RUXX investment index set to open 1.32% up
MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Monday at 719.75 points, up 1.32% following Friday evening's sessions on major global trading floors.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 05:08 GMT
Four in hospital after Taiwanese plane blast in Japan
TOKYO, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Four people were admitted to hospital after the successful evacuation of passengers from a Taiwanese jet that burst into flames on landing on a Japanese island Monday, police and firefighters in Okinawa said.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 05:41 GMT
WWII munitions cache discovered near road in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – More than 90 items of ammunition dating back to World War II have been discovered in the south of St. Petersburg, near the highway to Moscow, the local emergencies ministry said.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 06:06 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 1.4%
MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 444.3 billion rubles ($17.3 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 1.4% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 06:15 GMT
S. Korea, U.S. launch military drill despite N.Korean protests
SEOUL, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – South Korea and the United States began Monday an annual simulation-based joint military exercise to rehearse repulsing a hypothetical North Korean attack, Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 06:59 GMT
UN nuclear monitors arrive in Iran's capital for new talks round
TEHRAN, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – A delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran Monday morning for a new round of talks aimed at resolving the international dispute over Iran's nuclear program, local TV said.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 07:48 GMT
Euro rises 18.91 kopeks on MICEX
MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – The average weighted euro rate for contracts with "today" settlements was 34.7451 rubles during Monday morning's unified trading session on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), up 18.91 kopeks from Friday.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 07:49 GMT
Dollar slips 4.1 kopeks on MICEX
MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – The average weighted dollar rate for contracts with "tomorrow" settlements was 25.7408 rubles during Monday morning's unified trading session on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), down 4.1 kopeks from Friday.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 07:53 GMT
Kazakh leader says whole country gained from his party's victory
ASTANA, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Kazakhstan's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, said the results of Saturday's parliamentary elections, in which his party garnered 88% of votes, showed the country was pursuing the right policies, and benefited all citizens.
// Aug. 20, 2007 - 08:19 GMT