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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:50 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said “there should be no problems” in renewing imports of Georgian goods, banned by Russia in 2006, two years before a war between the two countries.
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 3:32 pm ET
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Russia needs to clarify how it intends to move forward in its drive to join the World Trade Organization before advancing the process, a WTO official said Thursday, adding that "the ball is largely in [ Russia's] court."
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Jewish World Review - Wed Dec 9, 9:07 pm ET
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Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 8:51 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Capital, the Russian investment bank part owned by billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, opened an office in Minsk today as Belarus prepares to sell assets to comply with the terms of a loan accord with the International Monetary Fund.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 8:53 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Russian companies may raise the most money selling shares next year since 2007 as they repair balance sheets and resume expansion after the deepest recession on record ends, Renaissance Capital President Ruben Aganbegyan said.
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Foreign Relations - Thu Dec 10, 12:37 pm ET
Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Robert E. Hunter says that the NATO alliance is under pressure from the United States to increase force levels in Afghanistan.
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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 11:48 am ET
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Russia is seeking to acquire more Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles under a $100 million deal that has more to do with bribing Moscow not to supply Iran with state-of-the-art air-defense missiles that could skewer any Israeli air assault than it has with dollars and cents.
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Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 5:26 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Bumble Bee Foods LLC, the 110-year old seller of canned tuna and salmon, plans to issue $220 million of notes, adding to at least $7.3 billion of debt being marketed in the U.S. corporate bond market.
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Online Journal - Wed Dec 9, 12:54 am ET
There are many a smirk as US President Barack Obama flies to Oslo to be crowned Peacenik of 2009, but it is the Russians who get the prize for taking the shine off Obama’s trophy.
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Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 3:50 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Renaissance Capital, the Russian investment bank half-owned by billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov , opened an office in Minsk today as Belarus prepares to sell assets to comply with the terms of an emergency IMF loan.
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New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 6:11 am ET
One company will fly a group to Tordrillo Mountains in the Alaska Range for a week of guided skiing.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:44 am ET
Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence was the only viable option after brutal ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the United States told the World Court on Tuesday, countering Russia's argument that former ruler Serbia no longer posed a threat to Kosovo.
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New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 11:06 pm ET
La Scala in Milan started its season Monday night with a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen,” an unknown mezzo-soprano in the title role, a novice director and the usual brouhahas offstage.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 2:08 pm ET
Russia on Tuesday asked Iran if it would be prepared to supply rare Persian leopards as part of a Russian project to reintroduce the big cat to its Caucasus region.
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The Huffington Post - Thu Dec 10, 11:12 am ET
What is being portrayed in the media as the surge is but a modest part of an ongoing expansion of the war effort. The media's focus on the president's speech as the crucial moment of decision has distorted what's actually underway.