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NATO and Russia agreed Wednesday to gradually resume high-level talks, frozen over Moscow's war against Georgia in August, even though a litany of differences remain to be settled.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russia said that a NATO decision to rule out near-term membership for Ukraine and Georgia shows that the U.S.-led military alliance is shying away from interfering with the Russian sphere of influence.
Russia's government pledged a mortgage buyout Wednesday and announced more aid for major airlines and other companies beyond an existing $200 billion financial rescue package, Russian news agencies reported.
The U.S. agreed to support a modest reopening of NATO's dialogue with Russia, despite Moscow's continuing occupation of Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia territories.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- MDM Bank and Ursa Bank will merge to form Russia’s second-largest private lender as a fall in retail deposits and soaring bad loans added to evidence that the financial crisis is accelerating in the country.
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Russia says it's sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II. The journey will feature a bit of symbolism: the Russian destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base.
(AP:BELGRADE, Serbia) Serbia said Wednesday it is unlikely to sell its oil monopoly to Russia because of Moscow's refusal to guarantee to build a strategic pipeline through the Balkan country.
The United States has softened tough lines against what it views as Russia's illegitimate drive for influence over former Soviet vassals, although Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging European states to show their disapproval of Moscow's invasion of Georgia.
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to place large health warnings on the packs.
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia said Wednesday it was preparing fresh measures to boost its economy as President Dmitry Medvedev urged the government to try to take advantage of an anticipated fall in prices.
(RTTNews) - NATO chief expressed the alliance's preparedness to discuss with Moscow a future security structure for Europe if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev clarifies his plans.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will refuse to sell surplus carbon-emissions credits to other nations, removing from the market the biggest single pool of licenses to pollute under the Kyoto global-warming treaty, a government official said.
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to place large health warnings on the packs.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russia, holder of the world’s biggest surplus of carbon-dioxide credits under the Kyoto Protocol global-warming treaty, won’t sell them to other nations, an official said at the United Nations climate talks.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russia, holder of the world’s biggest surplus of carbon-dioxide credits under the Kyoto Protocol global-warming treaty, won’t sell them to other nations, an official said at the United Nations climate talks.
Russia said Wednesday it is sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II, a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base, showcasing Russia's growing influence in the region.
Germany and Italy called for the alliance to ease the opposition to “business as usual” with Russia that the alliance adopted under U.S. pressure after Russian troops invaded Georgia in August.
Germany and Italy called for the alliance to ease the opposition to “business as usual” with Russia that the alliance adopted under U.S. pressure after Russian troops invaded Georgia in August.
Russia said Wednesday it is sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II, a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base, showcasing Russia's growing influence in the region.
Associated Press - December 3, 2008 4:23 PM ET PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Russia says it's sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II.
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to place large health warnings on the packs.
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