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News Archive for 4 February 2008

Russia

04.02.2008 - Moscow Court confirms judgement on Berezovsky
The Moscow City Court confirmed on Monday a judgement passed on Boris Berezovsky, a businessman, who was sentenced ad absentia to six years of imprisonment in detail...

04.02.2008 - Putin visits military unit in troubled Caucasus region
Russia's president visited on Monday a military unit in the southern republic of Daghestan, several of whose provinces suffered militant incursions from neighboring Chechnya in 1999. in detail...

Business

04.02.2008 - Zubkov and Nabiullina nominated for seats on Gazprom’s board
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and Economic Development and Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina have been approved as candidates for a new Gazprom board of directors, the gas concern’s press-service said on Monday. in detail...

04.02.2008 - British Council dismisses St. Petersburg staff following closure
The British Council has dismissed all employees at its St. Petersburg office, more than two weeks after the office closed on orders from Russian authorities, in detail...

World

04.02.2008 - Russia vows to respond to AMD deployment in Poland, Czech Republic
If missile defense elements are deployed in Poland and Czech Republic they will be targeted by the relevant Russian systems, said Konstantin Kosachyov, the chairman of the Russian State Duma International Committee. in detail...

04.02.2008 - Russia vows to block intl. recognition of Kosovo independence
Russia will try and block Kosovo's independence at an international level, if the Serb province announces its sovereignty, a senior Russian MP said on Monday. in detail...

04.02.2008 - Turkish aircraft strike 70 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes bombed 70 Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq in a 12-hour operation on Monday, the Turkish General Staff said. in detail...

04.02.2008 - Serbia's pro-Western incumbent clinches narrow victory
Serbia's pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic has been narrowly re-elected as president in a vote seen as a key test of the country's relations with Europe. in detail...

Politics

04.02.2008 - Zyuganov vows to raise minimum wage to 12,000 rbls
Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov has pledged to implement a number of dramatic social reforms in case of his victory in the presidential election. in detail...

Sochi 2014

04.02.2008 - Russian athletes tasked with winning 14 gold medals at 2014 Winter Games
Russian athletes have been tasked with winning at least 14 gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, First Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said after a meeting of the presidium of the Council for the Preparation of the Olympic Games. in detail...

04.02.2008 - Russia to spend $3.3bln on 2014 Sochi Olympics in next 3 years
Russia's prime minister said on Monday the government will spend 81 billion rubles ($3.3 billion) over the next three years on facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in detail...