Morning re-cap of main news, October 16
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement to start demarcating the disputed areas of the countries' shared border
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 04:36 GMT
Appeals in Sychyov hazing case to be reviewed by district court
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Appeals against the verdict in the Private Andrei Sychyov hazing case will be sent to the Urals military district court martial within a month, a court official said Tuesday.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 05:30 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.6% up
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Tuesday at 674.57 points, up 0.6% on the previous day's trading, following Monday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 06:53 GMT
Rosneft, CNCP sign protocol to set up joint venture
MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Rosneft [RTS: ROSN], Russia's state-owned oil company, and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have signed a protocol on establishing a joint venture, the Russian company said Tuesday.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 06:53 GMT
Russian Police Arrest Suspected Killers of Top CB Manager Kozlov
A Moscow court approved the arrest of three people suspected of involvement in the murder of deputy head of Russia's central bank Andrei Kozlov.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 06:56 GMT
Russian Authorities Promise Sweeping Checks of All Oil Companies
Russian officials said on Monday, Oct. 16, that in coming months no big oil firm in Russia will be spared from campaign of environmental inspections. Analysts say that the move may be designed to shade attacks on a Shell-led Sakhalin-2 project in the Russian Far East.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 07:03 GMT
Russia, U.S. Scientists Discover New Superheavy Element
American and Russian scientists have announced they have discovered a superheavy element, known as 118, albeit one that has only existed in three different atoms lasting a fraction of a second over months of experiments.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 07:08 GMT
Russian Man Sets World Record in Fasting, Spends 50 Days on Water
A Russian man has claimed to have set a new world record for fasting – he spent 50 days without food in a plastic cube on the banks of the Neva River outside of St. Petersburg.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 07:24 GMT
Europe, Armenian genocide, and Turkey
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Pyotr Romanov) – Armenian genocide is in the news again. There are two reasons for this.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 07:24 GMT
Russia Probes Alcohol From Ukraine, Looking for Banned Wines from Georgia, Moldova
Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Monday, Oct. 16, that it was probing all alcohol imports from Ukraine, looking for banned wines from Georgia and Moldova.
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 07:44 GMT