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Sep 14, 2011

RUSSIA News, Sep 14, 2011


Russia's media comments on blocked Russia's tourists in Bulgaria (ROUNDUP)
Focus News
Consulate General of Russia, citing representatives of Alma Tour company, argue that part ofRussian tourists departed for Moscow today. More complicated is the situation with tourists from St.Petersburg, who according to data are around 180. ...
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Russian's Kudrin wants govt role after elections
Reuters
"But I repeat, I will work (with the government) only if reforms are carried out," he said in an interview at the Reuters Moscow office. The ability to carry out far-reaching reforms, he said, would depend on who leads Russia after the elections and ...
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Reuters
'Censor extremism, nationalism' - Ingush leader
RT
A masked participant rallies with some 600 Russian football fans and nationalists on January 15, 2011 in Saint Petersburg to commemorate the death of Yegor Sviridov, a Spartak Moscow football club fan, who was shot last month in a brawl as ...
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RT
The Next Russian Revolution
The Atlantic
Outside Moscow, the Kremlin is laying plans to turn a forlorn patch of farmland into a new Silicon Valley, and Russia into a major technological power. Cisco, Nokia, and MIT are eager partners. Russia's people, by and large, are less enthusiastic. ...
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The Atlantic
Conor O'Clery's <i>Moscow, December 25, 1991</i> Captures End of Soviet Union
Huffington Post (blog)
I remember my first visits to Moscow and St. Petersburg in the early '90s, swooning over Gorbachev in talks with Russian friends, and being startled to hear them explain that in his Russian remarks, the man tended to mangle the language -- and his ...
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IHG looks to Russia for growth
Comparecarhire.co.uk
Although the two brands are already heavily present in the Russian capital and Saint Petersburg, growth opportunities are immense, Brav said in a statement. She said that Moscow's current number of international standard rooms – about 9000 – was ...
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KHL 2011-12 season preview
Hockey's Future
While Kugryshev is still very young and could eventually make his way back to North America, Shirokov likely will continue his career in Russia. CSKA Moscow will feature other players which will be interesting to follow. Forward Nikita Kucherov (TBL) ...
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Hockey's Future
Urban Regeneration as New Driver of Public-Private Partnerships in Russia
The Moscow Times
... the Russian Federation, known as infrastructure bonds. Traditionally, the bulk of infrastructure investments in the form of public-private partnerships has been allocated to the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions, or the transit routes between them. ...
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The Moscow Times
Zhirinovsky Seeks 25% of Duma Vote
The Moscow Times
"The St. Petersburg team is not capable of improving the lives of the majority of citizens. … This team must go," he said, Interfax reported. Both President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hail from St. Petersburg. ...
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The Moscow Times
Putin 'found funds' for Venice-winning Faust film
AFP
MOSCOW — The Russian film "Faust", which won the Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival, came out thanks to the help of powerful Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, director Alexander Sokurov said Tuesday. "The film would not have seen the ...
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AFP
Win for Aecom on Russian PPP
The Construction Index
The M10 Rossia Highway is one of the busiest in Russia, and the M11 will provide an alternative route from Moscow to St Petersburg, Sheremetyevo International Airport as well as to cities close to Moscow. “This is an important, large-scale PPP ...
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The Construction Index
Lessons in linguistics
Texas A&M The Battalion
"I worked with a lot of Russian visitors, and Sting even played a free concert there." In addition to living in St. Petersburg, Glasheen made a day trip to Moscow, Russia's capital and the location of most of many landmarks, including St. Basil's ...
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Navy HQ Will Move
St.Petersburg Times.ru
The announcement came Monday after years of controversy over the plan, with several top Russianmilitary commanders against the idea for reasons of cost and efficiency. “The main headquarters of the navy will be moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg by ...
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On the anniversary of 9 / 11, the Great Mosque of Moscow demolished
AsiaNews.it
Muslim leaders have, thus, asked the federal government and leading figures inRussia's secular and religious spheres, to "raise their voices in defense of RussianIslam," noting that the authorities had "the right" to demand Gainutdin abandon his ...
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AsiaNews.it
Matviyenko Critic Says He Has Been Blacklisted
St.Petersburg Times.ru
By Sergey Chernov Television presenter and journalist Dmitry Gubin, once the editor of the local English-Russian-language publication Pulse St. Petersburg, says he has been blacklisted byRussia's state-controlled national television at the demand of ...
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A ride across passages of history - Moscow Metro rolls on
Russia & India Report
In 2004, Russia's first monorail transport system was launched into service – an elevated track (running 6 to 12 metres above the ground) in the northern part of Moscow, linking the All-RussianExhibition Centre and the Timiryazevskaya metro station. ...
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Cool AngloRussian cultural relations begin to warm
M&H Online
Cultural relations between the UK and Russia have been difficult since the Russiangovernment ordered the British Council to shut down its operations outside Moscow in 2007, but a new collaboration that will see the two countries swap a series of ...
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M&H Online
What are the dreams of the European tourists about Russia?
Travel Daily News International
We asked our tour operators what can attract them in Russia. The interest in Russia was always strong among the foreigners, thinks Elena Demidova from NTK Intourist. “Moscow, Sergiev Posad, St. Petersburg, the Golden Ring are the most popular routes ...
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The lure of Bella Italia
St.Petersburg Times.ru
“What we have tried to do is to make you experience and breathe the Italian lifestyle,” said Marco Bruschini, president of ENIT in Russia. “I hope we will manage to have the same spirit we have had inMoscow: Come here, spend an hour or two inside a ...
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The National Arts Centre's Russian Festival opens September 27
Ottawa Start (press release)
First Laureate of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition (2009), Georgy Tchaidze is a native of St Petersburg, Russia. His Honens win allowed him to bring his artistry beyond Russia for performances throughout Europe and North America Tickets ...
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Editorial: Medvedev flinches over seeking re-election
ScrippsNews
Medvedev legally could run for a second term, but it would surely mean an ugly break with Putin, his longtime mentor from their days in the St. Petersburg city government who handpicked him for the presidency. If Medvedev was going to break out on his ...
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Somon Air launches new route
Trend News Agency
Somon Air now operates to the following destinations: China (Urumqi); Germany (Frankfurt am Main); Kazakhstan (Almaty); Russia (Khanty-Mansisysk, Krasnoyarsk,Moscow, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg); ...
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Trend News Agency
McDonald's Celebrates 15 Years
St.Petersburg Times.ru
There are currently 46 McDonald's restaurants in Russia's northwest, including 38 in St. Petersburg, five in the Leningrad Oblast, two in Veliky Novgorod, and one in Kaliningrad. Before the end of the year the company plans to open seven more ...
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0.2 percent deflation in August in Russia
Murmansk & Shtokman News
Consumer prices of goods and services fell in 61 of Russia's 83 regions in August. InMoscow and St. Petersburg, prices fell 0.4% in August, and 4.6% and 4.5% respectively in January-August. (Source: RosBusinessConsulting)
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Murmansk & Shtokman News
AECOM Wins US$23-million Contract for Public-Private Partnership Highway ...
Property Xpress Newswire (subscription) (press release)
This highway project encompasses design, finance, construction and operation of the 27-mile first section of the new M11 toll road motorway from Moscow to St.Petersburg. The M10 “Rossia” Highway is one of the busiest in Russia, and the new highway ...
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Property Xpress Newswire (subscription) (press release)
Kremlin - Meeting on students' welfare
ISRIA (registration)
Dmitry Medvedev and university rectors, representatives of student organisations and heads of severalRussian regions discussed the issues of increasing scholarships, improving students' living conditions, developing campuses and students' healthcare. ...
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European Champions League Glance
Newsday (subscription)
CSKA Moscow (Russia), 2:45 pm Inter Milan (Italy) vs. Trabzonspor (Turkey), 2:45 pm CSKAMoscow vs. Inter Milan, Noon Trabzonspor vs. Lille, 2:45 pm CSKA Moscow vs. Trabzonspor, Noon Lille vs. Inter Milan, 2:45 pm Trabzonspor vs. CSKA Moscow, 3:45 pm ...
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Hellenic Parliament Says Greece Supports Academic Departments for Modern Greek ...
Greek Reporter
... Ukraine, 10000 Euros to the University of Tbilisi, Georgia, 12000 Euros to MoscowLomonosov University of Russia, 3000 Euros to the University of St. Petersburg – Classical Lyceum in Russia, 3500 Euros to Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, ...
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Greek Reporter
Russia calls on EU to halt talks on Caspian gas pipeline
Kyiv Post
(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool) Moscow said the European Union should halt talks on a proposed Caspian Sea pipeline to carry natural gas to Europe, characterising the bloc's involvement in the project that would by-pass Russia as ...
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InterContinental Hotels Plans Russian Expansion
By Mike Wheatley
Speaking from Moscow, the company's chief executive for Europe Angela Brav said that the company hopes to create around 8000 new jobs for Russian and CIS country's citizens, joining a staff of more than 2500 who are already employed at IHG hotels throughout ... Both of IHG's premier hotel brands have already established themselves in cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg on the Baltic Coast, but Brav said that there is enormous potential for further growth in the region. ...
Argophilia Travel News
The Danish royal yacht welcomed in St. Petersburg by the Russian ...
The Danish royal yacht welcomed in St. Petersburg by the Russian military orchestra. ... Henrik are visiting Moscow, and will arrive in ...
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InterContinental Announces Major Expansion Plans for Russia, CIS
IHG also plans to introduce its newest brand -- Hotel Indigo -- into Russia in Moscow and St.Petersburg where the company sees significant potential for growth. ...
www.travelpulse.com/intercontinental-announces-major-expan...

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OCEANIA News, Sep 14, 2011


Readings to lead Football Ferns
Fifa.com
New Zealand will now seek to win next year's Oceania qualifying tournament for London 2012 and reach successive Women's Olympic Football Tournaments for the first time. “It's a privilege and honour to be leading the Football Ferns and I am excited...
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Fifa.com
World Youth Study Medicine in Cuba
Radio Cadena Agramonet
More than 20000 youth from Latin American, African and Oceania countries are currently training in the Medical Sciences universities of all Cuban provinces. The 2011-2012 school year officially began on Monday at the Latin American School of Medicine ...
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Shooting: Australia's Olympic hopes on the line in Sydney
TheSportsCampus.com
The Australian team was unable this week to add to the four quota places it has so far won for the 2012 London Olympic Games and now faces just one more event, the 2011 OceaniaChampionships, to qualify more athletes for next year. ...
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A fit Jamie Dwyer is ready to qualify for the 2012 Olympics
Herald Sun
JAMIE Dwyer, four-time world player of the year, is confident he will be named in the Kookaburras side for the Oceania Cup in Hobart early next month despite his recent comeback from a serious knee injury. Dwyer, the gold medal hero for the Kookaburras ...
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Slip-and-fall plaintiff may submit expert testimony in new trial: Court
Business Insurance
Ms. Rosenfeld sued Miami-based Oceania Cruises Inc., operator of the vessel, for medical damages, claiming that Oceania negligently caused the accident by failing to provide an adequate flooring surface for the buffet area where she fell. ...
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Tight margins among Pacific elite
Fifa.com
Oceania nations reached a milestone in preparations for their upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers at the Pacific Games, which was held over the last fortnight in New Caledonia. The 14th edition of the competition included a multitude of ...
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Thai players leave for South Korea
Bangkok Post
Thailand's Davis Cup team left for South Korea yesterday for the final of Asia/OceaniaZone Group 2 against the hosts this weekend. Thailand's top player Danai Udomchoke has pulled out due to injury and is replaced by Peerakiat Siriruethaiwattana. ...
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Bangkok Post
Tie vs Taiwan to boost SEAG buildup
Philippine Star
By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star) Updated September 14, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - While its focus remains on winning the tie, the national Davis Cup team is using its Asia OceaniaZone Group I duel with Chinese Taipei as part of its ...
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Matricciani all set for I-league
Deccan Chronicle
The 25-year-old striker of Italian descent, who is settled in Adelaide, will be the firstOceania footballer to play for a Kerala club when he joins the Chirag squad in Kannur on Tuesday. Matricciani joins the I-League team after having scored 42 goals ...
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Deccan Chronicle
Recent Personal Injury Opinions
Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog (blog)
Oceania Cruises: This is the classic slip and fall case that, honestly, my firm never would have taken. Plaintiff slipped and fell on a wet ceramic surface while walking to the bathroom at the dinner buffet on an Oceania Cruises cruise ship. ...
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Forsythe misses final
Armidale Express
The results mean the Australian K1 team failed to directly qualify for a spot at next year's London Olympics but will have another chance via the Oceania Championships which will be held early in 2012. Will told The Express, while disappointed he ...
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Male circumcision and HIV in PNG
HealthCanal.com
“Papua New Guinea has more than ninety per cent of all the cases of HIV in Oceania,” Professor McBride said. “This disease is having a major impact on our nearest neighbour's social, economic, educational, and cultural development. ...
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Aussies miss Olympic birth
Weekly Times Now
With one position at London up for grabs, the Olympics eventing qualifier drew a world-class field, including teams from Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Oceania. Australia was the overnight team leader after dressage, but copped a setback ...
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Thai star Danai to hang up racquet in 2012
The Nation
The former top80 player is resting his right shoulder instead of joining his teammates in Seoul this weekend, where they will battle against South Korea in the Davis Cup Zone Asia/Oceania Regional Qualifying Group II, with promotion to next year's ...
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The Nation
NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO LTD
BusinessWeek
The company sells its products primarily in east/southeast Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and the Middle East. Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. No compensation data is available at this time ...
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Havana's Lat Am Medical School Begins New School Year
Radio Cadena Agramonet
Granma newspaper reports on Tuesday that more than 20000 youths from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and the United States, are currently studying medicine in Cuba as part of a program that benefits low-income students from nearly 110 ...
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Radio Cadena Agramonet
Women help promote a just global economy
San Francisco Chronicle
... creating just economies: ones in which the voice and wisdom of female farmers, workers and entrepreneurs, from Mindanao to Nevada City, have power and impact. Anasuya Sengupta is the regional director for Asia and Oceania at the Global Fund for Women.
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Riverdance extends with eight extra shows
Artslink.co.za News (press release)
This enormously popular show has packed theatres throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe and South Africa. Presented by BIG Concerts in association with M-Net and Jacaranda 94.2, Riverdance is a not-to-be-missed innovative and exciting blend of ...
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Readings to take reins for Football Ferns
Stuff.co.nz
Readings' first opportunity to put the Football Ferns through their paces at home should come at the Oceania Olympic qualifiers, which are set for March. Prior to that, the Junior Football Ferns are in action in January next year and will look to ...
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Stuff.co.nz
The Ultrabook floats into stores
Herald Sun
Oceania managing director Charles Chung says Acer released the new style of machine to convince existing laptop owners to upgrade their two or three-year-old machines. "They have been holding on to their machines and haven't really had a reason to ...
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Tactical revolution unseats Brazil
Fifa.com
The end of Brazil's beach soccer monopoly was not the only change afoot at Ravenna/Italy 2011, as the less-fancied nations punched above their weight, among them Oceania champions Tahiti. Making their maiden appearance at the competition,...
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Fifa.com
Chávez avoids assessing China's recognition of the NTC
El Universal
Meanwhile, Temir Porras, Venezuela's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Asia, the Middle East andOceania said Tuesday that his country supports the aspiration of the Arab peoples and rejected foreign intervention, in a meeting with leaders of ...
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Paes to miss Davis Cup tie against Japan
iNewsOne
Before that, Bopanna and Bhupathi had paired up in the Asia-Oceania group I Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan at the RK Khanna Stadium here in 2008. The two combined well and gave India a 2-1 lead in the tie. India are looking to regain a place in the ...
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DAINIPPON SCREEN : Opens “WHITE CANVAS MON-NAKA”,a New Solution Demonstration ...
4-traders (press release)
Not only does the new facility exhibit more concrete integrated solutions, but it also presents new solutions leveraging the technically trendy cloud computing to visitors from all parts of Japan and abroad, particularly Asia and Oceania. ...
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Cruise ship tracker: All ships in real time with Google Earth
Cruise Ship News
At the time of writing, all these – Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, OceaniaCruises, MSC Cruises, Star Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Carnival. When we checked, the ships were tracked in real time and they matched up to ...
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Cruise Ship News
?The Phantom of the Opera? Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Andrew Lloyd ...
Newsday (subscription)
... 212-843-8089 edeluca@rubenstein.com or Katie Schroeder, 212-843-8036 kschroeder@rubenstein.com KEYWORD: AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES EUROPE ASIA PACIFIC NORTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA COLORADO JAPAN INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC ...
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