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23:59 16/01/2012 A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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Debt buying to be regulated by law – Medvedev
20:40 16/01/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is against banning the dept buying business but thinks it should be regulated by the law.
Ex-minister Kudrin urges dialog between leaders, opposition
20:24 16/01/2012
Russia's former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, who put in an unexpected appearance at the December 24 rally in Moscow, called on the opposition on Monday to engage in dialog with the authorities.2
Living conditions in colony improved due to Khodorkovsky
19:33 16/01/2012
The conditions in the prison colony where Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is serving his sentence have significantly improved, Denis Silonov, former prisoner of the colony who was recently discharged on parole, said in his interview published on the site of Khodorkovsky & Lebedev Communications Center.
Moscow animal rights activists protest Chinese cat fur coats
19:25 16/01/2012
Moscow police are checking retail outlets at the All-Russia Exhibition Center following reports that it stocks Chinese fur coats made of domestic cat skins, city police said on Monday.
Russia warming at double world pace
19:22 16/01/2012
Temperatures in Russia in the past century rose at twice the rate of warming in the rest of the world, the Russian emergencies ministry said on Monday.
Analysts: Putin Courting the Undecided
19:17 16/01/2012
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is trying to swing undecided voters in his favor by accusing the opposition of lacking a solid political platform, but the strategy may backfire as his own campaign is vague in details and can hardly be sold to disillusioned voters, political analysts said.1
"Pitfalls” in Medvedev’s governor elections bill – Communists
18:58 16/01/2012
The Russian communist party commented on the president’s bill introducing the direct election of governors, saying the election would "not be quite straightforward" because of the "president’s filter."1
Two Russians use hand grenade to ‘pay’ for beer
18:17 16/01/2012
Police detained two men in St. Petersburg on suspicion of robbing beer from a shop by threatening the shop assistant with a hand grenade, a city police spokesman said on Monday.
Medvedev submits bill to reinstate governor elections
17:51 16/01/2012
Russian regional governors will be elected by a direct popular vote, President Dmitry Medvedev said in a note to a bill reinstating gubernatorial elections that he submitted to parliament on Monday.
Putin praises Russia’s ‘educational revolution’
17:25 16/01/2012
An “educational revolution” is transforming Russia’s society and economy, Russian Prime Minister and presidential hopeful Vladimir Putin wrote in an article published on Monday in the Izvestia daily.1
Exiled Russian tycoon in Putin ouster plea
17:19 16/01/2012
Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to persuade Prime Minister Vladimir Putin not to run for the presidency in March.1
Zhirinovsky warns Putin against returning as president
17:02 16/01/2012
Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky said on Monday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should decide against returning to the post of the country’s president as it is not accepted in the civilized world.
Amur pedophile saved from lynching, sent to jail
16:39 16/01/2012
Alexei Zhitsky, whom police had to rescue from an angry crowd, was found guilty of murder, sexual assault and rape and sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday, investigators said.
Russian consumer rights group sues McDonald’s
16:24 16/01/2012
The “Public Control” consumers’ rights group said in a statement on Monday it has sued McDonald's, Russia’s most popular fast food chain, for concealing information about its products.
Mail.ru launches ‘Russian Twitter’
16:10 16/01/2012
Russian Internet company Mail.ru Group on Monday announced the launch of its own multimedia micro blogging service Futubra.com – a Russian analogue of Twitter.
Russia’s middle class must grow - Putin
14:58 16/01/2012
The middle class must grow significantly in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in the preamble to his upcoming election agenda, published on Monday in the Izvestiya daily.
Repair, modernization of fire-damaged sub may cost $30 mln
14:38 16/01/2012
The cost to repair and modernize the Yekaterinburg, a Russian nuclear submarine damaged by fire late last December, could total 900 million rubles ($30 million), a representative of United Shipbuilding Corporation said on Monday.
New law on governor elections to enter force in May
13:58 16/01/2012
A new law on the election of regional governors in Russia that President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma on Monday won't take effect until May, presidential aide Larisa Brycheva said.
Russia's Nord Gold to get London listing Jan 19
13:38 16/01/2012
Russian gold miner Nord Gold, which has been detached from steel giant Severstal, expects to list for its Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) on the London Stock Exchange on January 19, Severstal said on Monday.

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