Russian Communists want to return to progressive taxation scale.
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MOSCOW, August 9 (Itar-Tass) Russian Communists claim that the
government should re-introduce a progressive taxation scale in Russia.
Heat-stricken Pushkin museum closes part of exposition to visitors.
MOSCOW, August 9 (Itar-Tass) - The State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
has closed part of its exposition to visitors because of abnormal heat.
Shoigu notes improvement in fire situation in some parts of Russia.
MOSCOW, August 9 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister for Emergency
Situations Sergei Shoigu has noted improvement in the fire situation in
some Russian regions.
Fire near nuclear research centre in Snezhinsk is top priority - Shoigu.
MOSCOW, August 9 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Ministry for Emergency
Situations, the Defence and the Interior Ministries as well as forest
Japan police disperse rally at Itar-Tass office in Tokyo.
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Kamchatka government to assist homeless victims of wildfires.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, August 8 (Itar-Tass) -- The staff of the
Kamchatka Region's government will transfer their daily wages in aid to
About 2,000 passengers stuck in Domodedovo airport.
MOSCOW, August 8 (Itar-Tass) -- About 2,000 passengers are stuck at
the Domodedovo airport in Moscow, an Itar-Tass correspondent reports after
New Holland Island competition to be announced late summer.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 8 (Itar-Tass) -- A new competition to choose a
project for the development of St. Petersburg's historic and architectural
Compensations to fire victims are delayed in some regions - view
MOSCOW, August 8 (Itar-Tass) --In Russia's not all regions, which
suffered from the wildfires, the compensations for lost property and
