Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/20/2009

2009 U.S.-Russia Summit: Obama in Moscow

Complete coverage of the U.S.-Russia summit, being held July 6-8 in Moscow.

Doctors Hit the Rails to Plug Medical Gaps

Staff Writer
There is a line to board the train at Yemtsa, an isolated village in the far north, and a crowd of people stand in the thick mud below the door.

Kudrin Deputy Faces Fraud Charges

By Miriam Elder
Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak will be charged by next week with attempting to embezzle $43.4 million from the federal budget, the Investigative Committee said Monday.

Death Toll Reaches 80 in Ukraine Blast

The Associated Press
Hopes dimmed Monday as rescuers battled a raging fire and fallen rock in search of 20 miners who were buried deep inside a coal mine in eastern Ukraine following a powerful methane blast that killed at least 80.

News in Brief

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Teorema Seeks $500M in London Listing

Reuters
Teorema Holding, the parent company of the real estate developer Teorema, said Wednesday it planned an IPO of Global Depositary Receipts on the London Stock Exchange.

Paradise Living Gets City Hall Approval

The Moscow Times
City Hall has given the go ahead to an eye-catching $750 million residential project on the banks of the Moscow River, leading development firm Mirax Group, the company behind the project, announced earlier this month.

Irish Investor Braves Bureaucratic Hitches

By Max Delany
Ireland's wealthiest man is turning his attention from a traditional manufacturing economy to cash in on emerging markets.

Widows Wary About Eastern Europe

Reuters
The real estate arm of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, or SWIP, plans to launch its debut far eastern fund in 2008 and has temporarily ruled out investment in eastern Europe, its new property head said.

Nazarbayev Not Concerned by Slowdown

Reuters
Kazakhstan's economy is not threatened by a global credit crunch and a construction slowdown may put growth on a more sustainable path, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Thursday.

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