Moscow mayor to head Davos delegation
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin will head the Russian capital`s delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a source in the city administration said.
Investor pool may buy News Outdoor Russia for $300-400 mln in Feb
A pool of investors, including VTB Capital, the investment banking arm of Russia`s number two lender VTB, Alfa Capital Partners managing company, owned by country`s financial-industrial conglomerate Alfa Group and Russian Media Ventures fund (RMV), may buy top advertising operator News Outdoor for $300-400 million in February, Kommersant business daily said on Friday, quoting sources close to the pool.
Police arrest over 20 at rally for murdered Russian lawyer
Police in Moscow detained on Wednesday over 20 people at a rally in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, murdered two years ago by suspected neo-Nazis, a police spokesman said.
Medvedev, Public Chamber to talk corruption, interethnic problems
Members of Russia`s Public Chamber will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday to discuss corruption, law enforcement reform and interethnic issues.
Alleged arms dealer Bout`s wife to meet with husband
Alla Bout, the wife of alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, extradited to the United States from Thailand late last year, has been allowed to see her husband.
TNK-BP Increased Fuel Trading by 24% in Q4 2010
In October-December 2010 TNK-BP sold 548k tons of petroleum products through exchange, which is 24% higher versus Q3 level.
Mitsui buys 14.9% of Russia`s Qiwi payment system
Japan`s Mitsui has acquired 14.9% of Russia`s Qiwi Ltd., which manages the country`s largest payment system, Mitsui said on Tuesday.
RusNano to invest $230 mln in joint project with Plastic Logic
State-owned nanotechnology corporation RusNano will invest $230 million in a joint project with Britain`s Plastic Logic to produce basic plastic computer components in Russia, RusNano Investment Department Managing Director Georgy Kolpachev said on Tuesday.
Russian women protest new maternity benefits system
Women marched in cities across Russia on Tuesday in protest at a new system of maternity benefits leave payments.
Driving instructor hits train in north Russia
A driving instructor on a tractor collided with a train on a level crossing in northern Russia`s Murmansk region, a rail operator said on Tuesday.
Credo-TM purchased of a 275 M USD agreement for revolutionary Neuro Science Technology
Credo-TM Corporation proudly announces that it has signed an agreement with Neuro-Biotech Corp (OTCQB-MRES) a corporation with a strong expertise in the neuro science field. The agreement provides that Credo-TM Corporation acquires the exclusive rights to distribute all the licensed blood tests and Neuroceuticals? in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Moreover Credo-TM Corporation will receive all the knowhow for the analysis of the blood tests as well as the right to participate in all new research.
Russian icebreakers take two vessels out of thick ice in Okhotsk Sea
The Krasin and Admiral Makarov icebreakers have managed to take the Sodruzhestvo mother fishery ship and the Bereg Nadezhdy refrigerator vessel out of thick ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Far Eastern Shipping Company said Monday.
Ecologists to count Amur leopards in Russia`s Far East
Ecologists in Russia`s Far Eastern Primorye Territory will count endangered Amur leopards inhabiting the region, Sergei Aramilev of WWF`s Russian branch said on Monday.
Russian fraudster`s new pyramid is a PR stunt
Russia`s financial ombudsman dismissed on Friday a new pyramid scheme announced by convicted fraudster Sergei Mavrodi as a PR stunt aimed at cashing in on the upcoming movie PyraMMMid.
Russia to draft Arctic shelf exploration by 2012
The Russian government will develop by 2012 a state program for prospecting and extracting mineral resources on Russia`s Arctic shelf, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said.
Russian sailors refuse to vacate arrested ship
The crew of a Russian cargo ship, which was impounded in China and loaned to another company, have refused to leave the vessel until arrears in salary have not been paid to them, the Russian sailors` trade union said Friday.
Russian icebreakers continue rescue efforts in Okhotsk Sea
Russia`s Russia`s Krasin and Admiral Makarov icebreakers continue to lead the Sodruzhestvo mother fishery ship through thick ice floe to clear waters, the Far Eastern Shipping Company said Friday.
Russian police fights with controversial interactive ad
Police in Russia`s Far East requested Internet provider Alyans-Telekom in Vladivostok on Friday to remove from its site a banner that would allow visitors to shoot at the Kremlin as well as at an animated character similar in appearance to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Russia may ditch winter `clocks back` practice
The Russian government may in 2012 put an end to the practice of putting the clocks back an hour at the end of October, the Rossiiskaya Gazeta paper said on Thursday.
Officials go on trial for hunting endangered animals
A court case opened on Thursday in the southern Siberian Altai Republic in which several high-ranking officials are accused of hunting endangered animals leading to a deadly helicopter crash two years ago.
Higher taxes could combat Moscow traffic jams
Experts have proposed increasing road taxes for Moscow drivers six or seven-fold in an effort to alleviate the Russian capital`s notorious traffic congestion.
Russians to eat domestic food over dioxin fears
Russia`s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko has called on Russians to eat only domestic food over the dioxin scandal in Germany.
Germany did not export contaminated food products
The German agriculture ministry said it had not exported products believed to be contaminated with dioxins, Russia`s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said.
Russia sends Poland final presidential plane crash report
The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has sent Poland a final report of the deadly plane crash that killed then Polish President Lech Kaczynski in April 2010.
Russian state oil firm denies hiring spy
Russian state-owned pipeline operator Transneft has denied reports that it hired a member of the Russian spy ring uncovered in the United States in June, a spokesman said on Wednesday.