Morning re-cap of main news, July 30
Russia
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 04:33 GMT
Activists to rally for release of protesters in Tallinn
TALLINN, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Ethnic Russian activists will stage rallies Tuesday and Thursday in Estonia's capital calling for the release of two group members arrested in April for protesting against the removal of a Soviet war memorial.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 05:20 GMT
N. Caucasus to host command and staff exercises July 31-Aug. 9
ROSTOV-ON-DON/ MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is set to conduct command and staff exercises throughout the North Caucasus from July 31 through August 9, a regional military spokesman said Tuesday.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 05:34 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 0.34% up
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Tuesday at 767.20 points, up 0.34% following Monday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 05:56 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 12.9%
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 429,5 billion rubles ($16.8 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 12.9% from Monday, the CBR said Tuesday.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 06:03 GMT
Prosecutors apologize to scientist charged with divulging secrets
NOVOSIBIRSK, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Prosecutors in Novosibirsk, Siberia, have issued a rare apology to a Russian scientist wrongly charged with disclosing state secrets in research work carried out for a U.S. research center, his lawyer said.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 06:21 GMT
Power generator OGK-4 to start building power unit Tuesday
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russian wholesale power generating company OGK-4 will launch Tuesday the construction of a new power unit at a plant in the Moscow Region, the company's press service said.
// Jul. 31, 2007 - 07:11 GMT