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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.
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Published: 15 January 2008
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VTB Accounts Frozen Over Swiss Debt Claim
Combined Reports A Swiss trading company that tried to seize art and warplanes to recover debts from Russia has won a French court order to freeze accounts at a unit of state-controlled VTB. |
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Media, Not Politics, Hitting IPOs
By Catrina Stewart / Staff Writer A Deloitte survey indicates that firms are worried about not getting enough coverage. |
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Paying for a Play on Putin's Name
By Francesca Mereu / Staff Writer Coining a new word can carry a heavy price these days. A Vladimir television journalist faces a hefty fine or even prison time after referring to a local meeting of supporters of President Vladimir Putin as a ""puting"" and the supporters as ""Putinists."" |
Pressure Mounts on British Council
By Irina Titova, / Staff Writers The Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador on Monday as the government stepped up pressure on the British Council after London defied orders to close two offices. |
4 Suspects Go on Trial Over Riots in Estonia
Combined Reports Estonian news providers, meanwhile, report new cyberattacks before the opening of the trial. |
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$882,000 Heist
The Moscow Times A Russian citizen was robbed of his watch and jewelry worth 600,000 euros ($882,000) in Italy over the weekend, RIA-Novosti reported Monday. |
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2 Senior United Russia Officials Leave Posts
The Moscow Times Two senior United Russia officials have been dismissed over possible financial fraud linked to the presidential campaign of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, a United Russia source said Monday. |
3 Killed in Building Siege in Dagestan
Combined Reports Police and security forces fired grenades and bullets during a siege of an apartment in Dagestan, killing three suspected militants, a law enforcement official said Monday. |
Popular Radio Host Killed in Car Crash
The Moscow Times Popular radio host Gennady Bachinsky died when his car collided head-on with a minivan in the Tver region, traffic police said Monday. |
At Least 6 Dead in 2 Gas Explosions
Combined Reports Two gas explosions killed at least six people, including two children, in two regions Monday, emergency officials said. |
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Columnists
Overplaying the 'Blame America' Card
By Alexei Bayer
Kremlin's PR Machine Falling on Deaf Ears
By Vladimir Frolov
When Your Tongue Is the Real Enemy
By Michele A. Berdy
Blame Capitalism, Not Medvedev
By Boris Kagarlitsky
10 Reasons Why the Economy Will Falter
By Anders Aslund
Turning Russia Into a Terrorist Enclave
By Yulia Latynina
How Russia Turns Liberals Into Authoritarians
By Yevgeny Kiselyov
Russia's Bronze Medal In International Affairs
By Konstantin Sonin
Andropov's Ghost Lives On
By Nikolai Petrov
Show Russia the Good Side
By Mark H. Teeter
When a Toast for Peace Works Best in Russian
By Matthew Collin
Nation of Champions Starts in the Courtyard
By Georgy Bovt
Don't Trust Politicians With War
By Alexander Golts
Rethinking the War
By Alexei Pankin
Georgian Crisis Is a Trap for U.S. Leadership
By Fyodor Lukyanov
The Missiles of July
By Richard Lourie
Immunity From the Oil Curse
By Martin Gilman
