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Global economy gripped by substance abuse

Global economy gripped by substance abuse

January 31 2012 23:26

The problem of drug trafficking and its underestimation are part of the reasons of the current global financial crisis, says head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service Viktor Ivanov. This problem was discussed for the first time at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. →

Cosmic rays blamed for waste of five billion roubles

January 31 2012 23:04

According to the findings of an inter-departmental commission, the failure of the interplanetary probe Phobos-Grunt was caused by a combination of several factors, including the impact of cosmic rays. →

Two thirds of Russians expect Putin to win first round of election

January 31 2012 13:56

65% of Russians believe Prime Minister Putin will win the upcoming presidential election in the first round, VCIOM pollsters have said. This opinion is shared by 78% of Vladimir Putin’s supporters, as well as 48-63% of opposition voters and even by 56% of would-be absentees. →

SC Syria resolution must urge compromise – Moscow

January 30 2012 22:06

Russia believes any Security Council resolution on Syria must contain calls for the Syrians to end violence and start up a dialogue between the government and the opposition, and for the foreign powers, to refrain from meddling in Syria, either economically or militarily. →

Russia appoints new Ambassador to Libya

January 30 2012 20:35

Russia has appointed a new Ambassador to Libya. Ivan Molotkov, career diplomat, and expert in Arabic studies worked as a Minister-Counselor in Egypt. He has also worked in Abu-Dhabi and Palestine. Recently, the diplomat headed the Middle East and North Africa department of Russia’s Foreign Ministry. →

Details of Litvinenko case to be brought to light

January 30 2012 19:39

British MI5 and MI6 were ordered to take off security list all documents on the case of Russian former intelligence officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, poisoned with radioactive Polonium in 2006. This evidence would test the alleged link between Mr. Litvinenko’s murder and the Kremlin, which was accused of masterminding it, British Daily Mail said. →

Syria opposition tells Russia no talks until Assad goes

January 30 2012 19:08

The head of the Syrian National Council said on Monday that the opposition rejects all talks with the Damascus regime until President Bashar al-Assad steps down. "The resignation of Assad is the condition for any negotiation on the transition to a democratic government in Syria," Burhan Ghalioun told AFP. →

Syrian govt-opposition talks break off

January 30 2012 17:54

Syrian authorities have accepted Russia’s invitation to hold talks with opposition forces in Moscow. However, Moscow’s peace effort staggered into a halt after opposition forces rejected any idea of such negotiations. →

Moscow to study Arab League report on Syria – Lavrov

January 30 2012 14:14

Moscow wants to meticulously study a report by Arab League observers on Syria ahead of the UN Security Council session, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday. →

Putin wants Russia to become hi-tech leader

January 30 2012 06:17

Pharmaceuticals, high-tech chemistry, aviation industry, nanotechnology - these are some of the industries that Russia could become a world leader in, said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in his article "On our economic tasks," published today in the newspaper "Vedomosti." He reminded that this country is not ceding its positions in the nuclear and space industries. →

The state’s share in large companies to be slashed - Putin

January 30 2012 03:25

In the next four years the state will significantly reduce its share in large companies, although it has no →

PM Putin hopes global technology leaders will start producing in Russia

January 30 2012 03:06

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has leveled criticism at domestic transport and construction for lagging behind, and voiced hope global technology leaders will start producing technologies and products in Russia. →

Luxury consumption tax a possibility in Russia next year

January 30 2012 02:57

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposes increasing the country's revenues by introducing taxes on expensive real estate and "luxury goods." He wrote this in an article "On our economic tasks," coming out Monday in the newspaper "Vedomosti." Major decisions on this issue should be adopted later this year. Putin stressed the innovations will not affect the non-commodities sector. →

PM Putin vows to mitigate transition period after WTO access

January 30 2012 02:34

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised to do everything possible to mitigate the transitional period for domestic producers upon this country’s joining the WTO. →

Kuril Islands issue only resolved by referendum - Sergey Lavrov

January 29 2012 23:51

The problem of the South Kuril Islands will not be resolved in the short term, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Japan’s NHK  TV company. According to him, the issue of ownership of the disputed islands, as well as that of Russian-Japanese joint economic activity there can only be settled by referendum. →

Ship gets on fire near Moscow

January 29 2012 23:44

Firemen have put out fire at the vessel “Anna Akhmatova” at a channel near Moscow. According to the fire service’s data, the area gripped with fire was 430 square meters. It took the firemen 6 hours to put the fire out. It was especially difficult because the lagging between the walls was on fire. →

Arab League setting the stage for outside intervention in Syria

January 29 2012 14:41

On Saturday the Arab League halted its observer mission in Syria, raising eyebrows in Moscow which said it was surprised and worried by the decision to scrap what it described as a very useful instrument of international oversight over the situation in the troubled Arab state. →

Russian CEC drops two presidential candidates

January 27 2012 13:38

The Russian Central Elections Commission has officially denied registration to two of the seven presidential candidates, namely to the Irkutsk Governor Dmitry Mezentsev and one of the Yabloko party founders, Grigory Yavlinsky. The decision was made following a check of signature sheets the two had submitted to back their nomination for Russian President. →

Holocaust Remembrance Day: 1/5 of Germans never heard of Auschwitz

January 27 2012 11:29

This Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 to commemorate the day when Soviet troops liberated the prisoners of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz, in Poland. →

Europe in for major divestiture of assets – Gref

January 27 2012 10:36

Europe is in for a major divestiture of assets to replenish bank capital, the CEO of Russia’s Sberbank bank, German Gref, has told reporters in Davos, which is currently hosting this year’s World Economic Forum. According to him, the sell-out of assets is the surest way to replenish European bank capital. →

 
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