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Russia's Medvedev signs package of agreements to boost bilateral ties with Cyprus
13:22 08.10.2010 |
Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed 15 agreements boosting bilateral ties with Cyprus on Thursday, including a key accord abolishing double taxation that officials hope will be a boon to investment in both countries. Medvedev said overall investment from Cyprus to Russia has exceeded $50 billion and that the double taxation agreement would...
Russia to return prepayment of $166.8 million to Iran for S-300 systems
12:03 08.10.2010 |
Russia
Russia annulled a contract valued at about $800 million to supply an S-300 air-defense battery to Iran and is in talks on refunding an advance payment made by the Middle East country. Russia owes Tehran only the prepayment of $166.8 million for S-300 air defense missile systems, Rostekhnologii head Sergei Chemezov said on Thursday.
Russia successfully tests nuclear-capable Bulava missile
15:17 07.10.2010 |
Russia
Russia on Thursday successfully tested its new nuclear-capable Bulava intercontinental missile, its first successful firing for months after a series of embarrassing failures, the defence ministry said.
Russia's Orbital Technologies to build hotel for space tourists
15:52 30.09.2010 |
Russia
A Russian firm announced an ambitious bid to fill the vacuum in the space tourism market by stationing an orbiting hotel in the cosmos. The Moscow-based Orbital Technologies has sky-high hopes that its planned Commercial Space Station can serve as a tourism hub for well-heeled travellers and offer overspill accommodation for the ISS and workspace...
Yury Luzhkov fired after 18 years of serving as Moscow mayor
11:27 28.09.2010 |
Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday fired Yury Luzhkov, ending the 18-year rule of the Moscow mayor who gave the crumbling metropolis a glamorous facelift but was maligned for outdated values and bellicose posturing.
