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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.

News

$2Bln Zambian Deal Seen In July
By Tai Adelaja, Nadia Popova / Staff Writers Three Russian metals companies hope to announce a major investment worth more than $2 billion in Zambia next month, Russian diplomats said, reflecting a growing interest in acquiring mining assets abroad.

Dispute Threatens to Split Yabloko
By Natalya Krainova / Staff Writer Yabloko will convene over the weekend for a national congress amid an internal rift that threatens to split the party into competing factions.

4 Charged In 2006 Killing of Journalist
The Associated Press Formal charges were filed Wednesday against four men accused in connection with the 2006 killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Investigative Committee said.

State Television Taunts Swedes Before Football Quarterfinals
Bloomberg State television taunted Sweden with past military victories on Wednesday before the two countries vied for a place in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008, the continent’s most prestigious football tournament.

Lithuania Bans Soviet Symbols
The Associated Press Lithuanian lawmakers have approved legislation to ban the display of Nazi and Soviet symbols, such as the swastika and the hammer and sickle.

Georgia Frees Peacekeepers
The Associated Press Georgian authorities on Wednesday released four Russian peacekeepers who were detained on charges of carrying unauthorized weapons to a buffer zone near the breakaway region of Abkhazia.

Gazprom's Horses Got Lucky, Others Do Not
By Svetlana Osadchuk / Staff Writer Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller had a lot more than gas to worry about when he took the company’s reins in 2002. In the Kaluga region, he had to deal with 230 horses.

2 Killed During Russia-China Rally
The Associated Press China's leading rally driver and a French motorcyclist have been killed in separate accidents in the Transoriental, organizers of the Russia to China race said.

Spa Erects a Monument to Enemas
The Moscow Times A monument to enemas was unveiled Wednesday at a sanatorium in the Stavropol region, Interfax reported.

Newspaper in Putin Scandal To Print Again
The Moscow Times Moskovsky Korrespondent, the newspaper that closed after writing that former President Vladimir Putin would marry a former Olympic gymnast, intends to resume publication in two months.

British Council in Court for Tax Bill
By Nikolaus von Twickel / Staff Writer The British government's cultural arm believes that it has been overcharged.

Business

Farmers Look at Soaring Food Prices and Sigh
By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Recent increases in world food prices coupled with Russia’s excess of land and low production costs should have been a boon for farmers like Anatoly Mitin.

TNK-BP Squabble Hits Boards
MT, Bloomberg BP's billionaire partners said the company was planning to fire Russian executives at TNK-BP as a battle for control of the 50-50 oil venture escalates.

Putin Threatens New Power Players
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may have changed jobs, but he doesn’t appear to have lost his taste for coarse statements.

Business in Brief
Wealth Funds Agency PlanGazprom Buys Power FirmSistema's Indian FrequenciesNorilsk Anti-Monopoly InfoInflation at 8.3%Gazprom Export RevenuesFor the Record

Opinion

From Vancouver to Vladivostok
President Dmitry Medvedev has made a number of foreign policy statements since taking office. His speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has drawn the most attention, although it was lacking something new in content.

Georgy Bovt: Service Without a Smile
ere was no line as I stepped up to the express-mail window at Moscow's Central Post Office on Tverskaya Ulitsa. The attendant was a middle-aged woman wearing a standard-issue blue smock.

Sports

Italy Resurrects Euro '08 Hopes, France Goes Out
Reuters Italy came out on top in a tense three-way tussle for a place in Sunday's Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Spain as the world champion beat 10-man France 2-0 and Romania lost by the same margin to Group C winner Netherlands.

Omens Looking Good for Portugal
By Nesha Starcevic / The Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo has come out ahead this year in contests against Michael Ballack, and everything points to that continuing after Thursday's European Championship quarterfinal game between Portugal and Germany in Basel.

City Wise

Ask the Chef
Jonas Grip of Sweden is the head chef at Scandinavia restaurant.

Ascetic Settlements
By William C. Brumfield / Special to The Moscow Times The Vologda region features several interesting monastic complexes that reflect Russia's unique religious history.

Dining

Meaty Treats at Torro
By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer The first Torro Grill opened at a shopping center in southern Moscow in February, 2007. A little over a year later, Torro Grill No. 2 has opened, this time much closer to the center. Not only is the new grill house better located, it also has more serious lodgings, with its own separate entrance from the street.

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