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Russia Sold $8 Billion, Most Since Ruble's 2009 Devaluation - BusinessWeek
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Russia Sold $8 Billion, Most Since Ruble's 2009 Devaluation
BusinessWeek
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Russia's central bank sold about $8 billion to shore up the domestic currency last month, the most since it arrested the ruble's devaluation in January 2009, Chairman Sergey Ignatiev said. ...
Russia's $13B Capital Outflow In September Due To Market TurbulenceWall Street Journal
Russia raises 2011 capital flight fcast to $50 blnReuters
Russian Firms Largely To Blame For Outflows;Ruble May Rise -MinisterFox Business
The Moscow Times (blog) -San Francisco Chronicle
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Russia, China veto Syria resolution at the United Nations - Washington Post
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Russia, China veto Syria resolution at the United Nations
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China cast a rare double veto at the UN Security Council on Tuesday to block a US- and European-backed draft resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown on protesters. The veto marked a defeat after ...
Why Russia and China rebuffed the West on SyriaBBC News
Russia Defends Top Mideast Ally in Veto of UN Vote on SyriaBusinessWeek
Russia, China veto U.N. resolution against SyriaUSA Today
Xinhua -The Guardian (blog)
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What's Ahead For Russia's Economy Now That Kudrin Is Gone? - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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What's Ahead For Russia's Economy Now That Kudrin Is Gone?
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In fact, markets in Russia largely shrugged off this development and the much more portentous announcements that Vladimir Putin will run again for the presidency next year and, likely, name Medvedev as prime minister. But Kudrin -- who became finance ...
Brezhnev's Rule 'Huge Plus' for Russia, Putin Spokesman SaysBusinessWeek
Putin aide woos Russia's middle-class votersReuters
Russia capital flight reaches $50 bnAFP
The Voice of Russia -Ninemsn
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Roman Abramovich's defence: Russia was like a medieval state - The Independent
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Roman Abramovich's defence: Russia was like a medieval state
The Independent
As Mr Sumption pointed out: "The agreement to sell television support to the President of Russia in return for the sale of state assets could never be recorded in writing. Of course not." Quite. Mr Berezovsky will give evidence tomorrow. ...
Russia Moguls Face Off In High-Stakes TrialWall Street Journal
Roman Abramovich paid oligarch to be his political godfather, court hearsTelegraph.co.uk
Abramovich's Russia 'lacked law'BBC News
CBS News
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Russian Stocks Drop Fourth Day After Moody's Downgrades Italy - BusinessWeek
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Russian Stocks Drop Fourth Day After Moody's Downgrades Italy
BusinessWeek
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Russia's stocks reversed gains and fell for a fourth day after Moody's Investors Service downgraded Italy, spurring concern Europe's debt crisis may hurt demand for Russian exports. The Micex Index of 30 shares lost ...
Russia's Ruble Rebounds, Stocks Climb After 5.7% DropNASDAQ
Russian Stocks Snap Three-Day Slide on Bernanke's U.S. OutlookBloomberg
Stock exchange: Merger creates market less prone to squabblingFinancial Times
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Greek civil servants strike again over cuts
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Greek civil servants went on strike again today, paralysing the government and public transport in protest at ever-deeper austerity measures and seemingly ineffectual financial policies.
Putin's spokesman praises Soviet leader Brezhnev (AP)
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Rights Group Denounces 'Sham Trial' Against RFE/RL Turkmen Journalist
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The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has said it is "extremely worried" about what it called a "sham trail" against an RFE/RL journalist in Turkmenistan.
Thousands March In Greece To Protest Austerity Measures
via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty on 10/5/11
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the Greek capital on October 5 as part of a national protest strike against austerity measures imposed by the government in a bid to avoid default.
Is The Haqqani Network In Pakistan's National Interest?
via Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty by Daud Khattak on 10/5/11
Instead of focusing on the real issue confronting Pakistan, the media and political leaders create hype to arouse anger among the general public and divert attention from the real issue: Who has been managing Pakistan's policy with respect to Afghanistan?
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Alexander Lebedev may face hooliganism charge
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Russian investigators have opened a criminal file on the billionaire Alexander Lebedev following an altercation in which he punched a fellow guest during a television debate.
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