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Gazprom Neft Q1 Net Profit Up 21% to $1.56 Bln

18:10 22/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti)

Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, saw 2012 first quarter net profit jump 21 percent year-on-year to 48.373 billion rubles ($1.56 billion) to IFRS, the company said on Tuesday.

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Putin Maintains Control over Government (WRAP)
19:08 21/05/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to dominate the country’s new government after the appointment of loyalists to key cabinet posts on Monday, in a move that raises questions over the role of new Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Putin Praises Victorious Russian Hockey Team
17:43 21/05/2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s world championship-winning ice hockey team played like a “well-calibrated machine” at the tournament, in comments while meeting the players after their return to Moscow on Monday.1
Georgian Ex-military General Shot Dead in Moscow
17:33 21/05/2012
A former general in the Georgian Army, Roman Dumbadze, was shot dead in Moscow on Monday, a police source said.
Gelfand: Strategy Determined First Win
17:17 21/05/2012
World chess championship challenger Boris Gelfand believes that superior strategy helped him to gain the first win of his championship match with Vishwanathan Anand, the Israeli challenger said Monday.
Controversial Historian Made Russian Culture Minister
17:08 21/05/2012
A journalist known for his bestselling non-fiction books combating “myths about Russia” and accused of plagiarism in his dissertation was made Russian Culture Minister on Monday.
Medvedev Sets Out Key Tasks for New Govt.
17:07 21/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced on Monday seven tasks for his new government to be implemented in the next six months.
Moscow Reiterates Missile Defense Threats
16:52 21/05/2012
Moscow recapitulated its position on European missile defense Monday, saying it will reserve the right to retaliate unless it receives legal guarantees that a NATO missile defense will not be directed at it.
RIA Novosti to broadcast live Video Lesson ‘Have Fun with Russian’ on May 23
16:50 21/05/2012
At 7:.00 p.m. Moscow time (15:00 GMT) on May 23, RIA Novosti will broadcast a live video lesson as part of the project “Have Fun with Russian.”
Unique New Helicopters Unveiled at Heli-Russia 2012
16:25 21/05/2012
Two unique helicopters were unveiled at the fifth helicopter industry exhibition Heli-Russia 2012 in Moscow. Check out the new fire-fighting and VIP models in this RIA Novosti video.
Unpopular Russian Interior Minister Replaced in Reshuffle
16:24 21/05/2012
Rashid Nurgaliyev, who headed the Russian police since 2004 and supervised a largely unsuccessful reform of the force, was replaced in the new government with Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev on Monday.
Mutko Remains Russian Sports Minister
16:01 21/05/2012
Russia sports minister Vitaly Mutko has retained his post in President Vladimir Putin's new government, announced Monday.
FACTBOX: Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich
15:46 21/05/2012
Arkady Dvorkovich has been appointed a deputy prime minister in Russia’s new government.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 21
15:32 21/05/2012
Kasyanov Announces Parnas Party Reforms \ Legislature Rejects Tax Service Access to Personal Accounts \ Markets Could Follow Oil on a Rebound
Putin Reshuffles Social, Economic Bloc in New Cabinet
15:32 21/05/2012
President Vladimir Putin replaced the unpopular education and health ministers, renewed most of the economic bloc, formed two new offices and split one ministry in the new Cabinet, which was announced on Monday.
Putin Signs Decree on New Goverment
14:18 21/05/2012
President Vladimir Putin said he has signed a decree on the composition and structure of the new government, but did not elaborate.
Jittery Investors Drive Moscow Housing Up 17% in April
14:00 21/05/2012
Jittery investors rushed to the primary real estate market in April in the wake of falling stock prices, driving new housing prices up 16.9 percent over the month amid a deficit of new housing, Noviye Izvestia reported on Monday.
U.S. Held 5 Inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces - SMF Commander
10:19 21/05/2012
U.S. military inspectors have conducted five inspections of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) arsenal over the last six months as part of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3), SMF Commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said on Monday.
Moscow’s Museum Night Attended by Almost One Million Visitors
09:52 20/05/2012
Almost one million visitors attended the Moscow Museum Night festival, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
Police Detain More Protesters in Downtown Moscow
04:47 20/05/2012
Police detained over 10 more protesters on early Sunday on the Stary Arbat street as anti-Putin activists decided to encamp the street after being ousted from Kudrinskaya Square.

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