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Russian Funds Flee as Anti-Putin Activists Occupy Moscow
San Francisco Chronicle
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors are fleeing Russia as demonstrators against President Vladimir Putin dig in, exacerbating the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the country's markets, money managers from Frankfurt to Moscow said.
Russia Protests: Occupation Of Moscow SquareHuffington Post
Russian Funds Flee as Anti-Putin Demonstrators Dig InBusinessWeek
G8 absence threatens US-Russian rapportFinancial Times
Christian Science Monitor -U.S. News & World Report (blog) -Bloomberg
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Russia's Micex Headed for Bear Market on Greece; Sberbank Drops
BusinessWeek
By Ksenia Galouchko on May 17, 2012 Russia's Micex (INDEXCF) Index headed for a bear market amid concern Greece's financial crisis is worsening and as OAO Sberbank, the country's biggest bank, tumbled after a policymaker said lending is stagnating.
Russia Stocks Fall on Concern Greek Financial Crisis WorseningBloomberg
Russian stock markets hit 8-month low as oil prices drop, Greek turmoil fears growWashington Post

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Russia faces fuel crisis after railway wagon ban
Reuters
Several oil refineries cut output following wagon ban * Fuel shortages loom in world's biggest crude producer * Ban could cut domestic oil products supply by 25-30 pct-analyst * Says regulation largely to affect Russia's Far East (Adds analyst quotes, ...
Russia's Micex Enters Bear MarketWall Street Journal

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Yes to Missile Defense, With Russia
New York Times
Although Russia had been invited by NATO at its summit in Lisbon in 2010 to cooperate in setting up a joint ballistic missile defense system, or BMD, the alliance is now poised to proceed unilaterally, leaving Russia out in the cold.
Russia and NATOThe Economist
NATO's New NeighborsNational Review Online
Russia Stays HomeMareeg
Heritage.org (blog) -Space Daily -Chicago Tribune
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Crash deepens Russian airliner troubles
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Photo: AP / AP Rescuers work near an overturned Russian-made Tupolev 134 passenger jet at the airfield outside Osh, Kyrgyztan on Dec. 28, 2011. A hard landing in dense fog caused the right main landing gear to collapse. The right wing than broke off, ...
'Black box' found of Russia jet in Indonesia crashBusinessWeek
The Fatal Flight of the Superjet 100: Why Did It Slam Into a Mountain?TIME
Indonesia finds black box from crashed Russian SukhoiReuters
CNN International -New York Times
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PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - May 17
Reuters
The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. VEDOMOSTI www.vedomosti.ru - Russia's oil producers warn of a new petrol crisis after the ...
Russia warns against 'hasty' Western warsIndian Express
Putin's NATO disChicago Tribune
Russia to Promote Domestic Companies on LSE – MedvedevRIA Novosti
National Turk English -Press TV -The Moscow Times
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Russia capital outflows pick up pac
BusinessWeek
The figure reported by Sergei Ignatyev to the Russian Parliament means the country has already see half of the capital flight posted last year. Officials last year assured that the outflow would decrease this year as they blamed worries over political ...
Russia sees $42 billion in capital outflows in Jan-April, half last year's ...Washington Post
Russia sees $42B in capital outflow in Jan-AprilThe Seattle Times
Russia c.bank says Sberbank stake sale possible this yearReuters

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Russia NLMK sees stronger Q2 after earnings miss
Reuters
... May 17 (Reuters) - Novolipetsk Steel, Russia's fourth largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it expects sales and margins to increase in the second quarter after it missed market expectations with a first quarter net profit of $173 million.
NLMK Q1 Net Profit Rises 13% to $173 MlnRIA Novosti

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Russia delivers three astronauts to ISS
Phys.Org
View from the balcony of the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, Russia. A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American on Thursday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), two days after their launch from Earth, ...
Reuters Science News SummaryChicago Tribune
Russia delivers crew to ISSNews24
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISSThe Voice of Russia

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Russian rescued from trash chute after fleeing girlfriend
Fox News
TYUMEN, Russia – A Russian man was rescued from a trash chute after he became stuck during a desperate attempt to escape his girlfriend, the Ria Novosti news agency reported Thursday. The 32-year-old attempted a rapid exit from the eighth floor of the ...
Russian man jumps in chute to escape girlfriendBBC News

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