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December, 2007

  • 13 December

    Kasparov says dropping Russian presidential bid

    SERPUKHOV, Russia (Reuters) – Former world chess champion and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov said on Thursday he was dropping plans to run for president next year because obstruction from authorities made it pointless.

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  • 13 December

    Ukraine parliament meets, but no debate on PM

    KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament reconvened on Thursday a day after the opposition prevented the chamber from sitting, but there was no indication when it would reconsider a proposal to restore Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister.

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  • 13 December

    Russian PM says Kudrin lost 1 billion roubles

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov asked Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on Thursday to account for 1 billion roubles ($41 million) in earthquake relief funds that had gone missing.

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  • 13 December

    Russia police hold activists on way to funeral

    SERPUKHOV, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian opposition activist accused the authorities of “cynical and immoral” behavior on Thursday after police briefly held two busloads of activists as they traveled to a colleague’s funeral.

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  • 13 December

    Iran’s Security Troops Disband Terrorist Group

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) – Iranian security forces killed 5 terrorists and arrested 15 more in clashes in a southeastern region on Thursday, saying they had planned to detonate bombs in the country.

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  • 13 December

    Lavrov: Russia Seeking to Resolve Iran’s N. Issue

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced Moscow’s support for continued cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reiterating that his country’s demand for a full settlement of Iran’s nuclear issue.

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  • 13 December

    Iranian FM Meets Russia’s Atom Chief

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Russia’s Atomic Energy Chief Sergei Kiriyenko in Moscow on Thursday.

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  • 13 December

    South Pars Phase 12 to Earn Iran $6b Annually

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Phase 12 of South Pars (SP) gas field would earn Iran six billion dollars, 5.3 percent of gross national product (GNP), per year if the lowest prices were considered, said Petropars Company managing director here on Thursday.

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  • 13 December

    Abu Dhabi’s Taqa in Talks to Import Iran’s Gas to UAE

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Abu Dhabi National Energy Co TAQA.AD (Taqa) said it is in early talks to import natural gas from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, and invest in the Iranian energy industry, including in power.

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  • 13 December

    Iran, Russia Double Trade Volumes

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The volume of Iran-Russia trade and business transactions was equal to $2.294 billion in the first nine months of 2007, which is double the value of the same period in 2006

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