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News Archive for 16 January 2008

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16.01.2008 - Director of British Council in St. Petersburg held for drunk driving
Director of the British Council office in St. Petersburg Stephen Kinnock was detained by road police officers on Tuesday evening for drunk driving, a source in city's law enforcement bodies told Interfax on Wednesday. in detail...

16.01.2008 - FSB explains British Council situation to organization’s Russian staff
The Federal Security Service is explaining the British Council situation and the Russian opinion of the organization’s regional offices to the British Council’s Russian staff in order to prevent their possible unintentional involvement in provocative actions of the UK. in detail...

16.01.2008 - Alcohol poisoning killed over 1,000 Muscovites in 2007
A total of 1,184 Muscovites died of alcohol poisoning in 2007, and nearly 6,000 were hospitalized, the head of the Russian capital's market and services department said on Wednesday. in detail...

16.01.2008 - British Council suspends work in St. Petersburg
The British Council's office in St. Petersburg has suspended work after Russian officials interviewed its staff and allegedly detained the head of the office. in detail...

16.01.2008 - Russian ambassador in London summoned to Foreign Office
Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Yury Fedotov has been summoned to the British Foreign Office to address the situation surrounding the operations of the British Council in Russia, a London-based diplomatic source told Interfax on Wednesday. in detail...

World

16.01.2008 - Russia's Lavrov to attend inauguration of Georgia president
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead a delegation that will attend the inauguration of Georgia’ s President-elect Mikhail Saakashvili on January 20, in detail...

Politics

16.01.2008 - Russian election authorities stop receiving presidency bids
Russia's election authorities stopped receiving candidates' applications on Wednesday for the March 2 presidential elections. in detail...

Sport

16.01.2008 - Six Russians make it to Australian Open third round
Six out of nine Russian players progressed on Wednesday to the third round of the 2008 Australian Open tennis championship. in detail...