MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – A Cosmos 3M carrier rocket has successfully brought a German SAR-Lupe communications satellite into orbit, a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces said on Thursday.
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ISLAMABAD, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – A suicide bomber crashed the motorbike he was riding into a Pakistani Air Force bus early on Thursday, killing at least eight servicemen and injuring 40, local media said.
// Nov. 01, 2007 - 06:54 GMT
MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Thursday at 905.92 points, up 1.70% following Wednesday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Nov. 01, 2007 - 06:59 GMT
MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 510.1 billion rubles ($200.7 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 6.7% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
// Nov. 01, 2007 - 07:04 GMT
MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves increased by $1.2 billion, to $441.3 billion, in the week of October 19 -October 26, the Central Bank of Russia said Thursday.
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MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will raise oil export duties to a record $275.4 per ton from December 1, in keeping with world market trends, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Thursday.
// Nov. 01, 2007 - 07:59 GMT
MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday its net profit calculated to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) dropped 24.75% in the third quarter of 2007 against the second quarter to $2.25 billion.
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Not every American, in fact few, broadly support the missile plan. We feel it is antagonizing a friend and instead, we should invite Russia into NATO. There is no possibility of peace without Russia. The talent you bring to the table is 1st rate. Putin is seen by many here as a strong nationalist for Russia. I am an admirer.
// Nov. 01, 2007 - 08:58 GMT
SAMARA/TOGLIATTI, November 1 (RIA Novosti) – Investigators have identified a suspect in Wednesday's bus bombing in Togliatti, in Russia's Volga area, chief investigator Alexander Bastrykin said on Thursday.
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