RUSSIA News, Sep 16, 2011

Russia's Amazon.com Makes Deal to Expand BusinessWeek Ozon, which has more than 1100 employees based mostly in Moscow and at an 8000-square-foot shipping center in Tver, located centrally between Moscow and St.Petersburg, plans to use the money to improve its website and build data centers to compensate ... See all stories on this topic » BusinessWeek

NAVTEQ Brings The 'Human Touch' to Russia WebWire (press release) ... and mobile advertising around the world, has expanded coverage of the innovative NAVTEQ Natural Guidance to over 120 cities across Europe and is now also covering four cities in Russia (Moscow, St Petersburg, Ekaterinburg and Rostov-na-Donu). ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian performers excel at Bulgaria fest The Voice of Russia Top class dancers from Moscow and St.Petersburg performed classical pas de deux to the music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, gopak from the ballet Taras Bulba by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and fragments from The Corsair by Adolphe Adam. Opera stars from Russia's top ... See all stories on this topic »

Victorious Vassiliev Minneapolis Star Tribune After the USSR dissolved in 1991, however, he realized his childhood dream of seeing his work on the walls of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow as well as in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Both institutions now own his work, as do the Pushkin ... See all stories on this topic »

Battle of the Blades: A look at the pros Regina Leader-Post (blog) In 2006, they achieved their ultimate goal when they won the first-ever “Extreme Ice Skating World Champions” title in St. Petersburg, Russia, earning a perfect score from six of the seven judges. One of the most decorated US ice dancers in history, ... See all stories on this topic »

Presentation of Serbian culture in France, Russia EMportal "The Days of Serbia" in Russia will be marked from 15 September to 30 November in four majorRussian cities – Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khanty-Mansiysk and Veliky Novgorod. Markovic will officially open the event at a concert of Slobodan Trkulja and ... See all stories on this topic »

Greenpeace Environmental Group Turns 40 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Greenpeace Russia, however, continues to operate with a 50-strong staff based in Moscow and St. Petersburg offices. Petrov says the branch is supported by some 600 volunteers and an annual budget of about $1.6 million. ... See all stories on this topic » RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

INDIAN BID FOR ALROSA SHARES SPURNED Business Insider By John Helmer, Moscow There is no negotiation under way and no agreement between Alrosa and India's state-owned Minerals and Metals Trading Company, MMTC, for a private placement of Alrosa shares in Indian hands, Russian sources, including a high ... See all stories on this topic »

Thursday News Briefing Prague Post FLIGHTS Czech Airlines will start flying from Karlovy Vary to Samara, Russia, this winter and will add additional flights from Prague to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Samara, ČTK reported Sept. 15. Starting in 2012, the airline will launch routes to ... See all stories on this topic » Prague Post

SCF bullish despite profit decline Tanker Operator At a meeting in Moscow this week, the Sovcomflot board approved the company's strategy for the period until 2017 and reviewed its performance. Together with Russian Government agencies, the board also considered the status of preparations for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Concert of the famous singer Cesária Évora will be held in Yerevan Eastern Europe Travel The singer several times visited Russia and gave concerts in such cities as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Barnaul, Yekaterinburg, Perm, Tver, Arkhangelsk, Ufa, Tyumen, Yaroslavl, Samara, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, ... See all stories on this topic » Eastern Europe Travel

Euro Stats Shamrock Rovers F.C. The 2011 Russian Premier League kicked off in March, a week after the League of Ireland did, and with seven games remaining, Rubin are in seventh place – eight points off leaders and reigning champions Zenit Saint Petersburg. They have won 10, drawn 8, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hilton Worldwide announces double arrival into St. Petersburg eTurboNews Hilton Hotels & Resorts was ranked the "Number One Hotel Brand" in Russia for the second year in the BDRC Russian Hotel Business Guest Survey. Hampton by Hilton St. Petersburg Expoforum will also offer meeting rooms and a fitness suite, ... See all stories on this topic » eTurboNews

Eto'o richest man in planet football By alexsamade The goal helped Anzhi to a 2-1 victory over Volga Nizhny Novgorod and lifted them into fourth place, six points behind joint leaders Zenit St Petersburg and CSKA Moscow. “I've visited Russia many times but it's only been Moscow and Kazan,” Eto'o told a packed news conference before the match, referring to trips to Spartak Moscow and Rubin Kazan for Champions League games with former club Inter Milan. “This is my first time in Makhachkala. I must admit I didn't know much about ... Vanguard News

Russian media: Russia, Chinese companies are bidding to build ... International online news (reporter Guo Ying): According to the < > Site 14 ... Reported that the period between the Moscow to St. Petersburg, about 658 km ... Ying): According to the <<MoscowTimes>> Site 14 reported that Russian Railways ... www.f-paper.com/?i939941-Russian-media:-Russia...

Russian tour operator pays for a Bulgaria Air flight to Saint ... Tonight Bulgaria Air will execute a flight to Saint Petersburg with 139 people onboard. ... 14 September 2011 | 14:42 / FOCUS News Agency / World .... Moscow. Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism Rosturizam convenes an extraordinary ... focus-fen.net/?id=n259551

ITAR-TASS : Russia develops high-speed rail traffic. 15 September 22:25, Thursday - Last updated at 22:17 MSK. Moscow| ... The agency also operates a photo service, the largest of its kind in Russia. ... The St. Petersburg Telegraph Agency (SPTA), the first official news agency of Russia and ... www.itar-tass.com/en/c39/226359.html

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MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Sep 16, 2011

Music Box: Catch up with Magpie tomorrow night Annapolis Capital AP VIDEO more>> "Greg (Artzner) and Terry (Leonino) can show us all what a wonderful thing it can be for two voices to harmonize together. How lucky I am to have lived to see and hear more links in the chain," says Pete Seeger, the dean of folk singers ... See all stories on this topic »

BBC World News, Sep 16, 2011

Social Media Week: Glasgow SMW set to be the biggest in Europe The Drum Social Media Week in Glasgow next week is expected to be the largest to take place outside of theUSA. The week is set to have over 130 events take place over five days, with speakers from CNN, Google, BBC, Trip Advisor and Nokia. ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics diary: high-risk teams like USA and Israel may not be ... Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Ms Stephenson joked that the US would not be bringing an aircraft carrier down the Thames. TheBBC has rejected plans to relocate the popular EastEnders show production to the Olympic Parkinternational broadcast centre prompting the Mayor of London ... See all stories on this topic »

Paul Telegdy Takes Over NBC Late Night Reuters Before arriving at NBC and Universal Media Studios, Telegdy served as Executive Vice President, Sales, Content and Production, BBC Worldwide America from March 2008 until December 2008 while based in Los Angeles. At the BBC, he increased the business ... See all stories on this topic »

Clarke blasts 'paralysed' leaders The Press Association "The main thing I take from this crisis is unfortunately the political leadership in the USA and large parts of Western Europe have been totally overwhelmed by the dimensions of the crisis, not able to cope," he told the BBC's Newsnight programme. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Right Word: Beck's back The Guardian 30 days of Fox News instead of BBC and MSNBC PAINFUL except for Bob Beckel Somebody should try to explain the difference between national socialism and socialism to Glen Beck. Or if by some long shot Glen, you are reading this, just google the words" ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Christina Hendricks wants to be Wonder Woman. Plus Marc Forster explains the ... io9 [BBC] John Noble revealed some crucial hints about Peter's return, saying he "comes back as a stranger to us - he knows us but we don't know him so he has to win us back." [Mother Nature Network] See all stories on this topic »

Russia makes its debut at the Rugby World Cup Tne Moscow News “There were some thoughts at one point of playing for Ireland,” Artemiev, who represented Ireland schoolboys and Under-19s, told the BBC. “But all my family live in Russia and I really wanted to try to qualify for the World Cup with the Russian team. ... See all stories on this topic » Tne Moscow News

Ghana: Behind the Berlin Wall AllAfrica.com Not even his/her dad would know anything about it, if he should be younger than fifty, except having heard lately, a word or two over some BBC programmes, because, the event just celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Excuse me, if he happened to be a ... See all stories on this topic »

The Fonz aka Henry Winkler Honored for Educational Work in the U.K. Ecorazzi He also revealed to BBC Breakfast, “I got a letter from the Queen saying she graciously agreed to confer on me the OBE.” Besides acting, which now he can be seen as a recurring character onUSA's 'Royal Pains,' Winkler also wrote a children book titled ... See all stories on this topic »

'Missing' to Open 27th Edition of MIPCOM Hollywood Reporter After a trip to Hell on Wheels and Into the Abyss, MIPCOMers will see Death in Paradise, a new BBC One and France Televisions drama series about an English policeman posted to the Caribbean island of Sainte Marie. The show's stars Ben Miller and Sarah ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Wodehouse's Light Touch RTE.ie Stephen Fry played Wodehouse's phlegmatic butler Jeeves to Hugh Laurie's credulous Wooster in aBBC TV series about 20 years ago. Fry is a huge admirer. "You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour", ... See all stories on this topic »

Bupa Great North Run gives major economic boost to North East England Insidethegames.biz A combined audience of 2.7 million watched the events live on BBC television, with the race itself attracting 1.8 million viewers, while the Great CityGames had a reach of 973000. David Newton, managing director of Nova International who organise the ... See all stories on this topic »

Athletics: News and Notes, Volume 11, Number 21 RunnersWeb The Great City Games will be broadcast live on the BBC and streamed live at www.greatrun.org/tv . For more information on the Great City Games, visit www.greatcitygames.org. Team USA won a total of 25 medals at the recent World Outdoor Championships ... See all stories on this topic »

Go East, My Son! Job Seekers Flock to Asia NewsMax.com "The impact of a slowdown in consumer spending in the US will be felt by the factories in China, Japan and South Korea," Stefan Hofer Emerging Markets Equity Strategist at Julius Baer, writes in aBBC column. See all stories on this topic »

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Scottish Parliament debates Remembering the Russian Arctic Convoys DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Some members might have seen the recent programme, which I think was on the BBC, about the Arctic convoys. It was evident from watching that programme how young and inexperienced some of the people were who were asked to do things way beyond their ... See all stories on this topic »

Pharaohs to Name Ex-USA Boss, Bradley, as New Coach THISDAY Live Former USA coach Bob Bradley will arrive in Cairo in the next few days to finalise taking charge of Egypt. The Egypt Football Association (EFA) had also been looking at ex-Ghana coach, Milovan Rajevac, but have now decided on Bradley, reports the BBC. ... See all stories on this topic »

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Sep 16, 2011

Geithner to discuss leveraging EU bailout fund Reuters She repeated her call for European countries to recapitalise their banks. Geithner holds talks with EU ministers in Poland and will propose that the European Financial Stability Fund, the 440 billion euro fund set up in May 2010, be used in a similar ... See all stories on this topic »