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08.11.2004 - IBRD to give Russia $300 mln loan for info technology in schools
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will give an up to $300 million loan for the adoption of information and telecom technologies in Russian secondary and vocational schools, says a resolution signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.
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07.11.2004 - Students of the MIPT won second prize at the international Microsoft Imagine Cup 2004
Students of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) won second prize ($15,000) at the international Microsoft Imagine Cup 2004 software design competition in Brazil, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.
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05.11.2004 - TOR-M1 surface-to-air missile systems meet all quality demands
TOR-M1 surface-to-air missile systems meet all quality demands, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told journalists after the meeting with his Greek counterpart Spilios Spiliotopoulos.
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05.11.2004 - The first museum devoted to Mikhail Kalashnikov has opened in Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurtian republic
The museum has various modifications of the Kalashnikov assault rifle on display. Moreover, wide LCD monitors show documentary videos about how the designer worked over his inventions.
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04.11.2004 - Urals marks 65th legendary T-34 tank anniversary
Nizhni Tagil, a leading metallurgical and heavy industry center in the central Urals, is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the creation of Russia’s legendary tank, the T-34.
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03.11.2004 - Increase in oil output reported in Russia
The output of oil and gas condensate rose by 9.4 percent in Russia in January-October, 2004, compared to that in the corresponding period of 2003, reaching 380.97m tons, the Industrial Production and Energy Ministry reported. In October 2004, the output of oil and oil condensate amounted to 39.81m tons. The oil output in January-October, 2003 was 348.16m tons.
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03.11.2004 - The number of mobile phone owners increases by 3-4 million every month
According to Leonid Reiman, minister of information technologies and communications, as of early 2003, there were 17 million mobile phone users in Russia, whereas as of January 1, 2004, their number increased to 36 million, and by July 1 to 60 million.
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03.11.2004 - Russia will be ready with the GLONASS space-based global navigation system late in 2007
The system will have its necessary minimum 18 satellites by the deadline to cater for entire Russia and 95 to 97 per cent of the world. Two thirds of dual-purpose system capacity will be civil-oriented, pointed out Mr. Perminov.
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02.11.2004 - Toyota to build assembly plant in Russia by 2006
The management of Toyota Motor plans to build an assembly plant in Russia by 2006, the president of Japan’s biggest and the world’s second biggest automotive giant, Hiroshi Okuda has said. He disclosed the company’s business plans at a meeting with analysts and investors, which, according to the Kyodo Tsushin news agency, happens on very rare occasions.
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01.11.2004 - On October 31, a self-propelled floating church Knyaz Vladimir was launched in the Kirov district of Volgograd
There are two floating churches in the Volgograd region already. Both were built by Parus yacht club members. The Priest Innokenty, consecrated in 1998, is tugged along the Don River, and The Priest Nikolai, built four years ago serves along the Volga-Don Canal. Both ships were designed on the basis of barges and can only move with the help of tugboats. The Knyaz Vladimir, on the contrary, is a self-propelled ship with a church on board.
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