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News Archive for 20 January 2005
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Russia
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20.01.2005 - Six new suspects in Beslan investigation
Russia’s Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov said here on Wednesday that investigators are now checking six new persons figuring in the Beslan hostage raid case, who are suspected of helping the militants.
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20.01.2005 - In 2004, 14,356 people received Russian citizenship, almost 10,000 more than in 2003
"In 2004, 14,356 people received Russian citizenship, almost 10,000 more than in 2003," Aleksei Mikulenko, the head of the Moscow interior department’s passport and visa department told journalists Wednesday. He added that 7,228 people received residence permits.
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20.01.2005 - A monument to the Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin will soon be erected on Poklonnaya Gora
A monument to the Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin will soon be erected on Poklonnaya Gora, in western Moscow, MP Oleg Tolkachev announced in an interview with the local Ekho Moskvy radio station.
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20.01.2005 - EBRD has applied to the Swiss law court against Roman Abramovich
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has applied to the Swiss law court against Roman Abramovich, Russian business tycoon, governor of the sub-arctic Chukchi Peninsula, and Chelsea football team proprietor.
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20.01.2005 - Ford Motor sales in Russia grow about 90 percent last year
The official dealers of the American Ford Motor concern sold 39,241 motorcars across Russia last year, which is 89.4 percent more than in 2003, Prime-Tass economic news agency said on Thursday quoting president of the Ford Motor Company in Russia Henrick Nenzen.
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20.01.2005 - TNK-BP to challenge back tax claims
TNK-BP has filed an appeal against the results of investigations of tax payment practices for 2001 with the Moscow Arbitration Court, the press department of the Russian-British joint venture said in a released statement.
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20.01.2005 - Everything is ready for the Rosneft petroleum company to merge with Gasprom
Everything is ready for the Rosneft petroleum company to merge with Gasprom, and it may come up any day, Alexei Miller, the gas monopoly board chair, said during a routine conference with top functionaries of the German-based Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein investment bank (DKW).
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20.01.2005 - Russian legal experts are rather skeptical about the EBRD’s chances of suing Mr. Abramovich successfully
One of Russia’s richest people, Roman Abramovich, might have to appear in a Swiss court to defend against claims filed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The bank is demanding that Mr. Abramovich return a loan worth 9 million pounds (approximately $17 million).
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Science & Technology
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20.01.2005 - Roscosmos to sign contract with ESA
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the European Space Agency plan to sign a cooperation agreement and a contract on the construction of a Soyuz-ST launch vehicle in the French Guiana space center within the framework of a common European project.
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Arts & Theatre
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