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The CIS and Baltic press on Russia

ESTONIA The media write that the global financial crunch will also affect Russia, which cannot weather both domestic and external risks. (Parnu Postimees, October 2) LATVIA The media write about the address by the Latvian...

Competitive thrift is the new spending – why it’s all about being seen to buy less

Competitive thrift is the new spending – today it’s all about being seen to buy less By Helen Kirwan-taylor A wealthy father at my son’s school recently swapped the oversized Bentley for a more modest Lexus. Another father who,...

Kremlin holds key as crisis threatens oligarchs

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The global financial crisis is set to force a huge redistribution of wealth in Russia, with some oligarchs losing heavily, others profiting and the state helping decide who survives. One of the most...

London traded Russian shares open up 15 pct

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The FTSE Russia index of London-traded Russian shares rose by around 15 percent at the opening of trade on Monday after a heavy decline on Friday, when trading in Russian local shares was suspended....

Deripaska Unloads Stake in Hochtief

13 October 2008Billionaire Oleg Deripaska has sold his 9.99 percent stake in German construction giant Hochtief, his company said, as the credit crunch batters Russia's richest man. The sale marks the second major blow this...

Stunning victory for long-awaited War and Peace

War and Peace Canadian Opera Company, at the Four Seasons Centre In Toronto on Friday The Canadian Opera Company welcomed a new boss this month (the German-born Alexander Neef, who started work on Oct. 1), but the late Richard...

CSI: Miami - Episode 7.04: “Raging Cannibal” Spoilers

Episode 7.04 - Raging Cannibal Air Date: October 13, 2008 Here is the official CBS press release for tomorrow night’s episode of CSI: Miami. There’s also a short spoiler from SpoilerTV, both after the jump. (click on “Read...

World Cup, Belo Horizonte: Third Day Underway

Although he had a bit more competition than he might have planned, Olympic 1500 free gold medalist Ous Mellouli of Tunisia emerged victorious from the event in the shorter course. Trailing throughout large portions of the race,...

Smorgasbord of world cinema

The real stars at the recent Toronto International Film Festival were the stories lighting up the screen. Variety in themes and treatment by some well-known and some new filmmakers marked the recent 33rd Toronto International...

In search of ... 'The Lost Spy'

On the night of Feb. 20, 1939, three Soviet secret policemen knocked on a door at the Hotel Moskva in the Russian capital. They demanded to see the (fake) passport of its occupant, gave him a few minutes to gather some...

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