department official announced Wednesday that the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:55:00 GMT

3. Obama Should Walk in the Woods With Putin

U.S. President Barack Obama faces a major test of his leadership with his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian leaders. He has invested considerable political capital in the effort to ?reset? relations with Russia, yet Moscow?s interests in such a
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:54:00 GMT

7. Obama to Visit Half Century After Famed Fair

A Pepsi ad with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and then-U.S. vice president Nixon drinking the soda in 1959. Obama to Visit Half Century After Famed Fair 03 July 2009By Nadia Popova / The Moscow Times Russia and the United States will celebrate the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:51:00 GMT

8. 2nd Soldier Asks Georgia For Asylum

A soldier appeared on Georgian national television to ask for political asylum Thursday, becoming the second Russian soldier to do so this year. Private Dmitry Artemyev told Rustavi-2 television that he had fled his military unit stationed in the South
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:51:00 GMT

10. Salt of the Earth

???? (salt), that ubiquitous crystal white stuff on every kitchen table, looms fairly large in the Russian collective unconscious. Crucial for food preservation, it was a precious commodity in old Russia. An attempt to hike up the price of salt in
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Europe Table of Contents Vol. 174, No. 1

There will be disagreements when President Obama visits Russia. But both Moscow and Washington know the relationship needs mending Europe and Russia's Continental Rift (Viewpoint) By KATINKA BARYSCH The downturn has not helped relations between Europe
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:39:00 GMT

Gorshkov 'sole' irritant in Indo-Russian ties: Medvedev

Describing the delay in upgradation of 'Admiral Gorshkov' aircraft carrier for Indian Navy as the 'sole' irritant in bilateral ties, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the shipbuilders to speedily complete the work or else it will have 'serious
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:38:00 GMT