Russia's retirement age should be raised - pension fund

18:26 07/09/2010

The question of raising Russia's retirement age cannot be avoided, the chairman of Russia's Pension Fund said on Tuesday.

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President Medvedev appoints Yuriev as new social adviser
17:57 07/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Yevgeny Yuriev as his adviser on social issues, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
English-language education necessary for Russian universities - minister
15:16 07/09/2010
Russian higher education institutions can boost their reputations by teaching in English as well as Russian, Education Minister Andrei Fursenko said on Tuesday.
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00:01 07/09/2010
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Ovechkin calls for charity hockey game to become annual event
23:52 05/09/2010
A charity ice hockey game involving Russian players and politicians could become an annual event, NHL star Alexander Ovechkin said after a game that raised millions of rubles for victims of this summer's wildfires in Russia.1
Russia's top doctor calls on public to help wildfire victims
23:04 05/09/2010
Russia's chief sanitary official urged Russians on Sunday to donate what they could to help the victims of this week's wildfires in the Volgograd Region.
Wildfires in Russia in 2010
23:04 05/09/2010
Temperatures across much of western and central Russia have topped 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in July, causing peat bog and forest fires and creating what is thought to be the worst drought since 1972
Workload forces Russian governor to send son to British school
18:34 03/09/2010
Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh said he had to send his son to a boarding school in Britain because of the demands of his official position.
Russian opposition leader fined $16 for disobeying police
13:26 03/09/2010
A Moscow justice of the peace on Friday fined opposition leader Boris Nemtsov 500 rubles for disobeying a police officer.
Medvedev, Putin's approval ratings go up after wildfires - polls
10:57 03/09/2010
The Russian president and prime minister's approval ratings have risen in the aftermath of wildfires that ravaged a large part of European Russia this summer, business daily Vedomosti said on Friday.2
Russian Health Ministry puts $66,000 price tag on life
10:45 03/09/2010
Proposed health legislation on a mandatory liability insurance program would see healthcare providers in Russia pay out $66,000 for deaths caused by negligence, a business daily said on Friday.
Thousands of Chinese trucks stuck in 75-mile traffic jam
22:18 02/09/2010
Thousands of trucks are stuck in a 100-km (75-mile) traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet highway.
Russian activist Alexeyeva says too old for Strategy 31 protests
18:45 02/09/2010
Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, said she will not participate in the Strategy-31 rallies due to poor health.
Horses painted as zebras to remind Moscow motorists of traffic rules
15:16 02/09/2010
Horses and ponies painted to look like zebra will appear on Friday on Moscow's streets in a bid to remind drivers to adhere to traffic rules, Russia's traffic police said on Thursday.
Moscow Region governor claims Khimki residents support controversial highway
15:48 01/09/2010
Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov is going to ask President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to take into account the opinion of citizens who support the construction of a controversial highway through the Khimki forest north of Moscow, the governor's press service said on Wednesday.
Uzbek diaspora leaders in Kyrgyzstan accused of instigating riots
15:46 01/09/2010
The Kyrgyz Prosecutor General's Office has charged prominent Uzbek diaspora leaders in southern Kyrgyzstan with instigating deadly interethnic clashes in May and June.
Russian health watchdog supports night alcohol sales ban across country
15:28 01/09/2010
Russia's chief health inspector said on Wednesday he fully supports the ban on night sales of alcohol which comes into force in Moscow on September 1, and hopes similar bans will be applied across the country.
New opposition rally 'provocation' - Moscow authorities
16:53 31/08/2010
An opposition plan to hold a rally in the centre of Moscow later on Tuesday is a provocation, a joint statement by the mayor's office and city government said.
U.S. retracts second set of charges against suspected Russian arms dealer
15:53 31/08/2010
The Thai Prosecutor General's Office on Tuesday received a formal request from the United States to drop a second set of charges against Russian suspected arms trader Viktor Bout, a Thai daily reported on Tuesday.
Strasbourg court to consider Russian opposition claim against Moscow govt
14:11 31/08/2010
The European Court of Human Rights has begun looking into a claim made by three Russian activists on violations made by the Moscow authorities on the right to freedom of assembly, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky said on Tuesday.

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