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06.07.2005 - Poll shows trust in authorities falling
A poll by the respected Levada Center shows that trust in the president and his team fell in June, although Vladimir Putin’s personal rating is still high, at 69%, according to a report in Noviye Izvestiya daily Wednesday. in detail...

06.07.2005 - Chechen warlord killed
Duk Vakhi Gubashev, a Chechen warlord known as Batya ("old man") has been killed in Chechnya, according to the Interior Ministry. in detail...

Business

06.07.2005 - Court tells Yukos to return Sibneft shares
A court in Russia’s Chukotka peninsula (the Russian easternmost region) has ruled that embattled oil company Yukos must return a 14.5% block of shares in rival Sibneft to its major shareholders, a court source said Wednesday. in detail...

06.07.2005 - President Putin arrives in Scotland for G8 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Scotland for the G8 summit. The president’s plane landed at Prestwick airport near Glasgow, from where Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, set off in a helicopter for Gleneagles. in detail...

06.07.2005 - Putin to take part in G8 summit in Gleneagles
Today, Vladimir Putin is to take part in the G8 summit of chiefs of states, which will open in Gleneagles (Scotland). Leaders are due in Gleneagles this afternoon, and start on the working program on July 7. On Thursday morning, the parties will handle the issues of global economy and climate changes. In the afternoon, they will turn to foreign policy issues, and continue over dinner. in detail...

06.07.2005 - Putin arrives in Gleneagles Hotel
President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Gleneagles Hotel, where the G8 summit is due to start tonight. After a helicopter carrying the Russian president landed near to the building, Putin was driven to the hotel where he was met by staff dressed in kilts. Putin arrived in Gleneagles straight from Kazakhstan after a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. His wife, Lyudmila, is arriving in Scotland on a separate flight from Moscow. in detail...

Politics

06.07.2005 - Who will oppose United Russia?
The main aim of the election law reform, due to be introduced in Russia this year, is to ensure that national political parties dominate Russian elections. in detail...

Science & Technology

06.07.2005 - Another space tourist to fly to ISS
American space tourist Gregory Olsen will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian Soyuz-TMA spacecraft with the ninth ISS crew in October, the Russian Federal Space Agency said Wednesday. in detail...

06.07.2005 - Russia to adopt new missile systems in 2006
The Russian Armed Forces will adopt new BAL coastal defense missile systems in 2006, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday. in detail...

Arts & Theatre

06.07.2005 - Clinton’s “My Life” memoirs come out in Russian on US Independence Day
The “My Life” memoirs of U.S. Ex-President Bill Clinton appeared on sale in Moscow bookshops. in detail...